The report presents a review of the literature, a survey of current practices regarding policies used to foster economic development through intercity highway improvements and the identification of current analytical techniques for assessing the economic development impacts of highways. The review contains extensive documentation of economic development programs in other states which should be useful to the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) in developing guidelines for evaluating the economic development potentials of highway expenditures in Texas. However, the precise impact of a particular transportation improvement, often times is difficult to assess. The results of a preliminary survey indicate that 9 state Department of Transportation's (DOTs) give some consideration to, or use the promotion of economic development as part of their long range statewide highway planning criteria. The objectives of these efforts range from the mere completion of a statewide four lane network to the development of a process specifically intended to increase the competitive advantage of the states' communities by funding certain types of highway improvement.


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    Title :

    State Highway Investment and Economic Development: State-of-the-Art Review


    Contributors:
    E. J. Washington (author) / N. Pinnoi (author) / R. W. Stokes (author)

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    75 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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