Study of Downtown Study of Downtown Bryan and Economic Bryan and Economic Compare/Contrast of Compare/Contrast of Bryan-College StationBryan-College Station

Gabe RollandGabe Rolland

Chris LinderChris Linder

Project OverviewProject Overview

►A History Lesson on Bryan and College A History Lesson on Bryan and College Station Station

►Main Street RenovationMain Street Renovation►Unique SituationUnique Situation►Census Data FindingsCensus Data Findings►Research Valley Business IncentivesResearch Valley Business Incentives►ConclusionConclusion

History

Main Street RenovationMain Street Renovation

Still Needs Work!

Much Nicer!!!

Unique SituationUnique Situation

►LocationLocation TAMUTAMU College StationCollege Station StudentsStudents HighwayHighway RailroadRailroad City Center? City Center? Minority Distribution Minority Distribution

Census DataCensus Data

Economic Sales Distribution Between Bryan and College Station

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People QuickFacts BryanCollege Station Texas

Population, 2000 65,660 67,890 20,851,820

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 18.90% 28.10% 22.80%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.00% 4.50% 7.80%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.00% 14.40% 28.20%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.30% 3.60% 9.90%

Female persons, percent, 2000 50.20% 48.90% 50.40%

White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 64.70% 80.50% 71.00%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 17.70% 5.40% 11.50%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.40% 0.30% 0.60%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.70% 7.30% 2.70%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 13.30% 4.50% 11.70%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.20% 1.90% 2.50%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 27.80% 10.00% 32.00%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 40.00% 19.60% 49.60%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.10% 11.10% 13.90%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 25.50% 17.30% 31.20%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.80% 93.80% 75.70%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.00% 58.10% 23.20%

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.8 14.5 25.4

Housing units, 2000 25,703 26,054 8,157,575

Homeownership rate, 2000 50.80% 30.60% 63.80%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $78,900 $119,500 $82,500

Households, 2000 23,759 24,691 7,393,354

Persons per household, 2000 2.65 2.32 2.74

Median household income, 1999 $31,672 $21,180 $39,927

Per capita money income, 1999 $15,770 $15,170 $19,617

Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 22.30% 37.40% 15.40%

Business QuickFacts BryanCollege

Station Texas

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 309,332 NA 400,008

Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 278,405 79,455 323,111,661

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 657,492 653,540 182,516,112

Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,245 $10,977 $9,430

Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) 53,105 117,411 22,698,848

Total number of firms, 1997 4,824 3,512 1,525,972

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 20.00% 11.40% 23.90%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 22.50% 21.40% 25.00%

Geography QuickFacts BryanCollege

Station Texas

Land area, 2000 (square miles) 43 40 261,797

Persons per square mile, 2000 1,515.20 1,686.50 79.6

FIPS Code 10912 15976 48

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1999 statistics

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Business Incentives Business Incentives

► Property Tax Exemption:Property Tax Exemption: ““Businesses with new facilities can Businesses with new facilities can

receive up to 100% abatement for a receive up to 100% abatement for a maximum of 10 years…’’maximum of 10 years…’’

► Cash Incentives:Cash Incentives: ““Cash grants provided for creating new Cash grants provided for creating new

jobs and new investments to qualifying jobs and new investments to qualifying companies on a case by case basis…”companies on a case by case basis…”

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►Freeport Exemption:Freeport Exemption: ““Property tax exemption on business Property tax exemption on business

inventory that will be exported within 175 inventory that will be exported within 175 days of entering Texas, goods for days of entering Texas, goods for assembling, storing, manufacturing, assembling, storing, manufacturing, repair, maintenance, processing, or repair, maintenance, processing, or fabrication purposes. Also, on goods that fabrication purposes. Also, on goods that remain in the firms possession the entire remain in the firms possession the entire time within the state…”time within the state…”

►Utility Incentives:Utility Incentives: ““A favorable utility rate schedule is A favorable utility rate schedule is

available to qualifying companies…”available to qualifying companies…”

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►Land Grant or Reduced Price:Land Grant or Reduced Price: ““Cities will permit a reduction in land price Cities will permit a reduction in land price

for property or the grant of land in certain for property or the grant of land in certain business parks. These incentives are business parks. These incentives are determined on a case-by-case basis.”determined on a case-by-case basis.”www.researchvalley.org

In Conclusion…In Conclusion…►Most development going towards Most development going towards

College Station…College Station…►Downtown Bryan facing “spatial Downtown Bryan facing “spatial

Mismatch”.Mismatch”.►B/CS does not fit an ideal city model. B/CS does not fit an ideal city model. ►Rapid Distance Decay facilitated by Rapid Distance Decay facilitated by

Spatial Restriction. Spatial Restriction. ►Bryan city center affected by College Bryan city center affected by College

Station.Station.►More consolidation needed?More consolidation needed?

Works Cited…Works Cited…

►www.census.govwww.census.gov►www.researchvalley.orgwww.researchvalley.org►Sesquicentennial Edition, Brazos Sesquicentennial Edition, Brazos

County History: Rich Past – Bright County History: Rich Past – Bright Future.Future.