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GEOGRAPHIC APPORTIONMENTS OF HIGHWAY FUNDS BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS HAVE GREATLY INCREASED IN IMPORTANCE IN RECENT YEARS. THE TREND TOWARD CENTRALIZATION IN HIGHWAY FINANCE, ESPECIALLY AS A RESULT OF FEDERAL DECISIONS, HAS OCCURRED TOGETHER WITH INCREASED HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF LOCAL TRAVEL WITHIN GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS. THE CHANNELLING OF THE ENORMOUS CENTRAL POOLS OF HIGHWAY REVENUES TO SEPARATE REGIONS AND ROAD SYSTEMS IS A DISTINCT PART OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR HIGHWAY FINANCING. AN ECONOMIC VIEW IS SUGGESTED OF THE APPORTIONMENT PROCESS. THE GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF HIGHWAY USER TAX PROCEEDS LINKS THE COLLECTION OF THE REVENUES WITH THEIR EXPENDITURE FOR SPECIFIC INVESTMENT PURPOSES. THEREFORE, DISTRIBUTION POLICY MAY BE ANALYZED BOTH IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES OF USER TAXATION, AND THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES. BOTH APPROACHES ARE CONSIDERED, AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM OF DRAWING THEM TOGETHER. THE DISTRIBUTION POLICIES OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN INFLUENTIAL IN SHAPING THE DIRECTION OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENTS AMONG REGIONS. AT THE TIME BEFORE WORLD WAR II WHEN NEARLY ALL TAX COLLECTIONS WERE EXPENDED UPON RURAL ROADS, THE SHIFT OF MONEY FROM CITIES TO RURAL REGIONS GAVE INTERCITY AND RURAL MOTORISTS THE BENEFIT OF SUPPORT FROM THE BROAD URBAN HIGHWAY TAX BASE. IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD, THE DECISION TO FINANCE URBAN FREEWAYS FROM USER TAXES HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE COURSE OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT PLANNING. VARIOUS ECONOMIC ISSUES RAISED BY THE RURAL-URBAN DIVISION OF HIGHWAY FUNDS ARE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY. /HRB/

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1962

Highway Research Board Proceedings

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Financing; Highway user taxation; Highways; Physical distribution; Rural highways; Urban highways

Fund allocations

Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Society

TRIS, TRB

Jan 31 1972 12:00AM

• A NEW FIELD TEST FOR HIGHWAY SHOULDER PERMEABILITY
• A PARKING STUDY DESIGNED FOR DOWNTOWN PLANNING
• A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING RIGID CONDUITS UNDER HIGH FILLS
• A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF COLOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN MATERIALS SURVEYS
• A STRENGTH CRITERION FOR REPEATED LOADS
• A STUDY OF HVEEM STABILITY VS SPECIMEN HEIGHT
• ADVANCE ROUTE TURN MARKERS ON CITY STREETS
• CALCIUM CHLORIDE-SALT SNOW AND ICE CONTROL TEST, WINTER 960-61
• CATIONIC MIXING-GRADE ASPHALT EMULSIONS
• CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT WITH TIME
• COLLECTING STATISTICS ON VEHICLES IN USE
• CONSTRUCTION METHODS IMPROVEMENT BY TIME-LAPSE MOVIE ANALYSIS
• CONSTRUCTION OF A FILL BY A MUD DISPLACEMENT METHOD
• CORRELATION OF LOAD BEARING TESTS ON SOILS
• ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES OF CORROSION-RESISTANT LOW-ALLOY STEEL IN WELDED I-SECTION STRINGER HIGHWAY BRIDGES
• EFFECT OF AN INHIBITOR ON THE CORROSION OF AUTOBODY STEEL BY DE-ICING SALT
• EFFECT OF RUMBLE STRIPS ON TRAFFIC CONTROL AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR
• ESTHETIC CRITERIA IN FREEWAY DESIGN
• EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF LANE-USE CONTROL DEVICES AT INTERSECTIONS
• FIELD TEST FOR ESTIMATING SERVICE LIFE OF CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERTS
• FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL-A SYMPOSIUM
• INFLUENCE OF VEHICLE SPEED ON PAVEMENT DEFLECTIONS
• LATERAL VEHICLE PLACEMENT AS AFFECTED BY SHOULDER DESIGN ON RURAL IDAHO HIGHWAYS
• MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS
• MEDIAN BARRIERS: ONE YEAR'S EXPERIENCE AND FURTHER CONTROLLED FULL-SCALE TESTS
• ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT SAFETY FEATURES IN HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARDS
• SOME MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS OF THE PARKING PROBLEM
• STATIC CARRYING CAPACITY OF STEEL PLATE GIRDERS
• STREET TRAVEL AS RELATED TO LOCAL PARKING
• TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TRAINING FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS
• USE OF SAFETY REST AREAS
• VARIABILITY OF ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF BROOKSTON AND CROSBY SOILS
• VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT CONCRETE
• WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TREATED WOOD IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION