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Economic Impact Reports

John SirautAssociate Director

Colin Buchanan and Partners

UK Practitioners Meeting 7-8 July 2004 Birmingham

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Presentation structure

◆ Transport and regeneration◆ Accessibility and development◆ Image and development◆ Case Study◆ Issues

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Transport & regeneration

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Transport & regeneration

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Jobs Boost in Crewe

Hundreds of jobs will be created when a new link road opens in Crewe. Work on Crewe Green Link Road is set to be completed by the autumn -- and developers have submitted wide-reaching plans for major employment sites on either side of the road

Port Creates GrowthA new £5 million southern distributor road is to be built at Burry Port to help create 1,000 jobs and boost local economy.

Green Transport Drives the EconomyA new report, published today, shows that 130,000 new jobs could be created by reducing traffic levels and boosting the use of trains, buses and bikes.

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M74 Carries Jobs to the RegionTo date the inquiry has heard that up to 20,000 jobs might be created by building the £500 million motorway as development land is made more accessible by the extension of the M74

Regeneration of Former Mining AreaWork has now begun on the £30m Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route, which will help to boost investment in the former coalfields area by creating up to 10,000 new jobs.

East Coast Line ‘Essential’ For EmploymentMore than 2,000 jobs could be created by upgrading the main east-coast rail link a new study commissioned by Yorkshire Forward has revealed

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Transport & regeneration

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Transport & regeneration

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Accessibility & development

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Accessibility & development

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Image & development

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Impact depends on mode of transport

◆ Everyone uses trams!

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Unemployment relative to non-Tramlink wards

0.8

0.85

0.9

0.95

1

1.05

1.1

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Clock House

Kelsey Park

Lawrie Park and Kent House

Penge

Fieldway

Woodside

Abbey

Merton Park

Total

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Impact on businesses

◆ Dramatically raised the profile of Croydon

◆ Facilitated the attraction of high profile inward investors

◆ Raised the confidence of property developers leading to speculative development and supporting major redevelopment projects

◆ Facilitated the replacement of marginal with higher profile retailers

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Impact on places

◆ New Addington in terms of unemployment and socially excluded

◆ Croydon attracting new inward investment

◆ Purley Way attracting employees and shoppers

◆ Wimbledon not using tram to promote centre

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Development on brownfield land

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Housing

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Housing

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Tourism

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Congestion

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Transport & regeneration

1985 1995

1999 Post 2004