01049431

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/158883.aspx

This synthesis provides information that will prove useful to tribal governments, and state, local, and federal agencies, in determining the state of tribal transportation programs, and the steps needed to assist tribes in developing the capacity to effectively perform and manage transportation-related functions. The study identifies innovations and model practices among tribal transportation programs. It summarizes the history and legal and administrative evolution of tribal transportation programs within the larger context of issues of tribal sovereignty and relationships with federal, state, and local governments, and local and regional planning agencies. The report serves as a milestone signifying the inclusion of tribal governments as an essential component of the transportation community and assesses future tribal capacity and resource needs. Overall, 30 tribes of all sizes from across the nation were chosen for surveying and study; at least one from every state with a large number of tribes. The study also examined the extant literature in the field. In addition, extensive interviews were undertaken with directors of Transportation Technical Assistance Program centers, with Tim Penney of the Federal Highway Administration, and with several officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Project 20-5 (Topic 36-16)

English

140p

2007

NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice

9780309097796

Print

Appendices (4) ; Figures (20) ; Glossary; References; Tables (1)

Administration; History; Indian reservations; Innovation; Intergovernmental relations; Interviewing; Legal factors; Literature reviews; Regional planning; State of the practice; Surveys; Transportation planning; Tribal government

Sovereignty; Transportation programs

Administration and Management; Highways; History; Law; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 17 2007 1:08PM