Location
Union FACW
Session Number
98
Session Title
Transportation and Economic Development: Characterization of Economic Development Impact of Corridor Improvements
Track Title
Project Management and Planning
Event Description/Abstract
Transportation plays an important role in the development and prosperity of human beings. The project development process involves the analysis of different alternatives along with their possible impacts and benefits. Nowadays, renewed importance on safety and economic development is generating a shift from only-mobility-oriented projects to more diverse-goals-oriented developments. This study summarizes the tools and methodologies used in practice for the assessment of the economic development potential of highway corridor improvements.
Transportation and Economic Development: Characterizing Economic Development Impacts for Corridor Improvements
Union FACW
Transportation plays an important role in the development and prosperity of human beings. The project development process involves the analysis of different alternatives along with their possible impacts and benefits. Nowadays, renewed importance on safety and economic development is generating a shift from only-mobility-oriented projects to more diverse-goals-oriented developments. This study summarizes the tools and methodologies used in practice for the assessment of the economic development potential of highway corridor improvements.
