Appendix A: Public Market Transit Assessment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1: EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
MARKET ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL PLANS 2
ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTIONS 4
EVALUATION MEASURES 9
RAIL TRACK EVALUATION 21
PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES 22
ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION SUMMARY 25
SECTION 2: TRANSIT REVENUES AND FUNDING OPTIONS
SOURCES OF EXISTING FUNDING 28
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING STRATEGIES 38
SECTION 3: RECOMMENDED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN
SYSTEM PLAN OVERVIEW 42
SYSTEM PLAN ELEMENTS 47
SYSTEM PLAN BENEFITS 70
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 77
SUMMARY 81
Figure 5: Recommended System Plan Map
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