Resource Library: Economic Development

FHWA Economic Development - Planning Web site

Economic Effects of Selected Rural Interstates at the County Level

Understanding the Impact of Transportation on Economic Development (PDF)

Economic Effects of Highway Relief Routes on Small and Medium-size Communities Literature Review and Identification of Issues (PDF)

Small City Synthesis of Transportation Planning and Economic Development: User’s Guide (PDF)

Logistics Support Program for Rural Economic Development (PDF)

Assessing the Economic Impact of Transportation Projects (PDF)

Guidebook for Assessing Social & Economic Effects of Transportation Projects
(Part 1)
(Part 2)

Procedures for Assessing Economic Development Impacts from Transportation Investments (PDF)

Transportation Improvements Grow Wisconsin’s Economy: The Economic Benefits of Transportation Investments (PDF)

Transportation and Economic Development 2002 (PDF)

Overview of State Economic Development Highway Programs (PDF)

Identifying Opportunities Arising from Highway Development in Rural Areas (PDF)

Handbook for Assessing Economic Opportunities from Appalachian Development Highways (PDF)

Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations (PDF)

Strategies to Expand and Improve Deployment of ITS in Rural Transit Systems (PDF)

Access to Opportunity in the Global Economy of the 21st Century (PDF)
Scott Hercik, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC

Rural Businesses May Benefit from Big Transportation Funding Increases
Dennis Brown, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Highway Investment and Rural Economic Development: An Annotated Bibliography (PDF)
Dennis Brown, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture