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U.S. transit, transportation and infrastructure. considerations and developments / Volume 4 :
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, air...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2014]
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| Colección: | U.S. transit, transportation and infrastructure: considerations and developments.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.