Evolution of transportation planning and financing mechanism: Review on the centennial history of highways in the USA
交通规划与融资机制的演变——美国高速公路百年史回顾

This paper reviews the development history of highways in the USA and discusses the relationship between the transportation planning and financing mechanisms.In the early period of American transportation planning,coordinated transportation and land use were taken into consideration;in the era of Interstate Highway,it became important for vehicle throughput on highway to be improved;since the 1990s comprehensive coordination has been the government priority.The changes in transportation planning have a profound financial background and reasons.As far as incentive function and financing function are concerned,there are great differences between the early property tax and the later fuel tax on the benefit principle.The method used to fund interstate highway development has had long-lasting effects on the planning thought and projects implementation.Finally,the authors point out the geographical significance in research on the history of highways in the USA,from which we can learn a lot for the development of transportation in China.