Policy and Complex Systems
5.1 . Federalism Versus Regionalism Versus Localism Debate
To highlight how intergovernmental authority plays a role in the distribution of transportation project , Figure 6a and b reports the simulated allocations if the intergovernmental policy implementation network was to raise the regional priority weight from 20 % to 60 %, while the criterion of “ project momentum ” is reduced from 20 % to 10 %, the weight on highway system is reduced from 40 % to 20 % and cost per vehicle mile is reduced from 20 % to 10 %. Remaining parameters are similar to the reference scenario . A comparison of simulated allocations between Figures 5a and 6a scenarios demonstrate no specific difference in allocation of resources across RPCs . More emphasis on regionalization , however , changes the success rate of funding by different towns ( as can be seen by comparing Figure 5b with 6b ).
Figure 6a . Simulated allocation of roadway project funding across RPCs under increased regional priority .
Figure 6b . Simulated success rates of roadway projects across local towns under increased regional priority .
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