According to the Michigan Passenger Rail Station Community Benefits Study prepared for MDOT by Grand Valley State University in 2009:
The construction of a (multi-modal) transit station provides not only the direct construction jobs but results in the creation of hundreds of spin off jobs for the local economy. For example, construction costs of $10 million result in the creation of an estimated 90-140 new jobs and $5 million in additional spending in the local economy. The study estimates that local communities are the beneficiary of about $15.7 million annual in expenditures by Amtrak passengers using local passenger stations, an equivalent of about $23 for every Amtrak passenger using Michigan stations.
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