RURAL ROAD ABANDONMENT: POLICY CRITERIA AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Deterioration and changing use patterns of the rural road system have coalesced into difficult policy decisions for local government officials. A possible option for consideration is abandonment of some low-volume roads. A model is developed, using utility maximization and Pareto-optimal criteria, that allows identification of policy criteria for abandonment. The criteria are empirically estimated and 4-12% of the roads were found to be good candidates for abandonment without a net social loss.

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  American Agricultural Economics Association

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• Authors:
  • Hamlett, C A
  • Baumel, C P
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 114-120
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Agricultural Economics
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
  • ISSN: 0002-9092

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land use models; Local government; Local transportation; Low volume roads; Rural areas; Rural highways; Rural transportation; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pareto optimum
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792559
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 8 2000 12:00AM