Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Office of Policy Planning

Abbreviations in this issue:

SHA - State Highway Administration

1. Public Transit: Transit Agencies' Use of Contracting to Provide Service - This report, through a survey of public transit agencies, identifies the extent that these agencies contract operations and reasons why agencies decide to do so; methods used to select and oversee contracted services; and potential benefits, challenges, and disadvantages of contracting out public transit operations and other services.
2. On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead -This report outlines the theory of efficient provision of transportation, describes how public–private provision in the United States has evolved historically, summarizes the salient features of the current system, surveys the empirical literature on the public sector’s performance, and draws conclusions with recommendations.
3. Are Teens Safer on the Road than They Were 10 Years Ago? Yes and No - This paper presents an exploratory examination of a decade of fatal crash involvement in the U.S. by novice drivers relative to that of young adult drivers (18 to 24 years old) when drivers in each group are accompanied by one or more teenage passengers.
4. Miscellaneous Reports
   • Assessing Importance and Satisfaction Judgments of Intermodal Work Commuters with Electronic Survey Methodology - This study examines the importance of attributes of public transportation service offerings and satisfaction with these attributes through two surveys.
   • 2013 Maryland State Highway Mobility Report - This report identifies successes, challenges, and strategies being utilized to improve the transportation services SHA delivers to Marylanders and the traveling public. It concentrates on four strategic focus areas: Mobility & Reliability, Incident Management & Traveler Information Systems, Multi-Modalism & Smart Growth, and Freight.

For further information contact Monica Zhong or phone (850) 414-4808