Economic Effects of Access Management

• Event:  2010 National Conference on Access Management

Objective

• Determine the economic effects of access management techniques on businesses adjacent to multilane highways.

In Favor of a Raised Median to Increase Safety?

• Tendency is definitely negative reaction by businesses.
• However, after median installation opinions appear to improve!

Ranking of Customer Considerations

• App. 60% ranked “Accessibility” 4^th, 5^th, or 6^th!
• Although businesses generally a negative on the impact of medians, accessibility is not a high ranking consideration among customers.

Impact of Raised Medians on Business-Related Attributes

• Most categories do not appear to be “Worse” for treatment sites!
• Treatment sites show improved “perceptions” vs. comparison sites, indicating things are not as bad as originally perceived.

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