3 Points. New Study. ROI for High Speed Rail.

The new study: Framework for Assessing the ROI for High-Speed and Intercity Rail Projects by the American Public Transportation Association

3 economic impacts considered beyond travel time & cost efficiency:

• cost-benefit
• economic impact
• social impact analysis 

What does this new analysis include?

• regional connectivity
• global competitiveness effects
• broader consideration of the public’s desire to meet and exceed longer term environmental, economic and mobility goals for future generations 

Why is this new analysis important?

• Current cost benefit analysis can be subjective

• “Public policy recognizes the multi-faceted nature of benefitts – including transformative and distributional effects – that occur at different spatial scales (national, regional and local), affect various subgroups of the population, and occur at different times.”

Mass Transit | New Study Provides Framework for Determining ROI in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors