Enhancing the role of the private sector in public transportation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on the current role of the private sector in providing public transportation services, what barriers exist to increasing that role, and what

Enhancing the role of the private sector in public transportation : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on the current role of the private sector in providing public transportation services, what barriers exist to increasing that role, and what

This conference explored how to generate private-sector financing; how to involve interested parties early in the planning process to assure that all participants are treated equitably; and how to handle administrative requirements that may be well-meaning but that impose undue hardships, especially on small firms. Other topics include management and operating roles, the use of paratransit in improving public transit productivity, and the role of the private bus industry. There were five sessions during the conference. Summaries of these sessions are included, along with closing comments.