Under the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), states, MPOs, transit agencies, and other agencies are collecting and reporting a wealth of data on the short-term jobs impacts of ARRA-funded transportation projects. This creates a unique opportunity to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of jobs data in describing the stimulative economic impacts of transportation investments. This research assesses the process for reporting short-term job data, reviews previous reports and findings, discusses data limitations, and conducts an analysis of the short-term direct job impact of ARRA spending at the national level and for four individual states. It should be noted that the focus of this research is on direct short-term jobs, thus it does not include an evaluation of indirect or induced jobs. Furthermore, the research says nothing about the long-term impacts of transportation investment on economic competitiveness and performance which are likely to be much more significant than the short-term impacts.

1. Provides a primer on basic economic terminology as it applies to transportation.
2. Explores the linkage between planning activities and economic analysis, and how economic analysis and results can be integrated into planning activities.
3. Provides guidance for developing an economic study.

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/

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4,673

$2.7 Billion

Minnesota Statewide Transportation Policy Plan 2009-2028

2011-2014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/orgchart.html

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/talk.html

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http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/MPORDC.html

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1

12

Area Transportation Partnerships (http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/atps.html)

MN Statutes Chapter 174

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/view=part&start=160&close=174A

11,896 centerline miles
29,370 lane miles
Over 4,500 bridges

129,586 centerline miles
261,281 lane miles
Over 14,500 bridges

59 public transit systems in Greater Minnesota
23 in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
1 Commuter Coach Route (Northstar)
1 Light-rail system (Hiawatha)
100 million passenger trips; 88.9% Twin Cities Area, 11.1% Greater Minnesota (as of 2009)

4,538 freight route miles, serviced by 22 companies
6 interregional passenger terminals
1 in-bound and 1 outbound Amtrak passenger train daily

4 ports on Lake Superior

5 inland ports on the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers

8 commercial airports
5 paved w/ seaplane base
100 paved
15 lighted turf
7 turf

MN has a long history of performance measurement and performance-driven decision making. More information can be found at:

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/measures/

Minnesota Go long-range (50-year) visioning;
Quality of Life research;
Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship, and Context-Sensitive Solutions; Flexible Design;
Better Roads Programs

The land of 10,000 Lakes actually has 11,842 lakes, Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined

http://www.nevadadot.com

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1784

5,401 centerlane miles
1,092 bridges

28,513 centerlane miles
792 bridges – local agencies
38 bridges – private

The draft agenda is linked below. Additional meeting information including hotel, and registration details can be found on the AASHTO website at, http://www.transportation.org/meetings/286.aspx.

The Research Subcommittee of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning is conducting "A Virtual Conference on Research Needs in Transportation Planning". The purpose of the Conference is to identify problems and challenges faced by the transportation planning community that research can help address. The resulting list of topics should provide a multi-year research agenda that AASHTO committees, state departments of transportation and others can draw from to develop research problem statements that can be submitted to NCHRP or other research programs.

This Breakout Session will be used to obtain YOUR input on topics including:

• road pricing considerations;
• livability;
• performance-based planning; and
• sustainability.

To join in a blog discussion on these issues both before and after the Breakout Session, go to the Conference Web site at http://www.transportationplanningneeds.com.

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/338949097

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

The Research Subcommittee of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning is conducting "A Virtual Conference on Research Needs in Transportation Planning". The purpose of the Conference is to identify problems and challenges faced by the transportation planning community that research can help address. The resulting list of topics should provide a multi-year research agenda that AASHTO committees, state departments of transportation and others can draw from to develop research problem statements that can be submitted to NCHRP or other research programs.

This Breakout Session will be used to obtain YOUR input on topics including:

• the impacts of the changing economy;
•  how to better incorporate freight planning into transportation planning; and
• how to integrate economic development with transportation investment decisions.

To join in a blog discussion on these issues both before and after the Breakout Session, go to the Conference Web site at http://www.transportationplanningneeds.com.

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/316916289

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

The Research Subcommittee of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning is conducting "A Virtual Conference on Research Needs in Transportation Planning". The purpose of the Conference is to identify problems and challenges faced by the transportation planning community that research can help address. The resulting list of topics should provide a multi-year research agenda that AASHTO committees, state departments of transportation and others can draw from to develop research problem statements that can be submitted to NCHRP or other research programs.

This Breakout Session will be used to obtain YOUR input on topics including:

• consistency and reliability in data sources;
•  modeling tools and techniques that will answer operation issues raised by decision-makers and the public; and
•  funding in connection with data collection.

To join in a blog discussion on these issues both before and after the Breakout Session, go to the Conference Web site at http://www.transportationplanningneeds.com.

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/449289809

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer