Download or read book Inequalities in Transportation Infrastructure Spending written by John Ensch and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines an important type of regional organizations called Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). The primary function of these organizations is the programming, funding, and construction for the bulk of surface transportation projects in the United States. The main finding is that the preference structure of the representatives (whether local or regional) not only predicts whether the bulk of projects have a local or regional focus, but also the transportation mode selected (e.g. rail or highway). The main finding is that the MPOs ability to cooperate on a regional basis is hindered by their unbalanced governing boards, which favor the one-territory one-vote notion of equality over the one-person. This then creates a mismatch between the type of transportation projects constructed and the overall needs of the community at large.
Download or read book Inequalities in Transportation Infrastructure Spending written by John Leonard Ensch and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines an important type of regional organizations called Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). The primary function of these organizations is the programming, funding, and construction for the bulk of surface transportation projects in the United States. The main finding is that the preference structure of the representatives (whether local or regional) not only predicts whether the bulk of projects have a local or regional focus, but also the transportation mode selected (e.g. rail or highway). The main finding is that the MPOs ability to cooperate on a regional basis is hindered by their unbalanced governing boards, which favor the one-territory one-vote notion of equality over the one-person. This then creates a mismatch between the type of transportation projects constructed and the overall needs of the community at large.
Download or read book Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment written by Edward L. Glaeser and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--
Download or read book The Road to Inequality written by Clayton Nall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Road to Inequality shows how policies that shape geographic space change our politics, focusing on the effects of the largest public works project in American history: the federal highway system. For decades, federally subsidized highways have selectively facilitated migration into fast-growing suburbs, producing an increasingly non-urban Republican electorate. This book examines the highway programs' policy origins at the national level and traces how these intersected with local politics and interests to facilitate complex, mutually-reinforcing processes that have shaped America's growing urban-suburban divide and, with it, the politics of metropolitan public investment. As Americans have become more polarized on urban-suburban lines, attitudes towards transportation policy - a once quintessentially 'local' and non-partisan policy area - are now themselves driven by partisanship, endangering investments in metropolitan programs that provide access to opportunity for millions of Americans.
Download or read book Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure written by Nathan Musick and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns about the nation's infrastructure and its ability to support commerce and promote public well-being have prompted calls for greater infrastructure spending. In response to a request from the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) prepared this study, which analyzes recent developments in spending on transportation and water infrastructure, trends in spending for capital and for operations and maintenance by the various levels of government, and the rationale for public spending on infrastructure. This study updates a 2007 report, Trends in public spending on transportation and water infrastructure, 1956 to 2004--Preface.
Download or read book The Effects of Public Transportation Infrastructure on Income Inequality written by Aleina L. Aliwarga and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transport Infrastructure written by Roger Stough and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a set of 37 classic readings in the literature that show the development of analysis in the field of transport infrastructure. Readings are arranged into five sections: foundation papers; infrastructure and economic development; infrastructure networks; infrastructure measurement and evaluation; and case studies. Contributions are drawn from such publications as Journal of Monetary Economics; Economic Journal, Regional and Urban Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, Empirical Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, New England Economic Review, Policy Studies Journal, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, and Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, among others, as well as a few books. Contributions range from one written in 1929 to 1999. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Growth Inequality and Poverty in Rural China written by Shenggen Fan and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth, inequality, and poverty; Public capital e investment; Concptual framework and model; Data, estimation, and results.
Download or read book Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-05-23 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes evaluation methods for transport infrastructure investments to ensure that scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society.
Download or read book OECD Urban Studies Transport Bridging Divides written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport connects people, places and cities. Investment in transport infrastructure therefore helps bridging economic and social divides. It promotes economic growth and catching up of regions by providing access to jobs for workers and markets for firms. This report summarises evidence on the benefits of transport investment for economic growth and job creation and thereby for catching up in OECD regions.
Download or read book Issues in Public Infrastructure Spending and Transportation written by You Zhou and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation explores various environmental and health consequences of public infrastructure and transportation. It consists of three chapters. The first investigates the impact of government highway expenditure on emissions from freight and passenger vehicles. I develop a general equilibrium model to show that government highway expenditure increases passenger and freight emissions through raising speeds of travel which, in turn, induces more vehicle mileage on highways. Guided by theoretical results, I use an instrumental approach to estimate the induced carbon dioxide emissions of highway spending with a system of two equations. My empirical results confirm the theoretical findings. Moreover, the elasticity of highway spending to freight emissions is around two times higher than that to passenger emissions. In the second Chapter, I study the effect of Uber's entry on alcohol-related behaviors across major U.S. metropolitan areas. With a difference-in-difference method, I identify that the introduction of Uber has a positive and significant effect on the intensive margin of alcohol consumption, measured by binge drinking. However, there is no impact of Uber on the extensive margin, measured by the number of drinking days, and drunk driving for the average adults. I further investigate the effect of Uber's entry on drunk driving through the path of binge drinking. It indicates that the introduction of Uber might indirectly increase drunk driving by increasing binge drinking. My last Chapter analyzes the effect of traffic-related emissions on adult patients with asthma across various metropolitan areas in the U.S. outside of California. To address the potential endogeneity issues, I use highway density as an instrument for NO2 concentrations. My results show that NO2 has no general impact on asthma patients in my full-sample areas, but it can exacerbate those patients' asthma conditions in hot areas. The disparity across regions in the U.S. outside of California indicates a need for adjusting the current regulations on vehicle emissions.
Download or read book Regional Development in China written by Yehua Dennis Wei and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study systematically examines uneven regional development in China, focusing on three central agents: the foreign investor, the state and the region. Wei's findings have important implications for theories of, and policy towards, Chinese regional development. This book is a vital resource for those with an interest in transition economies.
Download or read book Introduction to Design Equity written by Kristine F. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why do affluent, liberal, and design-rich cities like Minneapolis have some of the biggest racial disparities in the country? How can designers help to create more equitable communities? Introduction to Design Equity, an open access book for students and professionals, maps design processes and products against equity research to highlight the pitfalls and potentials of design as a tool for building social justice."-- from https://open.lib.umn.edu/designequity/
Download or read book Trends in Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure 1956 to 2004 written by Nathan Musick and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Getting More Out of State Transportation Infrastructure Spending written by Tracy Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent trends suggest that the federal role in funding highways is likely to decline in the future. As a result, state and local governments will likely shoulder a larger portion of the costs of building and maintaining roads and highways. Like the federal government, however, many states do not employ their transportation revenues as efficiently as they could. In this study, we explore changes states could make to allow surface transportation dollars to go further, thereby better serving taxpayers and road users alike. Specifically, we examine how states can reduce costs created by regulations, can better allocate transportation funds to their most highly valued use, and can strengthen the link between driversņ willingness to pay and the amount spent on transportation infrastructure. We also explore the role that changes in incentives could play in reducing congestion; improving development patterns; and contributing to a more efficient mix of streets, roads, and public transportation infrastructure.
Download or read book Transport Costs Decline and Regional Inequalities written by Pierre-Philippe Combes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure in the US written by Matthew A. Turner and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Support for massive investments in transportation infrastructure, possibly with a change in the share of spending on transit, seems widespread. Such proposals are often motivated by the belief that our infrastructure is crumbling, that infrastructure causes economic growth, that current funding regimes disadvantage rural drivers at the expense of urban public transit, or that capacity expansions will reduce congestion. In fact, most US transportation infrastructure is not deteriorating and the existing scientific literature does not show that infrastructure creates growth or reduces congestion. However, current annual expenditure on public transit buses exceeds that on interstate construction and maintenance. A careful examination of how funding is allocated across modes is suggested by the evidence. Massive new expenditures are not.
