Estimating the Employment Impacts of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure - Case Study: Baltimore

This case study estimates the employment impacts of various transportation infrastructure projects in the city of Baltimore. Particular interest is paid to examining the differences in employment resulting from different project types: those that focus on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and those that do not. Using an input-output model, project-specific data provided by the City of Baltimore are evaluated. Findings indicate that pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects create 11-14 jobs per $1 million of spending while road infrastructure projects create approximately 7 jobs per $1 million of expenditures.

• Record URL:
  http://bikemd.org/files/public/documents/job%20Baltimore%20Case%20Study%20-%20Job%20Creation%20per%20Construction%20Projects.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Political Economy Research Institute
  Amherst, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Garrett-Peltier, Heidi
• Publication Date: 2010-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Economic impacts; Employment; Jobs; Pedestrian areas; Roads
• Geographic Terms: Baltimore (Maryland)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01333772
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 21 2011 2:15PM