1999 Update of the Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study
1999 Update of the Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study

Author: Jason Carey

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this report was to update the Arizona highway cost allocation study and to evaluate the alternative of using the new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) cost allocation model as a replacement. The update revealed that the repeal of Arizona's weight-distance tax has led to a decrease in the payments made by the largest vehicles. As a result, these vehicles are now projected to pay less than their full cost responsibility over the 1999 through 2003 program years. Meanwhile, lighter vehicles will continue to pay more than their full cost responsibility over this same time period. Efforts to use the new FHWA cost allocation model were thwarted by the requirement for data inputs that are not readily available. This data requirement argues against using this new model.

State Highway Cost Allocation Studies
State Highway Cost Allocation Studies

Author: Patrick Balducci

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 0309098017

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"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 378: State Highway Cost Allocation Studies examines the history and evolution of highway cost allocation study practice and explores the current state of the practice"--Publisher's description.

Traffic and Expenditures on Arizona State Highways
Traffic and Expenditures on Arizona State Highways

Author: Eric Matranga

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13:

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Using Arizona Department of Transportation data, this study examines the distribution of expenditures, revenues and vehicle utilization of Arizona's state highways from 1986-1998. Three measures are used to evaluate the distribution of highway infrastructure spent over this period: 1) the ratio of revenue generated per vehicle mile; 2) the ratio of the number of vehicle miles generated per expenditure dollar; and 3) the revenue dollars generated per expenditure dollar.

Research on Transport Economics 1999
Research on Transport Economics 1999

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 1999-11-23

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9264074171

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This Annual Information Bulletin presents a survey of research in hand on the social and economic aspects of transport in over 400 specialised agencies which are mainly European (West and East) but in some cases American, Canadian or Australian.

Refinement of the Simplified Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study Model
Refinement of the Simplified Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study Model

Author: Jason Carey

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this report was to evaluate the Simplified Model for Highway Cost Allocation (SMHCAS) developed for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in 1999. Results from the SMHCAS were compared with forecasts produced by the Arizona Highway Cost Allocation model. The new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) cost allocation model was also evaluated as a possible alternative.

The Value of Arizona's State Highway System
The Value of Arizona's State Highway System

Author: Nadia Mansour

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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Government agencies and private sector corporations tend to approach financial reporting in different ways. Presenting government agency financial information using corporate-style reporting would accomplish two specific goals. First, it might provide a more economically sound picture of the financial status of governmental undertakings. The private sector approaches issues of subsidization, revenue generation, depreciation, inflation, etc., in a different way than governments generally do. Using private sector techniques will, therefore, present a different perspective on the financial status of the state highway system than is currently reported by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Secondly, because legislators, the media and the general public are more familiar with private sector financial reporting, presenting government data in a similar fashion may improve communication between government agencies and these groups.

Implementation of the Simplified Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study Model
Implementation of the Simplified Arizona Highway Cost Allocation Study Model

Author: Jason Carey

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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The Arizona Simplified Model for Highway Cost Allocation Studies (Arizona SMHCAS) was developed in 1999 as an alternative to the complicated model for highway cost allocation then available to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The Arizona SMHCAS was refined in 2000 and back-tested to determine its suitability as a replacement for the old Arizona highway cost allocation model. Based on this testing, and on continuing problems with use of the old Arizona model, the Arizona SMHCAS was determined to be a suitable replacement. A training program for implementation of the SMHCAS model by ADOT staff was subsequently initiated. The principal means of conducting the ADOT staff training was a complete update of the Arizona SMHCAS for fiscal 2001 to 2005.

The Value of the RARF Freeway System
The Value of the RARF Freeway System

Author: Jason Carey

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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This report uses foundation and format developed in Phase I of SPR 475; the Value of Arizona's State Highway System: A Corporate-Style Financial Analysis", report number FHWA-AZ-99-475(1); and adapts it to measure the financial performance of the Maricopa County freeways funded by the Regional Area Road Fund (RARF). The basic findings of this research can be summarized as follows: Under the assumptions of corporate-style accounting, the RARF freeway system has operated at a substantial loss over the past 12 years; These losses are projected to continue through the Maricopa Association of Governments system life cycle build-out in 2007; The average returns earned by the RARF Freeway System over the last five years lag those of other transportation and capital-intensive industries.