Should Federal Transportation Policy Continue to be Subjective?
After reading this report I couldn't help but to wonder; should federal policy that serves as a funding source be subjective to the recipients?
Transportation Section 5310: Where are we Going?
Research Report
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
The University of Montana Rural Institute
August, 2011
“The road has taken many twists and turns as we’ve traveled from the 1970 national policy “that elderly and handicapped persons have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services” to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and increased federal investments in public transportation for all Americans.
As transportation systems and services evolve, it is increasingly important to clarify the direction we are taking at the community, state, and federal levels, as well as to measure outcomes not only in numbers of rides and vehicles, but also in shared values. We need to agree on both why and what to coordinate. We need a shared vision of where the vehicles of modern participation are headed in policy and practice. Otherwise, it is unlikely we will reach the intended destination: efficient and effective integrated transportation for all.”
Read the full report and executive summary at: http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/transportation_publications.asp.
Transportation Section 5310: Where are we Going?
Research Report
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
The University of Montana Rural Institute
August, 2011
“The road has taken many twists and turns as we’ve traveled from the 1970 national policy “that elderly and handicapped persons have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services” to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and increased federal investments in public transportation for all Americans.
As transportation systems and services evolve, it is increasingly important to clarify the direction we are taking at the community, state, and federal levels, as well as to measure outcomes not only in numbers of rides and vehicles, but also in shared values. We need to agree on both why and what to coordinate. We need a shared vision of where the vehicles of modern participation are headed in policy and practice. Otherwise, it is unlikely we will reach the intended destination: efficient and effective integrated transportation for all.”
Read the full report and executive summary at: http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/transportation_publications.asp.
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