Research: Economic impacts of transport investment

Review of economic impacts resulting from transport interventions for the UK economy.

Research: Economic impacts of transport investment

Published: 31 October 2024
By Chris Haycock



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This research assesses how transport policies and investments can affect a range of economic outcomes in the UK.

It focuses on the relationship between road, rail, public and active transport interventions and the following important areas:

  • unemployment and inactivity
  • agglomeration and productivity
  • gentrification
  • new towns

Frontier Economics conducted this research on behalf of the Department for Transport.

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