Author : Cambridge Systematics
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Local transit
ISBN : 9780309062671
This report will be of interest to transportation economists and other analysts to assist them in selecting methods to conduct economic impact analyses of transit investments. Although the primary goal of public transportation investments is to improve mobility, economic benefits are also important to transit investment decisions. Consequently, it is important that reliable and defensible analytic methods are used to support decisionmaking.
Author : Edward L. Glaeser
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 022680058X
"Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2002-05-23
Category :
ISBN : 9264193529
This report describes evaluation methods for transport infrastructure investments to ensure that scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society.
Author : David Banister
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 11,68 MB
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1135802718
This book makes a major contribution to the debate and is directed at researchers, decision makers and students who are interested in the wider economic development impacts of transport.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Economic impact analysis
ISBN :
This primer provides a foundation for understanding the role of economic analysis in highway decision making. It is oriented toward state and local officials who have responsibility for assuring that limited resources get targeted to their best uses and who must publicly account for their decisions. Economic analysis is presented as an integral component of a comprehensive infrastructure management methodology that takes a long-term view of infrastructure performance and cost. The primer encompasses a full range of economic issues, including economic fundamentals, life-cycle cost analysis, benefit-cost analysis, forecasting traffic for benefit calculations, risk analysis and economic impact analysis.
Author : Ricardo Byrd
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309066013
This report provides a method to define and measure the costs of personal immobility at a local level and contains a compendium of public transportation practices that address immobility, help reduce costs, and possibly provide economic benefits to both the riders and the larger community. The focus is on practices that assist people who need transportation to health care or who are transitioning from welfare to work. This report should be of interest to planners, decision makers, and social service and transportation providers. It should also serve as a resource to assist decision makers and transportation service providers in using their services more effectively to address the issue of personal immobility.
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category :
ISBN : 1428931139
Projections of future passenger and freight travel suggest that increased levels of investment may be needed to maintain the current levels of mobility provided by the nation's highway and transit systems. However, calls for greater investment in transportation come amid growing concerns about fiscal imbalances at all levels of the government. As a result, careful decisions will need to be made to ensure that transportation investments maximize the benefits of each federal dollar invested. In this report GAO identifies (1) the categories of benefits and costs that can be attributed to new highway and transit investments and the challenges in measuring them; (2) how state, local, and regional decision makers consider the benefits and costs of new highway and transit investments when comparing alternatives; (3) the extent to which investments meet their projected outcomes; and (4) options to improve the information available to decision makers. To address these objectives, we convened an expert panel, surveyed state departments of transportation and transit agencies, and conducted site visits to five metropolitan areas that had both a capacity-adding highway project and transit project completed within the last 10 years. DOT generally agreed with the report's findings and offered technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate.
Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Roads
ISBN :
Author : Glen Weisbrod
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780309068734
This synthesis report will be of interest to DOT administrators, supervisors, and staff, as well as to the consultants working with them in assessing the economic development impacts of existing or proposed transportation investments. Metropolitan Planning Organization regional and local staffs might also find it informative. It is intended to help practicing planners become aware of the range of methods and analysis techniques available, organized by the different categories of agency needs, to address different types of planning, policy, and research needs. This synthesis summarizes the current state of the practice by means of a survey of transportation planning agencies in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This report provides reviews of the analysis methods used in recent project and program evaluation reports of these agencies, in addition to a bibliography of economic literature and guides.
Author : Jack R. Huddleston
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
