Infrastructure

Pavement quality plays a vital role in traffic safety and commuter comfort. When roads wear out, they must be rehabilitated and resurfaced to maintain smooth, safe driving conditions. Deteriorated roads also increase user costs, which over time can amount to...

Trends in computer ownership and use This report updates and expands the previous study in the Digital Nation series based on data from the Census Bureau’s July 2011 Current Population Survey (CPS) Computer and Internet Use Supplement. It includes information...

Congestion trends and strategies for improvment This is an annual report of the Texas Transportation Institute that looks at the nation’s urban congestion problem and solutions. Data includes long-term congestion trends, recent comparisons and strategies for improvement. The 2012 report...

The 99th Arizona Town Hall dealt with energy resources in Arizona. The report looked at the sources, production and consumption of energy in Arizona as well as future trends. Attention was paid to energy security, environmental and sustainability factors and...

Impacts of Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) projects The purpose of this study is two-fold. The first is to assess the economic impacts of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) expenditures and the federal funds that have been brought into the county...