MANAGEMENT VS. POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSIT POLICYMAKING

A shift from private to public ownership, an increased dependence on subsidies, and a shift in orientation from operating efficiency to economic are three changes the transit industry has undergone in the past twenty-five years. The industry has also become highly politicized at the local and national levels. This article examines the effects of these changes on the provision of transit services and policy making, as the traditional management perspective gives way to a political one. The author argues for a synthesis of the two into a planning perspective, uniting the economic, technical, and political dimensions of decision making into a more practical approach. He believes that concentration on the political dimensions of transportation policy will result in a better understanding of decision-making processes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

  Cincinnati University, School of Planning
  Cincinnati, OH  United States  45221
• Authors:
  • Wachs, M
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 139-147
• Serial:
  • Journal of Planning Education and Research
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0739-456X
  • EISSN: 1552-6577
  • Serial URL: http://jpe.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Management; Policy; Policy making; Politics; Private enterprise; Public transit; Subsidies; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transit services
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations; Management policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00473320
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1987 12:00AM