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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...epubs/millennium/00118.pdf

Because virtually all mass transit operations are conducted by or on behalf of public entities, principally local municipal governments or regional special-purpose agencies, and are funded with a variety of local, state, and federal tax revenues, complex statutory and regulatory provisions apply to transit operations. Lawyers dealing with mass transit at the turn of the century are faced with a myriad of issues, ranging from compliance with numerous regulatory requirements to implications of new technology applications. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the most significant of those issues, including transit funding and financing, planning and environmental issues, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and to identify directions, challenges, and contributing factors as transit law enters the 21st century.

This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB Website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

English

8 p.

2000

Transportation in the New Millennium

Environmental policy; Financing; Government funding; Laws; Laws and legislation; Public transit; Regulatory constraints; Technology; Transportation planning

Americans with Disabilities Act; Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Environment; Finance; Law; Policy; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB

Feb 24 2000 12:00AM