T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation• All mandatory commercial property acquisitions required for construction of the T.F. Green AirportImprovement Program would be completed prior to construction initiation and in accordance with theURA. For the purposes of the FEIS economic impact analysis, because the current assessed value of 2010represents fair market value, 2010 is used as the year on which land acquisition cost is estimated. At thetime of acquisition, a property’s value would be determined through the appraisal process before a finalacquisition cost could be determined.• FAA-recommended RPZ-related land acquisitions would be voluntary (as stated previously inSection 5.1.4, Land Acquisition Assumptions) and it is assumed for this analysis that there would be100 percent participation by eligible residents. For commercial businesses located within the RPZ, it ispossible that owners would choose not to participate in the voluntary acquisition program since closeproximity to the Airport potentially provides economic benefits depending on the type of business.• Non-manufacturing jobs lost due to business displacement would be replaced in the area; manufacturingand warehousing sector jobs would not be replaced in Warwick or neighboring communities.• For purposes of this analysis, indirect and induced impacts are discussed together as secondary impactsand, therefore total impacts are the sum of direct and secondary impacts.Social and Housing Direct and Indirect Impacts MethodologyThe social and housing impact analysis is based on the identification of individual properties (residential,including, at the City of Warwick's request, affordable housing units ) that would be acquired to buildAlternatives B2 and B4 due to runway and roadway construction; land acquisition for noise mitigation(proposed for residential properties that would be exposed to DNL 70 dB and above); and land acquisitionwithin the newly created RPZ, as recommended by the FAA. The affected properties were identified usinginformation from the GIS database, which includes a compilation of RIGIS and parcel level informationprovided by the City of Warwick. The estimated City of Warwick housing stock of 38,892 units (according toDemographicsNow) serves as a baseline against which to evaluate Improvement Program-related impacts. 334 Inorder to identify the number and type of residential properties to be acquired, affected properties wereidentified by comparing the limit of disturbance for construction of the Airport enhancements, including theRPZ and noise mitigation land acquisition areas to the land use base. Field surveys and aerial photographs wereused to confirm the affected residential properties. Interviews with property owners and managers were used togather information on rents on larger properties of more than five units.A qualitative analysis of community disruption, including the impact to residential areas and neighborhoodsfrom changes in land use, was conducted based on the list of properties to be acquired as well as an analysis ofneighborhood conditions.334 The U.S. Census Bureau estimates numbers of housing units as 37,401 in 2006 (American Communities Survey).Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-81 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc