Preface -- Introduction -- Transportation priorities: mapping a course for the future Kay McKinley et al. -- Policy provocateurs: tough questions, tougher answers David Seltzer et al. -- Public and political acceptance issues posed by alternative financing methods Kay McKinley et al. -- Delivering transportation programs through public private partnerships Suzanne Sale et al. -- Financing multimodal projects, rail, and airport access Lowell Clary et al. -- Aligning transportation funding with climate change strategies and sustainable planning: how can it be done Asha Weinstein Agrawal et al. -- International Panel Brian Howells et al. -- Expecting the unexpected: assessing project risk and its impact on financing Sharon Greene et al. -- Vehicle miles traveled: the next funding frontier Adrian Moore et al. -- Practical challenges to putting new financing ideas into place Arthur Guzzetti et al. -- Investment and sustainability on the bayou Kay McKinley et al. -- Emerging Issues Steve Van Beek et al. -- Creating a research road map for the future Tamar Henkin; Kay McKinley -- Participants.

"TRB's Conference Proceedings 48: Financing Surface Transportation in the United States: Forging a Sustainable Future--Now summarizes a May, 2010 conference that focused on developments in innovative funding techniques and options for securing continued revenue to support national infrastructure and mobility needs. Views presented in Conference Proceedings 48 reflect the opinions of the individual participants and are not necessarily the views of all conference participants, the planning committee, TRB, or the National Research Council."--Pub. desc.