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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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U.S. Transit, Transportation and Infrastructure: Considerations and Developments |
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U.S. transit, transportation and infrastructure: considerations and developments.
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| Contents |
U.S. TRANSIT, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: CONSIDERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. VOLUME 4; U.S. TRANSIT, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: CONSIDERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. VOLUME 4; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AIRLINE PASSENGER RIGHTS: THE FEDERAL ROLE IN AVIATION CONSUMER PROTECTION; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THREE LEVELS OF AIRLINE PASSENGER PROTECTION; SELECTED PASSENGER AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) REAUTHORIZATION; CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO DOT; DOT REGULATORY ACTIONS |
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ONGOING AIRLINE PASSENGER CONSUMER ISSUESChapter 2: FEDERAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM: AN OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION?; FUNDING THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; APPENDIX. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AUTHORIZED BY MAP-21 (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS); Chapter 3: FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS: IMPROVED GUIDANCE COULD ENHANCE STATES' USE OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS IN PAVEMENT SELECTION; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; STATES' LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS PRACTICES VARY, THOUGH THEY ARE OFTEN INFORMED BY FHWA GUIDANCE |
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FHWA LCCA GUIDANCE ALIGNS WITH ABOUT HALF OF THE COST-ESTIMATING BEST PRACTICESCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 4: PASSENGER RAIL SECURITY: CONSISTENT INCIDENT REPORTING AND ANALYSIS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; TSA HAS PROVIDED INCONSISTENT OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PASSENGER RAIL SECURITY INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT; INCIDENT DATA AND PROCESS LIMITATIONS HINDER TREND ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION |
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTIONAGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN ATTACKS ON SELECTED U.S. RAIL AGENCIES' SECURITY MEASURES; APPENDIX II: SELECTED MECHANISMS USED TO GATHER INFORMATION ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM PASSENGER RAIL ATTACKS AND SHARE RAIL SECURITY INFORMATION; APPENDIX III. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX IV. SUMMARY OF RECENT ATTACKS AGAINSTFOREIGN PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS; Chapter 5: TSA EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE PROGRAM: ACTIONS NEEDED TO ANALYZE DATA AND ENSURE CANINE TEAMS ARE EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED; ABBREVIATIONS |
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Why gao did this studywhat gao recommends; what gao found; background; tsa collects and uses data to track canine program performance, but could better analyze these data to identify program trends; tsa has not deployed passenger screening canine teams to the highest-risk airports and did not determine their effectiveness prior to deployment; conclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments and our evaluation; appendix i: tsa has taken actions to enhance program training and evaluation, and research, development, and testing; appendix ii: objectives, scope, and methodology |
| Summary |
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 examines policy issues associated with using infrastructure as a mechanism to benefit economic recovery. Discussed are airline passenger rights and the federal role in a |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013) |
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Transportation and state -- United States
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Transportation -- United States -- Finance
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Transportation -- United States -- Planning
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Government policy -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Government policy
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Transportation and state
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Transportation -- Finance
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Transportation -- Planning
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Clark, Jordan G
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Rodriguez, Ian R
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| ISBN |
9781629485089 |
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162948508X |
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