METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITIES IN TEXAS

Midway into the decade of the 1980s, many cities in Texas are exploring alternative mechanisms for providing transit service to their increasing urban population. Prospects of reduced Federal Assistance, limited State appropriations, and inadequate fare box revenues propel the search for new ways of organizing, financing, and delivering transit service to metropolitan areas of Texas. This article describes some aspects of the most appealing alternative today: the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

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• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Womack, K N
  • Saunders, J A
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 3-4
• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Budgeting; City planning; Federal aid; Federal government; Finance; Financing; Management; Public transit; Rapid transit; State government; Subsidies; Transit operating agencies; Transportation; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Budget control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM