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Old Posted Feb 19, 2016, 1:07 AM
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Originally Posted by windypeg View Post
My thinking was that if it increases commuter ridership into the downtown then that could help free up parking lots downtown for development. Essentially swapping surface parking lots downtown with surface parking lots out at the Park and Ride stations. So while it might not increase density or property value at those stations it would still have that effect for downtown
Exactly, and property values downtown have much more potential to become even higher, meaning the tax value from an equal size lot can be much higher downtown.
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