THE MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS

The major investment study (MIS) is a subset of the more comprehensive metropolitan transportation system planning process. Metropolitan planning regulations require major investment studies to support decisions on significant transportation investments. While federally funded major transportation investments are being contemplated, the MIS identifies all reasonable alternative strategies for addressing the transportation demands and other problems at a corridor or subarea level of the metropolitan area. The MIS provides information to elected officials, technical staff, the business community, and the general public on the costs, benefits, and impacts of these alternatives so that an informed choice can be made.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/semisesq/session3/royster/
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0965231003
• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education, 2711 South Loop Drive
  Ames, IA  United States  50011-8664

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Authors:
  • Royster, G
• Conference:
  • 1996 Semisesquicentennial Transportation Conference Proceedings.
  • Location: Ames, Iowa
  • Date: 1996-5-13 to 1996-5-14
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 125-127

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Federal aid; Investments; Metropolitan planning organizations; Studies; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation studies
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721862
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0965231003
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 11 1996 12:00AM