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The Transit North regional marketing area comprises all of Eastern Niagara County, Western Orleans County and
consists of a 10-mile population of 125,774 with an average household income of $77,688.
Canadian shoppers are abundant in our area due to the favorable exchange rate and the close proximity to the U.S. border. Niagara Falls, an international tourist destination with three million visitors per year, is located only 19 miles away.
Lockport is the county seat for Niagara County. The Transit North Corridor is the area’s major
transportation route with an average daily traffic count of 32,000 as well as the area’s major retail business district. (Source: NYSDOT 2006 between
Tonawanda creek and Dysinger Road.)
Transit
North is host to many national and regional retail businesses including; Wal–Mart, Home Depot,
Office Max, Panera Bread, Starbucks Coffee, Sears Hardware, Payless Shoes, Tops Grocery Market, Aldi’s Market, and many more.
Transit North is an architecturally themed, historic shopping district. The Town of Lockport, City of Lockport
and Town of Pendleton, NY have embarked upon a bold new vision for the future of our major retail and travel
corridor, Transit North.
Location: (within 500 miles):
• 55% of U.S. Population
• 62% of Canadian Population
• Nationwide Rail Service
• Three International Bridges to Canada
• Three Million annual Tourists Niagara Falls |
Our retail marketing research shows us that we have extensive growth capacity for additional retail businesses
within our market trade area. (Source: Claritas 2007 Market Gap Analysis, Demographic Snapshot data sets.) In
addition, our residents have expressed direct interest and support to bring in new retail business. (Source: Town
of Lockport Resident Survey 2007, Resident Public Meetings for Transit North Corridor Project 9/07 & 10/07.) |
