Accession Number:

ADA109948

Title:

UMTA's Research and Development Program Should Pay Closer Attention to Transit Industry Needs.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1982-01-20

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

The Urban Mass Transportation Administrations UMTAs research and development program has been reviewed and several management weaknesses were identified. It was found that UMTA 1 Does not have a means of ensuring that projects it undertakes are addressing the transit industrys most important needs 2 Is spending research funds and effort on solving problems that the private sector is addressing on its own and 3 Does not identify or consider barriers that prevent intended users from accepting or adopting research results.

Descriptors:

• *MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• *INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
• *MASS TRANSPORTATION
• *URBAN PLANNING
• POLICIES
• MARKET RESEARCH
• RAIL TRANSPORTATION
• CONSTRUCTION
• USER NEEDS
• RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
• CONSUMER PROBLEMS

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Civil Engineering
• Surface Transportation and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE