Evaluating Transportation Economic Development Impacts

Capital investment in public transportation supports purchases of equipment and facilities (including rolling stock, tracks, other guideways, rights- of-way, control equipment, and construction of terminals, stations, parking lots, maintenance facilities and power generating facilities). Operations of public transportation services supports associated jobs (drivers, maintenance workers, administrative and other transportation agency workers) as well as purchases of supplies needed for continuing operations (including motor fuel, electric power, maintenance parts and materials, etc.) Thus, investment in public transportation projects and services can directly support short-term construction jobs and longer- term operations jobs, as well as purchases of products that lead to...