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

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T.F. <strong>Green</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong> <strong>Program</strong>Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluationservice businesses). 347 Based on the 2015, 2020, and 2025 forecasts, the increased airport activity due to theproposed <strong>Improvement</strong> <strong>Program</strong> is expected to generate an additional 341 jobs in the City of Warwick in 2015, noadditional jobs by 2020 and 391 more jobs by 2025. For the City of Warwick, activity in all sectors would result in adirect gain of $6.2 million in wages and $20.0 million in business revenues in 2015 and $7.0 million in wages, thesame in 2020, and $22.7 million in business revenues by 2025. Additional gains would accrue to the City ofWarwick through multiplier effects, as well as to Rhode Island as a whole. Overall, it is estimated that this growthcould create additional property tax revenue for the City of Warwick due to the commercial space demandsanticipated (approximately 117,000 square feet in 2015 increasing to approximately 134,000 square feet in 2025based on current vacancy rates).Total Aviation ImpactsThe increase in aviation activity associated with Alternative B4 would provide opportunities for aviation-relatedbusiness activity (such as warehouse, repair services, retail services for additional airline and airport employees) andother air-reliant businesses (such as manufacturers, universities, research and development organizations, andservices businesses) as seen along Post Road as a result of previous airport expansions. These impacts wouldmoderate jobs lost due to commercial land acquisitions associated with Alternative B4. Table 5-56 summarizes thetotal economic impacts for Alternative B4.Table 5-56Aviation Activity: Related Total Economic Impacts (Gains) in the City of Warwick and State ofRhode IslandAlternative B4 - Total Economic Impacts (Annual) 1Type of impact 2015 2 2020 3 2025 4City of WarwickTotal Impacts to Jobs 796 797 873Total Impacts to Personal Taxable Income $24,936,000 $24,908,000 $27,021,000Total Impacts to Taxable Business Revenue $64,240,000 $63,328,000 $69,961,000State of Rhode IslandTotal Additional Jobs 1,810 1,813 1,967Total Impacts to Personal Taxable Income $53,089,000 $53,104,000 $57,416,000Total Impacts to Taxable Business Revenue $135,964,000 $135,998,000 $147,538,000Source: ADE, IMPLAN, Rhode Island <strong>Airport</strong> Economic Study (Wilbur Smith Associates, June 2006), RIDLT.1 Includes direct and indirect impacts from on-<strong>Airport</strong> business activities, visitor spending, and development of spin off-<strong>Airport</strong>-related business in the City.2 Represents the total economic gains (jobs, taxable income and taxable business revenue) generated in 2015 as a result of the Build Alternative.3 Represents the total economic gains, including those already created in 2015 as a result of the Build Alternative (i.e., there would be one additional job created in2020 over 2015).4 Represents the total economic gains, including those already created in 2015 as a result of the Build Alternative (i.e., there would be 77 additional jobs created in2025 over 2015 and 76 additional jobs created in 2025 over 2020).347 The <strong>Airport</strong> Development Economics Model (ADE-2) was used to determine direct off-airport increases in business activity due to the implementation ofAlternative B2 or B4. In addition to the 2020 and 2025 Analysis Conditions, the model relies on the local mix of industries, land use and both economic andpopulation growth rates.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-96 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\<strong>FEIS</strong>_Final_July_2011\<strong>PVD</strong>_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc

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