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Urban Road-Building Linked to Poor Statewide Economic Performance

January 21, 2014/

University of Minnesota professor David Levinson has written in the past that, because of the relative completeness of our national highway network and the cost of construction, the return on investment for additional mileage is approaching zero. One study estimates the return on investment for highway construction was just 14% between 1990 and 2000.

by Shane Phillips

Full Story: http://www.planetizen.com/node/66977

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