United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration

Transportation planning for small and medium-sized communities : proceedings of a workshop by National Research Council (U.S.)( Book )

5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The proceedings are reported of a conference that was convened to provide for the exchange of experiences among practitioners of transportation planning for cities of fewer than 200,000 people, to provide guidance for transportation policies and programs, to foster the development of future activities in this area, and to provide a document that will reflect the proceedings of the conference and serve as a basic resource for practitioners, administrators, and policymakers. Forty four papers were presented in five areas. Papers concerning the products of the transportation planning process from the state perspective and the appropriate level of planning effort in smaller cities provided the impetus for the workshops. The latter began by considering issues and levels of effort pertinent to the functional workshop area. Resource papers aided workshop delibrations. The second half of the conference was allocated to workshop activities on techniques. Plenary sessions followed each workshop session

Proceedings of the Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas, Houston, Texas, April 6-9, 1983 by Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas( Book )

3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The specific objective of this conference was to assess the state of energy contingency planning, with particular emphasis on the following four issues: (1) Progress in energy contingency planning since the 1979-1980 energy crisis; (2) The new environment of deregulation with determination of the impact on contingency planning; (3) The role of private industry and state and local government officials in contingency planning; and (4) Need to change responses to energy contingency planning in the new environment of deregulation. This report is a summary of the proceedings of the conference

Urban transportation planning in the 1980s : proceedings of a Conference on Urban Transportation Planning in the 1980s, November 9-12, 1981, Warrenton, Virginia by National Research Council (U.S.)( Book )

4 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These are the proceedings of a conference in which government officials, transportation planners, consultants and academic experts considered emerging problems and recommended appropriate technical and institutional responses. The conference participants identified and discussed the following: new requirements for urban transportation planning in light of shifting federal, state, and local needs and responsibilities; technical procedures and methods that have proven appropriate in meeting emerging requirements; and research needs in light of the new requirements for transportation planning. A wide varying panel discussion covered the evolving relationships among federal, state and local governments and their implications for future urban transportation planning. Presentations were made by panelists. Resource papers by technical experts stressed the basic strength and continued relevance of existing urban transportation models, another emphasized planning based on analysis of past experience, and a third considered ways to make planning more responsive recent social and economic trends. The central themes of the conference were addressed in 5 workshops

Transportation system management : proceedings of a conference held November 7-10, 1976 by Conference on Transportation System Management( Book )

2 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This publication contains workshop reports, conference papers and case studies that were presented at the conference on Transportation System Management (TSM). The conference addressed three objectives: provision of the latest information on DOT policies and requirements, the provision of the latest information on experiences with the actual implementation of a range of individual TSM actions, the examination of the emphasis of the regulations on a regional or metropolitan planning perspective. The conference emphasized urban areas that had or were having success in implementing TSM actions. Three major issues were highlighted in the presentations as well as during the discussion of implementation of individual TSM actions. The issues are: TSM as a planning process and the role of metropolitan planning organizations in that process, perceived conflict between short-term and long-range transportation objectives and public involvement and acceptance of TSM actions

Proceedings of the Conference on Evaluating Alternative Local Transportation Financing Techniques, Denver, Colorado, November 28-30, 1984 by National Research Council (U.S.)( Book )

2 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The purpose of this conference was to disseminate the results of current research on local transportation financing to an audience of local officials, planners, transportation managers, and financing specialists and to consider the issues associated with evaluating alternative financing techniques. The conference's major topics were: (1) financial planning and its relationship to the urban transportation planning process; (2) revenue sources for financing local transportation; (3) financial planning techniques; and (4) packaging and implementing the financial plan. Some traditional alternative financing sources are user fees, nonuser fees, special benefit fees, private financing, debt financing, private property utilization, special revenues, and enhancing the revenue picture (e.g., contracting services, budget indexing, terminating exemptions, cash flow management)

Transportation and land development : final report of a Conference on Transportation and Land Development by National Research Council (U.S.)( Book )

5 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The proceedings reported here are the record of the Conference on Transportation and Land Development and its consideration of the meeting's central theme--strategic transportation investments to achieve urban and regional development objectives. Transportation policies and programs must be examined to ensure that they achieve such purposes as revitalizing inner cities, encouraging energy efficient development, improving the environment and quality of life and facilitating mobility for disadvantaged people

Ridesharing needs and requirements, the role of the private and public sectors : proceedings of the National Strategies Workshop on Ridesharing Needs and Requirements, the Role of the Private and Public Sectors by National Strategies Workshop on Ridesharing Needs and Requirements: the Role of the Private and Public Sectors( Book )

1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This report contains the proceedings of a conference which focused on research activities that addressed the needs of ridesharing practitioners and policymakers, on funding research in the areas of greatest need, and on stimulating new research, both funded and unfunded. This report consists of 4 parts. Part 1 notes the conference aims and includes the keynote address, a summary of conference themes, and closing remarks. Part 2 presents the workshop discussions and recommendations. The workshops covered the following areas: roles and responsibilities, productivity, long-range impacts and issues, travel behavior and marketing implications, organizational issues, operations, and evaluation. Part 3 contains the resource papers prepared for the conference. Part 4 lists the participants and their affiliations

Light-rail transit : planning and technology : proceedings of a conference by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and conducted by the Transportation Research Board, in cooperation with the American Public Transit Association by National Conference on Light Rail Transit( Book )

3 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes the proceedings of a conference on Light Rail Transit. The conference examined light rail transit (LRT) successes, issues that have frustrated significant LRT development in the U.S., and where and how progress has been achieved. The basic dichotomy between socioeconomic and technological issues in the implementation of LRT is reflected in papers on such topics as network planning, joint development opportunities, and the formulation of functional specifications and fare collection, traffic engineering and power supply

An evaluation of making rail transit systems accessible to handicapped persons : a national summary of cost estimates and comments on desirability by United States( Book )

4 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Summarizes the Section 321(a) and (b) rail retrofit accessibility studies

Transportation education and training : meeting the challenge : proceedings of the Conference on Surface Transportation Education and Training, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 28-31, 1984 by Conference on Surface Transportation Education and Training( Book )

3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation Education and Training organized a special conference on the needs and opportunities that face transportation education and training. The objectives of the conference were to: (1) define the skills and educational backgrounds needed by new transportation professionals at all levels to meet the challenges they will likely face during their careers--these challenges were to be viewed from the perspectives of transportation system employers, educators, and users; (2) review the education and training currently being offered by academic institutions, technical schools, continuing education programs, and in-house training programs, and assess their capability to meet evolving needs and propose changes required in these programs to meet evolving needs; and (3) recommend other concepts and actions that will enhance the continuing contributions of transportation education and training to the profession and to improvements in transportation