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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
<br />Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................ES-1
<br />ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ............................................................................................ .......... ES-1
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<br />EVALUATION RESULTS ............:................................................................................... ....... ES-2
<br />LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE (LPA) RECOMMENDATION .............................................. ........:. E5-5
<br />1. Introduction ...
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<br />2. De#inition of Alternatives
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<br />2.1, NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE
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<br /> 2.1..1. Roadway Improvements .....:.....................................,..,.,
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<br />2-1
<br /> 2.1.2. .......
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<br />Bus Network .............:...........................................................
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<br />2.2. .....................................
<br />TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVE ......................_...,..,......,....,.......,.....:..,.._....2-4
<br /> 2.2.1. Technology ...............................,..........,.,,................,.......................
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<br />2-5
<br /> 2.2.2. ......,.............
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<br />Alignment ..:...:...:............................................................:....:........:..........::................2-5
<br /> 2.2.3. Bus Stops and Park and Ride Locations .......................:.......,......,.......,....,,..,..........__.2-7
<br /> 2.2.4. Bus Network ..................:...............................................................,.......,............::.
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<br /> 2.2:5. ....
<br />Roadway Improvements . ......:.. .:.._,... ,...............................
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<br /> 2,2.6. .
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<br />Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ..........................................................2-9
<br />2.3. LRT AL TERNATIVE .............................................................._............,.........,...........,.....,.........
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<br />2-10
<br /> 2.3.1. ,
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<br />Technology ..........................................................................................:.........:..:......2-10
<br /> 2.3.2, Alignment ............ .................... ......... ..........................................
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<br />2-10
<br /> 2.3.3. ...............
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<br />Station Locations. ..,...,. ...................................... ...................... ......... ...
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<br /> 2.3.4. ........
<br />Bus Network.....: .........................................................,.......,....,...............................2-18
<br />2.4. BRT-NI GH ALTERNATIVE .........................................................................,.....,.,....,.,..,......,...,,,...2-19
<br /> 2.4.1, Technology ..............................................................................................................2-20
<br /> 2.4.2. Alignment ..................................,.....,..........,..,.........,...,.........,.,,.......,..,...................2-20
<br /> 2.4:3. Station Locations .................................................. ..................... .......................2-20
<br /> 2.4.4.. Bus Network .........................,.....................,.,....,.................,.,...........................
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<br />2-20
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<br />BRT-LOW ALTERNATIVE ................................................................................................:...........2-22
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<br /> 2.5.1. Technology ............................................................................................._................2-22
<br /> 2.5.2. Alignment ................................................................................................................2-22
<br /> 2.5.3.. Station Locations .....................................................................................................2-24
<br /> 2.5.4.. Bus Network ............................................................................................................2-26
<br />2.6. OPERATING PLANS ...........................................:........:.........:.....,...................,........,..,.......,.......2-26
<br /> 2.6.1. Service Levels ......................_......,..,.........................................................................2-26
<br /> 2.6.2. End-to-End Operating Characteristics ...............................................>,.............:......2-26
<br /> 2,6.3. Station-to-Station Distance, Speed, and Travel' Time ..............................:..............2 26
<br /> 2.6.4. Fleet Size.....,.,. ...............................................................,<..........,....:..,.........,...........2-28
<br />2.7. STORAGE YARD AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY ...................................................... .:....... ..........2-28
<br />3. Evaluation of Alternatives ..........................................,.,,,,......,......,...........,..........................,,..3-1
<br />3.1. DETAILED EVALUATION CRITERIA..... ...... .....:... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......................:3-1
<br />3.2. EVALUATION RESULTS .. ..................,............ ..,.............................. ........, ..,..,......,...........3-2
<br />3.2.1. Ridership ............................................................,,.......,............................................,.3-2
<br />3..2..2. Transportation Operations ...,.. ................ ......... ..........._...,........_......... .,,.......3-11
<br />3.2.3. Expansion Potential ......... ......... ....,..,. .......:. .......,. ......,.,............,........,..3-16
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