STATE ROLE IN PROGRAMMING

The need for a redefinition of the federal-state relation and a more effective federal role is emphasized. The state would like to see a recognition of the differences existing among states. Such recognition would lead to the establishment of planning and programming procedures that are truly multimodal and of one set of requirements for highways, aviation and transit. Federal guidelines should allow states to tailor their planning and programming processes to fit their own unique institutions and needs. The recent federal programming regulations blur the role of the states and diminish their importance in the planning and programming of highways and metropolitan transportation systems. Transportation guidelines should be directed primarily toward the establishment of broad, overall performance goals rather than the specifications of narrow technical procedures. The essence of programming is the matching of limited resources to achieve a planned improvement. Programming deals with the basic problems related to determining the timing, the cost, and the funding methods of each transportation improvement.

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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Proceedings of a conference held March 23-26, 1975 at Orlando, Florida. See individual sections, HRIS #127487 - #127495.
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• Authors:
  • Hughes, Harry R
• Conference:
  • Conference on Transportation Programming Process
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 1975-3-23 to 1975-3-26
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 28-30
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING PROCESS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 157
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Computer programming; Finance; Guidelines; Highway transportation; Intergovernmental relations; Multimodal transportation; Public transit; Regulation; State government; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Programming
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Law; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127489
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 10 1981 12:00AM