Assessing the Economic Impact of Transportation Projects. How to Choose the Appropriate Technique for Your Project

摘要

There is considerable confusion among public agencies and private groups regarding when and how to consider economic impacts in transportation decision making. As a result, important considerations may be ignored and irrelevant factors considered. This primer is written for noneconomists. Its purpose is to help planners, engineers, and decision makers identify the appropriate ways to define questions regarding economic impacts of transportation and the appropriate methods to assess them. Its goal is not to make the reader an instant expert on economic evaluation, but to assist the reader to Identify the types of economic impacts that are relevant for decision making, Define the appropriate project evaluation perspective, and Select relevant methods for analysis and presentation of findings.