MILES TO GO: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION POLICIES

Compares various modes of American transportation with those of three western European countries (France, West Germany, Britain) that have historically been faced with greater resource constraints in terms of energy use, environmental and land-use controls, and financial commitments. The author concludes that resource constraints are moving America toward a more European-like need for social efficiency in transportation, and offers some fundamental policy principles based on the European experience to guide the transition.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press

  55 Haywood Street
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142-1493
• Authors:
  • Dunn Jr, J A
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: 216 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Government funding; Land use; Policy making; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: France; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341554
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM