Funding Rail
Federal Decisions and Local Financing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Lowe (0000-0001-9277-0261, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-144 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Works Management & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-724X • E-ISSN: 1552-7549 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1087724x12469794 |
| OpenAlex | W2159080335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
Local funds for transportation infrastructure are increasingly necessary, even though the U.S. federal government provides billions for urban rail projects. Through analysis of a competitive federal rail program (New Starts), this research tests the hypothesis that local financing decisions—as a demand-side factor in funding allocations—can drive federal rail spending. The analysis also considers alternative explanations for funding outcomes: transportation benefits and political clout. Based on a statistical analysis of 60 projects and 2 brief project profiles, findings indicate that local financial commitment—more than other factors—explains federal awards. Rail expansions that most advance federal transportation goals, as captured by program evaluation criteria, are not more likely to receive New Starts awards, but funded projects all met a minimum threshold for benefits. As a result, local decisions on transit funding both rely on and affect the allocation of federal monies
Business · Economics · Federal budget · Federal funds · Fiscal year · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public transport · Transit (satellite · Transport engineering · Engineering · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Finance
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |