Business Impacts of Express Toll Lanes on Existing Facilities

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• Creators:
  Keen, David ; Pickton, Todd ; Clements, Janet ; Felsburg, Robert W.
• Corporate Creators:
  BBC Research & Consulting ; Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
• Corporate Contributors:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation. Division of Transportation Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Businesses C-470 Case Studies Economic Impacts Highway Corridors Interviewing Literature Reviews Managed Lanes Metropolitan Areas Toll Roads Trade US 36

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-2006-14
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Colorado
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This study examines the potential economic effects, business perceptions and impacts to firms from developing express toll lanes in existing highway corridors in the Denver Metropolitan Area. The study team interviewed elected officials, economic development and chamber of commerce representatives, and key businesses in Denver and in five case study cities to identify potential key issues and perceptions associated with express toll lanes. The study team also conducted a review of recent literature. Based on this research, the following potential impacts to businesses were identified: customer access to businesses; ability to make calls on customers or make deliveries; ease of obtaining supplies; traffic on local arterials; economic development and other concerns. The study team conducted interviews with 150 businesses in two Denver area highway corridors currently being examined for express toll lanes. These interviews gauged whether business owners and managers thought they would be positively or negatively affected by the proposed toll lanes. In order to compare local perspectives with current experience and to gain a better understanding of the general economic implications of express toll lanes, the study team interviewed 50 businesses in each of the five case study corridors. Interview topics were similar to those in the interviews with Denver area businesses. The study team analyzed the results of the interviews for trends across business type, business size, and business location. In analyzing the interview results for each of the case study corridors, the study team evaluated how each of the project's unique characteristics might apply to the express toll lanes CDOT has proposed for the Denver Metro Area.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93092/dot_93092_DS1.pdf
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