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Title:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. WELCOMING REMARKS

Accession Number:

00748226

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works discussed how Tren Urbano reached its current status. He noted the assistance of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in bringing Tren Urbano into reality and indicated the importance of community participation in developing a strong local momentum in support of the project. The Federal Transit Administrator opened by recognizing that nineteen new start projects had received full funding grant agreements since January 1993 and called attention to Federal government policies undergirding its continued commitment to transit. He discussed the importance of comprehensive planning to the success of transit infrastructure investments and the responsiveness of these investments to the common desires of a broad national cross section of urban stakeholders. The importance of deficit reduction and balancing the budget was discussed, along with the increased requirement for federal transit investment effectiveness. He reviewed the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Congressional instruction for the FTA to consider the Turnkey Project Development process as a means to save time, reduce project costs, and encourage the development of technology in transit infrastructure projects. He closed by emphasizing that transit infrastructure investments were vital and important to the nation's well being. The Governor of Puerto Rico extended the government's welcome to workshop participants. He reviewed the accomplishments during the previous four years in improving the Commonwealth's infrastructure and introduced plans for the next four years. He concluded with a preview of the presentation which the Commonwealth had planned for the Year 2004 Olympic Site Selection Committee (scheduled to visit Puerto Rico in November 1996).

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Monograph Accession #:

00748223

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Pesquera, C I
Linton, G J
Rossello, P J

Pagination:

p. 16-19

Publication Date:

1998-3

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 483
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint Development

Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date: 1996-10-15 to 1996-10-19
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.

Media Type:

Digital/other

Uncontrolled Terms:

Projects; Turnkey systems

Geographic Terms:

Puerto Rico

Old TRIS Terms:

Puerto Rico

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 20 1998 12:00AM

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