MASS TRANSIT: FTA'S PROJECTIONS COULD BETTER REFLECT STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS. TESTIMONY

This is the statement of Kenneth M. Mead, Director Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office, before the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, United States Senate. The testimony is on the nation's transit needs and the challenges the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the transit community face in addressing these needs. The testimony focuses on the different transit needs projections provided to the Congress, why these projections varied, what factors could affect the transit needs, and opportunities for improving FTA's transit needs projections.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

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• Authors:
  • Mead, K M
• Publication Date: 1993-3-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Needs assessment; Public transit; Testimony
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628877
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/T-RCED-93-17
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1993 12:00AM