Economic and Land Use Impacts Study of State Trunk Highway 29

Phase I - Chippewa Falls to Abbotsford, Wisconsin

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Highway 29 (2002)

December 2002 (rev. July 2003)

Contributors
Dennis Leong
Liat Lichtman
Franklin Marcos
Kristi Michelson

Highway construction crew paving Highway 29 (2002)

Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
   1. Highway 29: A Historical Perspective
   2. Purpose of the Study
   3. The 1989 Highway 29 Corridor Study
   4. FHWA's Recommended Study Methodology
   5. Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Methodology
3. Community Profiles
   1. Abbotsford (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Property Values
      5. Additional Comments
   2. Boyd (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Property Values
   3. Cadott (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Additional Comments
      5. Property Values
   4. Chippewa Falls (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
      5. Property Values
   5. Colby (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
      5. Property Values
   6. Curtiss (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
      5. Property Values
   7. Owen (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Proposed Development
      3. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
   8. Stanley (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
      5. Property Values
   9. Thorp (profile as of mid 2002)
      1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
      2. Current Development
      3. Proposed Development
      4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
      5. Property Values
   10. Withee (profile as of mid 2002)
       1. Community Perception of the Highway Improvement
       2. Current Development
       3. Proposed Development
       4. Economic Impact of the Highway Improvement
       5. Property Values
4. Summary of Business Impacts
   1. Trucking Impacts
   2. Service Sector Impacts
   3. Impacts on Commuting Workers
   4. Retail Impacts
5. Industry:
   1. Manufacturing
   2. Food Processing
   3. Service
   4. Retail
6. Comparison of Economic Changes along a Four-Lane and Two-Lane Highway: Wisconsin 29 and 10 (as of mid 2002)
   1. Population
   2. Tourism Expenditures
7. Business Growth (as of mid 2002)
   1. Locations of New and Expanding Manufacturing Plants
   2. Per Capita Income
   3. Annual Average Daily Traffic Counts
8. Findings and Conclusions (as of mid 2002)
   1. Community Economic Impacts
   2. Business Impacts
   3. Other Impacts
9. Appendices
   1. Appendix 1 Sources of Community Profiles Information
      1. Assessors:
   2. Appendix 2 Community Questionnaire
   3. Appendix 3 Interviewed Companies
   4. Appendix 4 1990 and 2000 Population in Communities within 5 miles of State Highway
   5. Appendix 5 1990 and 2000 Population in Communities within 5 miles of US Highway 10
   6. Appendix 6 Tourism Expenditures
   7. Appendix 7 Per Capita Income
   8. References
   9. Cover photo: Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
   10. Books and publications
   11. Websites and electronic sources

Illustrations

1. Figure 1 Study Area

2. Figure 2 City of Abbotsford Businesses

3. Figure 3 City of Abbotsford Planned Development

4. Figure 4 Village of Boyd Businesses

5. Figure 5 Village of Cadott Businesses

6. Figure 6 Village of Cadott Planned Land Use

7. Figure 7 City of Chippewa Falls Planned Land Use

8. Figure 8 City of Chippewa Falls Businesses

9. Figure 9 City of Colby Businesses

10. Figure 10 City of Colby Planned Land Use

11. Figure 11 City of Curtiss Businesses

12. Figure 12 Village of Curtiss Planned Land Use

13. Figure 13 City of Owen Planned Land Use

14. Figure 14 City of Owen Businesses

15. Figure 15 City of Stanley Businesses

16. Figure 16 City of Stanley Planned Land Use

17. Figure 17 City of Thorp Businesses

18. Figure 18 City of Thorp Planned Land Use

19. Figure 19 Village of Withee Businesses

20. Figure 20 Village of Withee Planned Land Use

21. Figure 21 Traveler Expenditures Highways 29/10 1992-2001

22. Figure 22 Average Annual Daily Traffic/Mile Highways 29/10

Tables

1. Table 1 Business Interviews Along Expanded Highway 29

2. Table 2 Highway 29 Business Growth 1995-2002

3. Table 3 Highway 10 Business Growth 1995-2002

4. Table 4 Total New and Expanded Manufacturers Within 5 Miles of Highways 29/10

5. Table 5 Average Annual Daily Traffic Per Mile