Growing the Idaho economy : moving into the future.

Details

• Creators:
  Hiemstra, Glen
• Corporate Contributors:
  Idaho. Transportation Department
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Economic and social factors
  • Economic factors
  • Economic analysis
  • Economic forecasting
  • Economic models
  • Economic policy
  • Strategic planning
  • Transportation planning
  • Future
  • Economy
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ID-10-203
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Idaho
• Edition:
  Final report; 4/19/10-8/31/10.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Idaho. Transportation Department
• Abstract:
  A report on transportation and the possible future economy of the State of Idaho from 2010 to 2030, including ; current assets to leverage, driving forces shaping the future, long-range economic opportunities for Idaho including ; four future scenarios, risks to a preferred future, strategic implications for transportation, regional case studies, ; and final conclusions. The economic opportunities stressed in the report are next generation energy technology, ; leadership in tourism and recreation, sustainable agriculture and food security, attracting the creative class to ; communities, and leveraging higher education. The key implications for transportation in Idaho are: focusing on ; critical commerce corridors, preserving and maintaining the current system, planning for significant vehicle transition ; and related infrastructure change, planning for increased freight traffic, increasing density, doubling transit capacity, ; adding lane miles, joining intelligent transportation efforts, improving systems performance with information, ; exploring new materials, enhancing rail and ports, and thinking more broadly than just transportation systems.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  AICS: 541618
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24448/dot_24448_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 29.81 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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