Measuring and Valuing Transit Benefits and Disbenefits. Summary

摘要

This report will be of interest to transportation professionals and policy makersresponsible for transit investment decisions. The report categorizes and describes transit benefits and disbenefits; presents the dimensions of transit's economic impact; addresses the linkages between increased transit investment and use; discusses changes in long-term, regionwide economic conditions that can be measured with current analytic methods; and provides example of transit benefits and disbenefits based on recent analysis.