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1985 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS Chairman: John A. Clements, President, Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility, Washington, D.C. Vice Chairman: Lester A. Hoe!, Hamilton Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Executive Director: Thomas H. Deen, Transportation Research Board MEMBERS Ray A. Barnhart, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Joseph M. Clapp, Senior Vice President, Roadway Express, Inc., Akron, Ohio (ex officio, Past Chairman, 1984) Lawrence D. Dahms, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California (ex officio, Past Chaiman, 1983) Donald D. Engen, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired), Administrator, Federal A viation Administration, US. Department of Transportation (exofficio) Francis B. Francois, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) William J. Harris, Jr., Vice President, Research and Test Department, Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) Ralph Stanley, Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Diane Steed, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Alan A. Altshuler, Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, New York University, New York Duane Berentson, Secretary, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olynpia John R. Borchert, Regents Professor, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Robert D. Bugher, Executive Director, American Public Works Association, Chicago, Illinois Ernest E. Dean, Executive Director, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Texas Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Executive Director for Capital Programs, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Jack R. Gilstrap, Executive Vice President, American Public Transit Association, Washington, D.C. Mark G. Goode, Engineer.Director, Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin William K. Hellmann, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore Lowell B. Jackson, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison John B. Kemp, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka Alan F. Kiepper, GeneralManager, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Houston, Texas Harold C. King, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, Richmond Darrell V Manning, Adjutant General of the Idaho National Guard, Boise James E. Martin, President and Chief Operating Officer, illinois Central Gulf Railroad, Chicago Fuj io Mat suda, ExecutiveD irector, Research Corporation of the University of Ha waii Honolulu James K. Mitchell, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley H. Carl Munson, Jr., Vice President for Strategic Planning, The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Seattle, Washington Milton Pikarsky, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, New York Walter W. Simpson, Vice President-Engineering, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia Leo J. Tro mbatore, Director, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento
Special Report 207 Transportation Professionals Future Needs and Opportunities A' Study of Transportation ProfessiorialNeeds for Highway and Mass Transfr Agencies in State, Local, and Federal Government TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD National Research Council Washington, D. C. 1985
Transportation Research Board Special Report 207 Price $18.00 Editor: Naomi Kassabian modes 1 highway transportation 2 public transit subject area 11 administration Transportation Research Board publications are available by ordering directly from TRB. They may also be obtamed on a regular basis through organizational or individual affiliation with TRB; affiliates or library subscribers are eligible for substantial discounts. For further information, write to the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418. Printed in the United States of America Notice The project that is the subject of this publication was approved by the Governing Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the publication were chosen for their special competence and with regard for appropriate balance. This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. This study was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Highway Admin- istration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Urban Mass Trans- portation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data National Research Council. Transportation Research Board. Transportation Professionals: Future Needs and Opportunities. (Special report; 207) 1. Policy scientistsâUnited StatesâSupply and demand. 2. Transportation engineersâ United StatesâSupply and demand. I.' National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. II. Sdries: Special report (National Research Council (U.S.) Transporta- tion Research Board); 207. HE206.2.T7175 1985 331.12'313805'0973 85-8943 ISBN 0-309-03813-8 ISSN 036 1-1981