TREDIS - Transportation Economic Development Impact System

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Guides and Reviews of TREDIS Features

A growing number of guides and comparison reviews are discussing the usefulness of TREDIS as a tool for assessing the economic impacts of transportation investment:

Using Economic Impact Analysis to Develop Supportable Transportation Decisions – Across All Planning Stages
J. Lorenz and G. Weisbrod,
2018
A Framework for Improving Economic Analysis of Water Reuse Opportunities
Tricas, M. and Liner, B., Int. J. Environmental Policy and Decision Making, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.207–220.
July 2017
Transportation Evaluation Software Survey
The Urban Transportation Monitor, Vol. 31 No 4, pp. 11-13.
May 2017
National University Rail Transportation Center (NURail) Tier 1 – Final Report
Michigan Technological University for Michigan Department of Transportation
By P. Lautala, D. Nelson, S. Kalluri, S. Oduru, et al, February 2017
TCRP Synthesis 128: Practices for Evaluating the Economic Impacts and Benefits of Transit, A Synthesis of Transit Practice
National Academy of Sciences, Transit Cooperative Research Program, Transportation Research Board
2017
Cost Benefit Analysis: Applications and Future Opportunities
By Kentucky Transportation Center, pp. 30-32, 41
June 2016
Maryland DOT State Highway Administration Research Report: Estimating the Economic Impacts of Multimodal Transportation Improvements
by The University of Maryland Office of Policy & Research, pp. 4-6, 8.
February 2016
Measuring the Impacts of Freight Transportation Improvements on the Economy and Competitiveness
FHWA Report by Laurence O'Rourke and Eric Beshers of ICF, and Daniel Stock of Leidos.
Chapter 4 Dynamic Modeling Tools to Measure Productivity Impacts; Chapter 5 Summary of Analysis Tools.
September 2015
Correction: The starting cost of TREDIS is $6,600 for a 3 region model with 3 digit NAICS code detail.
Transportation Evaluation Software Survey
The Urban Transportation Monitor, Vol. 28 No 3, pp. 27-31.
April 2014
Correction: TREDIS Contact is Kirsten Hughes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Connecticut DOT Review of TREDIS: Analyzing the Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects
by The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering for the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
September 2013
Critical Analysis of Conventional Transport Economic Evaluation
By Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
March 2013
Principles and Guidelines for Economic Appraisal of Transport Investment and Initiatives
Transport for NSW (pp. 115-116, 217).
March 2013
Estimating the Economic Impact of Transportation Investments
State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI).
June 29, 2012
Economic Development Criteria and Project Prioritization
by Grant G. Schultz and Jason S. McGee, Brigham Young University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
May 2009
Best Practice Methodology for Calculating Return on Investment for Transportation Programs and Projects
Cambridge Systematics for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project 8-36-62.
September 2008
Best Practices in Using Programmatic Strategies in Statewide Transportation Plans
Wilbur Smith Associates for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project 8-36-67.
August 2007
A Guide to State DOT Consideration of Economic Development Potential in Planning
ICF Consulting for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning, NCHRP 8-36-60.
March 2007
Evaluation of Business Attraction Module
University of Wisconsin, Midwest Regional University Transportation Center.
2007
Guide to Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Freight Projects
US Department of Transportation, Freight Web Site, www.dot.gov/freight.
2006
Review of Tools - Kentucky Transportation Center
University of Kentucky Transportation Center, Research Results, v.1, n.6.
September 2006
Tools for Transportation and Economic Development: TranSight and TREDIS
Systems for Transportation and Economic Development Analysis.
2006

Articles and Conference Presentations

MetroScan: A Quick Scan Appraisal Capability to Identify Value Adding Sustainable Transport Initiatives
by Hensher D.A. et al, in Sustainability 2020, 12(19), 7861
Bus Transport Demand, Economics, Contracting and Policy
by Hensher, D.A., Elsevier Press, 2020. (TREDIS is discussed in Chapter 26)
Transit Return on Investment
Omaha Region, Metropolitan Area ,Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning, Agency, 2020 (see section 3.3 regarding TREDIS)
Feasibility and Demonstration of Small Automated Vehicles as a viable Transit Solution in North Carolina
by Seth Hollar et al,., North Carolina State University for North Carolina DOT, 2019
Benefits of Transit
North Carolina DOT, 2019
Kentucky Statewide Travel Model KYSTMv17
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, 2017. (TREDIS is discussed on slides 8-11)
Economic Analysis Framework for Freight Transportation Based on Florida Statewide Multi-Modal Freight Model
University of Florida, by Zhong-Ren Peng and Haitao Yu, BDV31-977-63, 2018
Improving Infrastructure Investments in the USA: Data Driven, Repeatable, Transparent Decision-Making
Esri, June 2017
The Benefits Of Transportation Investment In Texas
By David Ellis and Bill Stockton, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, February 2017
SHRP2 EconWorks: Wider Economic Benefits Analysis Tools
By Connecticut Department of Transportation, pp. 1, 3, 20, October 2016
Estimating economic impacts of transport investments using TREDIS: a case study on a National Highway Upgrade Program
By Baojin Wang, Transport for NSW, 2015
Introducing 2 New Planning Tools for Economic Analysis (discusses EconWorks and its relationship to TREDIS)
By American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), 2015
Application of Economic Analysis for Transportation Decision-making: A Guide to the Different Uses of Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA), Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) and Financial Impact Analysis (FIA)
By Glen Weisbrod, 2014
Economic Enhancements to Statewide Model (discusses TREDIS use in Ohio’s Statewide Model)
By Lochmeuller Group, 2014
Estimating Economic Impacts from Transportation Investments Using the Texas Statewide Analysis Model and TREDIS
By Samuel Felix, University of Texas, October 2013
Integrating Transportation and Economic Models to Assess Impact of Infrastructure Investment
Transportation Research Record #2297, pp. 145-153, 2013
Driving The Train: A Macro-Based Framework for Commodity Forecasting
Transportation Research Record #2288, pp. 19-27, 2012
The Relationship of Transportation Access and Connectivity to Local Economic Outcomes: A Statistical Analysis
Transportation Research Record #2297, pp. 154-162, 2013
Effective Use of Economic Impact Analysis for Transportation: Adapting Models & Communications to Decision-Making Needs
TREDIS Software, Discussion Forum, June 2011
From Hours to Output: Getting Economic Impacts Right in Transportation Investment Analysis
2010 MCRSA / IMPLAN Conference, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association
Integrating Regional Economic Modeling with Transportation and Land Use: The Concept of TREDIS
Oregon Symposium on Integrating Land Use-Transport Models, June 2008
TREDIS: Unlocking the Potential of IMPLAN for Transport Impact Analysis
IMPLAN Users Conference, June 2008
A Generalized Approach for Assessing the Direct User Impacts of Multi-Modal Transportation Projects
Transportation Research Record #2079, pp. 119-126 January 2008
Models to Predict the Economic Development Impact of Transportation Projects: Historical Experience and New Applications
Annals of Regional Science, January 2008

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