Private sector involvement in urban transportation is not a new phenomenon, yet several innovative mechanisms for involving the private sector in the planning and implementation of transportation services and capital improvements have been initiated in the past several years. One of those new mechanisms is the transportation management organization (TMO). TMOs are either: (a) non‐profit corporations formed by employers and developers to collectively address transportation‐related problems, or (b) the involvement of established private sector associations in such problems. The evolution of TMOs is traced and some examples of existing TMOs are mentioned. A working definition of the TMO concept is forwarded and component discussions of TMO functions and motivations presented. Four types of TMOs are enumerated based on the geographic scope of their efforts. Additionally, several interorganizational relationships are enumerated between TMOs and other entities within the local environment. Finally, a set of nine conditions are postulated as being necessary for fostering effective public/private partnerships and TMOs in particular.

    This study is intended as a conceptual framework in anticipation of the evaluation of several TMO demonstrations and case studies being sponsored by UMTA's Service and Methods Demonstration Program. The experiences of these projects (currently in Denver, Hartford, Syracuse, Atlanta and Princeton, NJ) will be assimilated into a cross‐cutting study of the TMO phenomenon.


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    Title :

    Transportation management organizations: an emerging public/private partnership


    Subtitle :

    March 1984


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    Publication date :

    1986-05-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


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    Unknown





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