MARYLAND'S TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITY - REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON CREATION OF A STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

AS PART OF MARYLAND'S EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION PLAN, A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS, ORGANIZATION, AND AUTHORITY OF A STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY, SUMMARIZED IN AN INTRODUCTION THAT STRESSES ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING, ARE REPORTED IN SECTIONS DEALING WITH MARYLAND'S POPULATION GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND A PROPOSED SYSTEM (WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE WASHINGTON, D. C., AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS), THE DIFFICULTIES OF COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING UNDER THE EXISTING MARYLAND STATE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, THE ROLE OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, PROGRAM STRATEGIES FOR A MARYLAND DOT, ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF A MARYLAND DOT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FINANCING A STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. INCLUDED IN THE EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A LIST OF THE ACTS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIAL PERTAINING TO CREATION OF DOT'S IN OTHER STATES.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 129 Pp, Fig, REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Design Concepts Inc

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• Publication Date: 1970-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Finance; State departments of transportation; States; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201958
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 1971 12:00AM