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| Author: | Bollinger, C. Ihlanfeldt, K. |
| Title: | The impact of rapid rail transit on economic development: the case of Atlanta's MARTA |
| Journal: | Journal of Urban Economics
1997 : SEP, VOL. 42:2, p. 179-204 |
| Index terms: | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RAIL TRANSPORT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | 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. One possible benefit of fixed rail transit systems is population and employment densification in the vicinity of rail stations resulting from the access advantage provided by these areas. |
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