Economic impact of I-73 alignments on the city of Roanoke
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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


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