Richard Marshment, Ph.D.
TRANSPORTATION
The Impacts of Welfare Reform on Rural Public Transportation Patronage
Dr. Richard S. Marshment, , Division of Regional and City Planning
Dr. Kenneth Wedel, Ph.D., School of Social Work
University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma
Sponsored by Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Research Center
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas and
Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
December 1999
Abstract
This study examines alternative means of forecasting rural public transportation patronage with explicit attention to persons likely to be affected by welfare to work requirements. Original data gathered on rural transit and auto commuters provides a basis for determining the influence of service quality and household characteristics on rural commute mode choice. Alternative specifications of a binary logit type model failed to produce a method deemed adequate for patronage forecasting. Significant variables included travel time (no distinction between in-vehicle and out-of-vehicle time found), travel cost, number of drivers in the household, the age of the commuter, and whether the commuter had ever received welfare benefits. Despite the lack of conclusive empirical results, we observed rural public transportation operators serving welfare to work clients.
Measuring Highway Bypass Impacts on Small Town Business Districts
Dr. Richard Marshment, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Cynthia Rogers, Department of Economics
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Published by Urban and Regional Development Review
November, 2000
Abstract
The literature is inconclusive about the impact of highway bypasses on small town business districts. Locally imposed sales tax data can be used to construct cross-sectional, time series data for towns too small to be analyzed using U.S. Census data. With theses data we examine bypass impacts using standard difference-in-difference methods and supplement the analysis with quasi-experimental analysis. The case study investigates the 1993 bypass of Stonewall, Oklahoma, a town of approximately 530 people. The analysis indicates the bypass highway had no significant effect on the already declining small down business district. The approach demonstrated in this paper can be used to asses the impacts of a wide range of policy treatments at the sub-county level.
Economic Impact Study of the Benefits of Developing High Speed Rail Service Between Oklahoma City and Tulsa
Prepared by
Dr. Richard Marshment, Regional and City Planning
Dr. Mary Court, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Sponsored by State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Abstract
To conduct an economic impact study of the benefits of introducing high speed rail (HSR) passenger service in the Oklahoma City to Tulsa corridor. The study will entail analysis of existing travel conditions in the corridor, estimates of likely passenger volumes attracted to the HSR, and a comprehensive investment analysis outlining the effects and benefits of the HSR to the State of Oklahoma.