Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties Status: CompleteReport Date: 04/13/2015 Summary: Using data about local road and trunk highway investments and property tax capacity and receipts, researchers calculated that investments in both local roads and trunk highways produce significant economic benefits. While the impact of local roads is primarily felt in the community where the road is built, trunk highways produce an average of $3 of economic benefit per $1 invested, and those benefits are experienced throughout a region. Final Deliverables: Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties (Report #2015-12) Quantifying the Benefits of Trunk Highway and Local Road Investments (Research Summary) Related Materials: The Midwest: Where things are made (News/Publication Article) Related Research:
