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The federal government of the United States allows every state in the United States of

America to set up its own transportation policies in order to coordinate as well as control the

transport sector within their jurisdictions. Each state comes up with a transport policy that is

feasible to its requirements, as well as one that ensures both efficiency as well as effectiveness in

delivery of transport and logistics within its confines. These policies range in a diverse array of

policies, from water to air transport, or from rail to road transport. These entire policies target at

ensuring all the members of the state enjoy fast, efficient, as well as effective transport services

within the right parameters of their pockets, or affordability. In addition, these transportation

policies have to consider the costs of logistics and as such, try to minimize them as much as

possible in order to reduce the operational costs for both individuals and companies or

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businesses, hence increase productivity within their regions (United States Department of

Transportation, 2000).

This research paper will consider the transportation policies of three different states in the

United States, which are the state of New York, the state of California, and the state of

Washington D.C. The state of New York has two major government bodies charged with the

jurisdiction of handling all matters transportation in the state. These include the New York State

Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). These

two state agencies confirm that the primary challenge facing the transport sector in the state of

New York is the improvement as well as maintenance of the current infrastructure of transport.

As such, most of the current transportation policies within New York target at the construction of

new roads, alongside parkways and expressways, as well as, facilitate the complete

transformation of the metropolitan areas found within the state. This a paradigm shift from the

previous polices adopted by the state which championed for maintenance and improvement of

transport infrastructure, which to some extent led to the issuance of a massive long-term debt that

ruined the financial position of the state (Wiener, 2012).

The state of Washington D.C. follows a policy blueprint dubbed the Washington

Transportation Plan (WTP 2030). The main developer of this policy was the state organization

charged with the duty of overseeing transport infrastructure within the state, i.e. the State

Transportation Commission. The main objective of this WTP 2030 is to outline the

comprehensive, as well as, balanced transportation plan of the state. As such, the policy

establishers a long-term objectives and vision of the state and how the state plans to develop its

transportation systems across the entire state within a 20-year period. This includes a complete

overhaul of the state highways and ferries, to the general development of county roads, bike

paths and sidewalks, as well as, public transit, city streets, rail and air. The State Transportation

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Prescribing Policies Name Instructor Date Prescribing Policies The federal government of the United States allows every state in the United States of America to set up its own transportation policies in order to coordinate as well as control the transport sector within their jurisdictions. Each state comes up with a transport policy that is feasible to its requirements, as well as one that ensures both efficiency as well as effectiveness in delivery of transport and logistics within its confines. These policies range in a diverse array of policies, from water to air transport, or from rail to road transport. These entire policies target at ensuring all the members of the state enjoy fast, efficient, as well as effective transport services within the right parameters of their pockets, or affordability. In addition, these transportation policies have to consider the costs of logistics and as such, try to minimize them as much as possible in order to reduce the operational costs for both individuals and companies or businesses, hence increase productivity within their regions (United States Department of Transportation, 2000). This research paper will consider the transportation policies of three different states in the United States, which are the state of New York, the state of California, and the state of Washington D.C. The state of New York has two major government bodies charged with the jurisdiction of handling all matters transportation in the state. T ...
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