Funding Options For Freight Transportation Projects
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects of National Significance
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects of National Significance Publisher : Transportation Research Board National Research Page : 304 pages File Size : 49,9 Mb Release : 2009 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : NWU:35556039343371
Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects of National Significance Pdf
TRB's Special Report 297: Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects explores ways to pay for projects that expand freight capacity or reduce the costs of freight transportation. The committee that produced the report found that present finance arrangements are inadequate for maintaining and improving freight transportation system performance. The report calls for finance reforms that promote productivity gains by targeting investment to projects with the greatest economic benefit and by encouraging efficient use of facilities.
Funding and Institutional Options for Freight Infrastructure Improvements by Anonim Pdf
The study was prepared under contract to the Federal Highway Administration Office of Freight Management and Operations for the purpose of helping to frame discussions for future federal program initiatives designed to promote freight productivity and safety. Current and past mechanisms are identified for funding and financing freight infrastructure development. Freight infrastructure is defined as port facilities, highways, bridges, highway access to ports/airports, cargo-handling facilities/equipment, warehouse construction, rail lines and rail spurs, and channel and berth dredging. A subset of freight infrastructure, intermodal infrastructure, is defined as the points of connection where freight is transferred between different modes, such as trucks, ships, rail, and airplanes.
Funding and Financing Transport Infrastructure by Athena Roumboutsos,Hans Voordijk,Aristeidis Pantelias Pdf
This book seeks to enhance understanding of the impacts of project setup and its implementation environment on project performance by leveraging information from the study of a rich set of European transport infrastructure project cases. It puts forward a system’s view of project delivery and aims to serve as a strategic tool for decision makers and practitioners. The proposed approach is not limited to specific stakeholder views. On the contrary, it allows stakeholders to formulate their own strategies based on an holistic set of potential implementation scenarios. Furthermore, by including cases of projects that have been influenced by the recent financial crisis, the book aims to capitalise on experiences and provide guidelines as to the design and implementation of resilient projects delivered both through traditional as well as Public Private Partnership (PPP) models. Finally, the book proposes a new Transport Infrastructure Resilience Indicator and a corresponding project rating system that can be assessed with an eye to the future, ultimately aiming to support the successful delivery of transport infrastructure projects for all stakeholders involved.
National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Publisher : Transportation Research Board Page : 332 pages File Size : 51,9 Mb Release : 1998 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : 0309064511
Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Pdf
Recognizes the importance of freight transportation to the US and that intermodal freight transportation is a major technological and organizational trend affecting the sector's performance. Examining policy options, this report views that public investment in freight facilities is complex and they have been usually financed by the private sector.
Guidebook for Integrating Freight Into Transportation Planning and Project Selection Processes by National Cooperative Highway Research Program,Cambridge Systematics Pdf
Explores a framework for incorporating freight needs for all modes into transportation planning and priority programming by state, regional, metropolitan, local, and special transportation agencies. The report covers technical issues, organizational suggestions, and communication requirements of freight planning and programming. A project final report that describes the case studies used to help develop the guidebook and other resources used in the guidebook is available as NCHRP Web-Only. Document 112.
Alternative Funding and Financing Mechanisms for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects by Anonim Pdf
"TRB's National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Report 1: Alternative Funding and Financing Mechanisms for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects identifies alternative funding and financing tools that can be used to realize passenger and freight rail project development, including capital investments, operations, and maintenance. The report summary is available online" -- Publisher's description.
Sustainable Urban Transport Financing from the Sidewalk to the Subway by Arturo Ardila-Gomez,Adriana OrtegÃ3n-Sánchez Pdf
Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life. To establish high-quality and affordable transport systems, cities must ensure their financial sustainability to fund new investments in infrastructure while also funding maintenance and operation of existing facilities and services. However, many cities in developing countries are stuck in an "underfunding trap" for urban transport, in which large up-front investments are needed for new transport infrastructure that will improve the still small-scale, and perhaps, poor-quality systems, but revenue is insufficient to cover maintenance and operation expenses, let alone new investment projects. The urban transport financing gap in these cities is further widened by the implicit subsidies for the use of private cars, which represent a minority of trips but contribute huge costs in terms of congestion, sprawl, accidents, and pollution. Using an analytical framework based on the concept of "Who Benefits Pays," 24 types of financing instruments are assessed in terms of their social, economic and environmental impacts and their ability to fund urban transport capital investments, operational expenses, and maintenance. Urban transport financing needs to be based on an appropriate mix of complementary financing instruments. In particular for capital investments, a combination of grants †“from multiple levels of government†“ and loans together with investments through public private partnerships could finance large projects that benefit society. Moreover, the property tax emerges as a key financing instrument for capital, operation, and maintenance expenses. By choosing the most appropriate mix of financing instruments and focusing on wise investments, cities can design comprehensive financing for all types of urban transport projects, using multi-level innovative revenue sources that promote efficient pricing schemes, increase overall revenue, strengthen sustainable transport, and cover capital investments, operation, and maintenance for all parts of a public transport system, "from the sidewalk to the subway."
Author : George M. Guess Publisher : Central European University Press Page : 444 pages File Size : 44,8 Mb Release : 2008 Category : Transportation ISBN : STANFORD:36105131653748
Managing and Financing Urban Public Transport Systems by George M. Guess Pdf
"This book compares the institutions and regulatory contexts in which transit systems operate, the operations and management problems with which they must contend, and the policy options and solutions which they have implemented."--BOOK JACKET.
Financing Freight Improvements by U.s. Department of Transportation- Federal Highway Administration Pdf
The Federal highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning developed this guidebook as a resource for FHWA, states, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other parties involved in the identification of freight needs, development of financing plans to fund projects designed to address these needs, and involved in the actual delivery of an eligible project. This guidebook is composed of four sections: * Funding and Financing Tools for Freight Improvements; * Case Studies of Freight Financing; * References; and * Glossary of Terms an List of Acronyms.
Improving Urban Access by Elliott D. Sclar,Måns Lönnroth,Christian Wolmar Pdf
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. To thrive, they will need efficient and sustainable forms of transport, but to achieve this, the financial incentives guiding urban transport operation must change – and change rapidly. Urban transport plays a critical role in determining the social, environmental and economic shape of cities. Improving Urban Access: New Approaches to Funding Transport Investment provide innovative ideas on how we might reorganize transport finance to ensure that it is suited to serving the social, environmental and economic principles that must guide future urban living. Continuing the work begun by its predecessor, Urban Access for the 21st Century, the authors assess the complexity of implementing new finance approaches and suggest ways to make positive and radical changes. Although the range of revenue raising options remain limited to users, indirect beneficiaries, and the general public, these can be recast to transform the way transport is paid for and therefore how its services are delivered. New finance models only succeed when they are intrinsically linked to the economic, social, cultural and political forces that create urban life. Together these volumes provide a starting point for the deeper research and policy design needed to successfully create urban transport finance systems that can address the challenges that 21st century cities present.
