Building the Capacity to Act Regionally

Formation of the Regional Transportation Authority in South Florida

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6404826
AutoresLenore Alpert (Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale), Juliet F Gainsborough (Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts), Allan D Wallis (University of Colorado Denver), Allan Wallis (University of Colorado Denver)
Año2006
Volumen42
Número2
Páginas143-168
Fecha de publicación2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087406291591
OpenAlexW1979644538
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas23

As interest in informal methods of regional coordination has grown, it is increasingly important to understand how alternative forms of regional governance emerge. This article addresses this question through analysis of recent attempts at regional transportation coordination in South Florida. Through a detailed case study of the creation of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, we demonstrate how informal ties among transportation stakeholders were strengthened over time in ways that eventually made possible the creation of a more formal coordinating mechanism for regional transportation policy. A formal network analysis of transportation stakeholders in South Florida further illustrates the way the strength of ties among those involved in transportation policy in the region facilitated increased regional coordination and positioned business organizations to act as policy entrepreneurs

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