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US and International
A Summary of TRB Workshop 2019 Workshop regarding the accurancy of travel demand models.
21st Annual Highway Performance Study, 1984-2012 The US and 50 States are rated on 11 measures of resources and road performance.
Practical Congestion Relief for Mid-Sized Regions, July 2014 A review of the congestion-reducing effect of transportation plans for 26 regions 200K-1M population.
Accuracy of Traffic Forecasts Results of an Internet survey and summary of a workshop.
Employer Views on Traffic Congestion, February 2014 A nationwide survey of 1000 employees regarding how traffic congestion affects shipping and receiving, employees, and customers.
Hubris or Humility: Accuracy Issues for the Next 50
Years of This study reviews the 50-year history of travel demand forecasting models,concentrating on their accuracy and relevance for public decision-making. Published in Transportation 40.6, November 2013
20th Annual Highway Report The US and the 50 states are rated on 11 categories of road expenditures and performance
Are Highways Crumbling? 20-year trends show improvement on all 7 indicators of road performance, but states vary widely
Impact of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Policies on US
Cities
Wisconsin Highway Needs, 2011-2020 Wisconsin's 10 year prudent state highway needs exceed its likely revenues by about $993M annually.
19th Annual Highway Report "The Hartgen Group's 19th Annual Highway Report, prepared for the Reason Foundation."
Idaho Transportation Funding Issues "Presentation to the Governor's Task Force on Modernizing Transportation Funding, July 27, 2010."
18th Annual Highway Report "The performance of State Highway Systems, 1984-2007."
Household Travel Survey Costs and Trends, 1988 - 2009 "A summary of costs and trip rates for 136 household travel surveys since 1988."
Gridlock and Growth:
"A
review
of how traffic congestion affects regional productivity in 8
large
National Study of Traffic Congestion
"Review
of congestion trends and costs of removal for 403 US regions,
2006"
Urban Land Institute
"A recent ULI Survey of the 23 largest and fastest growing
metropolitan regions found that population growth is expected to
increase 39 percent and traffic growth 51 percent over the next
25-30 years. Coping with growing transportation demands
represents a significant challenge for urban regions struggling
with development and traffic congestion, while providing
enhanced transit services. Most of these changes will occur
gradually over the long term and be a continuation of current
trends." North Carolina
Ped-Bike Accidents North Carolina's pedestrian and bicycle crash rates vary widely by county.
Economic Impacts of I-77 HOT Lanes, Charlotte, NC
I-77 HOT Lanes could cost the corridor lmost $34B over 50 years
in
North Carolina Transportation Priorities, 2013 20 key recommendations for immediate action by the NCDOT and Legislature
Review of Raleigh, NC Transit Plan Review of Raleigh NC Transit Plan. An assessment of Wake County (Raleigh, NC) plans for expanded bus, commuter rail and light rail transit service
Distributing Transportation
Funds
Testimony before the Legislative Oversight Committee, North
Carolina General Assembly, April 6, 2010 regarding the
distribution of transportation funds within North Carolina.
Charlotte's LYNX Line A preliminary
assessment of LYNX construction costs, ridership, economic
impact and cost analysis
Transportation Issues Remarks at the
Shaftsbury Lecture, John Locke Foundation, Raleigh, NC February,
2009
Mecklenburg County A review of how Mecklenburg County businesses deal with
congestion problems affecting workers, shipments and
business activities. Recommendations for effective for
congestion relief. South Carolina
SCDOT This report
documents a study to determine the impacts of major road
projects on the economy of South Carolina counties, and to
develop a method of estimating the likely economic impact of
future road projects. The study gathers extensive data on
economic trends for each of South Carolina’s 46 counties for the
period 1975-2000. Virginia
VA State Transportation Board State rankings regarding Virginia's highway performance as reported to the |
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