 Federal Grant Funding Applications
TREDIS allows state and regional agencies to calculate the job creation, economic recovery and long-run economic benefits of proposed transportation projects. State and regional agencies are now using TREDIS to generate information needed for discretionary grant applications under the ARRA TIGER program - a capability that can be set up and applied quickly to provide immediate information needs in advance of the Sept. 15 deadline. <READ MORE> |
| Expanded User Family
We welcome Virginia DOT, Wisconsin DOT, Kansas DOT and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning as agencies that have licensed TREDIS for ongoing agency staff use in project prioritizing and evaluation. |
New TREDIS Features
TREDIS release 3.6.2 is now out, bringing new features that were requested by users. They include: (1) expanded reports covering a wider range of economic benefits and impacts from alternative perspectives, (2) new charts and graphs, (3) new competitiveness and productivity indicators, (4) new input verification and intermediate calculation reports for greater transparency, and (5) new data import and table export options. <READ MORE> |
| Fixed Factors
TREDIS is now providing default values and recommended ranges for all fixed factors, from the value of time and operating cost to occupancy and emissions rates. While users are still able and encouraged to put in their own locally-appropriate assumptions, the defaults enable new users to get quicker TREDIS results with a reduced likelihood of incomplete or erroneous assumptions. This is part of an ongoing research effort by the TREDIS team to improve the state of practice, through consultations with experts across the US. |
| Case Studies
Recent applications of TREDIS for consultant studies include the Pennsylvania I-80 Toll Feasibility Study (by WSA), I-95 Corridor Study (by CS), Fort Worth Infrastructure Improvement Study (by WFS) and Chicago Rail Line Acquisition (by EDRG). <MORE ON TREDIS CASE STUDIES> |
