Title: A CRITIQUE OF THE PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE REPORTING SYSTEMS
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to attempt to make a contribution towards an understanding of one aspect of road statistics in Canada, namely, highway and transportation expenditure by the provincial and territoral governments. The paper describes the three sources that report aggregated provincial highway/transportation expenditures--Statistics Canada, Transport Canada, and the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada (RTAC)--and assesses their compatibility, consistency, comprehensiveness, accuracy and usefulness to highway managers and transport planners. The paper also explores the possibility of obtaining compatible data from the detailed public accounts or annual reports published by each province; and suggests a format and method of future data collection that could minimize the deficiencies in the existing published sources of aggregate provincial highway and transportation expenditure statistics. (Author)
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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