Blue Ball Properties Project - Providing for and Working with an Expanding Community
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Blue Ball Properties Project - Providing for and Working with an Expanding Community

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  • Alternative Title:
    FHWA's Livable Communities Case Study Series
  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Corporate Contributors:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
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    Brief
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    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Abstract:
    In the small communities of Brandywine Hundred north of Wilmington, Delaware, remnants of history can still be seen, including black powder mills along the Brandywine Creek, museums, gardens, mansions, and hospitals left behind by the DuPont family. In 1999, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca sought to establish its North American headquarters in the area. Attracting a major business such as this was great for the local economy, but it also brought challenges in accommodating the traffic generated by 5,000 new or relocated AstraZeneca employees. It was very important to the community to continue to respect the historic features of the area, such as the 1914 Blue Ball Dairy Barn and the natural beauty of the nearby Alopocas Woods and historic Brandywine River Valley. With projected traffic growth, major roadway modifications and extensions were necessary in the area surrounded by parkland and established communities. The State and other transportation entities were responsible for determining how to ensure adequate capacity for the existing and projected traffic flow as the project entailed significant infrastructure investments, improved transit services, and opportunities for community interconnectivity in the area. From an economic standpoint, it was important to create new jobs with good supporting infrastructure for the Wilmington area as it is strategically located between two major cities-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland, and is within a short drive of I-95 and the regionally important US 202 Corridor.
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