The application of cost allocation techniques to an increasingly multi-modal or intermodal federal transportation program is discussed. Numerous statutory changes and policy developments in the 1990s have moved federal policy strongly toward an intermodal approach. As a result, highway cost allocation studies must address topics related to expenditures for multimodal improvements. The issues involved and the implications of a multimodal program for seeking cost-based pricing of transportation facilities are explored. Also examined are the feasibility of approaching cost allocation from a multimodal perspective, the challenges posed to past technical approaches and fundamental objectives, and several policy benefits that might be derived from taking a broader multimodal approach. An assessment of pros and cons is presented, followed by a wide-ranging set of conclusions and recommendations for federal cost allocation research. The central conclusion supports continued modal cost allocation studies emphasizing a comparable approach for each mode and developing information on spillover effects across modes.


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    Title :

    Transportation Cost Allocation: Applying Cost Allocation in a Multimodal Environment


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    1996-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






    State and local transportation finance and cost allocation

    National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, USA | TIBKAT | 1983