RURAL TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS - NATIONAL, LOCAL AND WORKSHOP PERSPECTIVES - FINAL REPORT AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A study is reported whch was designed to (1) identify the demographic, economic, financial, governmental/ institutional conditions and the short-term trends in rural areas that may affect rural transportation problems during the next 5 years; (2) identify current and expected short-range rural transportation problems; (3) identify existing technical resources (financial and administrative resources as appropriate) in both public and private sectors that are available to the local, state and Federal levels to solve the identified rural transportation problems; and (4) identify the type and level of additional technical assitance needed to respond to existing and future rural transportation problems. The study developed a national perspective, a local perspective, and an independent review and evaluation of the national and local perspectives in a workshop setting representing the varied interests that exist in rural transportation. The results of all these tasks and summarized. tasks and summarized.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Extension
  Madison, WI  United States  53706

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Smith, R L
  • Schmitt, R P
  • Walker, D M
  • Berg, W B
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Economic factors; Federal government; Finance; Governments; Institutional issues; Local government; Needs assessment; Private enterprise; Rural areas; State government; Technical assistance; Transportation; Transportation operations; Workshops
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450000
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 8:55PM