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16 C h a p t e r 4 project profiles The case study database has two uses: (1) as a direct source of information on individual project cases, which may be accessed via the T-PICS tool, and (2)
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17 buildings, and/or recreation facilities. That is reflected initially in terms of building permits and later in terms of new or upgraded building structures (which can be measured as square footage or dollars of investment)
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18 may be needed to observe economic development impacts. Second, each of the various forms of impact can have a different spatial pattern of observation; some may be observed at a neighborhood level, whereas others will be spread over a broader community or regional level.
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19 to obtain because such data come from municipal or county records, which differ widely in their availability and format for tabulation. Magnitude of economic Impact Direction of Impact Impacts can be interpreted in two ways: (1)
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20 expansion project required the taking of some property with existing commercial activity. However, in nearly all cases, such takings are offset by new activity that occurs somewhere else nearby.
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21 these generally were projects designed more to help manage traffic flow than to generate economic growth. The finding for rural community bypass roads was also to be expected.
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22 These systematic differences occurred for some good reasons. On the one hand, project types with the highest ratio of long-term job growth per $1 million spent -- access roads, interchanges, and connectors -- often were built to facilitate specific business location or expansion activities that were contingent on having new access routes, interchanges, or connectors built.
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23 Figure 4.3 shows how the project motivations varied by setting. Many projects had more than one motivation, so the sum is not 100%.
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24 Table 4.10. Incidence of Nontransportation Factors Affecting Job Growth Nontransportation Factors Incidence (%)
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25 Table 4.11. Effects of Nontransportation Factors on Magnitude of Job Growth Nontransportation Factors Number of Cases Total Job Impact (all projects)
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