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Transit Benefits 2000 Working Papers: A Public Choice Policy Analysis
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2000-04-01
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Abstract:The research presented here represents the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) continuing effort to develop the professional literature on transportation benefits and their measurement. These studies apply new measurements to the benefits of public services in the United States, particularly public transit services. These working papers offer suggestions by which the public's support for transit can be translated into the budgetary process through the influence of benefit measurement that is not only credible and rigorous, but has intuitive appeal as well. As most people suspect, the diversion of motorists onto rapid transit does indeed improve the flow of congested The research presented here represents the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) continuing effort to develop the professional literature on transportation benefits and their measurement. These studies apply new measurements to the benefits of public transit services. These working papers offer suggestions by which the public's support for transit can be translated into the budgetary process through the influence of benefit. As most people suspect, the diversion of motorists onto rapid transit does indeed improve the flow of congested highways. The benefit is demonstrable and its real dollar value is measurable. Also discussed is methodology that allows the estimation of the impact of transit on commercial property. The methodology for measuring such benefits is discussed.
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