United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-09-30 monographic deposited born digital 25 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-1132T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T P0b002ee180393426 f:d021132t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T GAO-02-1132T Federal aid for transportation Federal funds Marine transportation operations Mass transit funding Mass transit operations Public roads or highways Transportation safety Ground transportation operations Strategic planning Testimony A05204 The scope of the U.S. surface and maritime transportation systems--which primarily includes roads, mass transit systems, railroads, and ports and waterways--is vast. One of the major goals of these systems is to provide and enhance mobility. With increasing passenger and freight travel, the surface and maritime transportation systems face a number of challenges in ensuring continued mobility. These challenges include: (1) preventing congestion from overwhelming the transportation system, and (2) ensuring access to transportation for certain underserved populations and achieving a balance between enhancing mobility and giving due regard to environmental and other social goals. There is no one solution for the mobility challenges facing the nation, and numerous approaches are needed to address these challenges. These strategies include: (1) focusing on the entire surface and maritime transportation system rather than on specific modes or types of travel to achieve desired mobility outcomes, (2) using a full range of techniques to achieve desired mobility outcomes, and (3) providing more options for financing mobility improvements and considering additional sources of revenue. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T.pdf GAO-02-1132T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-1132T Testimony GAO-02-1132T; Surface and Maritime Transportation: Challenges and Strategies for Enhancing Mobility; Federal aid for transportation Federal funds Marine transportation operations Mass transit funding Mass transit operations Public roads or highways Transportation safety Ground transportation operations Strategic planning Public Law 102-240 Public Law 105-134 Public Law 105-178