Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap
2022

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Although only 19% of the population live in rural areas, more than 70% of the U.S.'s four million miles of roadways are in rural areas. The rural transportation system also includes numerous airports; railways; inland and coastal waterways; rural and intercity buses; and bicycle, pedestrian, and multi-use paths and trails. In addition, approximately 47% of the nation's motor vehicle fatalities occur in rural areas.

The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 988: Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap is designed to assist state departments of transportation and other public agencies and help inform policy–driven investment decisions.

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414 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-68680-6
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-26860-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26343

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Front Matter i-x
Summary 1-6
Chapter 1 - Background 7-11
Chapter 2 - Research Approach 12-17
Chapter 3 - Activities and Findings 18-40
Chapter 4 - Conclusions and Suggestions 41-51
Chapter 5 - Implementation 52-55
References 56-56
Appendix A - Fourteen Fact Sheets 57-128
Appendix B - Seven Research Needs Statements for Colorado Workshop 129-134
Appendix C - Annotated Literature Review 135-176
Appendix D - Rural Transportation Projects in Progress or Recently Completed 177-178
Appendix E - Twenty-Five Research Needs Statements for Project Panel Ranking 179-212
Appendix F - Six Original Portfolios 213-272
Appendix G - Final Fifteen Portfolios 273-378
Appendix H - Transit Problem Statements 379-390
Appendix I - Policy Problem Statements 391-406

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