REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S BLUE RIBBON TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE

Today, transportation programs are being redirected from the system expansion philosophy to a system preservation approach. In recognition of this new direction, Iowa's Governor appointed the Blue Ribbon Transportation Task Force to provide guidance concerning specific steps that can be taken to: Achieve maximum efficiency in the utilization of transportation resources; preserve essential transportation services and facilities; and achieve equitable distribution of transportation and its associated costs. After reviewing information from many sources and considering many alternative actions and their impacts, the Task Force developed a series of recommendations for presentation to the Governor and for consideration by the Legislature. The transportation issues addressed by the Task Force are as follows: (1) Are any components of the Iowa transportation system over- or under-supplied in terms of system size? (2) Are any components of the Iowa transportation system over- or under-supplied in terms of system standards or service levels? (3) Should transportation facility sizes, or transportation responsibilities, be shifted from one jurisdiction type to another? (4) How much transportation can Iowa afford? (5) What transportation revenue measures should be undertaken? (6) How should public funds for transportation be allocated to administering agencies? (7) What authority and obligation should local government agencies have for financing transportation? (8) Should the transportation goal for Iowa be revised? (9) Are there economies and/or benefits to be gained by changes in intergovernmental responsibilities for transportation services? (10) Are cost effective and cost reduction methods being utilized in the development, evaluation, and maintenance of Iowa's transportation system and services? and (11) Should state law be amended to place a limitation on tort liability, including punitive damages?

• Corporate Authors:

  Governor's Blue Ribbon Study Commission

  P.O. Box 26865
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Committees; Cost control; Economics; Evaluation; Finance; Financing; Laws; Level of service; Liability; Recommendations; Size; Standards; Strategic planning; Tort liability; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost reduction; Fund allocation; Programs; Task force; Transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Law; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM