Analysis of Firm Location and Relocation around Maryland andWashington, DC Metro Rail Stations
The 4th International Seminar of Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, JSCE in FY2014
2014年度土木計画学研究委員会 第4回国際セミナー（通算 第97回国際セミナー）
Title: Analysis of Firm Location and Relocation around Maryland andWashington, DC Metro Rail Stations
題目：メリーランド州およびワシントンDCの地下鉄駅周辺における企業立地・立地変更に関する分析
Abstract
Transportation investments can have substantial impacts on the location of
social and economic activities by changing the overall level of
accessibility. Changes in the amount and location of activities lead to
different levels of economic development among locations. Particularly,
transit oriented development (TOD) has been touted as a catalyst to
stimulate local economic development and increase property values, as well
as integrating transportation and land use, promoting mixed land uses, and
making transit and pedestrian travel more viable. While a few studies have
found that rail transit proximity and TOD are associated with a higher
concentration of firms and employment in particular industries, such as
finance, insurance, and real estate (FIRE) industries, and these claims need
more evidence based on solid empirical research.
We have been working to examine the impacts of rail station investments on
the geographic distribution of firms in selected industries with a strong
presence in the region, including FIRE industries. We are currently working
on a descriptive analysis part that seeks to address three key questions
about the effects of station proximity: 1) What is the overall distribution
of firms in relation to metro station locations? 2) What industries, if any,
are more likely to locate near transit stations? 3) Whether Metro station
openings have a substantial effect on the distribution of firms across the
region? 4) Does a new transit station result in a net gain of firms within
the station proximity and for the region or does it merely redistribute
existing firms?
We apply GISs, statistics, and economic development analysis method to
examine the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) dataset within the
Washington DC region (comprising Washington, DC, Montgomery and Prince
George’s Counties in Maryland and covering the 66 stations of Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro service). The NETS
dataset contains longitudinal and cross-sectional firm-level data for the
years 1990 - 2010, which allow us to look at changes in number of firms
within relatively small geographic areas around Metro stations, several of
which were constructed during the 21 year period. The NETS dataset also
provides firm-level relocation information for the same time period to
assess firm movement within and outside of the study area as they relate to
transit stations.
(Please note that this study is working in progress, and I will present
results that we have obtained so far.)
講演者：Dr Hiroyuki Iseki, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture,
Planning & Preservation, University of Maryland, College
Park（メリーランド
大学カレッジパーク校講師）
日時：2014年6月19日（木）18:30-20:00
場所：東京大学本郷キャンパス・工学部11号館3階国際プロジェクト研究室会議室
（工学部11号館へのアクセスは，http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_12_j.htmlをご覧ください．）
言語：英語
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