Illustrative 21st Century Questions

Illustrative 21st Century Questions

  • Can intermodal solutions to the needs of modes such as freight, air, and passenger rail service be effectively carried out within the framework of the existing trust funds and other transportation programs or is another model needed?
  • Is the federal government effectively informed by a key national indicator system about the position and progress of the nation as a whole—both on an absolute and relative bases compared to other nations—as a guide to helping set agency and program goals and priorities?
  • Which tax incentives need to be reconsidered because they fail to achieve the objectives intended by the Congress, their costs outweigh their benefits, they duplicate other programs, or other more cost-effective means exist for achieving their objectives

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