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Stmtmerl l-,etkr, Azgust I 6, 2007, Pagc 6 of 6 Analyzed impct of realignments in eleven communities, using primarily retail sales data- Did notfind a consistent pattern of impct on sales þr bypss communities versw; control communities. Used a survey instrument þllowing the bypass to gauge attitudes among businesses and voters. '"The Economic Impacts of Highway Bypasses on Commrnities," Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 1998. Analyzed seventeen communities with highway realignments between 1980-98. Most bypass communities had significant economic growth occurring before the bypass was constructed, wh¡chwas one of the reasow the bypasses were needed. Found littte evidence that blpasses adversely impact overall ecornmies ofmost communities. "Retaílflight" inWisconsinbypass communities is nat apparent, mewtingføvrt retail businesses are ræwly developed or relocated near the bypass. Most lilcely to see negative impacts are those under 1,000 poptlation Finolly, emphasized the needþr small communities to market themselves as destirntions. "Effects of Highway Bypasses on Rural Communities and Small Urban Areas," National Cooperative Highway Research Program (May 1996, Vol. 210). hamined over fifty cases danngfrom the 1950s to the 1990s, from all regions of tlæ counry. Indicated observations of decltning sales þr trafic-serving busínesses along old route observed in eighteen cases; increase in tlrc ænotmt of land in commercial and industrial use. Showed that along "old" routes, Iand values incrçased in 47 of 50 cases, and decliræd in the other three. Average daily traffic levels on bypassed routes declined 50-70?6 in studied communities. Average distance between old and new routewas 1.3 miles. Gillis, Wiltiam R, "Lessons Leamed from Eastem \Mashington: State Route Main Streets, Bypass Routes and Economic Development in Small Towns," Washington State Universrty and Washington State Depar[nent of Transportation, February 1994- CorrcIuded tlnt negative impa of bypasses wcat smaller þr downtown business districts with well-developed local customer bases thsn those dependent on drive-by trafrc. Thompson, Eric; Mller, Joseph; and Roenker, Jonætror¡ '"The Impact of a New Bypass Route on theLocal Economy and Quality ofl.ifg" Kentucþ Transportation Ce,lrter/Univenity of Kentucþ,2001. Fouttd tlnt reallocation of retailfrom dawntowns to bypass areas stemmedfromnew retail, not relocation of exßting businesses. Indicated tlnt bypasses tended to reallocate ffice spce away from the bypassed areas. i The City's cluster includes McGregor, Cass Lake, Prllager, Re,ner, Peçot Lakes, LaPorte and Nevis school dishicts. Appendix E - Donjek Fínal Report Page 6 of 11