The final products of Phase 1 of the project examining the impact of the CTfastrak on real estate and economic development have been split into several files.


The first product is the Phase 1 report. The report is in PDF format.


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The Phase 1 report is accessible online at: https://webshare.business.uconn.edu/ctfastrak/CTDOT_Research_Report_CTfastrak_2017.10.13.pdf
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Other than books referenced in the report, all of the reference materials 
have been compiled into a folder. All reference materials are in .pdf format.


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All of the background references (other than books) are available at: https://webshare.business.uconn.edu/ctfastrak/References.zip
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The second product is the geospatial database. Although this product has its own seperate readme file outlining the contents of this folder, a brief 
explanation of what this product entails is also presented here. The geospatial database folder contains all GIS and tabular information gathered and
prepared for this project. Examples of this data include: multiple years of aerial photography (2004-2016), GIS shapefiles illustrating the geography
of a multitude of variables related to real estate and economic development (e.g., the location of CTfastrak stations, assessed value of properties,
recent sales, residential and commercial vacancies, and proposed redevelopment plans), CTDOT highway "street view" photolog; and all tabular data
(i.e., original files obtained from the municipal assessors, price indices to be used as controls in subsequent phases of the project, and NHTS travel
survey data).


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The Geospatial database and accompanying information is accessible online at: https://webshare.business.uconn.edu/ctfastrak/Geospatial_Database.zip
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The third product is a folder containing all figures and tables. Over 500 maps generated as a part of this project and included in this folder. For brevity, 
not all of these figures were included in the Phase 1 report. However, all of these maps are included in this folder. These figures and tables have been sorted
two different ways: 1) by CTfastrak station and 2) by task as defined in the objective section in the Phase 1 report.
The folder sorted by task contains the maps showing all four towns. The folder sorted by CTfastrak station only shows the changes occuring within a quarter mile
(i.e., walking distance) of each station. Otherwise, these folders have identical figures and tables (the title of the figures and tables are slightly different
so that they are appropriately sorted). This systematic sorting process was completed to allow users to flip through the figures and tables in a manner in which
interests them. For example, if one is interested in a particular station, one can quickly view or grab all of the relevant figures and tables using the folder
sorted by CTfastrak station. On the other hand, if one is more inclined to view the data by a particular theme (e.g., sale price), one can opt to use the folder
sorted by task.


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The folder with the complete set of figures and tables is accessible at: https://webshare.business.uconn.edu/ctfastrak/Figures_and_Tables.zip
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Last updated: 10/13/2017