Case Studies
Case Studies
Case Studies
The Reimagining of FDR Park: The Economic Impact and Return on Environmental Resiliency
The Reimagining of FDR Park: The Economic Impact and Return on Environmental Resiliency
November 15, 2023
In 2022, the Fairmount Park Conservancy commissioned Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) to conduct an economic impact analysis on FDR Park, which included...
Retail Strategy for Ohio City in Cleveland, OH
Retail Strategy for Ohio City in Cleveland, OH
August 18, 2023
Project Background
Ohio City, located on the west side of the Cuyahoga River across from Cleveland’s downtown, is a thriving neighborhood. The buildin...
Procurement Analysis and Benchmarking Study
Procurement Analysis and Benchmarking Study
July 17, 2023
In 2022, ESI worked with the University of Notre Dame in conducting a procurement analysis and a benchmarking study to further expand the reach of the...
Net Benefit Analysis for an Innovation Hub
Net Benefit Analysis for an Innovation Hub
June 28, 2023
The New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco) engaged ESI to analyze the potential economic impacts and conduct a Net Benefit Test for the propose...
A Delaware Canal for the 21st Century
A Delaware Canal for the 21st Century
June 23, 2023
The Delaware Canal, a historically significant, defunct industrial canal system, ties together multiple jurisdictions having shared challenges with th...
Travel and Tourism Five-Year Strategic Plan
Travel and Tourism Five-Year Strategic Plan
June 20, 2023
ESI and strategic partner Parter International, Inc. developed a five-year strategic plan for Douglas County Travel and Tourism that supports the tour...
Inclusive Competitiveness Measures for Comprehensive Economic Strategies
Inclusive Competitiveness Measures for Comprehensive Economic Strategies
June 20, 2023
For Team Pennsylvania and National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness, ESI identified the gaps in inclusive economic competitiveness that exist a...
Opportunity Lives Here: Economic Development Master Plan for Delaware's Three Rivers Area
Opportunity Lives Here: Economic Development Master Plan for Delaware's Three Rivers Area
June 20, 2023
Opportunity Lives Here: An Economic Development Master Plan for Delaware’s Three Rivers Area is a comprehensive strategy to build the local economy of...
Return on Investment in Protected Open Space
Return on Investment in Protected Open Space
June 15, 2023
Communities invest in a variety of protected open space, from reserving land for parks, greenways, and trails, to conservation of natural land and far...
Capital City 2030: Strategic Master Plan for Downtown Dover Partnership
Capital City 2030: Strategic Master Plan for Downtown Dover Partnership
June 1, 2023
The Downtown Dover Partnership, working in concert with the City of Dover and multiple public and non-public agencies engaged a team including ESI to ...
Economic Impact of The Discovery Labs and Innovation Sector Evaluation
Economic Impact of The Discovery Labs and Innovation Sector Evaluation
May 10, 2023
The Discovery Labs is an enterprise-level life sciences and technology hub, developed by MLP Ventures to be the largest scale innovation campus of its...
Philadelphia's Fiscal Future Research
Philadelphia's Fiscal Future Research
May 8, 2023
Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) was retained by The Pew Charitable Trusts to provide research and analysis in support of a series of Pew publications o...
The Potential Economic Impact of the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show
The Potential Economic Impact of the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show
February 2, 2023
In 2022, ESI was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to calculate the potential economic impact of returning to an indoor, in...
The Development of Sycamore Homes
The Development of Sycamore Homes
November 9, 2022
Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) was commissioned to conduct a market study to see if there would be demand for the Sycamore Homes project, an affordabl...
SEPTA Key Advantage Program
SEPTA Key Advantage Program
April 7, 2022
SEPTA Key Advantage is an institutional pass program in which participating partner organizations have the ability to purchase a Monthly Anywh...