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A Tale of Two Sides | Harrisonburg's Interstate 81
In 2005, the traffic count on E. Market Street was fairly uniform. Approximately 25,000 vehicles travelled down the commercial corridor on a daily basis. However, over the past five years, that has changed with traffic on the east side of I-81 increasing 59% while the west side has shed about 33%.
The root cause of this is undoubtedly connected to the increased residential development on the east side of Harrisonburg and JMU’s growth, but it can be safely assumed that there is a little more to the story. Over this same period of time, a number of national retailers have located (or relocated) to the stretch of E. Market street between I-81 and University Boulevard. In my conversations with national and regional chains, it still remains the most desirable section of Harrisonburg.
Conversely, very few national chains have opened up shop on the western portion of E. Market street and many have indicated that it is not even being considered as an option.
So what happened? It would seem that during a time in which downtown has continued to draw more and more consumers that the primary route to this destination would reflect the popularity in the form of greater traffic counts.
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