INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Conference participants sought to identify gaps in the data and analytic tools needed to support economic analysis as related to transportation investment and to develop research proposals designed to fill those gaps. The opening day of the conference featured presentations by economists, transportation analysts, and policy makers on the theory and practice of economic analysis and its usefulness to decision makers. The second and third days of the conference revolved around participatory workshops. Six separate working groups deliberated over three questions: (1) What is the appropriate level of investment in transportation to encourage economic health? (2) How should projects be prioritized within a multimodal transportation program? (3) How much revenue is likely to flow from user charges, tolls, and other sources? At the conclusion of its deliberations, each working group developed a list of research proposals, which it then presented to the conference as a whole. These conference proceedings are organized in the following sections: Overview; Keynote Remarks; Setting the Stage; Key Topics Addressed by Working Groups; Proposed Research Statements; Resource Papers; Appendix A: Steering Committee Biographical Information and Committee Liaisons; and Appendix B: Conference Participants.

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• Conference:
  • Information Requirements for Transportation Economic Analysis
  • Location: Irvine, California
  • Date: 1999-8-19 to 1999-8-21
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 159 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 21
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Decision making; Economic analysis; Investments; Research; Revenues; Strategic planning; Transportation planning; User charges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data needs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796898
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309071240
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 3 2000 12:00AM