PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE SECTION 147 RURAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

The Rural Transportation Demonstration Program, enacted into law in 1973, was the first federal program to provide substantial funds for rural transportation. The demonstration program clearly showed the need for federal assistance to rural transportation, as evidenced by the subsequent amendment of the Urban Mass Transportation Act, which amendment authorized appropriations for transportation through Section 18. The highlights of the demonstration program and the lessons learned from other rural transportation operators and program administrators are also discussed in this paper. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 19, Fourth National Conference on Rural Public Transportation: Proceedings.
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• Authors:
  • Burkhardt, J E
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-4
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
  • Issue Number: 19
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demonstration projects; Federal aid; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Laws; Public transit; Rural areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Federal programs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372321
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-80040
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM