TRAFFIC AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS IN THE EIGHTIES

VERKEER EN FINANCIEN IN DE JAREN TACHTIG

In this article some financial and economic aspects of the transportation system in the Netherlands will be discussed. First a historical analysis of government policy with respect to traffic and transportation is given. This is followed by a discussion of the main goal of the government's transportation policy and the conditions under which this goal can be achieved. Special attention is given to the financing of public transportation and the road network. With respect to the financing of public transportation the authors are trying to determine to what extent government cut backs and new priorities have played a role. The building and maintenance of the main transportation infrastructure is financed from a central government fund and analysis of this shows that the government has noticeably changed its policies. However, with respect to the government regulation for financing the local road system, the authors conclude that the government objectives of transferring existing specific grants over to general grants, are being met. In conclusion the authors discuss in general terms several financial changes in the various systems with particular emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of creating funds; general grants as opposed to specific grants and the financial requirements of public transport. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Netherlands Institute of Transport

  Polakweg 13
  2288 GG Rijswijk,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bron, JAH
  • Hofland, J
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 349-361
• Serial:
  • TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR VERVOERSWETENSCHAP
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Federal government; Finance; Financing; Forecasting; Operating costs; Policy; Public transit; Subsidies; Traffic; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• ITRD Terms: 263: Economics of transport; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 132: Forecast; 183: Government (national); 8078: Netherlands; 221: Operating costs; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 755: Traffic; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386198
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM