Fast-forward key issues in modernizing the U.S. freight transportation system for future economic growth
Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, includi...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Santa Monica
RAND Corp.
2009, 2009
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, including increasing capacity, making the system less vulnerable to disruption, addressing environmental concerns, and building support for funding |
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Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
Physical Description: | 163 pages |
ISBN: | 9780833047489 1282398598 0833047485 0815704755 |