Predicting Economic Impacts of Edmonton Transportation Master Plan

This project report investigates the economic impacts of the Edmonton Transportation Master Plan on the city's key sectors. The study employs a descriptive analysis and research design, focusing on health, urbanization, climate, and regional prosperity. A survey using simple random sampling categorizes various stakeholders, and both primary and secondary data are utilized, including questionnaires, journals, and online sources. Descriptive statistics, including frequency counts, percentages, and regression modeling, analyze demographic data, while inferential statistics using the chi-square method test hypotheses. The analysis is performed using SPSS. The research aims to identify the plan's influence on Edmonton's economy, predict risks, and evaluate economic losses, addressing research questions related to past economic experiences, the effectiveness of transportation modes, the impact on city development, and the relationship between climate, health, urbanization, and the economy. The report also examines the city's guiding principles, strategic goals, and values, as well as the transportation master plan's components, including the city's vision, core goals, guiding principles, guiding values, city building outcomes, and big city moves.

PROJECT REPORT
PREDICTICTING THE IMPACT OF
TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN TO THE
ECONOMY OF EDMONTON CITY
ABSTRACT:
The research is conducted to determine the impacts of the master transportation plan on the
Edmonton Citizen’s economic prowess .Questions and hypotheses are used as a guide of the
project. For the goal of the project to be realized, a survey of descriptive analysis and research
design are adopted. The study focuses on health, urbanization, climate and regional prosperity
being that population consists of a variety of stakeholders. The method of simple random
sampling is used to categorize a group of the vehicles, streets, passengers, employees, and
drivers and business men and women of the city. In view of this, both primary and secondary
data will be used, which will be obtained directly from students,researchers,journalists by use of
well-designed questionnaires as well, journals, newspapers magazines and internet. The
following methods of analysis will be employed.Descrptive statistics of frequency counts,
percentage and regression modelling will be used to analyse the demographic data. Inferential
statistics using the chi- square method will be used to test the hypotheses of the research project.
The statistical software that will be used for all the analysis will be SPSS. The core of the study
and research objectives is to identify the influence of the master transportation plan on the
economy of Edmonton city. Research project helps to analyze, predict and mitigate risk of the
economy from any industrial sector. The main objective of the research is to collect both primary

and secondary data from different sources in order to evaluate the economic loses in Edmonton
city. From the research questions, objectives and hypothesis. Understanding the objectives of a
research and the aim of the study is very important when analyzing the pathway of the research.
The research study is based on both primary and secondary data sources in order to identify the
exact objectives of the research study. The research project is to address some key objective of
the study as discussed below;
 To facilitate in analyzing the effect of the master transportation plan on the
economy.
 To examine the last 10 years’ experience of the major industries regarding the
economic growth.
 To forecast the effect of the master plan and its dangers on economic prowess
using Edmonton data.
1.0 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Statement of The Problem
The research report aim is to foretell the influence of the transportation master plan on
the economic benefit experience in major industries of Edmonton. It is important to gauge the
contribution level of the economic loss verses benefits to help in literature review ,dialogue,
which constitutes the primary sources of data.

1.2Problem Definition And Context
• The transportation master plan is about Edmontonians spaces and places and their
movements around the city.
• It outlines teamwork that would enhance growth, adaptation and success.
Vision: A city where people can enjoy from their benefits today new new opportunities in the
future.
Core Goal: Establishing a healthy, urban resilient city of two million people that supports a
prosperous region.
1.3. Research Questions
The research questions are to address the major areas of concern within a project.
Questions are set to help realize and achieve the objective and goal. The research questions
identified for this research are as follows-
1. What is the past relative experience of economic loss, as percentage of the regional
prosperity of Edmonton city as influenced by the master transportation plan in the last
12years?
2. How effective can a transportation mode be a danger and cause to the economic loss
experience in some core sectors of Edmonton city?
3. Does the transportation shift plan positively or negatively affect the development of
Edmonton city?

4. What is the relationship of climate, health and urbanization to the economy of Edmonton.
1.6 Research Hypotheses
The hypotheses are produced by the researcher which is to be tested in this study:
H1: The master transportation plan has no significant influence on health and economic loss.
H2: Corruption in major industries has no significant influence on economic loss.
H3: The transportation master plan has significant influence on urbanization and economic loss.
H4: Transportation master plan has significant influence climate and economic loss.
H5:Transportation master plan has is directly proportional to regional prosperity.
CHAPTER THREE: DATA SET
3.2. Methods of Data Collection
This is a method and technique of receive first-hand information. This is an original data as no
else has ever interacted with the data before. It may include survey, interviewing and
observation. The survey is the process of seeking people’s opinion randomly to help in decision
–making. Interviewing entails the verbal interaction between two or more people over given
topic of study.
Collection of Primary Data: The data collected is associated with the first-hand
knowledge and information. This type of data is collected through survey, interviews and
observations. (Hair et al. 2019)(3.6% in Oct 2019) economic loss rate. Both qualitative and
quantitative analyses are used to analyze the gathered data which is then processed to useful
information. Accurate information are gathered from the primary data source to solve the
research problem. The primary data collection method is therefore considered for this research

project. Interviewing method can be used whereby the research experts, journalist and personnel
are to gather reliable information from the public domain in solving a question of concern
The researcher may also consider to make use of the survey as a method of seeking the
majority opinions. Survey can be used to gather data from a large number of respondents. This
may not be possible with interviewing as it only needs few people. Survey may be done
randomly to different categories of the respondents.
Secondary Data Collection: This is a method of using already used and published
information to gather data. The information is on a second hand basis and may have been
distorted in one way or the other with time. The sources of secondary data
includes,journals,books,magazines,newspapers.They are not always reliable information as the
original parties may distort them to suit their interest.However,it is a long term store of
information for future reference. Secondary source of information are bulky but may provide
huge and detailed amount of information as compared to primary source of data. It may take time
to synthesize and process it into a useful information without clarity and explanation from the
owners. Secondary data are more convenient in terms of availability.However,it is limited to the
literate. One has to go through education system to deeply understand and utilize the secondary
source of information. The researchers have got any option to either use primary data, secondary
data or both. This shall depend the depth of information needed.
The City Structure
 6 Guiding Principle
 4Strategic Goals

 6 Guiding Values
 5 Big City Moves

 24 City Building Outcomes

Connected Edmonton
• The strategic plan from 2019 to 2028.
• Focuses on the future and describes the adjustments that are to be made today in realizing
vision 2050.
Core Guiding Principles
The core principles guiding the transportation master plan includes;
 Care
 Service
Strategic Goal
There are 4 main strategic goals:
 A healthy City
 Urban Places
 Climatic Resilience
 Regional Prosperity
Guiding Principles
A collection of six plans and processes to direct the operation of the Edmonton’s city and enable
a recommendable life for its people.
These includes:

1) Direction
2) Choices
3) Actions
4) Resources
5) Performance
6) Assurance
The Guiding Principles
1.Direction
This is the highest level of plan in making transformational change.
2.Actions
The corporates business plan taken and presented as an integrated overview of the city’s work of
over a period of four years.
3.Assurance
Are enterprises performance management that measures and monitors work progress in
achieving the desired goal.
4.Choice
This is the city’s articulation plan to become a healthy and climate resilient city.
5.Resources

Budget allocation that helps to deliver on direction ,choices and actions for a healthy city.
6.Performance
Entails the key indicators of an established ,healthy, urban resilient city of 2 million people that
supports a prosperous region.
This is the city’s articulation plan to become a healthy and climate resilient city.
7.Resource
Budget allocation that helps to deliver on direction ,choices and actions for a healthy city.
Guiding Values
There are six guiding values articulating Edmonton’s opinions on the desired future experience
in their city:
I want to BELONG and contribute
I want to LIVE in a place that feels like home
I want opportunities to THRIVE
I want more ACCESS within my city
I want to PRESERVE what matters most
I want to be able to CREATE and innovate
The City Building Outcome
This is the point of intersection of the six guiding principles and the 4 goals of
Connect Edmonton that reveals the expected ultimate goal and future experience
by Edmontonians in the city.
The Big City Moves

These are invitations for Edmontonians to work together in building their future.
Transportation Master Plan
These are frameworks to address the current and future transportation needs in adjusting to the
ever growing urban and regional population.
The highest priority of Edmonton city is to transform its modes of transport networks.
Transit is more efficient and convenient to anyone’s desired location with the inter-connected
and multi-modal transportation system of walking, use of a bike and ride.
Transportation Goals.
There are seven goals to support the Edmonton city vision and reflect the way ahead of the 10-
years strategic plan.
 The use of land and transport
 Mobility and accessibility
 The shift in the mode of transportation.
 Being sustainable
 Safety and health status
 Well-maintained infrastructure
 A stable economy
Transportation Moves