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| Date Aug. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-240 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters MASS TRANSIT Status of New Starts Transit Projects With Full Funding Grant Agreements GAO/RCED-99-240 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282805 August 19, 1999 Congressional Requesters Since the early 1970s, the federal... |
| Date April 26, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-113 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to Congressional Committees MASS TRANSIT FTA’s Progress in Developing and Implementing a New Starts Evaluation Process GAO/RCED-99-113 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280884 April 26, 1999 The Honorable Phil Gramm Chairman The Honorable Paul S... |
| Date July 9, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-237R |
Title
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Lx A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-280462 July 9, 1998 The Honorable Bob Livingston Chairman The Honorable David Obey Ranking Minority Member Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorable Robert Byrd Ranking Minority Member Committee on Appropriati... |
| Date May 20, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-189R |
Title
Resources, Communitg, Economic Development and Division B-279960 May 20, 1998 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Mass Transih FI’ s New Starts Funding Criteria A’ Dear Mr. Chairman: Since the early 197Os,the federal government has provided a large share of the nation’ capital investment in urban mass transportation. This has been ... |
| Date April 3, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-89 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to Congressional Committees MASS TRANSIT Grants Management Oversight Improving, but Better Follow-Up Needed on Grantees’ Noncompliance GAO/RCED-98-89 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-277231 April 3, 1998 Congressional Committees The Department ... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-97-29R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-275369 December 4, 1996 The Honorable Mark W. Neumann House of Representatives Dear Mr. Neumann: This report responds to your October 22, 1996, request regarding commuter rail service in the states of Wisconsin and Ilhnois. In particular, you asked us to provide you with inf... |
| Date June 27, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-144 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate NORTHEAST RAIL CORRIDOR Information on Users, Funding Sources, and Expenditures G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-144 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, ... |
| Date May 16, 1996 |
Report No. T-RCED-96-169 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday May 16, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives HIGHWAY TRUST FUND Financial Status and Outlook
Statement of Phyllis F. Scheinberg, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, ... |
| Date May 1, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-132R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-271268 May 1, 1996 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your January 25, 1996, request that we assess the Washington Metropoli... |
| Date June 2, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-216R |
Title
GrO~ A AD G United States
General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261560 June 2, 1995
The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your request for information about the City of Chicago's Cent... |
| Date April 13, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-180 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release Delivery on Expectedat 1O:OO EDT a.m. WedneSday April 13,1994 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives MASS TkkNSIT Issues Related to Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations
Statement of Barry T. I-Iill, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Deve... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-94-25 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1993 Report to Congressional Committees TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Better Tools Needed for Making Decisions on Using ISTEA Funds Flexibly GAO/RCED-94-25 r GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-253998 October 13,1993 The Honorable Max S. Baucus Chairman The H... |
| Date Sept. 23, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-72 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Release Delivery on Expectedat 10~00 EDT am. ThUSday September 23,1993 MASS TRANSIT
~..- Federal Participation in Transit Benefit Programs
Statement of Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Eco... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-163 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1993 Report to Selected Mernbers of Congress MASS TRANSIT Federal Participation in Transit Benefit Programs GAO/RCED-93-163 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-253919 September I,1993 Congressional Addressees In response to Section 629(d) of the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1991, th... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-193R |
Title
.
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United States Generai Accounting Offlce Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division (9 * GAO B-253984 August 10, 1993 Pete Domenici Senate Domenici: The Honorable United States Dear Senator The purpose of this letter is to provide you with information that you requested on funding alternatives for highway demonstration projects authorized under the Interm... |
| Date May 20, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-45 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Rclc;usc on Dclivcry Expccccd al I:00 pm. EDT Thml:ty May 20. I w).i Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION Funds Need to be Focused Under Proposed Legislation
Statement for the Record of Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transport... |
| Date April 22, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-29 |
Title
\wpw
United StatesGeneral Accounting Office ’, GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT ThurS&y April 22,1993 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, United StatesHouse of Representatives SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Budget Issuesand Optimizing InvestmentReturns
Statementof Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources,Community, and ... |
| Date March 31, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-25 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office (ctfEmL’0 * -. * Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, United StatesSenate For Release on Delivery ExptxttxJ at 930 a.m. EST Wednesday March 31. 1003 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Funding Limitations and Barriers To Cross-Modal Decision Making
Statementof Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources,Commun... |
| Date March 11, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-17 |
Title
Iqub
United States General Ac’counting Office ll” ” .- Testimony
Before the Committee on Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation United StatesSenate For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00am. EST Thursday, March 11.1993 MASS TRANSIT :. FTA’s ProjectionsCould Better Reflect Stateand Local Needs
Statementof Kenneth M. Mead Director, TransportationIssues Resources,Community, and Econom... |
| Date Dec. 1, 1992 |
Report No. HR-93-16 |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States ,’ ‘ . * December 1992 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives In January 1990, in the aftermath of scandals at the Departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development, the General Accounting Office began a special effort to review and report on fede... |
| Date Nov. 19, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-93-8 |
Title
United States General Accountmg Office Report to Selected Members of Congress ’ November 1992 MASS TRANSIT GRANTS If Properly Implemented, FTA Initiatives Should Improve Oversight (4A(1MECED-93-8 GAO United States General Accounting OfIke Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-248900 November 19, 1992 Congressional Recipients In January 1990 we implement... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-93-25 |
Title
‘ IJniterli States General Accounting Office GAO
1 . Report to Congressional Requesters .l November 1992 MASS TRANSIT Inf’ ormation on Federal Participation in Transit Benefit Programs
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147946 ?%@RR(:ET)-93-25 --I___--_--_. _. - -.._.- --_-~_. ._-- ..._. GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division ... |
| Date April 2, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-112 |
Title
ylP-““l-“-*--..II. :GAO ...l”.l._.. ._.l-“-.l”t cd Qh~t,w (~cmtmd Accounting *I._..“..1 Jni II-...__-.-._,._. Office--- - -- - krport; I;(.)Cmgressional Requesters TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Urban Transportation Planning Can Better Address Modal Trade-offs RESTRICTED--Not to be release&k&k& General Accounting Office unless specifically ’ approved by the Office of Congressional ~... |
| Date April 24, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-41 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Lklivery Expected at 2:00p.m. EDT wednesday Apd 24,199l MASS TRANSIT Reauthorization Offers Opportunity To Address the Appropriate Federal Role Statementfor the Record of Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Bej-orethe Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs Commit... |
| Date April 18, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-26 |
Title
United States General Accounting Off’ice Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST Thursday AptillS, 1991 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Department of Transportation Highway and Mass Transit Program Reauthorization Proposals
Statement by Kenneth ki. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before the Subcommittee on Surface T... |
| Date March 5, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-15 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfEke /et/33P Testimony 4, ’wllllllll llllll
143310
For Release on Dclivcry W&d 2p.m EST M&s TRANSIT March $2991 Tucrday Historical Patterns and Future Outlook Statementby Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues Resources,Community, and Economic Development Division Subcommitteeon Investigationsand Oversight Committee on Public Works and Transportation H... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-102 |
Title
UMTA Project For Release On Delivery Expected at 930 a.m., PDT Wednesday, August 8. 1990 &night and lpus Transit Issues a Statement of John W. Hill, Jr., AssmIate Directm Resources. Camunity, and Ecam6c Development Division Before the Subcommittee Comittee on United States In San Jose, on Housing and urban Affairs Banklng. HortsMg, ad Urban Affairs Senate California .. wr. chairman andMembers of t... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-103 |
Title
United States General Accounting OIlIce / ‘ / q 7 S ;/ Testimony llllllllll Ill II
141975 For Release On Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m., PDT Tuesday, August 7, 1990 lUMTA Project Oversight and Mass Transit Issues Statement of John W. Hill, Jr., Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Banking, Housing, and... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-76 |
Title
-GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-237845
February 1,199O The Honorable John Breaux The Honorable Robert Dole The Honorable Jake Garn The Honorable John Glenn The Honorable James .4. McClure IJnited States Senate This report responds to your concerns about the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’ (Amt... |
| Date April 28, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-97 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office /.?2 7$ Repo:rt to the Secretary of TransportatCo:n I* Apxil lSf37 CONTROLS INTERNAL ' Transportation Acts to Correct Weaknessesin Its Bus Program8 cs38b~cs
GAO/RCED-87-97 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
B-226204 April Z&l987 The Honorable Elizabeth H, Dole The Secreta... |
| Date March 27, 1986 |
Report No. OGC-86-8 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASWINOTON OF THIE
0.C. UNITED STATES lDur March B-220532 27, 1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives As required by section 1016 of the Impoundment Control Act (the Act), 2 U.S.C. S 687, this is to advise you of the status of budget authority of two appropriation accounts, Maritime Administration (Mar Ad) operations and training acco... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-46 |
Title
I . . GAO . *’
Janimry 1986 Report to the Honorable Bob Edgar Houseof Representatives M-ASS TRANSIT
!:, ,,,, ’ ‘Information on SI:PTA Commuter Rail Operatiorq
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129180 .EASED United States General Acconnting OffIce Washiugton, D.C. 20548 ReBourcee, Community, and Economic Development Division B221081 January 21,1986 The Honorable Bob Edgar Houseof Re... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-88 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Federal Funds Promised, Provided, And Used In Dade County, Florida, After The May 1980 Civil Disturbances
In May 1980, widespread rioting erupted in Dade County, Florida, resulting in considerable damage in several black communities. In June 1980, President Carter said that the federal government would help rebuild the areas most heavily damaged. GAO tried to determine th... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-61 |
Title
20 Years Of Federal Mass Transit Assistance: How Has Mass Transit Changed?
The Department of Transportation has spent over $30 billion to help improve mass transit. This report examines changes in transit service and ridership since federal assistance began and the extent to which they have resulted in the social, economic, and environmental benefits generally associated with mass transit improvem... |
| Date April 9, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-81 |
Title
I J23%23c!j ” BYTHEUS GENERi ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Elizabeth H. Dole The Secretary Of Transportation Bus Rehabilitation Issues Need Attention The Department of Transportation’s Urban MassTransportatIon AdmInIstratIon (UMTA) provides funds both to purchase new buses and rehabilitate old buses Recently, UMTA recognized the need to study the costs and benefits of rehabllltatln... |
| Date Jan. 12, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-24 |
Title
l . aw * . * r . BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Applying DOT’s Rail Policy To Washington, D.C.‘s Metrorail System Could Save Federal Funds
The Department of Transportation’s policy crf requiring full funding--setting a ceiling on the level of Federal funding--and a modified Version of its incremental construction policy for rapid-rail systems sho... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-34 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Value Engineering Has The Potential To Reduce Mass Transit Construction
The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) could achieve substantial savings by applying value engineering to the design of federally funded rail and bus construction projects. Value engineering, a cost-control program, assures that a proje... |
| Date May 28, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-24 |
Title
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Changes In DOT’s Grants To Public Transportation Projects In Nonurbanized Areas Would Be Beneficial
GAO found that (1) the Federal Highway Administration hasencouragedfunding operating and project administrative costs at th8 maximum allowable levels, which provides the opportunity for program funds to b8 substituted for funds previously provided by other Federal ard non-feder... |
| Date April 26, 1982 |
Report No. 118203 |
Title
. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 3:00 p.m. April 26, 1982 STATEMENT OF GREGORY AHART, DIRECTOR J. HUMANRESOURCESDIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE REVIEW OF SECTION 13(c) EMPLOYEEPROTECTION ... |
| Date April 20, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-22 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES
Better Administration Of Capital Grants Could Reduce Unnecessary Expenditures On Mass Transit Projects
Because it has not adequately monitored rant@, the Federal Government spent at least P8 million at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority with minimum benefits and may incur an additional $6-million unnecessary cost, More timely action... |
| Date March 22, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-25 |
Title
c;;r’ .f -... &+&.-.& UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINC OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 i 17szr MISSION ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS AND DIVISION ACQUlSlTlON B-206702 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Drew Lewis of Transportation MARCH 22,1982 Dear Mr. Secretary: The Urban Mass Transportation Administration Needs to Ensure that Adequate Testing and Evaluation is Done on Future Mass Transit Rail Vehicles
(MASA... |
| Date June 23, 1981 |
Report No. 115591 |
Title
lllilUIIII\IIIlll~ll~
LMI 15591 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 7 CONTROLLING SOARING L ... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-28 |
Title
I I* 4, l.?r** , I j/4+-4 6 BYiHi COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ~ Soaring Transit Subsidies Must b Controlled
Demand for transit operating subsidies is approaching crisis proportions. Transit systems received $2.2 billion in Federal, State, and local government operating subsidies in 1978 the latest actual figureavailable. By 1985 more * than $6 billion per year may be needed. i This repor... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-13 |
Title
1 , -. M t '7 9 3-l 1931760 '7 ;3v -IHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Increasing Commuting By Transit And Ridesharing= Many Factors Should Be Considered
Following the 1979 gasoline shortages, the Department of Transportation proposed a program to expand mass transit capacity and to increase transit commuting by 50 percent. The Department also set a goal of doubling ... |
| Date July 17, 1980 |
Report No. OGC-80-17 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UN I-I-ED !T?-Al-ES ZoyIl July B-196797 17, 1980 112827 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Bouse of Representatives On June 18, 1980, the President's tenth special message for fiscal year 1980 was transmitted to Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message proposed two new deferrals of budget authority t... |
| Date April 9, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-34 |
Title
NI lldtm * BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Metropolitan Atlanta’s Rapid Transit System: Problems And Progress
Progress and performance politan Atlanta’s rapid GAO found --ineffective contract, is good on Metrotransit system, but administration of therailcar and recproper --inadequate contract provisions ordkeeping procedures for warranty management, and --... |
| Date June 7, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-87 |
Title
._ 1 %b j UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION B-180617 109667 JJN 7 1979 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM109667 &uf-& t-f y0 b
Qv t OPJC;SSEdfd&Y+* fe!@~C5!l _ &llA,pl*cdt The Honorable Gary R. Gayton Acting Administrator f++y[j Urban Mass Transportation Administration Department,of Transportation &YP viewiy_arranty gministratio... |
| Date June 5, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-82 |
Title
, 104533
LM109533 REPORTBY THE lllllllllllllllllllllllll Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Communication And Management Problems Hinder The Planning Process For Major Mass Transit Projects
This report discusses the policies and procedures the Urban Mass Transportation Administration uses to identify a cost-effective mass transit project. The planning procedures require that when such a proje... |
| Date April 10, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-52 |
Title
L REPORTB’i THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,. L Comptroller General
Issues Being Faced By The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
The cost estimate for constructing the national capital area’s rapid-rail transit system-Metro--has increased from $2.5 billion in 1969 to $6.8 billion as of December 1978. Metro attributes almost one-half of the increased cost to schedule delays and cost escalatron.... |
| Date July 3, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-134 |
Title
DCCUMENT 06750 - I B1866879 RESOME Need for More Federal Leadership in 'dinistering NnurLanized -169491. July 3, Area Public Transit Activities. CED-76-134; 1978. 12 p. y Henry Report to Secretary, Department of Transportation; Eschweqe. Director, Community and Eccr.cuic Develorment Liv. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Pclicies: Urban Transit Systems (244 11) . Contact: Community and Econom... |
