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I ,
city area, local planners feel that it is very unlikely that the
urban area expressways will ever become a reality.
The socio-economic and land use data which was prepared for the
Area Transportation Study indicated that a very large growth in
population is anticipated in the northeast quadrant of the
metropolitan area. The data also shows anticipated increases in
employment opportunities will develop in the southern one~half
of the metropolitan area. These two factors will lead to substantial
increases in travel demands between these areas. In the absence
of an urban expressway system, the need for the proposed by-pass
becomes even greater.
One objective of this improvement will be to help develop efficient
land use patterns throughout the county. The December 1971
Transportation Study emphasizes automobile oriented growth along
accessible corridors and promotes high intensity development along
these throughways, thus by-passing the downtown area and relieving
it of some of the present traffic congestion, noise pollution and
air pollution.
The aforementioned Transportation Study has forcasted that by 1994,
the projected population of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan area will
exceed 400,000. Over 175,000 automobiles will be in service.
Nearly 40% of all growth will occur in the northeast quadrant and
25% will occur in the southeast quadrant. Allen County is rapidly
changing from an agricultural area to an area of expanded housing
and industry.
Travellers proceeding to and from the Fort Wayne area should be
provided with easy access to major regional land-use facilities
such as the airport, major shopping centers and recreation
facilities. A study in 1976 showed approximately 5,000 vehicles
per day used the facilities at the airport. This is but one of
many activity centers in the metropolitan area. The table on the
following page illustrates the need for adequate transportation
facilities for only one segment of the population - those who are
employees in the area.
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Object Description
| Title | Northeast by-pass around Fort Wayne from U.S. 30 to I-69 |
| Alternative Title | Corridor study report |
| Contributor | Indiana. State Highway Commission (1961-1981) |
| Topic | Transportation, Highways |
| Subject |
Highway bypasses--Indiana--Fort Wayne Highway bypasses--Indiana--Allen County |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1976 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Northeast by-pass around Fort Wayne from U.S. 30 to I-69. (Indianapolis, Ind.: Indiana State Highway Commission, 1976?), 136 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using Fujitsu M4097D and 5750C scanners with Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000101348062 |
| File Name | 30000101348062.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 7 |
| Transcript | I , city area, local planners feel that it is very unlikely that the urban area expressways will ever become a reality. The socio-economic and land use data which was prepared for the Area Transportation Study indicated that a very large growth in population is anticipated in the northeast quadrant of the metropolitan area. The data also shows anticipated increases in employment opportunities will develop in the southern one~half of the metropolitan area. These two factors will lead to substantial increases in travel demands between these areas. In the absence of an urban expressway system, the need for the proposed by-pass becomes even greater. One objective of this improvement will be to help develop efficient land use patterns throughout the county. The December 1971 Transportation Study emphasizes automobile oriented growth along accessible corridors and promotes high intensity development along these throughways, thus by-passing the downtown area and relieving it of some of the present traffic congestion, noise pollution and air pollution. The aforementioned Transportation Study has forcasted that by 1994, the projected population of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan area will exceed 400,000. Over 175,000 automobiles will be in service. Nearly 40% of all growth will occur in the northeast quadrant and 25% will occur in the southeast quadrant. Allen County is rapidly changing from an agricultural area to an area of expanded housing and industry. Travellers proceeding to and from the Fort Wayne area should be provided with easy access to major regional land-use facilities such as the airport, major shopping centers and recreation facilities. A study in 1976 showed approximately 5,000 vehicles per day used the facilities at the airport. This is but one of many activity centers in the metropolitan area. The table on the following page illustrates the need for adequate transportation facilities for only one segment of the population - those who are employees in the area. -5- |
