SOLVING THE JUNK VEHICLE PROBLEM. A GUIDE FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

This guide for program development is designed to provide information to assist legislators and program administrators in the formulation of junk vehicle programs for their political jurisdictions. It provides a summary of the nature and scope of the problem; defines the need for public policy action; and describes the key elements of various types of junk vehicle programs, with assessments of the success of approaches which have been tried. A final section presents specifications of steps which may be taken at the state and local level to legislate and then to develop and implement effective and efficient junk vehicle programs, concluding with discussions of special considerations which can lead to cost-effective programs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by CONSAD Research Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ammann and Whitney

  96 Morton Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014

  CONSAD Research Corporation

  121 North Highland Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15206
• Authors:
  • Rueter, F H
  • Bernstein, A D
  • McCartney, D M
  • Vira, C M
• Publication Date: 1975-7-31

Media Info

• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Aesthetics; Automobiles; Economic analysis; Federal government; Financing; Incentives; Land reclamation; Legislation; Local government; Management; Materials recovery (Mining); Measures of effectiveness; Motor vehicles; Planning; Policy; Pollution control; Public policy; Regulations; Scrap metal; Solid waste disposal; State government; Surveying; Surveying
• Uncontrolled Terms: Abatement; Effectiveness; Programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Abandoned cars; Government policies; Junk; Management planning; Materials recovery; Metal scrap; Reclamation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143667
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MVMA-CON-74-11 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 2003 12:00AM