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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationGiven the additional flight operations under the 2015, 2020, and 2025 scenarios, by 2025 approximately 873 jobswould be created in the City of Warwick and 1,967 jobs throughout Rhode Island, with the bulk being generatedby new on-Airport spending. Under Alternative B4, cumulative gains within the City of Warwick between 2015and 2025 would reach $276.2 million in personal taxable income and $707.8 million in taxable business revenues.Business and Employment Impacts – 2015 and 2020This section summarizes the direct impacts to businesses and employment due to commercial land acquisitions forconstruction (mandatory) and indirect impacts to the community associated with Alternative B4. No businesseswould be displaced for the FAA-recommended RPZ clearing or under a Future Build VLAP because business usesare not considered incompatible land uses with predicted noise levels. Table 5-57 summarizes the displacedbusinesses and jobs lost associated with commercial property acquisitions due to mandatory construction.Table 5-57Alternative B4: Economic Impacts (Losses) in 2015 due to Business Displacement for Construction(Mandatory)Total AffectedType Business Businesses 1 Square Feet JobsAgriculture 0 0Health Care 0 0Manufacturing 1 8,021 7Other Services 3 3,476 6Restaurant 3 12,292 34Retail 2 6,056 5Warehouse 3 9,371 7Total 12 39,215 59Most Threatened Businesses 2 Personal Taxable BusinessType Business Businesses 1 Square Feet Jobs Taxable Income RevenuesAgriculture 0 0 0 $0 $0Manufacturing 1 8,021 7 ($302,000) ($1,428,000)Warehouse 2 9,371 7 ($227,000) ($385,000)Total Direct Impacts NA NA 14 ($529,000) ($1,813,000)Total Impacts in Warwick 3 NA NA 23 ($1,027,000) ($3,243,000)Total Impacts in RI 4 NA NA 28 ($1,308,000) ($4,031,000)Sources: City of Warwick Assessors Data Base and site visits to document number of businesses, Dunn and Bradstreet, Urban Land Institute and Energy InformationAdministration to estimate direct employment. RI Department of Labor and Training to calculate wages per job. IMPLAN modeling package calibrated for Warwickand Rhode Island to estimate total impacts. EDR Group.Notes: All displacement due to construction would occur in 2015 due to Runway 16 and the Partially Relocated Airport Road. Subsequent acquisitions are of small partsof parcels that do not affect the businesses and jobs that may be located on them. NA No building square footage is associated with property (i.e., the lot of acar rental place), or no businesses or jobs are associated with square footage.1 Businesses displaced due to land acquisition of commercial properties for all program elements.2 Businesses and jobs unlikely to relocate within the City of Warwick due to limited vacant and developable industrial lands.3 Total Impacts include direct and indirect impacts using multiplier effects.4 Total Impacts in Rhode Island include total impacts in the City of Warwick.Based on anticipated acquisitions for Runway 16 and Partially Relocated Airport Road, Alternative B4 would resultin an anticipated loss of parcels including 12 businesses and 59 jobs. Unlike Alternative B2, Alternative B4 would notChapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-97 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc