Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Center for Economic Development and Researchhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTCEDR/browse/?sort=creator&fq=untl_decade:2000-2009&fq=str_year:20022011-01-05T14:57:34-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Center for Economic Development and ResearchThe Economic Impacts and Fiscal Costs and Benefits of the Proposed McKinney Soccer Stadium2011-01-05T14:57:34-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30387/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30387/"><img alt="The Economic Impacts and Fiscal Costs and Benefits of the Proposed McKinney Soccer Stadium" title="The Economic Impacts and Fiscal Costs and Benefits of the Proposed McKinney Soccer Stadium" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30387/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the economic and fiscal impacts of building a soccer stadium in McKinney, Texas. The City of McKinney began negotiations with Major League Soccer (MLS) to build a 20,000-seat stadium to host the Dallas Burn Soccer Club. The following analysis, by the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research, examines the economic and fiscal impacts of building and operating such a stadium on the City of McKinney and assesses the fiscal costs and benefits if the City chooses to participate financially in the stadium's construction.</p>An Assessment of the DART LRT on Taxable Property Valuations and Transit Oriented Development2011-01-05T14:57:34-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30386/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30386/"><img alt="An Assessment of the DART LRT on Taxable Property Valuations and Transit Oriented Development" title="An Assessment of the DART LRT on Taxable Property Valuations and Transit Oriented Development" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30386/small/"/></a></p><p>This report, by the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research, is an update on previous studies of the direct and indirect economic impacts of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. Two specific topics addressed in detail are how the proximity to an LRT station affected taxable property values and to what degree the DART rail is serving as a catalyst for transit-oriented development (TOD).</p>