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Cities relied on cost-allocation study to judge DART value; study left out development gains
Summary
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.
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.
Staff also said the study omitted several items that residents and staff flagged as relevant, including increases in land values and sales taxes generated by development around DART stations and the then-under-construction Silver Line, which the study did not account for. The explanation framed the study as one methodology among alternatives and not a comprehensive economic accounting.
