(conference paper: American Society for Public Administration, 58th National Conference, Philadelphia, July 26-30, 1997)Traditional models of urban economic development focus on regions. For example, States and localities are usually seen as being in competition with one another within a region...

Inland navigation in the United States is heavily impacted by the collection of Corps programs known as the Inland Waterways System. The program, under the authority of the Corps of Engineers, has increasingly become a public-private partnership, with more funds in recent years coming from...

An "Intelligent Transportation System" (ITS) is a broad term encompassing a wide-range of individual technologies, from simple "smart signs" to real-time electronic monitoring and management of traffic flows. The use of such technologies is often touted as a way of easing traffic congestion,...