Evaluate, Enable, Engage: Principles to Support Effective Decision Making in Mass Transit Investment Programs

Many developing countries are increasingly becoming more urban. This has led to a need for ongoing and sustained investments in mass transit programs and projects. This paper explores these issues. The table of contents lists the following: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - How to use this report, Findings, Recommendations; OVERVIEW - Contexts for mass transit investment programs, Reasons for investing in mass transit, Ages of mass transit programs, Scopes of investment programs, Authorization and funding; A FRAMEWORK FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMS; THE RATIONALE PILLAR - Identify project need and evaluate alternatives, Compare project costs and benefits, Keep politics out of technical analyses; THE DELIVERABILITY PILLAR - Assess deliverability risks, Increase project sponsors’ capacities to develop, implement, and operate projects; THE LOCAL BUY-IN PILLAR - Establish local governments as project sponsors, Require local financial commitment, Ensure consistency with locally driven planning processes, Require public engagement in the planning process; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

• Record URL:
  http://www.embarq.org/sites/default/files/Evaluate-Enable-Engage-EMBARQ.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  EMBARQ World Resources Institute

  10 G Street, NE, Suite 800
  Washington, DC  United States  20002
• Authors:
  • Owen, Ben
  • Carrigan, Aileen
  • Hidalgo, Dario
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 72p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Developing countries; Financing; Investments; Needs assessment; Public transit; Transportation planning; Urbanization
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01479773
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 24 2013 4:46PM