TRANSIT POLICY STUDY VOLUME 6. PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN WISCONSIN URBAN TRANSIT OPERATING COSTS
From 1976 to 1984, Wisconsin state transit subsidies increased 711% and as a share of total transit expenditures from 12% to 35%. The increase is due to a combination of high inflation, only small increases in transit vehicle miles traveled, and changes in transit funding formulas that have increased the portion of operating expenses paid by the state. Since 1980 much of the state's increased share has gone to make up for federal reductions and declining operating revenues. The state has a tradition of providing a high level of public services and fiscal aid to local government. Wisconsin DOT has often considered transit benefits and the state's appropriate share in providing them. As the state share increases, it is agreed that its responsibility grows in assuring that the statutory charge of maintaining and improving transit be met. Among the possibilities in assuring this are: (1) Require a certain level of service or local financial commitment be maintained; (2) Impose requirements to assure efficient transit operations; (3) Target some state aid on a discretionary basis; (4) Develop rationales for limiting future increases in state subsidies.
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Corporate Authors:
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7910
Madison, WI United States 53707-7910 -
Authors:
- Duffe, J R
- Publication Date: 1984-4
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 13 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cost allocation; Cost control; Level of service; Local government; Operating costs; Ridership; State government; Subsidies
- Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
- Old TRIS Terms: Allocations
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00387690
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM