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Suggested Citation:"Appendix J - Multiple Accounts BCA Example." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Guide for Conducting Benefit-Cost Analyses of Multimodal, Multijurisdictional Freight Corridor Investments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24680.
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150 Multiple Accounts BCA Example A p p e n d i x J Source: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (1). Permission granted by Peter Lyall, Apex Engineering Ltd. Table J1. MA-BCA example (British Columbia Guidance) (five accounts).

Multiple Accounts BCA example 151 Reference 1. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Benefit Cost Analysis Guidebook: Guidelines for the Benefit Cost Analysis of Highway Improvement Projects in British Columbia. August 2014. https://www.th.gov.bc.ca/ publications/planning/Guidelines/BenefitCostAnalysisGuidebook.pdf.

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TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Research Report 38: Guide for Conducting Benefit-Cost Analyses of Multimodal, Multijurisdictional Freight Corridor Investments explores how to conduct benefit-cost analyses (BCAs). A BCA is an analytical framework used to evaluate public investment decisions including transportation investments. BCA is defined as a collection of methods and rules for assessing the social costs and benefits of alternative public policies. It promotes efficiency by identifying the set of feasible projects that would yield the largest positive net benefits to society.

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