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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Transportation Alternatives for Economic Development in Wisconsin
Author: Transportation Investment, Economic Development, and Land Use Goals in Wisconsin
Author: STH-29 Reconstruction, I-94 to Green Bay, Clark and Marathon Counties
Author: I.H. 94-Green Bay (Abbotsford-Marathon City), S.T.H. 29, Clark and Marathon Counties
Author: Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee, Alternatives Analysis
Author: Milwaukee East-West Corridor, IH-43 and Hampton Avenue to Downtown Milwaukee and Along IH-94 to WI-16, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County
Author: Current Practices for Assessing Economic Development Impacts from Transportation Investments
Author: Glen WeisbrodPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309068734
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
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.
Lake Arterial Extension, WI-TH-31 to Layton Ave, Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee County
Author: US-151, Belmont to Dodgeville, Iowa County, Lafayette County
Author: Transportation Decision Making
Author: Kumares C. SinhaPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118169662
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
This pioneering text provides a holistic approach to decisionmaking in transportation project development and programming, whichcan help transportation professionals to optimize their investmentchoices. The authors present a proven set of methodologies forevaluating transportation projects that ensures that all costs andimpacts are taken into consideration. The text's logical organization gets readers started with asolid foundation in basic principles and then progressively buildson that foundation. Topics covered include: Developing performance measures for evaluation, estimatingtravel demand, and costing transportation projects Performing an economic efficiency evaluation that accounts forsuch factors as travel time, safety, and vehicle operatingcosts Evaluating a project's impact on economic development and landuse as well as its impact on society and culture Assessing a project's environmental impact, including airquality, noise, ecology, water resources, and aesthetics Evaluating alternative projects on the basis of multipleperformance criteria Programming transportation investments so that resources can beoptimally allocated to meet facility-specific and system-widegoals Each chapter begins with basic definitions and concepts followedby a methodology for impact assessment. Relevant legislation isdiscussed and available software for performing evaluations ispresented. At the end of each chapter, readers are providedresources for detailed investigation of particular topics. Theseinclude Internet sites and publications of international anddomestic agencies and research institutions. The authors alsoprovide a companion Web site that offers updates, data foranalysis, and case histories of project evaluation and decisionmaking. Given that billions of dollars are spent each year ontransportation systems in the United States alone, and that thereis a need for thorough and rational evaluation and decision makingfor cost-effective system preservation and improvement, this textshould be on the desks of all transportation planners, engineers,and educators. With exercises in every chapter, this text is anideal coursebook for the subject of transportation systems analysisand evaluation.