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1 Introduction Transportation innovations and investments have contributed sig- nificantly to U.S. economic growth. They have enabled households to optimize their residential and workplace locations and their choice of employers; encouraged firms to increase the size and scope of their markets, reduce their inventories, and expand their choice of workers; and allowed consumers to benefit from greater competition among domestic and international firms and from more product va- riety. The motor ve