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Transit and Highway Revenue Forecasting Template (THRIFT) software was developed by the Government Finance Officers Association under contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation as a sketch-planning tool. THRIFT allows users to forecast available financial resources for highway and transit financing, evaluate capital projects, and examine the effects of changes in selected financial variables on transportation system funding. Tests of the software at four highway and transit sites in the United States indicate that the software is a useful tool for examining financial scenarios in a sketch-planning context. The key drawback with the software is the level of effort required to collect the historical data needed to conduct the forecasts. Overall, THRIFT was judged to provide a useful framework for examining transportation improvements within the context of current and future financial resources.

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Alternatives analysis; Evaluation; Financial capital; Forecasting; Improvements; Sketch planning; Software; Transportation

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Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration

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