Q15. How important were the following when determining which projects to include in your state's most recent STIP? |
| Very great importance | Great importance | Moderate importance | Some importance | No importance | Don't know | Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Results of economic analysis of individual projects (e.g., benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, economic-impact analysis) | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 51 |
| b. Transportation plans developed by nearby states | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 51 |
| c. Transportation projects recommended by rural planning organizations | 7 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 51 |
| d. Transportation funding priorities established by the governor | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| e. Availability of federal funds | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| f. Availability of state funds | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| g. Availability of state or local funds to match federal funds | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| h. Federal earmarks | 15 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| i. State earmarks | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 51 |
| j. Political support for specific projects | 13 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| k. Public support for specific projects | 10 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| l. Land-use interests of private developers | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 52 |
| m. Land-use interests of local governments | 4 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
| n. Other | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 |