This report examines the benefits that accrue from employment transportation services implemented as a result of changes in welfare policy, namely the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Employment transportation services were developed to provide access to jobs for people who otherwise have few transportation options, either because public transportation is not available to their work locations (or for employment-supportive trips such as daycare, schools, job-training or for job search activities) or because they cannot afford to own and operate a private vehicle. The employment transportation services examined in this study have been funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation, human service agencies, labor and workforce development agencies, other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as non-profit organizations and private sector companies. Employment transportation services include: traditional fixed-route bus or demand-responsive services operated by local transit agencies; rideshare programs, shuttle, or charter services provided by non-profit organizations, employers or employment agencies; information services and mobility brokers that link information on jobs with transportation to those jobs; and car programs that fund ownership and use of private vehicles by low-in works Employment transportation services provide valuable service to users. The services are being appropriately targeted and the individuals who use them are greatly dependent on them. Although program costs are high, benefits to the users are high as well and are likely to persist over time. Quite possibly, down the line, major societal costs would be avoided as a result of the boost to worklife afforded by these services. Our empirical analysis has shown that it is not likely that many users will stay in the transit system over the long haul but that the transient boost that these services provide is likely to make a significant difference in their lives and their work. Non-users and society in general benefit due to potential alternative uses of tax dollars and avoidance of societal costs of private automobiles, which users might otherwise have taken. The negative impacts on local labor markets are likely to cancel out some of these non-user and societal benefits. However, since these negative impacts are dependent on local unemployment rates, the non-user benefits from these services are ultimately likely to depend on economic cycles.


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    Title :

    Economic Benefits of Employment Transportation Services


    Contributors:
    P. Thakuriah (author) / J. Persky (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    269 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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