The author maintains that American politics, institutional arrangements, and political culture have prevented the development of a comprehensive, integrated, intermodal transportation policy in the United States. Dilger makes his argument by examining the development of the national governmental authority in both surface and air transportation. Each transportation mode—highways/mass transit, Amtrak, and civilian air transportation—is examined separately, assessing their development over time and focusing on current controversies, including, but not limited to, the highway versus mass transit funding issue; the recent decentralization of decision making authority on surface transportation policy; Amtrak's viability as an alternative to the automobile; and current antiterrorist policies' effect on transportation policy.
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?This is an excellent, comprehensive, political-science-oriented examination of the development of US national transportation policy since the nation's founding....Highly recommended. Public; academic, upper-division undergraduate and up; and professional library collections.?-Choice
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America's ad-hoc ground, water, and air transportation policies reflect historical trends in national politics, institutional arrangements, and the prevailing national political culture.
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The American transportation system plays a central role in the American economy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intercity passenger rail service, mass transit policy, nonprofitable routes, intermodal solutions, transportation policy making, civilian airline industry, mass transit policies, mass transit funding, trust fund revenue, mass transit operators, crossover sanctions, highway lobby, civilian aviation industry, smart growth strategies, general revenue account, various transportation modes, route restructuring, balanced transportation system, gasoline tax revenue, national transportation policy, air traffic congestion, congestion mitigation, reauthorization process, other transportation modes, national government funding Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Senate Committee, Highway Trust Fund, Government Printing Office, New York, General Accounting Office, Civil Aeronautics Board, Northeast Corridor, House Committee, Second Session, Interstate Commerce Commission, Senator Kennedy, World War, Federal Aid, Highway Act, Penn Central, First Session, President Clinton, Robert Jay Dilger, White House, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, Mike Mills, Federal Highway Administration New!
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The American transportation system plays a central role in the American economy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intercity passenger rail service, mass transit policy, nonprofitable routes, intermodal solutions, transportation policy making, civilian airline industry, mass transit policies, mass transit funding, trust fund revenue, mass transit operators, crossover sanctions, highway lobby, civilian aviation industry, smart growth strategies, general revenue account, various transportation modes, route restructuring, balanced transportation system, gasoline tax revenue, national transportation policy, air traffic congestion, congestion mitigation, reauthorization process, other transportation modes, national government funding Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Senate Committee, Highway Trust Fund, Government Printing Office, New York, General Accounting Office, Civil Aeronautics Board, Northeast Corridor, House Committee, Second Session, Interstate Commerce Commission, Senator Kennedy, World War, Federal Aid, Highway Act, Penn Central, First Session, President Clinton, Robert Jay Dilger, White House, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, Mike Mills, Federal Highway Administration New!
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- Introduction to Transportation by Paul W. Devore on 6 pages
- Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs by Neil Larry Shumsky on 5 pages
- Regulatory Reform by Peter W. House on 4 pages
- The New Urban Reality by Paul E. Peterson on 4 pages
- The New Federalism by Michael D. Reagan on page 72, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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