RURAL TRANSPORTATION. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Rural transportation, the product of social services programs of the 1960s, have made significant progress in the past few years. This occurs when local officials, transportation providers, business people and citizens address the problems collectively. They are learning how to become involved in the transportation planning process, where to obtain technical information and assistance, and how to exchange their experiences. It has been proven that successful rural transportation programs are initiated at the local level; local officials are most effective in demonstrating the need for improving or establishing local transportation systems; the importance of coordinating existing programs; and the cost effective use of planning, operating and financial resources. The future success of rural transportation services depends upon the cooperative efforts of federal, state and local officials and the imaginative, creative and productive approaches such as those currently being demonstrated by localities around the nation.

• Corporate Authors:

  OFEGRO, Incorporated

  3612 Twelfth Street, NE
  Washington, DC  United States  20017

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Technical Assistance & Safety, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Coordination; Local government; Rural areas; Social service agencies; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387697
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM