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Alan Spell| Missouri Economic Research and Information Center|
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Measuring Your Region’s Transportation Strengths
The Council for Community and Economic Research | 2012 Annual Conference
Who is Measuring Transportation?Measuring Transportation Investments
2011 Study Rockefeller Foundation and the Pew Center
$131 billion spent in 2010 yet mostly unmeasured
Transportation Measures from a Commerce PerspectiveFew States Measure Jobs and Commerce & Environmental Stewardship
Source: 2011 Study Rockefeller Foundation and the Pew Center Study
Transportation and Commerce Linkage
Freight Movement
CongestionEnvironment and Safety
Impacts Quality of
Life
ImpactsAccess
and Costs
Impacts Talent
Attraction and
Retention
Old and New Economies Collide in the Growing Metropolitan Areas
Top Missouri Truck Commodities Shipped to StatesFreight Movement
Freight Issues: Aging Infrastructure
and Funding Panama Canal
Expansion Intermodal Capacity Air Freight
Focusing on Freight
Source: Bureau of Transp. Statistics, Commodity Flow Survey
Measuring Transportation and Commerce StrengthsCommonly Used Transportation Measures that Relate to Commerce:
Relative
Measures
Impact
Measures
Business and Economic
Developers
Departments of
Transportation
Relative Transportation MeasuresBusinesses Interested in:Lower Fuel CostLower Traffic CongestionMore FlightsMore Alternatives (Bus, Bike, etc.)
Many Free or Inexpensive Sources:
Fuel Cost: http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/Transportation Cost:
http://www.coli.org/Compare.aspTraffic Congestion:
http://scorecard.inrix.com/scorecard/Airport Stats:
http://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/data_stats/
Commodity Flows: http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/
Source: 2012 INRIX Traffic Scorecard
Metro
Annual Hours
WastedLos Angeles 54.0New York 51.0San Francisco 46.3Washington DC 41.3St. Louis 8.4Kansas City 5.1Tucson 2.4Des Moines 2.1
Hours Wasted a Year
In Traffic Congestion
Rank Airport Name City2010 LandedWeight (lbs.)
1 Memphis International Memphis 19,544,635,8332 Ted Stevens Anchorage Anchorage 19,463,543,7903 Louisville International-Standiford Louisville 10,637,700,1204 Miami International Miami 6,905,291,8715 Chicago O'Hare International Chicago 4,895,940,100
Source: FAA Air Cargo Statistics
Economic Impact Transportation MeasuresDept. of Transportation
(DOT) Interested in:Economic and Environmental ImpactPrioritize Funding
Transportation Impact Models:REMI TranSightTredis
Good Tool:Census LED On-The-Map
Economic Impact OpportunitiesDOT Opportunities:You have the economic
modeling skillsYou understand labor marketsYou are cost effectiveYou are an outside evaluatorImpacts needed for fundingUse Pilot Projects to
highlight valueConsiderations:Knowing what DOT can
provide (Urban vs. Rural)Some impacts harder to
model (like Bridges)Construction vs. Operation
Phases (Nice Bridges)
The Council for Community and Economic Research | 2012 Annual Conference
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Source: The UK Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group