| SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 1998 | NUMBER 198 |
| FINANCING THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM |
3 U.S. Highway Financing
Historical Perspective and National Priorities
8 Future Funding Needs
11 Is There Really a Funding Crisis?
15 Budget Scroring, Highway Projects, and
Innovative Finance
How the Tail Wags the Dog
26 Direct Federal Credit To Help Finance
Major Transportation Projects
28 Public-Private Partnerships
Brave New World
34 Strategic Alternatives for Financing the
Highway System
38 Profiles
46 Calendar
40 News Briefs 58 Bookshelf
TRB Publications, 50
44 TRB Highlights
IDEA Briefs, 45
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