TRANSPORTATION ACCESS AND THE LOCATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FIRMS IN PENNSYLVANIA. FINAL REPORT. VOLUME I: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This two volume report contains findings from surveys of Advanced Technology (AT) firms and comparable non-AT firms in five Pennsylvania corridors in which AT firms are concentrated. The key conclusion from these findings is that AT firms warrant the special attention of multi-modal transportation planning, programming and operations since these firms use a more diverse variety of transportation modes in the five corridors in which they are concentrated. This conclusion suggests a statewide and corridor approach to transportation systems concerns. These findings also suggest that transportation is viewed as a necessary but not sufficient condition for locating and conducting successful business operations at a particular site in a corridor. Accordingly, economic development programs and transportation planning and programming activities warrant coordination. A review of the pertinent literature, description of the research methods, and an analysis of current statewide and corridor transportation planning, programming, and operations are contained in Volume I.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh

  University Center for Social and Urban Research
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Office of Research and Special Studies, P.O. Box 2926
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Federal Highway Administration

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • DeAngelis, J P
  • Bullen, AGR
  • Hummon, N P
  • Manners, S
• Publication Date: 1986-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corridors; Data collection; Economic development; Incentives; Industrial location; Needs assessment; Regional transportation; Surveys; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Selecting; User needs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00460196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PA-85-049+83-22, RPN-83-22
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:06AM