NTL Record

Title UMTA Technical Assistance Advisory Seminar - Ann Arbor, MI
Record ID 56632
Corporate Creator United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
Publication Date 19840701
Language English
Abstract Since the early 1970's, the relative size of re- search and training programs within the general scope of UMTA activities has diminished precipitiously. In 1973, such programs represented 17% of the total UMTA budget; today, that figure stands at approximately 1.5%. In constant dollars, UMTA is presently spending less on research and training programs than at any time in its history. During the past decade - and especially in the last few years - program emphasis has been shifted in several significant ways. The initial UMTA program emphasized development of major hardware-oriented systems which could take advantage of emerging technologies, These new system developments have given way to an increasing concentration on subsystem improvements and the "soft" sciences (management training, operations analysis, policy-oriented studies, marketing and planning), Presently, the budget consists of approximately 50% technology oriented activity (primarily subsystem refinement), with the remainder devoted to management and human re- source developments.
Rosap ID dot:686
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/686
TRT Terms Technology transfer; Public transit; Technical assistance; Urban transit; Training programs
General Subjects Mass transit; Seminars; Employee training
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
389884
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56600/56632/umtatechnicalass00unse_0.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository