Corridor Studies

MetroLink Cross-County Corridor

Cross County MetroLink
Strategic Alignment Analysis

DRAFT FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Prepared for and in cooperation with

EastWest Gateway Coordinating Council

Prepared by

Gannett Fleming
in association with
NationsBank
Sarah J. Siwek and Associates

August 15, 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
    
2. Overview of the Decision Process
    
1. The Goal of this Decision Process
2. Policy Objectives to Guide the Decision
3. Decision Considerations
    
3. Review of Alternatives
    
4. Financial Strategies and Decision Factors
    
1. Long Range Financial Capabilities
2. Decision Factors
1. Cost
2. Ridership
3. Schedule
4. Community Impacts
5. Long Range Financial Capabilities
6. Constructability
7. Operations Feasibility
    
5. Project Implementation
1. Risk Assessment
2. Schedule
3. Business Plan

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Cross County Corridor MetroLink Route Segments
Figure 2 Strategic Alignment Analysis
Figure 3 Alternative Alignments in Segment I of the CrossCounty
                     Corridor
Figure 4 Comparative Analysis of Alignments for Initial Screening
Figure 5 Atgrade Operation In an Urban Center
Figure 6 Atgrade Operation on Exclusive RightofWay and in
                     MixedTraffic
Figure 7 Alignment SIA (North of Forest Park)
Figure 8 Alignment SIB (Through Forest Park)
Figure 9 Estimated Schedule to Implement CrossCounty MetroLink
                     Expansion

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Projected Sources of Funding for MetroLink Expansion:
                     19982015
Table 2 Performance Measures for SI Unadjusted MTIA Data
Table 3 Performance Measures for SI Adjusted MTIA Data
Table 4 Cost Containment Measures Alignment SIA
Table 5 Cost Containment Measures Alignment SIB
Table 6 Capital Costs and Outlays for CrossCounty Segment I
                   Alternatives
Table 7 Capital Costs and Outlays for All CrossCounty Segments
Table 8 Projected Prop. M Capital Uses for All CrossCounty Segments