George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Ron Fraser papers
Fraser, Ronald R.
C0071
/repositories/2/resources/27
2.5 Linear Feet
6 boxes
1982 - 1998
For his Ph.D. in Public Policy, Ron Fraser wrote a dissertation on the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. The materials in this collection come from his dissertation research and include 44 microcassette audiotapes, transcriptions, and 5.25" floppy disks of interviews with upper-level transportation officials.
R 29, C 1, S 2
English
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Preferred Citation
Ron Fraser papers, C0071, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Ron Fraser in 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Box inventory created by Jack Moore and finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in April 2023.
Biographical Information
Ron Fraser holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy.
Scope and Content
For his Ph.D. in Public Policy, Ron Fraser wrote a dissertation on the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. The materials in this collection come from his dissertation research and include interstate highway planning reports as well as 35 cassette tapes, transcriptions, and 5.25" floppy disks of interviews with dozens of upper-level transportation officials. Among the interviewees are Sarah Campbell, former Surface Transportation Policy Project Director; International Transportation Policy Consultant Alan E. Pisarski; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Deputy Chair Edward Kussy; Kevin E. Heanue, Director of Environment and Planning for the FHWA; and William Roberts, Legislative Director for the Environmental Defense Fund.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections and publications on transportation and planning.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Highway planning -- United States
Transportation -- United States -- Planning
Transportation
Transportation -- Planning
Sound recordings
Interviews
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
United States. Federal Highway Administration
United States. Federal Transit Administration
#25 Sarah Campbell/repositories/2/archival_objects/170417July 27, 199211#18 Susan Binder/repositories/2/archival_objects/170418July 13, 199312#15 Alan Pisarki/repositories/2/archival_objects/170419August 28, 199313#27 Ray Kienitz/repositories/2/archival_objects/170420June 14, 199314#24 Edward Kusey/repositories/2/archival_objects/170421April 9, 199315#3 Kevin Heanue/repositories/2/archival_objects/170422May 13, 199316#35 Robert Healy/repositories/2/archival_objects/170423May 18, 199317#4 Daniel Duff/repositories/2/archival_objects/170424June 23, 199318#28 Jean Lauver/repositories/2/archival_objects/170425June 14, 199319#7 Taylor Bowlden/repositories/2/archival_objects/170426July 21, 1993110#5 Frank Francois/repositories/2/archival_objects/170427July 7, 1993111#8 George Marcou/repositories/2/archival_objects/170428April 9, 1993112#10 John Bosley/repositories/2/archival_objects/170429May 4, 1993113#11 Bruce McDowell/repositories/2/archival_objects/170430June 2, 1993114#9 Robert Deck/repositories/2/archival_objects/170431May 18, 1993115#6 William Roberts/repositories/2/archival_objects/170432May 4, 1993116#26 Schenendorf/repositories/2/archival_objects/170433March 11, 1996117#13 Eileen Gallagher/repositories/2/archival_objects/170434July 7, 1993118#17 Geo. Schoener/repositories/2/archival_objects/170435June 24, 1992119#20 Anthony Kane/repositories/2/archival_objects/170436May 13, 1993120#20 Lester Lamm/repositories/2/archival_objects/170437June 8, 1993121#31 Stephen Lockwood/repositories/2/archival_objects/170438November 23, 1993122#2 Steve Lockwood #1 Interview/repositories/2/archival_objects/170439June 2, 1993123Francois (#1) on Ideas/repositories/2/archival_objects/170440May 3, 1994124#21 Charlotte Adams/repositories/2/archival_objects/170441Circa 1994125#19 Mike Weiss/repositories/2/archival_objects/170442May 27, 1993126#26 Hal Hiemstra/repositories/2/archival_objects/170443July 13, 1993127#32 Allan Jones/repositories/2/archival_objects/170444July 13, 1993128#1 Clyde Woodle/repositories/2/archival_objects/170445June 28, 1993129#14 Frank Turner/repositories/2/archival_objects/170446May 4, 1993130#33 Peter Ruane/repositories/2/archival_objects/170447May 27, 1993131#12 Tom Larson/repositories/2/archival_objects/170448June 28, 1993132#16 George Mcdonald/repositories/2/archival_objects/170449July 21, 199321#22 Susan Lauffer/repositories/2/archival_objects/170450Circa 199322#34 M. Bloom/repositories/2/archival_objects/170451May 27, 199323Larson #2 Ideas/repositories/2/archival_objects/170452April 6, 199424Lockwood Archive Memorandum From Robt. Farris to the Secretary/repositories/2/archival_objects/170453February 15, 198925Lockwood Archive: Nov. 6, 1989 Memo: Action: Legis. Proposal- Outline of Program Structure From: Assoc. Administrator for Policy To: Mr. Tom Larson/repositories/2/archival_objects/170454November 6, 198926Lockwood Archivr AASHTO Transportation 2020 Fund Contributions/repositories/2/archival_objects/170455May 8, 198927Lockwood Archives Transportation Alternatives GroupHunt Valley Consensus Workshop Attendees/repositories/2/archival_objects/170456October 13-14. 198928Lockwood Archive Compari. Key Features Administation, Senate and House Bills/repositories/2/archival_objects/170457November 15, 199129Lockwood Archive Administration Bill/repositories/2/archival_objects/170458February 13, 1991210Lockwood Archive Articles of Agreement Transportation Alternatives Group/repositories/2/archival_objects/170459November 11, 1987211Lockwood Archive "Is Consensus Possible"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170460January 1, 1990212Lockwood Archive Transportation 2020 Tag Process/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704611988 - 1989213Lockwood Archives "Thick Description"/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704621991214Lockwood Archives Tag Positions Matrix: Currently Preferred Positions/repositories/2/archival_objects/170463January 26, 1989215Lockwood Archive Summary of Estimated Apportionments FY1992-FY1997/repositories/2/archival_objects/170464November 15, 1991216Lockwood Archive A comparison of the Currency AASHTD Highway Policy Positions with those of other interest Groups/repositories/2/archival_objects/170465September 1, 1987217TAG Future Federal Surface Transportation Program/repositories/2/archival_objects/170466January 1, 1990218Federal Program Consensus Topics/repositories/2/archival_objects/170467circa 1990s219Tag Policy Recommendations October 1990/repositories/2/archival_objects/170468October 1, 1990220Tag Reports/repositories/2/archival_objects/170469circa 1990s221Edward Weiner Urban Transportation Planning in the US an historical overview. Part 1 1984/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704701984222Ed. Weiner Urban Transportation Planning in the US: an historical overview Part 2 1985/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704711985223Ed.Weiner 9-17-92 tele. w/ Ed. Weiner/repositories/2/archival_objects/170472September 17, 1992224Ed. Weiner 8-14-92 tele. w/ Ed. Weiner/repositories/2/archival_objects/170473August 14, 1992225Ed. Weiner Urban Transportation Planning in the United States An Historical Overview/repositories/2/archival_objects/170474January 1, 1987226Ed. Weiner Long Term Strategy for Urban Transportation Programs/repositories/2/archival_objects/170475October 15, 1990227Ed. Weiner Urban Transportation Planning since The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962/repositories/2/archival_objects/170476circa 1990228Ed. Werner Redefinition of Roles and Responsibilities in U.S. Transportation/repositories/2/archival_objects/170477June 6, 1905229Ed. Weiner New Directions for Transportation Policy/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704781982230Ph.D. Dissertation/repositories/2/archival_objects/170479circa 1990231Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991/repositories/2/archival_objects/170480199131Acting in the National Interest The Transportation Agenda (Surface Transportation Policy Project)/repositories/2/archival_objects/170481circa 1990s32Future Federal Involvement in Highway Programs/repositories/2/archival_objects/170482circa 1990s33America's Challenge for Highway Transportation in the 21st Century/repositories/2/archival_objects/170483November 1, 199834The States and the Interstates/repositories/2/archival_objects/170484199135Standard Interview Introduction/repositories/2/archival_objects/170485199636Interviews/repositories/2/archival_objects/170486circa 1990s37Transportation Spending and Economic Growth The Effects of Transit and Highway Expenditures/repositories/2/archival_objects/170487September 1, 199138Future Federal Surface Transportation Program Policy Recommendations/repositories/2/archival_objects/170488circa 1990s39Conservatives and Mass Transit: Is it time for a new look?/repositories/2/archival_objects/1704892005310Delivering the Goods Public Works Technologies, Management, and Financing/repositories/2/archival_objects/170490April 1, 1991311Trends in Public Investment CBO Study- Dec 1987/repositories/2/archival_objects/170491December 1, 1987312Moving America New Directions, New Opportunities/repositories/2/archival_objects/170492circa 198941AASHTO: 2020 Discussion Paper/repositories/2/archival_objects/170493May 1, 198942Transportation 2020: Keeping America Moving The Bottom Line: Executive Summary/repositories/2/archival_objects/170494September 1, 198843Transportation 2020: New Transportation Concepts For A New Century Oct. 1989/repositories/2/archival_objects/170495October 1, 198944Transportation 2020: "Beyond the Gridlock" The Future of Mobility As The Public Sees It/repositories/2/archival_objects/170496June 1, 198845American Road and Transportation Builders Assoc. Ad: How can we get America moving again? wp 7-13-1992/repositories/2/archival_objects/170497July 13, 199246ARTBA The 1991 Federal Aid Highway Program Reauturization/repositories/2/archival_objects/170498199147ARTBA Highway Investment &US Competitiveness June 1991/repositories/2/archival_objects/170499June 1, 199148ARTBA Enhancing US Competitiveness Through Highway Investment June 1990/repositories/2/archival_objects/170500June 1, 199049ARTBA An Analysis of the Bush Administration Proposal for Reauthorization of the Federal-aid Highway &Mass Transit Programs Feb. 1991/repositories/2/archival_objects/170501February 1, 1991410ARTBA The Jobs Impact of the Expanded Federal Highway Program Feb 1991/repositories/2/archival_objects/170502February 1, 1991411ARTBA: 1992 Annual Report/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705031992412ARTBA: 1991 Annual Report/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705041991413ARTBA The ARTBA Newsletter May 18, 1993/repositories/2/archival_objects/170505May 18, 1993414ARTBA "Support Full Funding For the Federal-aid Highway Program FY93"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170506circa 1993415ARTBA "Transportation Makes America work"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170507circa 1990s416ARTBA Membership Brochure/repositories/2/archival_objects/170508circa 1990s417ARTBA "Transportation Builder" Jan/Feb 1993/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705091993418ARTBA US Transportation Construction Industry Profile/repositories/2/archival_objects/170510circa 1990s419ARTBA Building a Better America for 90 years/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705111992420Building A Better America Through Transportation Advertisements/repositories/2/archival_objects/170512circa 1990s421ARTBA "A Federal Surface Transportation Program for the Future"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170513circa 1990s422ARTBA Rebuilding America's Greatness/repositories/2/archival_objects/170514circa 1990s423Moving America Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705151991424"Progress on Energy" Wash. Post 8/11/1992/repositories/2/archival_objects/170516August 11, 1992425"Gloomy Report on the Health of Teen-Agers" NY Times: June 9, 1990/repositories/2/archival_objects/170517June 9, 1990.426Highway Fact Book, 1993/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705181993427America's New Surface Transportation Network Recieved: 7/21/1993/repositories/2/archival_objects/170519July 21, 1993428Charts and Listings of Allocations to States and Metropolitan Regions Under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act for Fiscal Year 1992 April 1992/repositories/2/archival_objects/170520April 1, 199241Memo: Interim Guidance on the ISTEA Metropolitan Planning Requirements/repositories/2/archival_objects/170521April 6, 199242US DOT: Federal Highway Administration & Federal Transit Administration Interim Guidance on Sources of Flexible Funding including Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Apr. 1992./repositories/2/archival_objects/170522April 1, 199243Statement: Samuel K. Skinner Secretary of Transportation/repositories/2/archival_objects/170523February 13, 199144Presidential Statement (Dec. 18, 1991) HR 2950 "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170524December 18, 199145US DOT: Moving America Summary of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (1991)/repositories/2/archival_objects/170525199146Moving America A Statement of National Transportation Policy Strategies for Action/repositories/2/archival_objects/170526February 1, 199057The Future National Highway Program 1991 and Beyond/repositories/2/archival_objects/170527199158Press Release By Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner/repositories/2/archival_objects/170528March 8, 199059Press Release: Remarks By the President to the American Assoc. of State Highway & Transportation officials/repositories/2/archival_objects/170529June 21, 1991510Bibliography/repositories/2/archival_objects/170530circa 1990s511"Larson Talks About Change" Highway Builder Fall 1992/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705311992512Future National Highway Program 1991 and beyond/repositories/2/archival_objects/1705321991513Origins of the Interstate Mertz/repositories/2/archival_objects/170533circa 1990s514The Bragdon Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/170534circa 1990s515"How was the interstate designed?"/repositories/2/archival_objects/170535circa 1990s516Lecture #1 Turn Right at Interchange '93 Francis C. Turner/repositories/2/archival_objects/170536April 24, 1989517Building the Interstate/repositories/2/archival_objects/170537circa 1970 - 1990s518Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act FHWA Stewardship 1992 Putting ISTEA into Motion/repositories/2/archival_objects/170538199251FHWA Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives May 1992/repositories/2/archival_objects/170539May 1, 199252FHWA Internal Staff Memo Major Proposals to Restructure the Highway Program/repositories/2/archival_objects/170540April 26, 199053#18 Susan Binder One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170541July 13, 199361#15 Alan Pisarki Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170542August 28, 199362#27 Ray Kienitz One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170543June 14, 199363#24 Edward Kusey Three Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170544April 9, 199364#3 Kevin Heanue One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170545May 13, 199365#35 Robert Healy One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170546May 18, 199366#4 Daniel Duff One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170547June 23, 199367#28 Jean Lauver One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170548June 14, 199368#7 Taylor Bowlden One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170549July 21, 199369#5 Frank Francois Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170550July 7, 1993610#10 John Bosley One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170551May 4, 1993611#11 Bruce McDowell One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170552June 2, 1993612#9 Robert Deck One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170553May 18, 1993613#6 William Roberts One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170554May 4, 1993614#26 Schenendorf One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170555March 11, 1996615#13 Eileen Gallagher One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170556July 7, 1993616#17 Geo. Schoener Three Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170557June 24, 1992617#20 Anthony Kane One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170558May 13, 1993618#20 Lester Lamm One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170559June 8, 1993619#31 Stephen Lockwood One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170560November 23, 1993620#2 Steve Lockwood #1 Interview Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170561June 2, 1993621Francois (#1) on Ideas Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170562May 3, 1994622#21 Charlotte Adams One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170563circa 1994623#19 Mike Weiss One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170564May 27, 1993624#26 Hal Hiemstra One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170565July 13, 1993625#32 Allan Jones One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170566July 13, 1993626#1 Clyde Woodle Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170567June 28, 1993627#14 Frank Turner Two Casette Tapes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170568May 4, 1993628#33 Peter Ruane One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170569May 27, 1993629#12 Tom Larson One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170570June 28, 1993630#16 George Mcdonald One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170571July 21, 1993631#34 M. Bloom One Cassette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170572May 27, 1993632Larson #2 Ideas One Casette Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170573April 6, 1994633Marcon Tape/repositories/2/archival_objects/170574circa 1990s634Ronald Fraser Note/repositories/2/archival_objects/170575circa 1990s635Ideas by Francois Interview Notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/170576circa 1990s636