U.S. Transit, Transportation and Infrastructure: Considerations and Developments. Volume 3

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Jordan G. Clark (Editor)
Ian R. Rodriguez (Editor)

Series: U.S. Transit, Transportation and Infrastructure: Considerations and Developments
BISAC: TRA000000

Policymakers at all levels of government are debating a wide range of options for addressing the nation’s faltering economic conditions. One option that is once again receiving attention is accelerated investments in the nation’s public infrastructure – that is, highways, mass transit, airports, water supply and wastewater, and other facilities – in order to create jobs while also promoting long-term economic growth. This book discusses policy issues associated with using infrastructure as a mechanism to benefit economic recovery. Discussed are the Federal-Aid Highway Program (FAHP); surface transportation funding and programs under MAP-21; federal-aid highway assistance for disaster-damaged roads and bridges; earthquake risk and U.S. highway infrastructure; information on materials and practices for improving highway pavement performance; federal freight policy; Positive Train Control (PTC); Essential Air Service (EAS); the changing tide of U.S.-international container trade; and containerships that carry inventory for U.S. retailers. (Imprint: Nova)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Federal-Aid Highway Program (FAHP): An Overview
(Robert S. Kirk, CRS)

Surface Transportation Funding and Programs Under MAP-21: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141)
(Robert S. Kirk, John Fritelli, Linda Luther, William J. Mallett, David Randall Peterman, CRS)

Emergency Relief Program: Federal-Aid Highway Assistance for Disaster-Damaged Roads and Bridges
(Robert S. Kirk, CRS)

Earthquake Risk and U.S. Highway Infrastructure: Frequently Asked Questions
(William J. Mallett, Nicole T. Carter, Peter Folger, CRS)

Information on Materials and Practices for Improving Highway Pavement Performance
(GAO)

Federal Freight Policy: An Overview
(John Fritelli, CRS)

Positive Train Control (PTC): Overview and Policy Issues
(John Fritelli, CRS)

Essential Air Service (EAS): Frequently Asked Questions
(Rachel Tang, CRS)

The Changing Tide of U.S.-International Container Trade: Differences Among the U .S. Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts
(Matthew Chambers, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA))

Containerships Carry Inventory for U.S. Retailers
(Matthew Chambers, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA))

Index

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