Methodology for determining the impact of highway bypasses in Oklahoma

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dc.contributor.sponsorOklahoma Department of Transportation. Materials and Research Division. Office of Research & Implementation
dc.creatorRogers, Cynthia L.
dc.creatorMarshment, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-04T18:53:19Z
dc.date.available2019-06-04T18:53:19Z
dc.date.issuedJanuary, 1997
dc.description.abstractProject #2160 develops a methodology for determining the impact of highway bypasses on small town business districts in Oklahoma. The focus is predicting likely impacts of proposed bypasses on US 70. Economic impacts are measured by comparing changes in the sales tax base in the bypassed cities with those of in similar non-bypassed cities. Quasi-experimental control group and difference-in-difference estimation techniques are employed. The method is demonstrated by analyzing the 1993 bypass of Stonewall as well as bypasses of Rush Springs and Snyder in the early 1970s. The null hypothesis that the bypasses had no impact on city sales taxes cannot be rejected. The results are not conclusive due to a lack of bypass cases and usable data on traffic volumes and composition, residential property values, regional economic performance and business climate during the pre-bypass period. The recommendations based on site visits and interviews are to include signs identifying business districts as well as follow-up safety studies of route intersections in bypass project plans. The results of the project were presented at the annual meetings of the TRB in January 2001, published in an academic journal, and summarized1n a PowerPoint presentation developed for ODOT's use in planning and development.
dc.description.peerreviewNo
dc.description.versionFinal Report, January 1999 - January 2001
dc.format.extent56 pages
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dc.identifier.otherOklahoma Department of Transportation State Planning and Research Item No. 2150
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/320273
dc.languageen_US
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dc.subject.keywordsHighway bypass
dc.subject.keywordsEconomic impacts
dc.subject.keywordsBusiness districts
dc.subject.keywordsSmall towns
dc.subject.keywordsPlanning process
dc.titleMethodology for determining the impact of highway bypasses in Oklahoma
dc.typeTechnical Report
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