Resource: Improved Methods for Assessing Social, Cultural, and Economic Effects of Transportation Projects

NCHRP 8-36 Task 66 - The objective of this project was to identify existing and emerging community and social impact assessment practices that can be used as indicators of the quality of a community’s life. The report leverages lessons learned from current CIA practice along with a rich, in-depth literature review and interviews with scholars both outside and within the transportation
profession. It combines information from other disciplines related to public health and safety, housing, neighborhood quality, and social capital to present a framework for understanding social wellbeing which includes measures that can be
applied systematically to understand how well a community is functioning.