THE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION FINANCE STRUCTURE

This paper is one of three in a series of research papers aimed at documenting the costs of transportation in the central Puget Sound region, analyzing the effects of how the costs are paid, and identifying options that might better achieve specific public policy objectives. The focus of this paper is on the analysis of the effects of the current transportation financing structure, on the regional transportation system's performance, on the ability to adequately finance improvements, and on how the financing structure can affect users of the region's system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Puget Sound Regional Council Information Center

  1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500
  Seattle, WA  United States  98104-1035
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Economic benefits; Financial analysis; Financing; Infrastructure; Performance evaluations; Public transit; Quality of life; Regional planning; Sustainable development; User benefits
• Geographic Terms: Puget Sound Region
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765336
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1999 12:00AM