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Originally Posted by cybele
Well I am no expert, I was just thinking of this.
The Impact of Rapid Rail Transit on Economic Development: The Case of
Atlanta’s MARTA
This paper uses a simultaneous model of census tract population and employment to study the economic impacts of Atlanta's MARTA rail transit system. The results indicated that MARTA has had no discernible impact on total population or employment in station areas, but it has altered the composition of employment in these areas in favor of the public sector.
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that report is based on data collected between 1980 and 1990, the rail system was essentially brand new at the time.
given that there has been at least two decades of commercial and residential development growth since then, (and at least a full decade of substantial growth within the city limits), it's probably time for an updated analysis.
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