Journal on Policy & Complex Systems Volume 3, Issue 2 | Page 71

Policy and Complex Systems
Figure 7b . Simulated success rates of roadway projects across local towns under increased number of new projects needing funding every year .
In Figure 8a and b , we add sequestration effect on top of the increased number of projects ( raised from 60 to 120 new projects per year ), which implies that the average number of projects funded each year reduces from 15 % to 5 % during the simulation horizon . Another way to assess the resilience in the system is to model the changes in the federal funding allocations in the system . Figure 8a and b represents the reference scenario project prioritization criteria , except that the parameter on the Percentage of Projects to be Funded Each
Year is reduced from 15 % to 5 % and the number of new projects added each year is increased from 60 to 120 . This leads to a much higher number of red and black dots in Figure 8b , i . e ., much lower number of towns get at least one of their submitted projects approved for funding . While the funding allocation stabilizes at $ 50 million per year , experimental simulations point out to a convergent pattern of decreased variability in the success rate of projects across RPCs .
Figure 8a . Simulated allocation of roadway project funding across RPCs under higher number of new projects and decreased funding availability .
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