, as opposed to mass transit improvements, a government may promote to location in an area of higher income families, who are able to afford the higher transportation costs involved, and who would not likely object to an additional tax to provide for improved roads.
Simply attracting new firms and households to an area, however, is not sufficient. Once new residents have been attracted to an area, additional services--parks, recreation, and public safety, as examples--will be demanded. A failure by government to provide these additional services may deter continued relocation to the area, thereby undermining the intent of the initial efforts to attract new firms, households, and individuals. Similarly, at some point, government, by refusing to provide further infrastructure development, may tacitly implement what may be interpreted as a no growth policy. Such an approach has been adopted by many communities. More often than not, how
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