PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ATA MID-YEAR MEETING HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON MAY 20-23, 1974

The authors' paper summarizes UMTA's accomplishments within the last year as well as proposed transit legislation. Mr. Scott reviews minority employment in both the government and the transit industry. The next 3 papers deal with UMTA bidding procedures, the method of evaluation of new vehicles by the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission, and a new specification for a 30' bus. Mr. Geissenheimer's paper discusses PAT's Product Price Promotion program. Mr. Mateyka deals with ways to improve the safety of TRANSBUS and the paper by Mr. Hoadley describes Split Grant Funding and the Criteria which guide UMTA in developing procedures for the changes made by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transit Association

  1100 17th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Maryland Department of Transportation

  Mass Transit Administration, 300 W Lexington Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21201-3415

  Port Authority of Allegheny County

  345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15222-2527

  Booz-Allen Applied Research, Incorporated

  4733 Bethesda Avenue
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20014
• Authors:
  • Herringer, F C
  • Scott, S
  • Hare, W
  • CHAPUT, H
  • Giuliani, C
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 124 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Employment; Financing; Laws; Minorities; Public transit; Specifications; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080664
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATA/MY-74-1
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 6 1981 12:00AM