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Linking Transportation System Improvements To New Business Development In Eastern Washington
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1994-02-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00782255
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Abstract:An extensive highway, rail, barge and air system serves the transportation needs of eastern Washington's businesses and industries. Future public investment in this system will be guided by multiple criteria ranging from improved public safety to enhanced freight and passenger mobility. Among the most important of these criteria is the potential of system improvements to encourage economic development within the region. This report provides an assessment of how specific transportation system improvements are likely to impact location choices made by owners of new manufacturing, retail and service businesses. The analysis is primarily based on a telephone survey conducted for the Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study (EWITS) by Washington State University's Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. A brief profile of businesses included in the EWITS New Business Survey is provided in Section 1 of this report. The modes of transportation most widely utilized by new Washington businesses are the focus of Section 2. Transportation modes considered include motor freight, package delivery services, air, rail, water and electronic media. Specific transportation and non-transportation factors that are important to the choice of new business location are discussed in Sections 3 and 4. The final section of the report outlines policies and program guidelines that would better link transportation system improvements to new business development within eastern Washington.
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