00796912

Component

http://onlinepubs.trb.org.../conf/1999/cp21/21-014.pdf

This paper addresses the topic of data and methodological needs for assessing the relation between transportation and economic health. Three issues are addressed in the paper: What key questions should policy makers be asking? How well do existing data and tools answer these questions? How do we improve the data to answer key questions? The paper concludes that transportation systems in general have a positive and statistically significant but small effect on several economic outcomes. The glaring deficiencies in the research are the lack of a deeper understanding of the avenues by which these linkages occur and a more comprehensive investigation of the effect of transportation on a broader scope of outcomes. As highways become more mature and the economy more developed, stakeholders who value and advocate outcomes, such as smart management of growth, job creation, quality of life, or environment quality, will demand that these outcomes be closely scrutinized and promoted when investing in new infrastructure projects. Knowledge of these linkages will be more than a way to justify new expansion. Proper and accurate assessment may be crucial for stakeholders to permit future investment to take place. Four proposed research statements are offered with brief descriptions of the research problem, work to be performed and cost estimate.

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00796898

English

p. 97-113

2000

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Information Requirements for Transportation Economic Analysis

0309071240

Digital/other

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Decision making; Economic analysis; Economic impacts; Future; Investments; Research; Transportation planning

Data needs

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Aug 4 2000 12:00AM

• ECONOMIC EVALUATION FOR DECISION MAKING ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES
• ESTIMATING REVENUES FROM USER CHARGES, TAXES, AND FEES: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
• ESTIMATION OF REVENUES FROM USE CHARGES, TAXES, AND OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME
• HOW LEVELS OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT AFFECT ECONOMIC HEALTH
• IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION: CANADA'S EXPERIENCE
• INFORMATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: STATE OF THE ART AND RELEVANCE FOR DECISION MAKING
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AT THE STATE, METROPOLITAN, AND PROJECT LEVELS
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: RATE OF RETURN AND PRODUCTIVITY STUDIES, COMMODITY AND PASSENGER FLOW DATA, AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: TRANSPORTATION SATELLITE ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL STOCKS ACCOUNTS
• RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR DECISION MAKING: IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATING RESEARCH RESULTS
• SELECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS: INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• STRATEGIES FOR MEASURING PRODUCTIVE HIGHWAY CAPITAL STOCKS
• TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS: A TOP CONCERN OF THE PUBLIC
• WHY INFORMATION MATTERS: GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• WHY INFORMATION MATTERS: WEST VIRGINIA: A RURAL POINT OF VIEW