development. For over a decade, the Economic and 

 Social Council and the U.N. Development Programme have 

 been aware of the organizational gap existing in the 

 United Nations for the furtherance of transportation 

 system development. Lack of funds and failure to agree 

 on the nature and location of a world transportation 

 organization have prevented a solution. 



Proposed Initiatives 



An International Transportation Research and 

 Information Network . The World Bank is the most 

 appropriate agency to determine the dimensions of the 

 worlds transport needs and how these needs are to be 

 met. We recommend that the United states, in 

 collaboration with other Bank members, support such an 

 effort. We also recommend that the World Bank make the 

 analysis and dissemination of information and 

 experience one of its major responsibilities. 

 Training, conferences, and activities to permit 

 intercountry technical discussions among officials and 

 practitioners should be carried out by the Bank f s 

 Economic Development Institute. The U.N. Habitat 

 Center in Nairobi can also contribute, since motility 

 and accessibility are integral parts of the location, 

 design, environment, and viability of human 

 settlements. The extension of information services and 

 technical assistance through the Economic Development 

 Institute and the U.N. Habitat Center could help focus 

 on re source- conserving solutions. An alternative 

 organizational solution would be the creation of a 

 World Center for Transportation and Development to 

 serve the purposes of the United Nations. 



We also propose that the United States support, 

 through cooperative international research and 

 development, efforts to promote innovative transport 

 technology geared specifically to the needs of 

 developing countries. More suitable motor vehicles and 

 the development of nonpetroleum fuels are examples. 

 Transport technology is constantly changing and the 

 rate of change may be expected to accelerate in 

 response to energy problems. Better technological 

 forecasting is clearly needed for more intelligent and 

 less costly choices. Transport technologies suited to 

 countries like the United States may be totally 

 unsuitable or excessively costly for many countries. 

 Yet most transport research and development is 

 conducted outside the developing countries and is not 

 oriented to their needs. 



Organizing a Tr ansport Center in the United states . 

 If research and training in the United states are to 

 address the problem of transportation and development 



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