The study analyzed the effects of highway bypass construction on small cities. As the report makes clear, a bypass changes activity patterns within a city, with traffic shifting away from the bypassed route. Increased traffic activity is found on the shortest connector from the bypass to the city center, resulting in increased development along the route. The classification of bypassed cities, one of the key objectives of the study, was developed through cluster analysis. The results of the study suggest that a bypass does not significantly alter the essential characteristics of a city; however, the bypass does have a slightly negative effect on retail sales volumes of the bypassed city.
Traffic and Spatial Impacts and the Classification of Small Highway-Bypassed Cities
1992
116 pages
Report
No indication
English
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