Economic impact of I-73 alignments on the city of Roanoke
	These files can only be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a free copy. Prepared for: City of Roanoke Office of Economic Development Prepared by: Economic Development Research Group Boston, MA January 2000 Table of Contents: Executive Summary i ii Acknowledgements iii Introduction 1-1 OBJECTIVE 1-1 ALTERNATIVES FOR I-73 1-1 1-2 1-3 ISSUES & lNFORMATION COVERED BY THIS STUDY 1-4 REPORT ORGANIZATION 1-5 Analysis of Impacts on Economic Sectors 2-1 TRANSPORTATION CHANGES AFFECTING BUSINESS 2-1 2-2 CITY AND METRO ECONOMY 2-3 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR 2-4 2-5 OFFICE SECTOR 2-6 RETAIL SECTOR 2-7 TOURISM SECTOR 2-8 2-9 OVERALL IMPACTS & RELATED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 2-10 2-11 Findings -- Impacts of Alternative Alignments 3-1 "NO BUILD" VS. "BUILD" SCENARIOS 3-1 THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR ALIGNMENT 3-2 3-3 THE WEST BYPASS ALIGNMENT 3-4 THE EAST BYPASS ALIGNMENT 3-5 CONCLUSIONS 3-6 3-7 Potential impacts of alternative alignments for I-73 at Roanoke 3-8 Potential pros and cons of three alternative alignments for the southern part of the central route for I-73 3-9 APPENDIX -- DETAILED ANALYSIS Roanoke's Economy A-1 OVERVIEW A-1 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS A-1 EMPLOYMENT & OFFICE SPACE TRENDS A-2 A-3 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIES A-4 A-5 A-6 ECONOMIC TRENDS A-7 A-8 A-9 Tourism B-1 OVERVIEW B-1 EMPLOYMENT IN TOURIST- SERVING INDUSTRIES B-1 B-2 TOURIST SPENDING B-3 TOURISM MARKETS B-4 B-5 Traffic Impacts C-1 TRAFFIC VOLUMES & CONGESTION C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 MIX OF LOCAL & THROUGH TRAFFIC C-6 ACCESS TO ROANOKE C-7 Case Studies of Experience Elsewhere D-1 OVERVIEW D-1 D-2 DANVILLE, VA I-785 BYPASS D-3 D-4 D-5 RICHMOND, VA I-295 BYPASS D-6 D-7 D-8 FORT WAYNE, IN I-469 BYPASS D-9 D-10 D-11 D-12 APPLETON, WI RT 441 BYPASS D-13 D-14 D-15 OTHER BYPASS STUDIES D-16	What topic surrounding I-73 concerns you most? Environment, including plants, wildlife and air pollution Highway safety Land conservation Jobs and economic growth Build it as a new interstate Improve U.S. 220 Other View poll results (without voting)
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