Transportation, social and financial impacts of light and commuter rail.

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• Creators:
  Arndt, Jeffrey C. ; Morgan, Curtis ; Overman, John H. ; Clower, Terry L. ; Weinstein, Bernard L. ; Seman, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Light rail transit
  • Railroad commuter service
  • Intercity transportation
  • Economic development
  • Light rail transit--Texas
  • Commuting--Texas
  • Economic development--Texas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-10/0-5652-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Technical report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  While transportation impacts are often masked by heavy growth in corridor traffic and latent travel demand, ; modeling enables measuring the real transportation impacts of rail projects. Rail transit is both safe and ; environmentally friendly. Rail systems expand mobility and reduce household investment in transportation. ; However, as regions implement rail systems, they must take care to consider the full range of rider impacts ; so that environmental justice issues do not emerge. ; The largest body of research relates to the economic impact of rail. These impacts are strongest in station ; areas, as access to rail increases property value on nearby property. The positive impact of rail on property ; values does not hold true for property directly adjacent to the rail line however. ; State Departments of Transportation have played a variety of roles in rail development, ranging from funding ; initial planning and operating services. TxDOT has authority to participate in rail development but no ; funding has been appropriated by the legislature. TxDOT could more actively participate in commuter rail ; projects if the agency was afforded greater flexibility in application of funds and the right to own rolling ; stock.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-5652
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16798/dot_16798_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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