Innovation in Transportation Proceedings of a Workshop, September 24-26, 1979, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. (1980) / Chapter Skim
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: STIMULATING TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION--THE FEDERAL ROLE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: STIMULATING TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION--THE FEDERAL ROLE
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We believe that government can be efficient and effective and that constructive oversight and program evaluation by the Congress and its support agencies can help the federal government serve the American people better. What role does the General Accounting Office have in a debate on innovation?
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This is perhaps a less glamorous subject than potential scientific breakthroughs, but in the near term it is a more practical objective for federal transportation programs. Possible issues for this workshop include the following: How can the federal government and the private sector cooperate more productively so as to encourage transportation innovation?
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One of the worst barriers to transportation innovation is the lack of trust and the mutual antagonism that frequently undercut productive cooperation between government and the private sector. There are those in government who tend to assume that the private sector is no better than it has to be, a collection of selfish individuals and profit-obsessed corporations that can only be forced to do the right thing by stringent government controls and regulations.
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I have already mentioned some of the barriers in the private sector to more efficient use of the automobile. The American motorist has strongly resisted efforts to lure him into mass transit and car pools and only recently has begun to show any real preference for cars that save fuel.
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Similar inconsistencies can be seen in the federal government's economic regulatory policies for surface freight transportation. Although the various freight transportation modes are in competition with one another, federal regulatory controls vary from almost total coverage of the railroad industry to partial coverage of the trucking industry to minimal coverage of the barge and pipeline industries.
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GAO recommended that the Congress authorize the secretary of transportation to decrease air traffic during peak periods and that the secretary use peak surcharges and/or quotas to implement this authority. In a report about to be issued, GAO discusses efforts by the Department of Transportation to encourage better use of existing urban transportation systems through planning and coordination of local actions affecting autos, taxis, transit, pedestrians, and bicycles.
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We in the General Accounting Office have more than a passing interest in your efforts. We believe we can help each other to bring about transportation innovation.
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