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Contents

FOREWORD

KEY FINDINGS

Highway Investment Requirements

Public Transportation Investment Requirements

Additional Costs for the Future

THE VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS

Transportation and Employment

Future Travel Demand in a Changing Nation

DETERMINING HIGHWAY INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

The Current Context

Past Forecasts of Vehicle Miles of Travel

Current Highway Conditions and Performance

Condition and Performance

Bridge Conditions and Backlog

Bridge Condition Concepts

Improvement in Bridge Deficiencies

Conditions and Performance Measures in the Bottom Line

A SCENARIO APPROACH TO FUTURE HIGHWAY INVESTMENT

Need for a Scenario Approach

Two Investment Scenarios

Scenario Results

A Payoff Graphic 

Special Bridge Scenarios—Faster Elimination of the Bridge Needs Backlog

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION—THE BOTTOM LINE

The Value of Public Transportation

Public Transportation Services and Ridership

Public Transportation Capital Assets 

Types of Public Transportation System Expansion Needs

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEEDS

Ridership Forecasts and Assumptions

Types of Public Transportation Capital Needs

Public Transportation Investment Scenarios

Potential Operating Costs

Historical Funding for Public Transportation

ELEMENTS NOT INCLUDED FULLY IN THE MODELED COSTS

 

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