Application of User Charges
Local government administrators across the country are increasingly interested in improving the application of user-based charges by documenting the costs of service provided to internal...
CADD: Getting the Right Fee
For those engineering consultants who use CADD systems on government cost-plus fixed-fee contracts, the author sugests establishing a CADD cost center that includes all costs involved...
CAD/CAM Industry Revenues Projected to Top $2.3 Billion in 1984
California's Infrastructure Needs Require New Revenue Sources
Hydro Recovery
The largest water utility in southern California is discovering that it makes sense to generate electricity too. During the past four years, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern...
Proposition 13: Impact on California Public Works
The effect of proposition 13, which was passed in California in June 1978, has hurt the ability of local governments in the state to raise funds to construct new infrastructure and maintain...
A Market Pricing Approach to Fares
The Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA's) historical 'one city - one fare' policy overlooks an important principle elucidated in the current...
Transit Fare and Marketing Innovations to Increase Revenue
Limited transit operating subsidies and the need to increase revenues necessitate that public transit agencies evaluate and implement new fare policies and fare-related marketing programs...
What's Wrong with U.S. Transportation Infrastructure�
Federal spending for public works is being cut back. State, county and city administrations will have to bear a larger share of the load. In the case of railroads, in some areas, track...
Existing Revenue Sources
Direct Cost/Revenue Shortfalls in Transportation
Efficiency Through Pricing in Urban Transportation
Pricing and Revenue Yield
Problems and Options in Financing Urban Transportation
State Airport Planning and Financing
Pollution Externalities?Who Pays?
Highway History: Modern Turnpike Era Recounted
Early history of the development of revenue bond financing of transportation projects is outlined including advances in engineering technique and policies. The origins of the original...
Water District Revenue Implication of Conservation
Water District Revenue Implication of Conservation
Causes of NY Financial Crisis
New York City's recent financial crisis was brought on by several factors. The main long-range cause was the out-migration of middle-income people (taxpayers) and the in-migration...
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