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Economic Impact of Multi-modal Transportation Investments and Policies

Following is a listing of projects and reports pertaining to multi-modal transportation issues that have been conducted by staff of Economic Development Research Group and approved by our clients for public sharing. While the contents of our web site are copyrighted by us, you are free to view and print these documents as long as you agree to give appropriate credit to our firm and cite the specific documents when using their information or ideas.

Incorporating Economic Impact Metrics in Transportation Project Ranking and Selection Processes

by Glen Weisbrod, Economic Development Research Group, paper presentated at the Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, 2011.

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Benefit/Cost Analysis for Transportation Infrastructure: A Practitioners Workshop

USDOT Training Workshop, May 17, 2010

Economic Impacts of Congestion and Border Delays on the United States & Canadian Economies

By Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Research Group for the US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group, 2008-2010

Moving Forward: Transportation and the Massachusetts Economy

Economic Development Reasearch Group for Our Transportation Future, July 2010.

From Hours to Output: Getting Economic Impacts Right in Transportation Investment Analysis

by Brian Alstadt and Glen Weisbrod, 2010 MCRSA / IMPLAN Conference, 2010

Economic Impact of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements in Virginia

Economic Development Research Group with Delcan and Cambridge Systematics for Virginia DOT, 2009

Northeast CanAm Connections: Integrating the Economy & Transportation

By Wilbur Smith Associates et al., with Economic Development Research Group et al. for a consortium of four US States and five Canadian Provinces, August 2009

Extending Monetary Values to Broader Performance and Impact Measures: Transportation Applications and Lessons for Other Fields

Weisbrod, G., T. Lynch and M. Meyer, "Evaluation and Program Planning," Vol. 32, No. 4, November 2009

Generalized Approach for Assessing Direct User Impacts of Multimodal Transport Projects

By Brian B. Alstadt and Glen E. Weisbrod of Economic Development Research Group, Transportation Research Record #2079, December 2008

The Challenge for Public-Private Financing of Transport

Glen Weisbrod and Cameron Gordon, "The Challenge for Pricing and Financing Policies: Aligning Benefits, Costs and Sustainability", Keynote presentation at the CODATU International Congress on Transport in the Developing World, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 2008

Differentiating Forms of Economic Impact

Glen Weisbrod, "Differentiating Forms of Economic Impact: Implications for Transportation Policy", at the Forkenbrock Series on Public Policy, Transportation Finance and Economics Conference, Iowa, September 2008

Estimating Economic Development Benefits for Transportation Investment: The State of the Art

Glen Weisbrod, "Estimating Economic Development Benefits for Transportation Investment: The State of the Art", presentation to the Ohio Transportation Conference, Columbus, October 2008

Integrating Regional Economic Modeling with Transportation and Land Use

Glen Weisbrod, "Integrating Regional Economic Modeling with Transportation and Land Use"
Oregon Symposium on Integrating Land Use-Transport Models, June 2008

Unlocking the Potential of IMPLAN for Transport Impact Analysis

A paper entitled, "Unlocking the Potential of IMPLAN for Transport Impact Analysis." by Brian B. Alstadt & Glen Weisbrod,Implan National Users Conference, June, 2008

Governors' and Premiers' Conference - Northeast Multimodal Transportation Study

A presentation by Glen Weisbrod to the New England Governors and Eastern Canadians Premiers Conference (NEGECP) in Bar Harbor, Maine, 2008

Models to Predict the Economic Development Impact of Transportation Projects

by Glen Weisbrod, Annals of Regional Science, January 2008.

Monetary Valuation of Hard-to-Quantify Transportation Impacts

(Valuing Environmental, Health/Safety & Economic Development Impacts), by Economic Development Research Group for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, NCHRP 8-36-61, 2007

Progress & Challenges in the Application of Economic Analysis For Transport Decision Making

Glen Weisbrod and Brian Baird Alstadt. OECD-TRF Roundtable on Infrastructure Planning and Assessment Tools, Joint Transport Research Center Paper 2007-14, November 2007

Improving Transportation Economic Impact Methods

EDR Group Working Paper, 2007

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Economic Impact from Maryland's Surface Transportation Spending

By Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Research Group, for the Maryland Transportation Commission, 1997-2006 (View the Report, PDF)

Evolution of Methods for Assessing Economic Development Impacts of Transportation

by Glen Weisbrod, presented at the 3rd International Conference on Transportation and Economic Development (TED2006), March 2006

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Web-Based Guide to Transportation Benefit / Cost Analysis

by Edward Sullivan, Joy Dahlgen, Glen Weisbrod, and Kazem Attaran, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 7, July 2008, pp. 282-286.

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Towards a New Framework for Evaluating Economic Development Impacts of Proposed Transportation Projects

"Towards a New Framework for Evaluating Economic Development Impacts of Proposed Transportation Projects" (pdf), a paper by Glen Weisbrod, TED2006, 2006

Estimation of Unit Values of Land Occupied by Transportation Infrastructure in Canada

By Clarence Woudsma (University of Waterloo), Todd Litman (Victoria Transport Policy Institute) and Glen Weisbrod (Economic Development Research Group) for Transport Canada, 2006

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Research Resources for Rural Transportation Planning

"Research Resources for Rural Transportation Planning" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, NADO Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference, Indianapolis, October 2006

Exchanges of Local Experiences : Support of Training and Research

Session 6 of the XIIth CODATU International Conference on Transportation and Urban Development for Developing Nations, Chaired by Glen Weisbrod of Economic Development Research Group, Lyon France, July 2006

Public Infrastructure and Economic Productivity: A Transportation-Focused Review

By Brian Baird, Economic Development Research Group, Transportation Research Record #1932

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The Cost of Congestion to the Portland Region

By Economic Development Research Group, for the Portland Business Alliance, Port of Portland, Metro and Oregon DOT, Dec. 2005

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North Country Transportation and Economic Development: Needs & Opportunities

By Economic Development Research Group, for the Development Authority of the North Country (DANC), 1999-2004

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Economic Impact Analysis of Investment in a Major Commercial Transportation System for the Greater Vancouver Region

By Delcan Corporation and Economic Development Research Group. for the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council, 2003

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Transportation Improvements Grow Wisconsin's Economy: The Economic Benefits of Transportation Investments

By Cambridge Systematics with Economic Development Research Group, for the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, 2003

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Montana TranPlan 21 Update - Economic Development Issues and Recommendations

By Economic Development Research Group, inc. and Dye Management Group, Inc., 2002

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Guidebook for Assessing Social & Economic Effects of Transportation Projects

By Forkenbrock, D. and G. Weisbrod. NCHRP Report 456, National Academy Press, 2001

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Current Practice for Assessing Economic Development Impacts from Transportation Projects

By Weisbrod, G. NCHRP Synthesis Report 290, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, ISBN 0-309-06873-8, 2000

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Transportation Cornerstone Florida: Moving Florida's Economy into the 21st Century

Cambridge Systematics, Economic Development Research Group, & Economic Competitiveness Group, for the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 1999

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Comparing Approaches for Valuing Economic Development Benefits of Transportation Projects

Read the article by G. Weisbrod and M. Grovak. Transportation Research Record No. 1649, 1998.

Productivity and Accessibility: Bridging Project Specific and Macroeconomic Analyses Of Transportation Investments

Read the article by G. Weisbrod and F. Treyz. Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Vol. 1 No. 3, 1998

Technology Impacts of Globalization for Business Location and Transportation

A presentation (pdf) by Weisbrod, G., Transportation Research Board, Annual Conference, 1997

Assessing the Economic Impact of Transportation Projects: How to Match the Appropriate Technique to Your Project

A report by Glen and Burton Weisbrod, Transportation Research Circular 477, for the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1997

Distinguishing Wide and Local Area Business Impacts of Transportation Investments

Read the article by G. Weisbrod. Transportation Research Record No. 1552, 1996.

Tradeoffs in Residential Location Decisions: Transportation versus Other Factors

Read the article by Glen Weisbrod, Moshe Ben-Akiva and Steven Lerman. Transportation Policy and Decision-Making, V.1, N.1, 1980.