Publication detail

Transportation And Economic Stimulation

VOLKÁNOVÁ, Z.

Original Title

Transportation And Economic Stimulation

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper discusses factors to consider when evaluating transportation economic stimulation strategies. Transportation investments can have large long-term economic, social and environmental impacts. Expanding urban highways tends to stimulate motor vehicle travel and sprawl, exacerbating future transport problems and threatening future economic productivity. Improving alternative modes (walking and cycling conditions, and public transit service) tends to reduce total motor vehicle traffic and associated costs, providing additional long-term economic savings and benefits. Increasing transport system efficiency tends to create far more jobs than those created directly by infrastructure investments. Domestic automobile industry subsidies are ineffective at stimulating employment or economic development. Public policies intended to support domestic automobile sales could be economically harmful in the long run if they increase future energy consumption and transportation system inefficiency

Keywords

Transportation – economic - economic stimulation - environmental.

Authors

VOLKÁNOVÁ, Z.

RIV year

2013

Released

15. 3. 2013

ISBN

2301-3680

Periodical

Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering

Year of study

2013

Number

3

State

United States of America

Pages from

195

Pages to

199

Pages count

4

URL

http://www.jtle.net/

BibTex

@article{BUT97833,
  author="Zdenka {Volkánová}",
  title="Transportation And Economic Stimulation",
  journal="Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering",
  year="2013",
  volume="2013",
  number="3",
  pages="195--199",
  issn="2301-3680",
  url="http://www.jtle.net/"
}