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The Economic Implications Of Evolving Aviation Funding Policy In Tennessee, Hunter Pressley Mccracken
The Economic Implications Of Evolving Aviation Funding Policy In Tennessee, Hunter Pressley Mccracken
Masters Theses
The majority of state funding for capital improvements at Tennessee’s general aviation and commercial airports comes through grants awarded from the Tennessee Transportation Equity Trust Fund (TETF). Through a 4.5 percent sales and use tax on the consumption of aviation fuel, users help to fund the continued improvement and maintenance of aviation facilities around the state. Aircraft refueling operations associated with the FedEx “SuperHub” in Memphis were responsible for two-thirds of the TETF’s revenue for Fiscal Year 2014. In response to speculation that FedEx would relocate its refueling operations to reduce its fuel tax liability, the Tennessee General Assembly passed …
Locational Advantage And The Impact Of Scale: Comparing Local And Conventional Fruit And Vegetable Transportation Efficiencies, Charles Cate Grigsby
Locational Advantage And The Impact Of Scale: Comparing Local And Conventional Fruit And Vegetable Transportation Efficiencies, Charles Cate Grigsby
Masters Theses
Fresh produce in the United States often travels thousands of miles in diesel operated semi-trucks before arriving to market. Under a high fuel cost scenario, the current low-cost, efficient supply chain could become a high cost organizational structure for US food distribution. Rising transportation costs of food sourced from distant locations may provide competitive opportunities for small- and mid-sized local producers if transportation costs are a smaller portion of their total costs. Farmers selling fresh produce in east Tennessee farmer markets are surveyed to obtain baseline information on their transportation energy use to deliver their products to market. Local farmer …
Mobility And Isolation: Latino Immigrant Adjustment In Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah Ellen Hendricks
Mobility And Isolation: Latino Immigrant Adjustment In Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah Ellen Hendricks
Doctoral Dissertations
In the automobile society of the United States, virtually every adult needs a car to work, shop, and participate in social institutions. However, not everyone has a car. One of the populations with low access to vehicles is the Latin American immigrant population. This study asks to what extent Latino immigrants experience spatial constraints due to lack of mobility, what mobility strategies do they use in order to function in a context of automobility, and to what extent transportation limitations are associated with another socially isolating factor – English proficiency. I investigate these questions for employed Latino immigrants in the …
Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010), Ron Darden
Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Tennessee cities may regulate, but not prohibit, the use of engine compression braking devices by ordinance; includes sample ordinance.
Technical Bulletins: Safetea-Lu Transportation Funding For Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Safetea-Lu Transportation Funding For Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities may receive a share of these funds for needed transportation projects by participating in the planning process that identifies transportation needs and allocates project funds.
Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2006), Ron Darden
Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2006), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Tennessee cities may regulate, but not prohibit, the use of engine compression braking devices by ordinance; includes sample ordinance.
Technical Bulletins: Primer On Performance Measurements For Municipal Public Works Departments, Sharon Rollins
Technical Bulletins: Primer On Performance Measurements For Municipal Public Works Departments, Sharon Rollins
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This publication defines performance measurement and related terms as they apply to public works tasks.
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This report discusses street projects available for Tennessee cities, the transportation planning process for cities, transportation programs that may assist cities, and participation in a Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This report discusses street projects available for Tennessee cities, the transportation planning process for cities, transportation programs that may assist cities, and participation in a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
Technical Bulletins: 20% Local Match-State Appropriation For Streets, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: 20% Local Match-State Appropriation For Streets, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Announcement of a late amendment to the state appropriation bill, which provided that local governments shall match the state's appropriation (estimated to be $2.53 per capita for FY 1981 for cities) for local streets and transportation with 20% matching funds from "locally levied taxes."