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Contents
Background and Objectives
• The City of Chesapeake is a thriving economic hub supported by
excellent infrastructure and location and driven by substantial
growth of the sustainable energy and startup sectors. The
Dominion Boulevard Corridor Study planning effort will build upon
the foundation established in the Forward Chesapeake 2026
Key Findings
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Employment Cores Analysis
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Comprehensive Plan and complement the current work on the
Moving Forward Chesapeake 2035 Comprehensive Plan to
develop a strategy for development of the corridor. This report
contains the Demographic Analysis and Market and Economic
Research and Analysis.
Economics and Demographics
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Office and Industrial Market
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Retail Market
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• RCLCO researched and analyzed relevant demographic and
economic data for the study area, city, and region. Our goal was to
understand the City’s past and present population and household
characteristics and understand trends or projections that could be
concluded for incorporation into the development of the Dominion
For-Sale Residential
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For-Rent Residential
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Boulevard Corridor Study and Economic Development Strategic
Plan. We considered both short- and long-term projections and
opportunities.
• Our approach to this assignment included: An assessment of the
area’s potential to become a major employment center and a
Critical Assumptions
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market analysis of the residential, retail commercial, and
office/industrial markets in order to recommend market-driven
impacts to the land plan and create a land-use allocation strategy
and development phasing schedule.
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