Use of Value Capture to Fund Transportation Projects
EDR Group is working in a team with the Texas Transportation Institute to develop methods, guidelines and case studies that show how value capture methods can used to help fund highway projects in the...
View ArticleEconomic Impacts of Scenic Byways
Economic Development Research Group for the National Scenic Byways Resource Center, 2001
View ArticleMeasuring Multimodal Connectivity in Northern New Jersey
For the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), EDR Group, under subcontract to Louis Berger Group, is defining and implementing connectivity performance metrics to evaluate...
View ArticleTransportation Costs: Direct and Indirect Implications for Chicago's Businesses
"Transportation Costs: Direct and Indirect Implications for Chicago's Businesses" (pdf), a paper by Lisa Petraglia, Chicago Region Transportation Forum, November 2006
View ArticleNCDOT Project Performance Measurement and Prioritization
For the North Carolina DOT, EDR Group worked with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University to assess how economic impact performance can be...
View ArticleKansas DOT Project Performance Measurement and Prioritization
For Kansas DOT, EDR Group was part of the leadership team to improve the process for incorporating economic factors into transportation investment decision-making. This work involves a series of...
View ArticleTIGER Grant Applications: Benefit-Cost Analysis
US DOT’s TIGER program is a highly competitive grant program for innovative transportation projects that not only improve transportation, but also help to expand economic opportunity and transform...
View ArticleIdaho COMPASS Performance Measure Framework
The Community planning association of Southwest Idaho engaged EDR Group seeing a way to make their long range plan relevant to everyday decision making. The vision was to create a "performance...
View ArticleOhio TRAC Transportation Prioritization
The Ohio Department of Transportation engaged EDR Group when seeking more transparently integrate business and economic considerations into their project selection process. The state had well...
View ArticleFinancial Impacts of Road Usage Charge Drivers in Rural and Urban Counties
For the Western Road Usage Charge Consortium (WRUCC), EDR Group developed the data, research and analysis necessary to assess the financial impacts of moving from a fuel-based tax to a mileage-based...
View ArticleAssessment of National Highway System Passenger Connectors
EDR Group, under contract to Cambridge Systematics, Inc., is examining and documenting the mobility and connectivity aspects of NHS passenger connectors, to show how they facilitate connecting every...
View ArticleColorado Project Funding ROI
For Colorado DOT, EDR Group and High Street Consulting teamed to develop a statewide approach to incorporating economic costs, benefits and impacts into the evaluation of proposed new projects and...
View ArticleEconomic and Equity Impacts of a Road User Charge
On February 16, 2017, Dr. Stephen Fitzroy gave a presentation titled "Economic and Equity Impacts of a Road User Charge" to the Idaho House and Senate Transportation Committees. This presentation adds...
View ArticleParameters of a Road Usage Charge Rate
EDR Group continues their work for the RUC West Consortium through a new study exploring possible parameters for rate calculation formulas in seven states. Dr. Steve Fitzroy led a kick-off meeting at...
View ArticleRight-Sizing Transportation Investments-Methods for Planning and Programming
EDR Group just kicked off a two-year effort under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program: Right-Sizing Transportation Investments-Methods for Planning and Programming. The team, led by...
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Resource Allocation of Available Funding to Programs of Work (NCHRP Synthesis...
For the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), EDR Group performed a synthesis study on how state departments of transportation (DOTs) allocate resources between different programs and...
View ArticleEconomic Analysis of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System
For the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), EDR Group, in collaboration with WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff, performed an ex-post analysis of the impact that implementation of the Appalachian Development...
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Financial Impacts of RUC Drivers in Rural and Urban Counties
A presentation by Stephen Fitzroy, at the Road User Charge Forum, September 19, 2017 in Salem, OR.
View ArticlePrimer on Private Sector Site Selection for Transportation Planners and...
Transportation investment is integrally linked with economic development. Cities, metropolitan areas, and states regularly plan and develop transportation projects – across multiple modes – intended to...
View ArticleMassDOT Economic Impact Study
For the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), EDR Group is developing a robust methodology for economic impact evaluation to measure the benefits of potential transportation investments...
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