Evolving federal role in transit planning. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1973.

The efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to faster meaningful transit planning within the transportation planning process are outlined. The role of states, regional planning agencies, transit operators, and others in long-range regional transportation planning, project planning, and short-range implementation planning are discussed. Methods used to improve cooperation and coordination among all levels of government in administering transit planning programs are given.