Evaluating IDOT's Community Impact Assessment Manual to Determine Socioeconomic Impacts of Projects

An updated Community Impact Assessment manual will be a critical tool as Illinois Department of Transportation implements the transportation components of the capital bill. This research provides Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with a modern approach to evaluate economic benefits and demonstrate that its investments are benefiting all people across the state, regardless of socioeconomic status. This project will examine the following questions. What is the academic research and state of practice with respect to community impact assessment since IDOT last published the Community Impact Assessment manual? How can updated analytical methods for community impact assessment create sustainable and equitable conditions in Illinois communities?

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $209128
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-222

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62704-4766
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  Braun, Lindsay

  Barajas, Jesus

  Persaud, Heidy

• Start Date: 20200816
• Expected Completion Date: 20220815
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Economic impacts; Equity (Justice); Evaluation and assessment; Investments; Social impacts; State of the practice; Sustainable development
• Identifier Terms: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01747757
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-222
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 14 2020 10:59AM