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Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investments and Policies

Following is a listing of projects and reports pertaining to economic impacts of public transportation, that have been conducted by staff of Economic Development Research Group, and approved by our clients for public sharing. While the contents of our web site are copyrighted by us, you are free to view and print these documents as long as you agree to give appropriate credit to our firm and cite the specific documents when using their information or ideas.

Michigan State Rail Plan

HNTB and Economic Development Research Group for Michigan Department of Transportation, 2011

Economic Impacts of High Speed Rail: Transforming the Midwest

EDR Group under subcontract to AECOM for the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, 2011

GO Transit Electrification Study

Under subcontract to the ARUP/Delcan joint venture for Metrolinx, Toronto, 2010

New Hampshire Passenger Rail - Capital Corridor

Economic Development Research Group and TranSystems for the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority, 2010

Impact of High Speed of Cities and Metropolitian Areas

Economic Development Research Group for the US Conference of Mayors, 2010

Durham, Ontario Regional Transit Strategy

by HDR/iTrans and Economic Development Research Group for Durham Region Transit, Ontario, 2010

Metrolinx Rapid Transit Projects

Under subcontract to Steer Davies Gleave for the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, 2009

Port Alberta Inland Port Development Strategy (Edmonton).

EDR Group, InterVISTAS, Colledge Transportation Consultants, and other global trade and transportation consultants for Port Alberta, 2009

Economic Impacts of Public Transportation: Clean Energy Jobs

by Glen Weisbrod, Presentation to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Briefing on Clean Energy Jobs, US Capital Visitors Center, Washington, DC, October 2009 (video, audio, slide show, and PDF report)

Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment

by Glen Weisbrod (Economic Development Research Group) and Arlee Reno (Cambridge Systematics), for the American Public Transportation Association, TCRP Project J-11(7), October 2009

Economic Impact of South Coast Commuter Rail Alternatives

By Goody Clancy and Economic Development Research Group et al., for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, September 2009

Time is Money: The Economic Benefits of Transit Investment (Chicago)

By Chicago Metropolis 2020 with Economic Development Research Group, Fregonese Associates and Smart Mobility, Inc., and for the Chicago Regional Transportation Authority, 2007

Economic Growth Impacts of Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train (2007)

Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Research Group, for the California High Speed Train Authority, 2007

Economic Benefits Associated with Downeaster Passenger Rail Investments

By Economic Development Research Group and KKO Associates, for the Maine Department of Transportation, 2005

Calgary-Edmonton High Speed Train: Socio-Economic Benefits

By Colledge Transportation Consulting and Economic Development Research Group, for the Van Horne Institute, Canada, 2004

California High Speed Train Program EIR/EIS: Economic Growth and Related Impacts (2004)

By Economic Development Research Group (under subcontract to Cambridge Systematics), for the California High Speed Rail Authority, 2004

Construction-Related Economic Impacts of Chicago's METRA

By Economic Development Research Group for METRA, 2003

Economic Impacts of Long Range Transit Plan for Los Angeles County

By Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Research Group for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1998 and 2001

Public Transportation and the Nation's Economy

By Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Research Group, for the American Public Transportation Association, 1999