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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...bs/trnews/trnews309toc.pdf

This case study describes how the San Francisco Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) uses benefit-cost ratios to identify high-performing projects for funding. A bubble chart illustrates road and transit project performance assessment results for use in long range planning.

English

pp 12-13

2017-5

TR News

Digital/other

Figures; Photos

Benefit cost analysis; Case studies; Decision making; Financing; Long range planning; Performance measurement

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (California)

San Francisco Bay Area

Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General)

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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