PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE EVANSTON IMPACT STUDY

AN EMPIRICALLY DERIVED INPUT-OUTPUT TABLE WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INTERSTATE 80 ON EVANSTON, WYOMING FOR 1967. THE THREE MAJOR SECTORS OF IMPACT DESCRIBED ARE (1) PURCHASES BY NON-LOCAL TRAVELLERS OF LOCAL GOODS AND SERVICES, (2) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION NERA EVANSTON, AND (3) NEW PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION THAT COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN IMPROVED HIGHWAY. THESE THREE SECTORS GENERATE TOTAL SALES OF OVER $8 MILLION OR 22 PERCENT OF EVANSTON'S ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND APPROXIMATELY 350 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. THE BUSINESSES PRIMARILY AFFECTED BY THESE SALES INCLUDE MOTELS AND HOTELS, GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS, EATING AND DRINKING PLACES AND WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 048, 4421-702
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center, 710 Garfield
  Laramie, WY  United States  82070

  Wyoming State Highway Department

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  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
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Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Businesses; Economic conditions; Economic impacts; Motels; Restaurants; Road construction; Service stations
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 14 1970 12:00AM