EMERGING STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION

The emergence of state departments of transportation since Hawaii's in 1959 has been for a multitude of reasons: emphasis on modal interdependency, socioeconomic implications of growth in the urban and suburban areas, and so forth. The need exists to address transportation not as simply a fringe benefit but as a social need. Mobility in an important factor, but integration with other societal goals takes on increasing importance. This paper discusses the role of state DOTs in addressing and providing leadership in the transportation area and gives examples of how one state, Maryland, has assumed its role.

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• Authors:
  • Hughes, Harry R
• Conference:
  • 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1974-1-21 to 1974-1-25
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 1-3
• Monograph Title: Intergovernmental relations in transportation planning
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 524
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakaway supports; Intergovernmental relations; Leadership; State departments of transportation; States; Transportation operations
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095977
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309023696
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM