Evaluating the public investment mix in US freight transportation infrastructure

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Gorman, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Externalities; Freight; Intercity; Intermodal; Policy; Public sector; Transportation; Trucking; US

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; MODAL ANALYSIS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC SECTOR; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRUCKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448929148     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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