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In 2005 a study prepared for the Maine Department of Transportation predicted that service improvements on the Downeaster and service extensions to additional Maine destinations would lead to increased ridership and the beginning of economic benefits for communities served by passenger rail. In this analysis the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has projected the scale of economic benefits that can be expected to follow from approving NNEPRA’s proposal. We think it is predictable that with current service levels maintained, the proposed capital improvements in place, and sustainable development policies adopted by Maine and New Hampshire communities, private investments will build out TOD projects in northern New England at the same scale as in other metropolitan areas with small transit systems.