CASE STUDIES IN RURAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. A GUIDE FOR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. FINAL REPORT

Transportation resources are the funds, personnel, facilities, and equipment that local jurisdictions use to provide transportation services to local residents. This report presents 21 case studies of practices to effectively manage these transportation resources in rural and small urban areas and were written as a guide to help rural elected officials increase productivity and control costs of their road, bridge, and public transportation programs. These case studies, generally two pages in length, highlight proven management practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of local transportation resources. The case studies consist of selected examples of management practices which relate to plan development; priority setting; financing; contracting out; work force productivity improvement; equipment, facilities, and materials management; and performance measurement and evaluation. The locations of the case studies represent areas with a variety of geographic and economic characteristics. Although some of the case study sites are in urban areas, the management practices described in these case studies are transferable to many rural jurisdictions (e.g., less than 50,000 population).

• Corporate Authors:

  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

  1990 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Highway Planning, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  Technology Sharing Program, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dornan, D
  • Saalfeld, C
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Cost control; Highway maintenance; Incentives; Local government; Management; Private enterprise; Productivity; Public transit; Rural areas; School buses; Small cities; Transportation planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge mainteance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390689
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-84-41 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 2003 12:00AM