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7. Segway for Information Workers The Segway Human Transporter is a self-balancing personal transporta- tion vehicle that is clean (battery powered) and small (its footprint is 19 by 25 inches) so it can be used on sidewalks and inside buildings. Suppose the segway is introduced into a CBD, doubling the speed of travel for informa- tion exchange. a. Show the effects of the segway on the bid-rent curve for the office sector in two circumstances: . Fixed building heights: Office firms do not engage in factor substitution. The gap between the old bid-rent curve and the new bid-rent curve [in- creases, decreases] as distance increases. Variable building heights. b. In the long run, the bulk of the benefits of the segway go to [office firms, office workers, landownersj.
 

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7. Segway for Information Workers The Segway Human Transporter is a self-balancing personal transporta- tion vehicle that is clean (battery powered) and small (its footprint is 19 by 25 inches) so it can be used on sidewalks and inside buildings. Suppose the segway is introduced into a CBD, doubling the speed of travel for informa- tion exchange. a. Show the effects of the segway on the bid-rent curve for the office sector in two circumstances: Fixed building heights: Office firms do not engage in factor substitution. The gap between the old bid-rent curve and the new bid-rent curve [in- creases, decreases] as distance increases. Variable building heights. b. In the long run, the bulk of the benefits of the segway go to [office firms, office workers, landowners. 7. Segway for Information Workers The Segway Human Transporter is a self-balancing personal transporta- tion vehicle that is clean (battery powered) and small (its footprint is 19 by 25 inches) so it can be used on sidewalks and inside buildings. Suppose the segway is introduced into a CBD, doubling the speed of travel for informa- tion exchange. a. Show the effects of the segway on the bid-rent curve for the office sector in two circumstances: Fixed building heights: Office firms do not engage in factor substitution. The gap between the old bid-rent curve and the new bid-rent curve [in- creases, decreases] as distance increases. Variable building heights. b. In the long run, the bulk of the benefits of the segway go to [office firms, office workers, landowners.