Infrastructure and Transportation

RAND research addresses the challenges of developing, managing, and protecting energy, transportation, water, communications, and other critical infrastructure throughout the world.

Research conducted by: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; RAND Europe; Transportation, Space, and Technology Program; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; RAND-Qatar Policy Institute

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Alternate Ways to Fund U.S. Transportation System

Congress should take the opportunity provided by the pending reauthorization of the federal transportation bill to consider new ways to fund the U.S. transportation system, shifting from indirect fees such as fuel taxes to ones that charge drivers directly for the miles they travel.

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No-Fault Automobile Insurance Unrelated To Accident Rates: New Research Controls for Bias that Tainted Previous Studies — Jan 1, 2001

Study refutes a common criticism of no-fault auto insurance -- that it may increase the accident rate by reducing drivers' incentives to drive carefully.

Improving Freight Transportation Policy in the Netherlands — Jan 1, 1996

The study analyzed the benefits and costs of a broad range of policy options for mitigating the negative effects of the expected growth in road transport while retaining the economic benefits.

A Policy Direction for the Global Positioning System: Balancing National Security and Commercial Interests — Jan 1, 1995

The evolution of GPS into an information system with a substantial international user community has raised complex policy questions for U.S. decisionmakers on a variety of issues affecting national defense, commerce, and foreign policy.

Aviation Accident Litigation — Jan 1, 1989

This research effort, which systematically compares compensation and economic loss for aviation accident litigation, is the most comprehensive examination of the legal aftermath of air crashes ever undertaken.

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