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Mass Transit Policy * USA - Uncertain impact on freight from proposed shift one
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jan 14, 2010: -- A proposed overhaul in federal mass transit policy by the DOT is drawing a mixed response from the freight community, with some seeing it as a way to help ease freight flows in urban areas, while others view it as a recipe for increased emissions and fuel consumption... In remarks at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting, U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, said the proposed change requires mass transit funding guidelines be based on “livability” issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits in addition to cost and time saved; the latter two currently being the primary criteria... Noel Perry, principal of research firm Transport Fundamentals and senior consultant with FTR Associates, said “As with truck and rail one has to understand where transit is in a sweet spot and where it is not. I am afraid that FTA will make decisions favoring transit based on assumptions not on productivity informed data”... Another hurdle is that the bulk of the America population still does not use mass transit even for daily commuting between home and work. According to the recent Statistical Abstract of the United States, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, 76.1% of Americans get to work by driving alone, while 10.4% carpool and only 4.9% use public transit... Labels: transit policies
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