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Webinar on "Transportation Investment Trade-Offs with Limited Funding"

TCAPP Users:

You are invited to attend this informative webinar where two experts will share methods that enable agencies to navigate difficult investment choices in the federal, state and MPO environment.

Transportation Investment Trade-Offs with Limited Funding

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1pm EST

Register on this link: http://www.tredis.com/register/

With investment needs significantly outpacing available funds, state DOTs and MPOs face difficult trade-offs deciding how scarce funds should be allocated. Consistent "apples to apples" comparison is needed to evaluate the merits of investment choices spanning alternative modes and capacity/preservation options. By recognizing a wide range of performance outcomes, economic analysis can provide a consistent way for comparing different investment strategies.

Speakers:
Martin Weiss and Chandler Duncan have experience at both the federal and state level with applying economic analysis to arrive at meaningful "bottom line" comparisons between programmatic investment options.

Martin Weiss, a career veteran retired from the FHWA, shares a federal perspective on how economic analysis has helped agencies manage and justify trade-offs within the political context of federal transportation policy.

Chandler Duncan, a former state DOT district planner and consultant on more than six statewide investment plans in recent years, shares a state and MPO perspective on the practical value of economic tools and analysis in statewide and MPO planning.

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Register on this link: http://www.tredis.com/register/

Feel free to pass this invitation on to your colleagues. If you have any questions, call the TREDIS info line at 617-303-0424 or email at info@tredis.com.

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Note: TREDIS is a flexible and modular framework for conducting economic development impact and benefit/cost analysis of multi-modal transportation projects, programs, and policies. It covers the full range of key economic factors at local, regional and state levels.