KEEPING THE NATION OUT OF THE MUD. THE CURRENT NEED FOR RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND PLANNING

The declining level of funding for management and planning research projects is noted. The Transportation Research Board's Group 1 Council decided to develop a research program addressing key issues affecting the development of transportation systems in the coming decade and to seek funding for the program. Three areas were noted as requiring research effort: financing of transportation facilities; transportation management; and information systems and data bases to serve transportation managers. The Group 1 Council consolidated all proposed research issues into 5 major areas in the field of transportation systems planning administration: economic development, productivity, human health and safety, fiscal responsibility, and societal scanning. Each of these areas is described in detail. The article also describes the National Cooperative Highway Research Program's project to develop a research project on transportation management, administration, and planning.