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| Title: | Innovative Financing Methods for Local Roads in the Midwest and Mountain-Plains States |
| Authors: | Jill Hough, Ayman Smadi, and John Bitzan |
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Report #: | MPC-97-74 |
| Project #: | MPC-105 |
| TRID #: | 00744560 |
| Keywords: | assessments, cost control, districts and authorities, equipment, financing, innovation, local transportation, rural areas, special user groups |
| Type: | Research Report – MPC Publications |
Abstract
This study describes eight innovative financing methods (e.g., rural improvement districts) and 14 cost-reducing strategies (e.g., sharing equipment) that local governments in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming currently are using. County road officials identified these methods through a mail questionnaire and rated key criteria (e.g., ease of collection, etc.) which should be used to evaluate each method before implementing them.
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