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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...s/TRCircular/35/35-002.pdf

ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO APPALACHIA AND TO OTHER RURAL AREAS FROM NEW OR IMPROVED HIGHWAYS MAY SAVE TIME AND MONEY FOR HIGHWAY USERS AND MAY INCREASE PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THE SUGGESTED METHOD FOR MEASURING THESE BENEFITS WOULD INCLUDE TABLES AND CONCLUSIONS ON BASE-LOAD TRAFFIC COST SAVINGS, GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT INCREASES, TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL BENEFITS, CONSUMER SURPLUS ESTIMATES AND NET ECONOMIC BENEFITS. FORECASTS OF THE VALUE OF IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS AND ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT RECOVERY TIME SHOULD BE MADE. A PRIORITY RANKING OF AREAS FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND PRELIMINARY DESIGNS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. EVIDENCE ON THE EXISTENCE OF A CLEARLY DEFINABLE RELATIONAHIP BETWEEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE PRESENTED.

No 35, pp 4-26, 7 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Highway Research Circular

Digital/other

Costs; Data collection; Economic benefits; Economic development; Highways; Improvements; Needs assessment; Production; Recreational facilities; Savings; Statistical analysis; Strategic planning; Time; Tourists; User benefits

Appalachia

Appalachia

Data and Information Technology; Economics; Finance; Highways; Society; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB

Dec 12 1994 12:00AM

• HIGHWAY INVESTMENT AS A PLANNING TOOL FOR AREA DEVELOPMENT