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


PUBLIC INVOLVMENT PLAN

Figure 5: Recommended System Plan Map


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