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The Evolution of Programs

The 1972 and 1974 National Transportation Studies (NTS) One of the first attempts of a relatively young Office of the Secretary to coordinate and assert control of the planning efforts of DOT’s modal administrations. 

By Arrigo...

The People

A Coherent Transportation System In 1965, transportation represented about 20 percent of personal consumption expenditures. There were thirty-five agencies with transportation-related responsibilities, with a cumulative annual budget of more than $5 billion. Many of us in...