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From page 45... ... 45 chapter five Case examples Overview This chapter profiles five individual studies to illustrate in more detail the current state of practice for EIAs of transit. The case examples were selected to represent a range of situations, addressing different development contexts and geographic regions of the United States, transit agencies of different sizes, and evaluations of both existing and proposed services from multiple analytical perspectives. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 of MCTS services as part of an ongoing discussion about the value of investment in transit services. Addressing this need, the study includes both a quantitative assessment intended to provide concrete estimates of value to MCTS stakeholders, based on benchmarks from well-regarded national resources, and a qualitative process that engaged stakeholders to explore community perceptions and strengthening partnership relationships in the region. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... 47 value of social benefits, but also includes some economic impacts associated with the income of transit-dependent workers. It divides the benefits of transit services into two categories. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 narrative about the many ways that transit affects various parties. In technical terms, some of these factors are more commonly referred to as economic impacts, as they may be viewed as income redistributions rather than additional benefits depending on the perspective being taken. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... 49 developer fees under consideration as part of the Transportation Sustainability program and additional bond measures. The study demonstrated the social benefits of the availability of transit services in both quantitative and qualitative terms, and compared monetized benefits with annual operating and "state of good repair" costs. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Strategy, other auto emissions rates published by the California Environmental protections Agency Air resources board, and local data on parking rates and travel mode split. The Systemwide on-board Survey, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's travel model is a critical tool for estimating the congestion effects of putting more cars on the road in a scenario without Muni services. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... 51 • developing a methodology to calculate benefits of other SFMTA services (e.g., bicycling, pedestrian circulation and safety, and parking management) , and • Incorporating cost–benefit metrics into SFMTA resource allocation decision processes. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 cost ratio. The report indicates that this is because of a lack of information on financing sources and arrangements, which could affect opportunity costs. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... 53 These results also acknowledge redistributive effects: economic impacts to the Metro Atlanta region are marginally larger than those to the state as a whole. This reflects "the possibility that Metro Atlanta will capture a marginally increased share of future statewide employment growth in comparison to the No-build condition" and highlights the consequence of boundary definitions when conducting economic analyses. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 regional transit improvements in minneapolis–st. paul (Cambridge Systematics 2012) Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... 55 the travel demand model, shifting 25% of all forecast growth in transit-served communities to zones within one-third of a mile of existing and proposed transit stations. The study uses the TrEdIS model to translate project expenditures and changes in travel characteristics into a variety of benefit and impact metrics. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 transit report ultimately inspired a follow-on study by MndoT in late 2013, which examined the roI in the state highway system. michigan: social Benefits and economic impacts of transit, urban and rural (HDR Decision Economics 2010 and 2011) Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... 57 Context and purpose With the goal of supporting better decision making and planning for public transportation, Michigan doT commissioned a contractor to develop a model to estimate the economic and community benefits of transit services. Michigan specified a stand-alone tool that could be used by a variety of local, regional, and state stakeholders to calculate benefits at multiple levels of aggregation: by agency, agency type (urban metro, urban large, urban medium, urban small, nonurban county, nonurban city, and nonurban township) Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 support with local officials. This is consistent with most existing studies nationally: the state of the practice is focused on high-level planning or funding conversations, but not on detailed analysis of incremental investment strategies. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... 59 • Economic analysis of transit is an "all sources" process. Although transit agencies themselves may develop and maintain data sets on expenditures, system ridership, trip attributes (e.g., average trip length) Read the entire page →

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... 45 chapter five Case examples Overview This chapter profiles five individual studies to illustrate in more detail the current state of practice for EIAs of transit. The case examples were selected to represent a range of situations, addressing different development contexts and geographic regions of the United States, transit agencies of different sizes, and evaluations of both existing and proposed services from multiple analytical perspectives.