摘要: |
The objective of this research was to explore new dedicated funding mechanisms for public transportation for the State of Arizona. The research work began with a search of the existing literature on the subject to determine what other studies had been done about this topic and what innovative financing methods had been discovered. A great deal of information was found addressing public transportation funding and unique funding methods used around the country. Most of the research indicated that various taxes, especially motor fuel tax, provided the majority of funding for public transportation thus far. One report in particular, the Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation 2005, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), proved to be particularly informative. This report is published annually and surveys all 50 states and the District of Columbia for their public transportation funding methods. The literature review was followed by a survey that was sent to each of the 49 other state departments of transportation to further investigate the topic, determine if any programs were in use that were not included in the AASHTO survey, and if any other states had conducted studies on public transportation funding not discovered in the literature review. |