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The Florida DOT has experienced dramatic increases in highway construction costs over the past three years and has been forced to announce a number of project deferrals as a result. Cambridge Systematics has been assessing the Florida DOT's transportation capital project cost increases to determine which of the recent increases are short-term or cyclical and which may be long-term. The resulting report presents the key findings to date, provides a summary of the activities undertaken, and identifies a number of continuing actions that are designed to help the Florida DOT keep track of the current state and direction of the State's construction market, and enhance its planning and decision-making ability moving forward. 
We recently completed a guidebook for the U.S. DOT that presents a comprehensive framework to estimate the economic impacts of freight transportation projects across all modes. This report provides a consistent set of analytical steps that should be used for all economic benefit evaluations of proposed freight transportation investments, along with detailed descriptions of the data, models, and economic impact measures. The guidebook covers all direct effects (travel time, cost, safety, reliability, throughput) as well as new innovative approaches to measure secondary effects such as supply chain, logistics, and productivity impacts on shipping and receiving industries.
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has released a report that examines the development of an analytical tool box to evaluate the economic benefits and costs of highway investments. The Highway Economic Analysis Tool (HEAT), developed by a team led by Cambridge Systematics, combines seven automated and linked modules into a software package that MDT will operate in-house to help prioritize highway investment decisions.
The mission of the Blueprint Mississippi project was to create a strategic business plan, a blueprint for economic development growth and opportunity. A key goal was to significantly improve the standard of living across all regions of Mississippi. This sustainable, trackable program of work serves as a road map to success by nurturing the business climate, improving education, and advancing economic development through a partnership among business, education, and government. Cambridge Systematics led the research and writing of this report and executive summary found at this web site.
Do New Highways Attract Businesses?: Case Study for North Country, New York (December 2003)
Florida New Cornerstone Economic Development Study (September 2003)
Economic Growth Effects of High-Speed Rail in California (July 2003)
Macroeconomic Impacts of the Florida Department of Transportation Work Program (February 2003)
The I-69 Evansville-to-Indianapolis Study, Economic Impact Summary Report (September 2002)
Public Transportation and the Nation’s Economy: A Quantitative Analysis of Public Transportation’s Economic Impact (October 1999)
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