Transit access and the agglomeration of new firms : a case study of Portland and Dallas.

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• Creators:
  Noland, Robert B. ; Chatman, Daniel G. ; Klein, Nicholas J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta National Transit Research Consortium
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rail transit stations
  • General service businesses
  • Case studies
  • Accessibility
  • Economic growth
  • Economic development
  • Urban areas
  • Transit oriented development
  • Light rail transit
  • Time series analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA-MNTRC-14-1145;MNTRC Report 12-15
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta National Transit Research Consortium
• Abstract:
  The objective of this paper is to examine whether new firms are more likely to form near rail transit stations. Two relatively new ; light-rail systems—one in Portland, Oregon, and the other in Dallas, Texas—form the basis of the analysis. A geocoded, time-series database of firm births from 1991 through 2008 is analyzed using all firm births, firm births of various sizes, and firm births ; of specific industry sectors. A random effects, negative binomial model is used to examine associations between proximity to rail ; stations and other spatially defined variables. ; Results show that newly formed firms tend to cluster around stations in the Portland region but not in the Dallas region. The ; difference between the two regions holds for different firm sizes and different industrial sectors. In all cases, there is a much ; stronger association between transit proximity and new firm birth in the Portland region compared to the Dallas-Ft. Worth region. ; In both regions, births of larger firms tend to be associated with greater proximity to transit stations, perhaps reflecting the greater ; agglomeration benefits that they receive. Different planning and zoning criteria in Portland versus those in Dallas may explain the ; relative success of Portland in achieving clusters of new firms near transit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27426/dot_27426_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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