The study will identify the most promising methodological approaches and requisite data sources for federal, state, and local governments to make surface transportation investments that support families and residential life, home affordabililty, community cohension, safety, and economic vality. The study will examine these interests from the perspective of people living and working in rural, exurban, suburban, and urban communities. The study will consider current data and metrics, opportunities to improve data and use of metrics, and new and innovative sources of data, analytic methods, and modeling for transportation investment planning and decision-making.