Interregional travel : a new perspective for policy making / Committee for a Study of Intercity Passenger Travel Issues and Opportunities in Short-Haul Markets, Transportation Research Board, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
"Interregional Travel: A New Perspective for Policy Making, TRB Special Report 320, examines the demand for and supply of interregional transportation in the United States. Major additions to transportation infrastructure, including high-speed rail, are being considered for some of the country&...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2016. |
| Series: | Special report (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ;
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| Summary: | "Interregional Travel: A New Perspective for Policy Making, TRB Special Report 320, examines the demand for and supply of interregional transportation in the United States. Major additions to transportation infrastructure, including high-speed rail, are being considered for some of the country's most heavily traveled 100- to 500-mile corridors. The availability and use of the automobile, airplane, and train for interregional travel are reviewed along with the rejuvenated intercity bus. U.S. interregional corridors and transportation options are contrasted with those in Japan and Europe, where substantial investments have been made in passenger rail. Public investments in new, long-lived transportation infrastructure can be risky because of uncertainty about future demand and the development of new technologies and competing transportation services. Decision makers in interregional corridors face the added challenge of having to coordinate investments across multiple jurisdictions. The report recommends actions to reduce this uncertainty and create stronger institutional means for developing the country's interregional corridors"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780309390743 0309390745 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |