Cities relied on cost-allocation study to judge DART value; study left out development gains
DART staff said a cost-allocation study—developed by the cities with a consultant—has been used to assess whether cities receive value from DART but it did not include increases in land values, sales taxes from new development, or the Silver Line.
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A resident asked what metrics cities used to compare tax revenue contribution against level of DART service. DART staff described a cited cost-allocation study that was produced at the request of a legislator and developed by the cities with a consultant. Staff said that methodology has been the basis for many cities' assessments of whether they receive value from DART.
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