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INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
PROJECT SUMMARIES
A COMPENDIUM OF PROPOSED, ACTIVE, AND COMPLETED
INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
December 1994
Prepared by the
U.S. Department of Transportation Intermodal Terminal Committee
U.S. Department of Transportation
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U.S. Department of Transportation
INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
PROJECT SUMMARIES
A COMPENDIUM OF PROPOSED, ACTIVE, AND COMPLETED
INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
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December 1994 Prepared by the
U.S. Department of Transportation
Intermodal Terminal Committee
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INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
PROJECT SUMMARIES
A COMPENDIUM OF PROPOSED, ACTIVE, AND COMPLETED
INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-v
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Geographical Index of Modal Transportation Services . . . . . .3-20
Map of Project Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Map of Standard Regional Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
REGION 1
Regional Transportation Center (Norwich, CT). . . . . . . . . . .25
Multimodal Train Station Plan Study (Portland, ME). . . . . . . .27
South Station (Boston, MA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Intermodal Facility (Fitchburg, MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Union Station (Springfield, MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Intermodal Transportation Center (Worcester, MA). . . . . . . . .35
REGION 2
Hoboken Terminal (Hoboken, NJ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Penn Station (Newark, NJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Airport Ground Access Project (Newark, NJ). . . . . . . . . . . .41
Rail Transfer Station (Secaucus, NJ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Amtrak Development Study (Albany/Rensselaer, NY). . . . . . . . .45
Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project (New York, NY) . . . .47
Intermodal Transportation Center (Syracuse, NY) . . . . . . . . .49
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REGION 3
Union Station (Washington, DC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Baltimore-Washington International Airport Station
(Baltimore, MD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Penn Station (Baltimore, MD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
New Carrollton Station (New Carrollton, MD) . . . . . . . . . . .57
Intermodal Transit Center (Silver Spring, MD) . . . . . . . . . .59
Intermodal Complex at Bayfront Centre (Erie, PA). . . . . . . . .61
Train Station (Greensburg, PA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Transportation Center (Morrisville, PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
30th Street Station (Philadelphia, PA). . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Erie Avenue Station (Philadelphia, PA). . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Robinson Town Centre Intermodal Station (Pittsburgh, PA). . . . .71
Union Station (Alexandria, VA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Union Station (Charlottesville, VA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Fredericksburg Station and Manassas Depot
(Fredericksburg and Manassas, VA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Downtown Multimodal Transportation Center (Richmond, VA). . . . .79
Intermodal Transportation Center (Wheeling, WV) . . . . . . . . .81
REGION 4
Metro Area Express Intermodal Facility (Birmingham, AL) . . . . .83
Multimodal Transportation Center (Mobile, AL) . . . . . . . . . .85
Airport People Mover (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Multimodal Terminal Center (Jacksonville, FL) . . . . . . . . . .89
Intermodal Center (Miami, FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
International Drive Station (Orlando, FL) . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Downtown Intermodal Center (Tampa, FL). . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Union Station (Tampa, FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Multimodal Passenger Terminal Study (Atlanta, GA) . . . . . . . 103
Transportation Center (Ashland, KY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Multimodal Transportation Corridor and CenterStudy (Gulfport/Biloxi, MS) ..107
Multimodal Transportation Center (Jackson, MS). . . . . . . . . 109
Transportation Center (Meridian, MS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Visitor Reception and Intermodal Transportation Center
(Natchez, MS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Railroad Passenger Station (Burlington, NC) . . . . . . . . . . 115
Uptown Transportation Center (Charlotte, NC). . . . . . . . . . 117
Multimodal Transportation Center (Durham, NC) . . . . . . . . . 119
Multimodal Transportation Center (Greensboro, NC) . . . . . . . 121
Central Station (High Point, NC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Multimodal Transportation Center (Raleigh, NC). . . . . . . . . 125
Train Station (Rocky Mount, NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Railroad Restoration Project (Wilson, NC) . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Old San Juan Intermodal Terminal (San Juan, PR) . . . . . . . . 131
Central Station Intermodal Terminal (Memphis, TN) . . . . . . . 133
Landport/Arena Intermodal Terminal (Nashville, TN). . . . . . . 135
REGION 5
O'Hare Intermodal Station Study (Chicago, IL) . . . . . . . . . 137
Diversified Regional Center (Harvey, IL). . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Union Station (Indianapolis, IN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Railroad Relocation Project ( Lafayette, IN). . . . . . . . . . 143
Urban Intermodal. Transportation Facility (South Bend, IN). . . 145
Transportation Center (Battle Creek, NE). . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Multimodal Transportation Center (Detroit, MI). . . . . . . . . 149
Multimodal Transportation Center (East Lansing, NU) . . . . . . 151
Metro Rail Station Study (Grand Rapids, MI) . . . . . . . . . . 153
Louis and Helen Padnos Transportation Center (Holland, MI). . . 155
Tower City Intermodal Transportation Hub (Cleveland, OH). . . . 157
Amtrak Station (Sandusky, OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Central Union Terminal (Toledo, OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Intermodal Transportation Facility Study (Milwaukee, WI). . . . 163
REGION 6
Multimodal Terminal (Lafayette, LA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Union Passenger Terminal (New Orleans, LA). . . . . . . . . . . 167
Intermodal Transportation Center (Albuquerque, NM). . . . . . . 169
Multimodal Transportation Center (Gallup, NM) . . . . . . . . . 171
Railroad Depot Project (Las Vegas, NM). . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Intermodal Transportation Facility (Austin, TX) . . . . . . . . 175
Union Station (Dallas, TX). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
International Multimodal Passenger Facility (El Paso, TX) . . . 179
Intermodal Transportation Center (Ft. Worth, TX). . . . . . . . 181
Intermodal Terminal Planning and Feasibility Study
(San Antonio, TX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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REGION 7
Intermodal Transportation Facility (Des Moines, IA) . . . . . . 187
Intermodal Bus Terminal (Waterloo, IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Union Station (Kansas City, MO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Multimodal Transportation Center (St. Louis, MO). . . . . . . . 193
Intermodal Terminal Study (Springfield and Branson, MO) . . . . 195
REGION 8
Denver Union Intermodal Terminal Study (Denver, CO) . . . . . . 197
International Airport Access Study (Denver, CO) . . . . . . . . 199
REGION 9
Train Station (Emeryville, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, CA). . . . . . . . . . . 203
Intermodal Transportation Facility (Oakland, CA). . . . . . . . 205
Transit Center (Oceanside, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Downtown Metrolink Station (Riverside, CA). . . . . . . . . . . 209
Old Southern Pacific Depot (Sacramento, CA) . . . . . . . . . . 211
Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Regional Transportation Center (Santa Ana, CA). . . . . . . . . 215
Railroad Station (Santa Barbara, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ferry Terminal (San Francisco, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Intermodal Station (Truckee, CA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
REGION 10
Union Station Transportation Center (Portland, OR). . . . . . . 223
Multimodal Transportation Center (Bellingham, WA) . . . . . . . 225
Multimodal Terminal (Edmonds, WA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Transportation Center Study (Everett, WA) . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Multimodal Transportation Facility (Kelso, WA). . . . . . . . . 231
Intermodal Transportation Terminal (Seattle, WA). . . . . . . . 233
Intermodal Facility (Spokane, WA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Dome Station (Tacoma, WA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Chelan-Douglas Intermodal Project (Wenatchee, WA) . . . . . . . 239
Pacific Central Station (Vancouver, BC, Canada) . . . . . . . . 241
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Fiscal Year 1995 Congressional Earmarks for Passenger Intermodal
Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Project Index by City (Alpha Listing) . . . . . . . . . . . 251-254
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Introduction
This compendium of Intermodal Transportation Passenger Terminal
Facilities provides a descriptive overview of cooperative approaches
to offer improved transportation choices and connections.It includes a
representative snapshot of Federally funded, proposed Federally
funded, public and privately financed, and privately financed
passenger intermodal facilities. The information in the descriptions
was provided primarily by local sponsors or interested parties of the
terminal facilities and enhanced with U.S. Department of
Transportation data. The compendium was compiled in response to
general public interest in terminal facility developmental activities.
This publication does not include an in-depth review of all intermodal
passenger facilities. However, a comprehensive listing of existing
intermodal terminals (freight and passenger) is currently under
development by each State in response to the Intermodal Management
Systems requirement of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). We expect this comprehensive
inventory to be completed by January 1, 1995 and to provide the basis
for future updates.
Intermodal passenger terminals were initially funded by the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in
the 1970's. However, since the passage of the ISTEA, considerable
interest has been generated throughout the country regarding
construction of new facilities and rehabilitation of existing
facilities to serve as intermodal terminals. The need for these
terminals has been identified in locally adopted metropolitan
Transportation Plans. Funding has been facilitated in Transportation
Improvement Programs by local and State use of FTA and Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) formula capital including the flexible funding
provisions of the ISTEA.
The projects and studies listed in this publication are presented
using the Standard Federal Regional alignment except for Puerto Rico
which is listed in Region 4. At the beginning of the compendium, a
matrix is provided for the user listing the various transportation
services available for a given project or study. In addition, a
glossary of transportation terminology used throughout the compendium
is located on pages 245-249.
The Intermodal Terminal Committee would like to thank the local
officials, transit agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Port
Authorities, State Department of Transportation officials, Amtrak
officials, local Chamber of Commerce officials, private consultants
and citizens, Regional Federal Transit Administration and Federal
Highway Administration staff. In addition, we wish to thank staff at
Headquarters of the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, and Maritime Administration for providing information
and assistance to make this report possible.
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We hope this publication will be a valuable guide for Federal, State
and local planners, policymakers, and transportation practitioners
involved in the planning of Intermodal Terminal and those who may have
an interest in the evolving process of intermodal terminal
development.
We welcome your comments and suggestions to assist us with improving
and updating this publication. Please send your comments to-
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Intermodalism (S-3)
Room 10200
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-5781
Fax: (202) 366-7952
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REGION I
Regional Transportation Center
Project Location: Norwich, Connecticut
Description: The Regional Transportation Center Project will
construct a multimodal transportation center on an existing City-owned
parking lot downtown. The center will include a public bus transfer
station, amenities for passengers, accommodations for shuttle and
limousine service to nearby Foxwoods Casino and Resort, parking for
approximately 350 cars, a garage for alternative energy vehicles, and
services necessary for the reactivation of light rail.
Status: The City has received approval of $2,866,000 in FTA Section 3
funds. The City is exploring State sources for the matching funds.
Once funding is In place, services for environmental and engineering
studies will be contracted.
Funding: $2,866,000 Federal Transit Administration (Section 3 FY 1995
Earmark)
Local Sponsor: City of Norwich
Contact: Barbara Goodwich
Assistant City Manager
City Hall
Union Square
Norwich, CT 06360
(203) 886-2381 ext. 202
Fax: (203) 886-2390
Other Contact: Marie Richardson
Director, Norwich Parking Commission
70 Thames Street
Norwich, CT 06360
(203) 889-5586
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 1)
Contact: Mary Beth Mello
Deputy Regional Administrator
55 Broadway, Suite 920
Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
(617) 494-2055
Fax: (617) 494-2865
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Multimodal Train Station Study
Project Location: Portland, Maine
Description: This project involves site study for a multimodal train
station (one site only) in Portland. The Portland Rail/Intermodal
Passenger Facility on Saint John Street will serve as the terminus for
the proposed Portland, Maine, to Boston, Massachusetts, rail line.
This study will include an analysis of impact on and access of
vehicular traffic; intermodal use forecast and access analysis for
local and intercity bus feeder services and bicycle and pedestrian
uses, an architectural and site design concept plan; and an inventory
and analysis of station operational issues, including trackage,
security, ticketing, and parking.
Status: The grant application for FTA Section 26(b) funds by the
Greater Portland Council of Governments was approved March 3, 1993.
The Portland City Council approved the Request for Proposal (RFP) for
planning, design, and engineering on December 17, 1993. A consultant
was selected, and a parking study, on-site access analysis, and civil
engineering cost estimates have been completed. The environmental
assessment for passenger rail is completed. The State is developing a
grant proposal for the land acquisition. An RFP is being developed
for construction. The project is in the FY 1994-96 Transportation
Improvement Program in the amount of $500,000. City staff estimates
the terminal will cost $1.2 million.
Funding: Study
$65,000 FTA (Section 26(b))
16,250 Local share Maine Department of Transportation
$81,250 Total
Construction
$ 400,000 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
100,000 FHWA (unconfirmed)
800,000 FTA (Section 3)
$1,300,000 Total
Local Sponsor: Greater Portland Council of Governments
Contact: Joe Kott, Project Manager
233 Oxford Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-9891
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 1)
Contacts: Mary Beth Mello/Judi Molloy
55 Broadway, Suite 920
Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
(617) 494-2055
Fax: (617) 494-2865
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South Station
Project Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description: South Station currently serves Amtrak, five commuter
rail lines, and a rapid transit station. This project will add a
parking garage with special high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) parking and a
bus terminal. The garage will have a direct route ramp for HOV only
that connects to 1-93. There will be designated parking for car and
vanpools in the garage. The bus terminal, located in the parking
garage, will house Greyhound, Peter Pan, and smaller private bus
companies. A new electric busway is also being constructed and will
connect the parking garage and bus terminal with South Station. The
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will own the entire new
station. The project is in the Transportation Improvement Program.
Status: Construction on the parking garage and bus terminal has
begun. The structure is scheduled to open in spring 1995.
Funding: Total cost of project
$ 30,000,000 FHWA Intermodal Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 /Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality Improvement Program (ISTEA/CMAQ)
77,500,000 State
$107,500,000 Total
Contacts: Geoff Slater
Director of Planning
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 722-4292
Fax: (617) 722-6181
FTA (Region 1)
Mary Beth Mello
Deputy Regional Administrator
FTA (Region 1)
55 Broadway, Suite 920
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
(617) 494-2055
Fax: (617) 494-2865
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Intermodal Facility
Project Location: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Description: In October 1994, the Montachusett Regional Transit
Authority commissioned an engineering design study for the
rehabilitation of the Fitchburg Intermodal Facility and for
construction of a parking area for commuter and other transit riders.
The rehabilitation project will include construction of bus berths,
passenger waiting area, ticket area, access to the commuter rail
platforms via elevators for wheelchair-bound individuals, and a
heliport. The total cost of the project is estimated to be
$2,999,500. Construction activities also include repaving and signing
the entire parking area to conform to new traffic patterns.
Status: The engineering design study is underway; completion is
scheduled for early 1995.
Funding: $ 1,000,000 FTA (Section 3 FY 1995 Earmark)
Contacts: Mohammed H. Khan Administrator
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
1427 Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(508) 345-7711
Fax: (508) 345-9867
Donna Laidley
Director, Office of Program Operations
FTA (Region 1)
55 Broadway, Suite 920
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
(617) 494-2055
Fax: (617) 494-2865
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Union Station
Project Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Description: The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) and the
City of Springfield joined efforts to study the reuse of the vacant
and aging Union Station in Springfield. The site consists of the
terminal building and the baggage and mail handling facility, together
measuring over 175,000 square feet. At present, the buildings are
vacant. Amtrak presently uses a pedestrian tunnel and the tracks and
platforms on the site for station facilities. The station facilities
are situated at the edge of downtown near the Union Newspaper and
Peter Pan Bus Terminal. PVTA bus service runs along Main Street
adjacent to the site. There is also a recommendation to consider
connections to the Bradley and Westover airports.
The study suggests that reuse should focus on the development of a
transportation and trade center. Railroad functions, including
passenger waiting, ticketing, baggage and package handling, and Amtrak
support, should be restored to the station; the baggage building
should be rehabilitated and expanded into a trade center for exhibits
and shows. The concourse should function as an active travel center,
provide Amtrak ticketing, tourist assistance, off-site museum
displays, and kiosks and vendors (e.g., newsstands and automatic
teller machines). Travel agency, car rental agencies, and limousine
services also could be located in the station.
Status: The study began in January 1991 and was completed in July
1991. The project was funded partly by PVTA, FTA, and the City of
Springfield, using economic development loan funds. The City acquired
the property with eminent domain powers. Since then, there have been
two pending lawsuits. Applications for funding will not be filed
until these legal issues are set up. In the meantime, Amtrak has made
about $2 million in improvements to the platforms and surrounding
area.
Local Sponsor: PVTA
Contact: Marlene B. Connor
Administrator
2808 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01107
(413) 732-6248
Fax: (413) 737-2954
Other Contact: Jim Asselin
Assistant Director
City of Springfield
Community Development Department
36 Court Street
Springfield, MA 01103
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Intermodal Transportation Center
Project Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Description: In April 1991, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority
(WRTA) commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of developing an
intermodal transportation center in the abandoned Union Station in
Worcester. The center would include facilities for inter- and
intracity buses, Amtrak passenger trains, and Massachusetts Bay
Transit Authority Commuter Rail Service (proposed to be extended from
Framingham to Worcester). The WRTA's bus maintenance, garage, and
administration facilities are to be included. The study determined
that the existing 84,000-square-foot historic Union Station site is an
excellent location for an intermodal transportation center. The site
is within a five-to ten-minute walking distance of major downtown
destinations, is adjacent to two sets of railroad tracks, and is
served by two existing city bus routes and could be served by several
others with only minor adjustments to existing routes. Four options
for redevelopment were presented:
1) Full Renovation--- Under this program, the full gross square
footage of the station as it presently exists would be renovated
to its original condition,
2) Partial Renovation-- Under this program, only the most
architecturally significant portion of the building would be
saved, resulting in about 54,000 square feet of gross area,
3) Facade Renovation-- Under this alternative, it is assumed that
only the facade of the existing structure would be preserved and
that the site area behind the facade would be fully developed,
4) New Construction-- Under this final program, the site would
support a new building and no part of the existing structure
would be preserved.
Status: The feasibility study is complete. The project is currently
in the preliminary engineering, design and environmental review phase.
FTA has approved $1,186,800 in ISTEA/CMAQ funds for this project for
preliminary engineering and design to include the environmental work
and documentation as well as project management. Upon completion of
environmental requirements, WRTA will request funds for land
acquisition.
Funding: $3,000,000 FTA (Section 3 FY 1995 Earmark)
Local Contact: Julie Jacobson
Project Manager
City of Worcester
Executive Office of the City Manager
Office of Planning and Community Development
455 Main Street, Room 309
Worcester, MA 01608-1885
(508) 799-1400
Fax: (508) 799-1406
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Lead Agency: FTA (Region 1)
Contact: Donna Laidley Director
Office of Program Operations
55 Broadway, Suite 920
Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
(617) 494-2484
Fax (617) 494-2865
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REGION 2
Hoboken Terminal
Project Location: Hoboken, New Jersey
Description: The Hoboken Terminal, owned by New Jersey Transit,
serves a variety of modal operations including New Jersey Transit
trains, Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) trains to lower and midtown
Manhattan, a ferry service, buses to New York City, and local commuter
trips to the station. Approximately 62,000 commuters pass through the
station each weekday. In the future, the terminal will be served by
the planned Waterfront Transitway. There is retail use in parts of
the station and considerable potential for commercial/office
development nearby and/or integrated with the terminal complex.
Hoboken Terminal is included on the State and National Historic
Registers. Arrivals during the morning peak period are:
Commuter rail 18,300
Ferry 40
PATH 340
Bus,walk,other 2,800
(About 81% of the commuter rail and bus,walk,other passengers
transfer to PATH, and about 16% transfer to ferry service.)
Status: Conceptual design of improvements to the passenger facilities
was completed in the beginning of 1994. The proposed modifications
are intended to improve pedestrian circulation and preserve the
historical integrity of the facility. The recommendations include
relocation of commercial spaces and the control center, creation of a
new ticket lobby, replacement of a ramp area with new circulation and
commercial space, restoration of historical features, widening and
improved lighting of the passenger concourse, and establishment of new
linkages to the PATH system. Remaining design work and construction
will be consolidated with yard improvements under a general design
consultant contract. The estimated FY 1995 capital program for the
Hoboken projects is:
Funding: The estimated FY 1995 capital program for the Hoboken
projects is:
$ 5,000,000 Surface Transportation Program (STP)
7,000,000 FTA (Section 9)
2,500,000 ISTEA
$14,500,000 Total
The projected capital program for FY 1996-99 is:
FY 1996 $16,500,000 (projected)
FY 1997 5,000,000 (projected)
FY 1998 35,000,000 (projected)
FY 1999 33,000,000 (projected)
$89,500,000 Total
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.Contacts: Jack Kanarik
New Jersey Transit One Penn Plaza East, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07105-2246
(201) 491-7815
Fax: (201) 491-7837
Kathy Scarpa
Project Manager
FTA (Region 2)
26 Federal Plaza
Suite 2940
New York, NY 10278-0194
(212) 264-8162
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Penn Station
Project Location: Newark, New Jersey
Description: Newark Penn Station is New Jersey Transit's largest
station with about 90,000 commuter trips moving to or from the station
each day. Three rail systems serve the facility: Amtrak, PATH, and
New Jersey Transit. In addition, New Jersey Transit and Greyhound
have major bus operations at the station and the Newark City subway
uses Newark Penn Station as a terminus and center of operations. A
variety of retail establishments are housed in the building. The
station is listed on the State and National Historic Registers. Daily
one-way arrivals for Newark Penn Station are as follows:
Commuter rail 23,900
City subway 4,600
Bus 7,200
Auto, other 9,000
Status: Renovation for Newark Penn Station is in the design phase and
consists of reconstruction and new layout of rest rooms,
installation/reconfiguration of stairways and escalators, interior and
exterior lighting improvements, modifications to platform waiting
areas, improvements to pedestrian circulation, upgrading of the ticket
office, and expansion and creation of a new concourse on the north
side of Raymond Boulevard. The New Jersey Transit FY 1995 capital
program consists of $4 million of Section 9 money for the various
Newark Penn Station improvement projects, with another $23 million
projected over FY 1996 through FY 1999.
Contacts: Jack Kanarik
New Jersey Transit
One Penn Plaza East, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07105-2246
(201) 491-7815
Fax: (201) 491-7837
Kathy Scarpa
Project Manager
FTA (Region 2)
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 2940
New York, NY 10278-0194
(212) 264-8162
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Airport Ground Access
Project Location: Newark, New Jersey
Description: A monorail system has been proposed to provide a
transit connection from the Northeast Corridor rail network to Newark
International Airport (EWR). The project includes construction of a
new Northeast Corridor rail station linked to the airport via an
extension on the airport's on-site monorail system. Direct train
service to EWR would be provided by New Jersey Transit train's from 14
stations between Penn Station, New York, and Trenton on the Northeast
Corridor. Service would also be provided by New Jersey Transit on the
North Jersey Coast Line from 20 stations between Bay Head and
Woodbridge. The project is to be funded through passenger facility
charges (PFC). The PFC funding agreement restricts the use of the
proposed facility to serve exclusively trips to and from the airport.
In addition, the Port Authority, which is the project sponsor, is
required to maintain ownership or control of the right of way required
for the facility. Control of the facility, including access for
construction, repair, and maintenance, is required beyond the period
of PFC collection, and extends through the useful life of the transit
system.
Status: The feasibility study was completed in April 1992. The Draft
Environmental Impact Statement, prepared by the Federal Aviation
Administration, was issued to the public in July 1994. Preliminary
engineering for the project is currently underway.
Funding: The project is to be funded through the $3.00 per enplanement
PFCs collected at EWR by the Port Authority under provisions of the
Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990. The estimated
cost of project is as follows:
$110,000,000 Guideway vehicle
16,200,000 Inflation
39,600,000 Insurance, design/engineering construction
management
42,300,000 Contingency
7,300,000 Financing
$215,400,000 Total
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Local Sponsors: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Contacts: Edward J. O'Sullivan
Director, Airport Access Program
One World Trade Center, Suite 1973
New York, NY 10048
(212) 435-3853
Fax: (212) 435-4195
Jerome Lutin
Senior Director,
Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link Division
New Jersey Transit
1 Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07105-2246
(201) 491-7847
Fax: (201) 491-7837
Lead Agency: FAA
Contact: Anthony Sperra
Manager, Planning and Programming Branch
Federal Building
JFK International Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
(718) 553-1245
MPO: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Contact: Joel Weiner
Executive Director
153 Halsey St., 7th Floor
P.O. Box 47022
Newark, NJ 07101
(201) 645-8700
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Rail Transfer Station
Project Location: Secaucus, New Jersey
Description: The Secaucus Transfer is an element of the New Jersey
Urban Core Project. The Urban Core Project addresses changing public
transportation needs into the 21st century. By linking several of New
Jersey Transit's existing rail lines and modernizing equipment and
facilities, the New Jersey Urban Core Project is designed to make
travel within the State rail network quicker, safer, and more
convenient for thousands of current and potential riders and create
more travel opportunities, particularly within suburban areas. Upon
its completion all New Jersey Transit commuter rail lines serving
northern New Jersey will be accessible from Secaucus. Benefits
include travel times to and from midtown Manhattan shortened by about
10 minutes and intrastate travel not possible now within the existing
commuter rail system.
This project has two parts: the Northeast Corridor Modifications and
the Rail Transfer Station projects. The Northeast Corridor project
involves expanding the current track alignment from two to four tracks
between the Hackensack River and Secaucus Road, a distance of
approximately two miles. This element will facilitate the
simultaneous stoppage of several trains traveling in both directions
between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station in New York at the
Secaucus Transfer Station to permit through-train, nonstop service.
Extensive civil, structural, electrification, track, communication,
signaling, and environmental work will be required to reconfigure the
Northeast Corridor to effectively handle projected peak-hour train
traffic.
The Secaucus Rail Transfer Station includes the construction of a new
facility located at the intersection of the Northeast Corridor and the
Main Line. The station will consist of three levels: the bottom level
serving Main Line operations; the intermediate level serving all
Northeast Corridor operations, with a concourse area housing ticketing
services; and the top level housing minor retail and management
operations. The station is designed to accommodate a possible
commercial office complex that is currently being planned by both
Allied Junction and Consolidated Rail corporations. Additional track
work will be undertaken to reconfigure the Main and Bergen County
Lines, as well as the Consolidated Rail Corporation's Boonton Line and
its Croxton Yard Intermodal Freight Facility.
Status: The design phase of the Northeast Corridor portion of the
Secaucus Transfer Project began in September 1989 and is scheduled for
completion in March 1995. The design phase for the Rail Transfer
Station element of the project began in October 1992 and is scheduled
for completion in June 1995. All environmental approvals have been
obtained except for the wetlands permit from the Army Corps of
Engineers, which is the final approval needed to start construction.
Contract and force account work packages are being finalized. The
prequalification process to secure the services of the initial
construction contractor began in May 1994. The notice-to-proceed is
expected to be issued in November 1994.
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Final design work is fully funded by the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, Metro-North Commuter Railroad, and the State of New
Jersey. The estimated construction cost is approximately $430
million. Construction funding is being provided for in ISTEA
legislation. A full funding agreement is being negotiated with the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA). New Jersey Transit is applying
for approximately $50 million in FY 1995.
Funding: Design
$ 7,412,232 FTA
2,863,000 Metro-North Commuter Railroad
19,000,000 Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
$ 29,275,232 Total
Construction
$136,329,275 FTA
28,200,000 Metro-North Commuter Railroad (to apply
for FY 95)
21,330,000 FTA (applied for FY 95)
$185,859,275 Total
Local Sponsor: New Jersey Transit Corporation
Contact: Rob Edwards
Program Manager
Engineering, Development and Construction Department
11 Penn Plaza East, 8th Floor
Newark, NJ 07105-2246
(201) 491-7297
Fax: (201) 491-7166
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 2)
Contact: Kathy Scarpa
Project Manager
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 2940
New York, NY 10278-0194
(212) 264-8162
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Amtrak Development Study
Project Location: Albany/Rensselaer, New York
Description: A Rensselaer Amtrak Development Study is being
conducted to link the present Amtrak station with proposed riverfront
development. The intermodal station will be the anchor tenant or
generator for the development. The Amtrak station could become a
regional hub, linking rail, bus, and air transportation. The station
transformation could include building a new Amtrak terminal to include
Greyhound bus service, providing expanded Capital District
Transportation Authority (CDTA) service to Albany and other points-
building an elevated pedestrian concourse over the train tracks to a
proposed hotel; and adding a transportation link from the station to
Albany County Airport. The CDTA is undertaking a land-use study of
the area surrounding the Rensselaer Amtrak station. The station that
serves Albany is one of the 10 busiest Amtrak stations in the country.
The purpose of the study is to identify opportunities for future
commercial development in the area that are compatible with the
travel-related mission of the station. Particular attention is being
paid to the development of travel-related functions such as lodging
and restaurant. The station area design will be compatible with
regional transportation objectives including improved access to the
station from the street network, accommodation of pedestrian, transit,
and taxi users, and capability of some intercity bus trips originating
or terminating at the station. The Albany/Schenectady/Troy regional
area is a marginal nonattainment area for ozone.
Status: A contract has been awarded to a consultant for a station
feasibility study to be completed by the end of 1994. An advisory
group consisting of members from the New York DOT, Amtrak, CDTA, the
Chamber of Commerce, and the City and County of Rensselaer has been
formed and has held two meetings regarding the study and will hold one
more before the end of 1994.
Funding: Feasibility Study
$60,000 FHWA (CMAQ funds)
15,000 Local CDTA match
$75,000 Total
Local Sponsor: CDTA
Contact: Jack M. Reilly
Director of Planning and Development
110 Watervliet Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 482-4199
Fax: (518) 482-9039
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Other Contact: John Poorman
Staff Director
Capital District Transportation Committee
5 Computer Drive West
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 458-2161
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Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project
Project Location: New York City, New York
Description: This project includes redevelopment of the James A.
Farley (JAF) Post Office Building on Eighth Avenue between 31st and
33rd streets (directly west of Penn Station) into an intercity
railroad passenger station and commercial center. It would
rehabilitate the JAF Building in conjunction with a planned renovation
of the existing Penn Station and expansion of the underground
connection on West 33rd Street. The plan would add capacity and
flexibility for handling passengers arriving and departing the busiest
train station in the United States-approximately 500,000 people a day
use the station (38% of Amtrak's annual national ridership). The
existing Penn Station will handle most of the Long Island Rail Road
and New Jersey Transit commuter rail activity, providing space for
commuter ticket offices, waiting rooms, increased retail activities,
and principal support facilities for the two transit agencies, as well
as subway connections. The redevelopment also addresses code
compliance and deficiencies in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and
life safety systems and provides new signage--graphics and
improvements necessary to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act
requirements. The plan proposes widening an existing underground
subway connection along 33rd Street. The JAF Building will have
107,200 square feet of retail, storage, and commercial space on the
first floor, mezzanine, and second floor. The existing Penn Station
will have 118,864 square feet of retail space and retail storage. The
service building owned by Amtrak is incorporated into this plan as
well. The projected cost of the project is $315 million including
construction costs and factors for contingencies and cost escalation
during the projected five-year development period.
Status: In the Amtrak Authorization and Development Act of 1992,
Congress instructed Amtrak to develop a plan for new or redeveloped
station facilities in New York City. Amtrak submitted a plan that
incorporates the building as the core of a new intermodal
transportation complex and gateway to New York City. On December 1,
1993, the Amtrak Board of Directors approved a commitment approval
request for $200,000 to continue the master plan development effort.
The FY 1994 Supplemental Appropriations Act included $ 10 million for
the JAF Building project. The FRA executed a $9 million grant with
Amtrak for detailed engineering documents, design specifications, and
cost estimates and retained $1 million for environmental and historic
preservation assessments. The FRA requested a $90 million
appropriation in FY 1995 for engineering, design, and construction
activities. However, the construction funds cannot be expended for
construction activities until participants have entered into a binding
agreement satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of
Transportation.
Funding: A funding plan for the estimated $315 million cost from
Federal, State, and City sources is being developed.
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Local Sponsor: Amtrak
Contact: Don Pross
Director
Real Estate Development
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-3884
Fax: (202) 906-3986
Lead Agency: FRA
Contact: Alex Chavrid
Office of Railroad Development, RDV-13
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-0689
Fax: (202) 366-0646
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Intermodal Transportation Center
Project Location: Syracuse, New York
Description: The proposed Syracuse Intermodal Transportation Center
will house all major intercity bus and Amtrak rail passenger
operations. In addition, it is proposed to serve as a major stop for
the Syracuse Rail Project that operates rail tourism in the Central
New York Region. Several studies have already been completed in
connection with this project. The Syracuse Metropolitan
Transportation Council completed an alternative site analysis study
and a feasibility study in 1991. The Metropolitan Development
Association has completed a Master Site Plan. This plan produced
preliminary conceptual and schematic designs in conjunction with
neighboring developments that include a new multipurpose stadium and
renovation of the Central New York Regional Market. The proposed
transportation center will be housed in a new building approximately
19,000 square feet in size. Located within the center will be ticket
sales and baggage handling for Amtrak, Greyhound, and Trailways. In
addition, there will be general passenger waiting areas, package
express services, information and tourism, lockers, game arcades, food
services, airport shuttle services, and other ground transportation
services. The facility will have 12 docking bays for intercity bus
operators. An 1,800-foot covered rail platform will be incorporated
into the second level of the facility to accommodate package and mail
operation needs. In order to serve rail passenger trains, the project
will require a dual track siding from the existing Conrail main line.
All required track work, switching, and signaling will be included in
the scope of work. The projected cost is approximately $13 million.
Status: The environmental review process is complete. Project
management and construction services have been awarded to the firm of
Lehrer, McGovern, Bovis, Incorporated. Design and engineering
services have been awarded to the firm of Quinlivan, Pierik and
Krause. The primary rail design will be done by Parsons, Brinkerhoff.
A purchase offer was forwarded to the Central New York Regional Market
Authority in September 1994, regarding land acquisition. Ground-
breaking is scheduled for late fall 1994.
Funding: Project Development and Construction
$ 6,000,000 FTA ($5 million STP flexible funds and $1
million Section 9)
5,000,000 New York State Authority (Throughway)
610,000 Local match (Central New York Regional
Transportation Authority)
2,410,000 New York Department of Transportation
$14,020,000 Total
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Local Sponsor: Central New York Regional Transportation Authority
Contact: John Clare
Vice President of Administration
One Centro Center
200 Cortland Avenue
P.O. Box 820
Syracuse, NY 13205-0820
(315) 442-3362
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 2)
Contact: Letitia Thompson
Deputy Regional Administrator
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 2940
New York, NY 10278-0194
(212) 264-8162
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Union Station
Project Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Description: The Union Station Redevelopment Act of 1981 called for
the transfer of Union Station to the Department of Transportation for
the purpose of rehabilitation and preservation of this historic
building, reuse as a train station and a commercial center, and
construction of a parking garage. In fall 1988, Union Station
reopened after a $160 million renovation. Located at the base of the
Northeast Corridor, the station has become the third busiest in the
nation. It serves Amtrak, Virginia Rail Express, and Maryland
Commuter Rail, Metrorail, local and tourist buses, and taxis. The
750,000-square-foot station also houses a nine-theater movie complex,
215,000 square feet of retail space with over 100 shops, a 40 vendor
food court, several restaurants and office space for Amtrak's
headquarters. The District of Columbia completed a parking garage
behind Union Station using Interstate Highway funds. The garage
accommodates about 1,400 cars and a large number of buses. In FY
1993, Amtrak operated an average of 105 trains per day into Washington
Union Station with a total ridership of 3,376,534.
Funding: $ 70,000,000 Amtrak
42,000,000 Private redevelopment funds
40,000,000 Interstate Highway Funds (garage)
10,000,000 FRA (acquisition)
12,000,000 Mortgage (1988) assumed by FRA as part of
purchase
$174,000,000 Total
Local Contact: David Ball
Acting President
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 740
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 906-4130
Fax: (202) 906-4133
Other Contact: Douglas Varn
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-3888
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Baltimore-Washington International Airport Station
Project Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Description: Amtrak's Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
Airport Station is located on the intercity high-speed rail line that
extends from Washington, DC, to New York City, and on to Boston. The
station also accommodates the local Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC)
service. Shuttle service to and from the Airport is provided by the
Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) every 10 minutes during peak
hours and every 20 minutes during nonpeak hours. The MAA also
operates shuttle services between BWI Airport and Baltimore and
between the airport and Washington, D.C. The Washington service also
provides connecting door-to-door service at a terminal in Greenbelt,
NM, for locations in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The
Baltimore Central Light Rail Line is also being extended to BWI
Airport. Construction is expected to be complete in mid-1997.
In FY 1993, Amtrak's annual ridership for the BWI Airport Station was
147,220 passengers. The MARC service ridership for the same period
totaled approximately 485,000 passengers. Airline passengers at BWI
in FY 1993 totaled 8,696,274.
Contacts: Lyn Bezilla
Director
Division of Planning
Maryland Aviation Administration
P.O. Box 8766
BWI Airport, MD 21240-0760
(410) 859-7074
Fax: (410) 859-5440
Janet M. Kampf
Program Operations
FTA (Region 3)
1760 Market Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124
(215) 656-6900
Fax: (215) 656-7260
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Penn Station
Project Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Description: Amtrak's Penn Station is located on North Charles
Street between Oliver and Lansdale streets next to the Jones Falls
Expressway. The historic station has been renovated, using a
combination of State and local funds, and now is served by Amtrak,
Maryland Rail Commuter, local bus, and taxi service. A new parking
garage is being constructed next to the station. Baltimore's Mass
Transit Administration is extending its light rail system to Penn
Station. The extension is expected to be completed by May 1997.
Light rail is forecast to generate 800 trips/day to Penn Station.
Amtrak's annual ridership for FY 1993 for Penn Station was 1,052,419.
Status: A full funding grant agreement is being negotiated between
FTA and Maryland Mass Transit Administration (MTA).
Funding: This project is being funded as part of the Light Rail
Extension Project for Penn Station/BWL/Hunt Valley. Total project
costs are as follows:
$ 85,000,000 FTA (Section 3)
21,000,000 State (Transportation Trust Funds)
$106,000,000 Total
Local Sponsor: MTA
Contact: Ken Goon
Director of Planning
300 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore, NM 21201-3415
(410) 333-3366
Fax: (410) 333-4390
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 3)
Contact: Janet M. Kampf
Program Operations
1760 Market Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124
(215) 656-6900
Fax: (215) 656-7260
Other Contact: Clayton Redmond
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-2036
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New Carrollton Station
Project Location: New Carrollton, Maryland
Description: New Carrollton Station is a multimodal transportation
facility located at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and the Capital
Beltway, I-495. The station opened in 1978 and the garage was added
in 1986. The station accommodates Amtrak, Metrorail, Metrobus,
Maryland Rail Commuter service, taxi service, a kiss-and-ride short-
term parking area, and both surface parking and a parking garage.
Amtrak's annual ridership for FY 1993 at New Carrollton Station was
289,556. Metrorail, Washington's rapid rail system, averaged 5,600
departures and 7,400 arrivals on weekdays during May 1994 at New
Carrollton Station. The following shows the percentage of Metrorail
riders who transferred from each mode, based on the results from the
1992 Metrorail ridership survey:
Mode Arrival (%) Departure%
Metrobus 15.8 19.6
Other bus 4.2 4.6
Auto driver 45.2 48.7
Auto passenger 3.0 2.2
Drop-off/Pick-up 20.2 13.6
Bike 0.2 0.3
Walk 7.1 5.2
Railroad 1.3 0.7
Taxi 0.9 1.3
Unknown 2.1 3.8
100.0 100.0
Contact: Rick Bochner
Office of Planning
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
600 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 21001
(202) 962-1252
Fax: (202) 962-1277
Contact: Jeff Barker
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-3880
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Intermodal Transit Center
Project Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Description: The existing Metrorail Station in Silver Spring,
Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC, is a major public transportation
hub, being served by a total of 180 Metrobuses and Montgomery County
Ride-On buses in each peak period. This station has the second
highest ridership of all transit stations in the Washington region.
However, true intermodal integration does not exist. Only a Kiss-and-
ride lot, taxi stand, and University of Maryland shuttle bus also
serve the site. To attain a true intermodal facility, the Maryland
Mass Transit Administration (MTA) is planning to upgrade the site to
include a number of transportation modes. These include the
relocation of Maryland Rail Commuter station platforms and station
building (the current MARC station is one-half mile from the Metro
station and is connected via a shuttle bus during peak periods); a
terminus for the proposed Georgetown Branch light rail line that will
connect Silver Spring and Bethesda; an expanded bus capacity; expanded
Kiss-and-ride lot; a Greyhound bus terminal; and a Maryland Aviation
Administration shuttle bus connection to Baltimore-Washington Airport.
The terminal will also serve as an anchor for proposed bus priority
lanes on US Route 29 from Howard County. The existing Silver Spring
Metro Station is located within one block of the Silver Spring Central
Business District and immediately adjacent to the 4,500 employees of
the newly consolidated offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. To help accommodate site expansion, Montgomery County
purchased a 1.5-acre parcel of land adjacent to the station site.
Total projected cost (design and construction) is approximately $20
million. This project is in the Transportation Improvement Program.
Status: MTA began a preliminary engineering phase to develop site
concepts in January 1994. Four to six concepts will be developed and
refined until one concept is selected for final design. Completion of
this phase will reach the 30% design level and is scheduled for FY
1997-98.
Funding: Site Acquisition and Concept design
$8,000,000 Montgomery County (site acquisition)
200,000 MTA (concept design)
$8,200,000 Total
Planning and Preliminary Engineering
$1,500,000 FY 1994 FTA (Section 3 Earmark)
300,000 Local match
$1,800,000 Total
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Local Sponsor: Montgomery County Government
Contact: Edward A. Daniel
Special Assistant for Washington Metropolitan Area
Transportation Authority Affairs
Office of the Director
Department of Transportation
101 Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-2976
Lead Agency: MTA
Contact: Carl Lockwood
Engineering Department
300 Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 333-4129
Other Contact: Janet M. Kampf
Program Operations
FTA (Region 3)
1760 Market Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124
(215) 656-6900
Fax: (215) 656-7260
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Intermodal Complex at Bayfront Centre
Project Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Description- The City of Erie is working with the Redevelopment
Authority, Transit Authority, City Government, and the Pennsylvania
Electric Company (Penelec) to develop an intermodal terminal located
in the future Erie Bayfront Centre. The Erie Bayfront Centre is
expected to also house a hotel, medical and commercial office space, a
retail center, residential condominiums, a maritime museum, a
performing arts center, a community college, and a county library.
The intermodal complex will include an all-weather transit terminus
and distribution station, minibus and taxi station, Presque
Isle/Canada ferry and vaporetto service, promenade and all-weather
skywalks, high-occupancy garage, electric car recharging station,
airport transfer station, and a customs house. The intermodal complex
will be located at the northern terminus of the planned Peach Street
Corridor transit spine. An Amtrak station is approximately one mile
from the site. General Public Utility is the current owner of the
site. The project developer will buy the site from the utility
company and donate it to the city. The City of Erie has submitted the
proposal for the complex to the congressional Committee on Public
Works and Transportation as part of the Public Works Amendment. The
project is in the Transportation Improvement Program.
Status: The project is in the planning stage. Some sketches of the
terminal were completed and submitted with the proposal. The Public
Works Amendment has not yet passed through the Senate. The City of
Erie is awaiting funding approval before additional work can begin.
Funding: Funding is awaiting approval of ISTEA funds.
Estimated cost of project
$5,700,000 Public parking facility
2,300,000 Intercept area
570,000 Public promenade
800,000 Pedestrian skywalks
$9,370,000 Total
Local Sponsor: City of Erie
Contact: Jeff Spaulding
Director of Economic and Community Development 626
State Street, Room 626
Erie, PA 16501
(814) 870-1270
Fax: (814) 870-1386
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Lead Agency: FHWA
Contact: Manuel A. Marks
Division Administrator
228 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 1086
Harrisburg, PA 17108
(717) 782-2222
MPO: Erie Area Transportation Study Coordinating
Committee
Contact: Tom Hoffman
Chairman
Erie County Motor Club Building
420 West 6th Street
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 454-3878
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Train Station
Project Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Description: The train station is located in downtown Greensburg and
has been vacant for 15 years although, Amtrak continues to use the
location as a stop. Approximately 13,000 passengers per year use the
platform outside the station. The station building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The Westmoreland Trust,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to take a
leadership role in the development and enhancement of the cultural
life and economic well-being of Westmoreland County, launched a study
in 1992. The feasibility study concluded that the train station
should be a key element in a cultural/entertainment/historic district
and as a magnet for business activity in central Westmoreland County.
The Westmoreland Trust purchased the property in April 1993. The
trust has been working with Amtrak and Conrail to promote the station
as a transportation center. The station would become an intermodal
hub to support increasing bus, transit, and rail transportation. The
station will house a travel agency, a restaurant, a visitor's center,
a ticket agency, and vending operations established by Amtrak as well
as the Westmoreland County Historical Society. Amtrak will manage the
station. The Trust has been successful in receiving public and
private funds for the project. The project is in the Transportation
Improvement Program. Westmoreland County Transit Authority is located
a block away and has been working toward linking transit services into
the station project. Future plans are a tie with a limousine service
to the Latrobe and Pittsburgh airports as well as a possible Maglev
rail train between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The total project
cost is $3,500,000.
Status: Funds ($1,185,700) have been committed for this project. The
architect is completing the final plans and renovation should begin
soon.
Funding: $1,000,000 FHWA (ISTEA FY 1993 and FY 1994)
100,000 Westmoreland County Community Block Grant
50,000 America's Industrial Heritage Project
20,000 Greensburg Foundation
5,000 Integra Bank
5,000 Private contributor
5,000 Southwest Bank
700 National Trust for Historic Preservation
$1,185,700 Total
Local Agency: Westmoreland Trust
Contacts: Jennings F. Womack
President
951 Old Salem Road
Greensburg, PA 15601
(412) 836-1138
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Robert N. Teeter, Ph.D.
Development Consultant
419 College Avenue
Greensburg, PA 15601
(412) 832-8500
Lead Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Contacts: Lou Schultz or Ron Myers
Center for Program Development and Management
Transportation and Safety Building, Room 918
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-5246
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Transportation Center
Project Location: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Description: The concept of Morrisville transportation center is an
outgrowth of New Jersey Transit's (NJT's) plans to obtain a portion of
Conrail's Morrisville Yard to store and maintain Northeast Corridor
equipment. The proposal is to construct a rail station at the east
end of NJT's proposed yard. Currently, 5,000 Pennsylvania residents
board trains at Trenton, NJ, each weekday and an additional several
hundred drive to Princeton Junction. A Morrisville station could
attract well over 7,500 riders a day. The station could also become a
focal point for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
(SEPTA) bus service in lower Bucks County. The station could become
the eastern terminus for SEPTA's Cross County Metro service to operate
over the Conrail Trenton cut-off from Downingtown east. SEPTA's R3
West Trenton line service could be directed to Morrisville over an
existing connection of the line at Woodbourne. This would give areas
such as Jenkintown and Bethayres a direct connection to the Northeast
Corridor through Morrisville. A driving force for this project is the
upcoming reconstruction of 1-95 within Pennsylvania. Increased rail
service use could be a substitute for driving while the highway is
being rebuilt. Possible commercial additions to the station include a
day-care center (in response to a survey from potential riders).
Status: A group has formed to promote the transportation center and
has received support from State legislators and support from Falls
Township and other towns in the area. SEPTA has recently completed
the Cross County Metro Feasibility study with an FTA grant in the
amount of $200,000. SEPTA also has an application in the amount of
$1,204,748 to conduct a major investment study.
Funding: None to date.
Local Contact: Phillip Ralston (private citizen)
1O Green Ridge Road
Yardley, PA 19067
(215) 493-4485
Other Contacts: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
John Coscia
Executive Director
John Dawson
The Bourse Building, 8th Floor
111 S. Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2515
(215) 592-1800
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Richard Bickel
Director, Long-Range Planning
Planning and Development
SEPTA
714 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 580-7960
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30th Street Station
Project Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: The 30th Street Station is owned by Amtrak. Amtrak and
New Jersey trains operate on the lower level of the station; the
middle level concourse provides access to taxi service and
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) buses; and
the upper level of the station has SEPTA commuter rail. Adjacent to
the station is an elevated subway station served by five light rail
routes and a rapid transit line. An intermodal fare system has been
established to permit the traveler to pay one price for both commuter
rail train and transit use. Amtrak customers can travel by commuter
rail between 30th Street Station and Center City by showing an Amtrak
ticket or stub. Amtrak's ridership at 30th Street Station for FY 1993
was 3,384,950; SEPTA's annual ridership was 3,400,000; and New Jersey
Transit's annual ridership for FY 1994 is estimated at 92,700.
Status: The head house and Amtrak portion of the terminal has just
undergone renovations. Eighty percent of its new retail space has
been rented and will be completely rented out by the end of 1994.
SEPTA's platforms and access areas for commuter rail service will be
rehabilitated.
Funding: Estimated Project Cost
$4,667,675 Construction
1,325,254 Engineering
1,245,451 Support and contingency
$7,238,380 Total
Local Sponsor: SEPTA
Contact: Fred Mlynarski
Assistant General Manager of Engineering and
Construction
714 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 580-7388
Fax: (215) 580-7992
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 3)
Contact: Janet M. Kampf Program Operations
1760 Market Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124
(215) 656-6900
Fax: (215) 656-7260
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Other Contact: Don Pross
Director, Real Estate Division
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-3884
Fax: (202) 906-3986
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Erie Avenue Station
Project Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: The City of Philadelphia is contracting for the
engineering, design and first-phase of construction of surface-level
improvements at the Broad-Erie-Germantown intersection which is
contiguous to the Erie Avenue Station of the Broad Street Subway.
Erie Avenue Station provides connections for bus, pedestrian, subway,
automobile and trolley. The improvements include better signage,
larger and wider passenger waiting platforms and boarding shelters,
pavement markings, and improved street surfacing and lighting within
the terminal area. The Philadelphia area is a severe nonattainment
area for ozone and a moderate nonattainment area for carbon monoxide.
Status: The engineering and design study is expected to be underway
by December 1994.
Funding: $2,500,000 FTA (Section 3 FY 1995 Earmark)
Local Sponsor: City of Philadelphia
Contact: Denise L. Goren
Deputy Mayor, Transportation
Office of Transportation
550 Municipal Services Building
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1483
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 3)
Contact: Janet M. Kampf Program Operations
1760 Market Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124
(215) 656-6900
Fax: (215) 656-7260
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Robinson Town Centre Intermodal Station
Project Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: Robinson Town Centre is located approximately 1O miles
from Pittsburgh and 3 1/2 miles from Greater Pittsburgh International
Airport. Upon completion, the mixed-use development will contain an
enclosed regional mall, office park, research and development center,
a 500-unit residential complex; and an intermodal transportation
station. The Robinson Town Centre Intermodal Station will include a
new airport parkway interchange to accommodate the planned Airport
Parkway Busway and HOV lane and connect a new regional transit
station. The station will link planned suburban transit service,
park-and-ride facilities, and local shuttles to express bus service to
downtown Pittsburgh and the new Greater Pittsburgh Airport, shuttle
service between adjacent business and retail centers, and a pedestrian
link to the regional shopping center.
Status: The parties are working to establish their roles for the
project implementation. In FY 1993, $8,135,795 in FTA discretionary
capital funds were earmarked for this project. FHWA Title I funds
were also earmarked for this project.
Local Sponsor: Port Authority of Allegheny County
Contact: Art Guzzutti
Assistant Manager of Governmental Affairs
2235 Beaver Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1080
(412) 237-7144
Fax: (412) 237-7101
Other Contacts: Robert J. McGurk or Steve Nesterack
DeBartolo Corporation, Forest City Development and
Zamagia's Properties/ Glimchen Group
The Times Building
336 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2004
(412) 391-7887
Chuck DiPietro
Transportation Planning Director
Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning
Commission
The Waterfront
200 First Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1573
(412) 391-5590 ext. 310
Fax: (412) 391-9160
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Union Station
Project Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Description: This project involves renovation and rehabilitation of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P)-owned
station built in 1905 and located on Callahan Drive between King and
Duke streets. The station serves as a main terminal for Amtrak
service on the Northeast Corridor with approximately 20 Amtrak trains
making daily stops, as well as serving as a station for the Virginia
Railway Express commuter rail line with eight morning and evening
train stops. This station is located next to the King Street Metro
Station. The scope of work involves complete renovation of the
interior and exterior of the main building and expansion of the lobby
into the breezeway and an adjacent smaller building that is used as
storage. Improvements include rehabilitation of the passenger and
ticket sales areas; modifications to the rest rooms and access
corrections for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance;
replacement of existing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems;
restoration of architectural elements exterior site improvements, and
landscaping. New lighting fixtures will be added, as well as
functional improvements made to the sidewalks and handicap ramps.
This project is included in the FY 1994-99 Transportation Improvement
Program for the Washington metropolitan region. The total project
cost is $860,000.
Status: The City of Alexandria received $840,000 from the ISTEA
Enhancement Program for completion of Phase I of the King Street
Station Renovation Project. The City is preparing to issue the
Request for Proposal for architectural services and engineering and is
waiting to hear from the State on how to proceed and set up the
accounting and oversight of the grant, until then the project Is on
hold. The ownership of the station will remain with RF&P Corporation.
Funding: Phase I Design and Construction
$672,000 FHWA (ISTEA Enhancement)
84,000 Amtrak
84,000 RF&P
$840,000 Total
Local Sponsor: City of Alexandria
Contact: Valerie Sikora
Transit Planning Manager
Department of Transportation and Environmental
Services Office of Transit Service
301 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22313
(703) 838-3800
Fax: (703) 838-6438
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Lead Agency: Virginia Department of Transportation
Contact: D.L. Eure
Programming and Scheduling Division 1401 East Broad
Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 367-8150
Other Contact: Maria Karl
RF&P
66 Canal Center Plaza, 7th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8412
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Union Station
Project Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Description: Union Station has been in continuous use since 1885,
serving rail passengers traveling both north-south and east-west.
Today, the station serves two major railroads: the Norfolk-Southern
and CSX Transportation, Inc. Even though it remains in active use
today as an Amtrak station, its condition, along with that of the
surrounding site, has seriously deteriorated to the point of posing a
public health and safety hazard. The project will include the
historic restoration of the original station building- complete
renovation of the Amtrak ticketing center, passenger waiting room,
rest rooms, travel information alcove, vending machine and eating
section, and baggage handing area- expansion of the existing building
to house a new restaurant, gift shop, and other traveler support
services; construction of new passenger platforms and canopies;
construction of a new entrance road, construction of site improvements
such as sidewalk, ramps, bike routes, bike parking, plazas, benches,
and landscaping; construction of a new elevated walkway linking the
street level to the station; construction of new loading and unloading
bays for buses, vans, and taxis; construction of a parking facility;
construction of a new three-story combination commercial and
residential structure with a new clock tower to signal the station's
location along West Main Street. The transportation connections will
be Amtrak, local transit, Greyhound, and University of Virginia
transportation. The total project cost is $7.5 million.
Status: The project is in the process of design. The Virginia
Department of Transportation (VDOT) hopes to start construction in
winter 1994. VDOT has been successful in finalizing the lease with
Amtrak and now working on getting Greyhound to relocate to the
station. The City received an ISTEA Enhancement Grant in the amount
of $762,000.
Funding: $ 762,000 FHWA (ISTEA Enhancement)
1,200,000 Developer's contribution
5,538,000 (Remaining dollars will be raised through
private funds
$7,500,000 Total
Local Sponsor: City of Charlottesville
Department of Planning and Community Development
Contact: Satyendra Huja
Director
P.O. Box 911
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(804) 971-3182
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Lead Agency: VDOT
Contact: Chip Badger
Rail and Public Transportation
1401 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-8135
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Fredericksburg Station and Manassas Depot
Project Location: Fredericksburg and Manassas, Virginia
Description: These stations were constructed in the early 20th
century for rail passenger travel and are utilized by both Amtrak and
the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) today. These stations continue to
be major transportation hubs in the two cities. However, both
stations have fallen into disrepair and are in need of rehabilitation
if they are to keep their place in future rail and intermodal
transportation activity. The station in Fredericksburg was built in
1910 and was called one of the best equipped in the State at that
time. The station has been an active Amtrak station on the CSX
Transportation, Inc., rail line on the former Richmond,
Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P). The station is located
in a National Register Historic District between a residential
neighborhood and the central business district. Since VRE commenced
in July 1992, there are 500+ daily riders from the Fredericksburg
station, the first stop for trains traveling north to Washington, D.C.
This is the busiest stop on the run and continues to grow. The
proposed work on the station includes bringing the building up to code
standards and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). There will also be repairs to the platforms.
The Manassas Depot, located in downtown (Old Town) Manassas, has been
a passenger train stop since it was built in 1914. The 1900-square-
foot structure was built and originally operated by the Southern
Railway, which later became part of the Norfolk-Southern Railway.
Currently, the Manassas depot is closed, although the platform is
being used by VRE and Amtrak. Two Potomac and Rappahannock
Transportation Commission (PRTC) Commuter-ride buses stop near the
depot each weekday. Rehabilitation is desperately needed here to
reopen the station. The entire structure will be renovated and
retrofitted for ADA compliance. The City of Manassas plans to utilize
the depot as a waiting room for VRE and Amtrak passengers; ticket
sales for VRE and PRTC Commuteride; a visitors reception center; a
general purpose community room; and a place to display historical
railroad memorabilia. Both these projects are fully supported on
local and regional level's and included in the Fredericksburg and
Metropolitan Washington Transportation Improvement Programs. The PRTC
conducted a study to develop a feeder bus network into both stations.
Feeder service to the Manassas depot will begin in early 1995.
Status: PRTC, on behalf of the City of Fredericksburg and the City of
Manassas, received a FY 1994 ISTEA Enhancement Grant. For the
Fredericksburg Station, the environmental review and design process
will continue through the fall and construction should begin in early
1995.
Funding: Construction (Fredericksburg)
$500,000 FHWA (ISTEA Enhancement)
200,000 RF&P
$700,000 Total
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Metro Area Express Intermodal Facility
Project Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Description: Phase I of this intermodal facility project includes a
large, sheltered area where passengers can wait for bus service and
provides amenities such as seating and route and schedule information.
The current design of the facility can accommodate taxis, a travel
agency, an airline ticket office, a convenience store outlet, and a
fast food restaurant. Phase II of the project will include Amtrak and
Greyhound service including ticket sales, baggage services, and a
waiting room. The feasibility study, conducted in 1984, reviewed 14
sites and narrowed the site selection down to Morris Avenue because of
its proximity to Amtrak. The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit
Authority purchased the land in 1986 to redevelop it into the
intermodal terminal.
Status: The intermodal facility is planned and ready for
construction. An environmental assessment revealed soil contamination
at the site. A remediation plan has been submitted to the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Upon approval from
ADEM, the transit authority will remediate the soil and commence
construction of the intermodal facility.
Funding: Preliminary Engineering/Architectural and Design
$153,066 FTA (Section 9)
39,802 local match
$191,358 Total
Local Sponsor: Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
Contacts: Phil Gary
General Manager
Demetrius Taylor
Assistant General Manager
3105 8th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35202-0212
(205) 322-7701
Fax: (205) 521-0120
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 4)
Contact: David Mucher
Project Manager
1729 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30309-2439
(404) 347-3948
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Multimodal Transportation Center
Project Location: Mobile, Alabama
Description: The National Council for Urban Economic Development
provided technical assistance to the Mobile Downtown Redevelopment
Commission (DRC) and the Mobile Transit Authority (MTA) as plans were
considered to build a transportation center for local buses, intercity
buses, taxis and shuttle vehicles. The center would include
development of an office building using air rights over the proposed
center. The transportation center is considered a key component in
revitalizing Mobile's economy and downtown. This study examined the
feasibility of locating a multimodal transportation center at the
proposed site near Bienville Square in downtown Mobile, as well as
joint development opportunities. It also examined the site's
viability for serving buses and riders and generating economic
development in the downtown. The study identified alternative sites
for locating and integrating transportation services. Based on the
investigations, the team agreed that a strategically located
multimodal facility would augment the City's effort for the future of
the downtown area. A survey of the downtown office market at the time
of the study reflected a lack of confidence in private sector (at
least for the short term) in the area, and it is not clear if the
convention center/hotel complex on the waterfront and the City/County
government complex would have a significant impact on the area around
Bienville Square. The findings were the proposed site across
Conception Street from Bienville Square is neither compatible with nor
adequate for the needs of a transportation center; the MTA, working
with the MRC should lay out the specific needs for a multimodal
facility and how they fit with the Bienville Square site; MTA and DRC
should begin surveying other sites to determine whether they meet the
needs of a multimodal facility, a Greyhound facility alone, or MTA's
needs alone; MTA and DRC should persuade Greyhound to move back
downtown; the proposed transportation center should reflect the
strategic challenge facing MTA in expanding its ridership base- and
MTA and DRC should begin more detailed conversations with other
transportation services to determine their interest in participating
in a multimodal facility.
Status: The study was completed in January 1991. Greyhound moved 3
miles from downtown Mobile on U.S. Highway 90. The Amtrak station is
four blocks from the downtown on Government Street. Right next door
to the train station, the City built a $60 million convention center,
so a potential site is there. At this time, there is no interest to
further study this issue.
Funding: None to date
Local Sponsor: Office of Community Services
Contact: Wilbert J. Wetzel
Manager
P.O. Box 1827
Mobile, AL 36633
(205) 438-7056
Fax: (205) 433-7591
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Airport People Mover
Project Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Description: The City has proposed a fixed guideway people mover
from the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport to connect with Port
Everglades a distance of 2 miles. Tri-Rail has a station in
Hollywood, (Tigertail Park) FL, not located at the airport, which
requires that a feeder bus be taken from the rail station to the
airport, approximately 3 miles away. The cruise business is booming
at Port Everglades, and most of the people arrive by airplane, this
creates demand for a connection to the Port. The Amtrak station is
owned by CSX Transportation, Inc., and is located approximately 5
miles north of the seaport, at Broward Boulevard and 1-95. There is
no link with this project.
Status: The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will
advertise for letters of interest for a feasibility study to analyze
various alternatives and choose the preferred alternative. The study
will be advertised in September for consultant services. The study
should commence in February 1995 and be completed by February 1996.
The feasibility study is in the Transportation Improvement Program.
Port Everglades has budgeted money in the 5-year capital budget for
stations on the people mover ($2.5 million over 2 consecutive years)
and the airport has identified the project in its current Master Plan.
Port Everglades is scheduled to become part of Broward County in
November 1994. The feasibility study will evaluate transportation
alternatives such as a dedicated busway: overhead monorail; enclosed
cab car; elevated light rail; and Maglev.
Funding: Study
$500,000 State Intermodal Development Program
125,000 Local match (Port Everglades and Broward County)
$625,000 Total
Local Sponsors: Port Everglades and Broward County Aviation
Contacts: James J. O'Brien
Port Director
Maurice Canady
Director
Construction Management and Planning
Port Everglades Authority
1850 Eller Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
(305) 523-3404
Fax: (305) 523-8713
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Lead Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
Contact: Scott Seeburger
Project Manager
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
(305) 777-4601
Other Contacts: George Spofford
Airport Director
Ray Lumbornski
Director
Planning & Development
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
1400 Lee Wagener Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315
(305) 359-6170
Jack Osterholt
County Administrator
Broward County
(305) 357-7350
Bruce Wilson
Director
Transportation and Planning
Ft. Lauderdale Urbanized Area MPO
(305) 357-6658
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Multimodal Terminal Center
Project Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Description: The idea of creating a multimodal transportation
facility in Jacksonville had been circulating for over a decade, and
in 1992 an organized effort initiated by the Chamber of Commerce and
the Jacksonville Mayor's Office began the current impetus for locating
a transportation center in the downtown area. Two sites were chosen
as preferred sites following a survey and extensive meetings with
Amtrak, Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC), and CSX
Transportation, Inc. The 77-year-old downtown train terminal had not
been used by passenger trains since 1974, and in 1985 the City
converted it into a convention center. One proposal is to move Amtrak
back to a portion of the convention center. The proposed terminal
center will directly serve Amtrak, Greyhound intercity services,
Jacksonville Transit Authority's (JTA) Automated Skyway Express (which
originates at the convention center); JTA local transit service
(express and local); high-speed rail- commuter rail; taxi; limousine;
automobile rental; and aircraft (helicopter and rotocraft). The
terminal center conceptual development program includes approximately
66,000 square feet of passenger services and amenities, 32,000 square
feet of administrative and operational areas- 6,100 square feet of
maintenance and service area; and 5,000 square feet of parcel
services. The rail platform and access requirement for the terminal
center include four station tracks, two storage tracks; and one mail
track for Amtrak; one track and platform for high speed rail, two
tracks and platform for commuter rail and two tracks and platform for
the Skyway. In addition, various uses for development are included in
the site plan such as an expansion area for the convention center,
joint parking areas for the convention center and terminal center
operations, a heliport or vertiport, potential commercial development
over Greyhound's facility and within the terminal center, and spin-off
development in the vicinity of the terminal center. The estimated
cost for the terminal center is approximately $40 million.
Status: JTA contracted for a planning study of a Jacksonville
Multimodal Terminal Center intended to improve accessibility to all
transportation modes and provide for convenient transfer from one mode
to another, as well as encourage commercial development in the
vicinity of the terminal. The year-long study was completed in
September 1993. One of the important results of the study was a
public awareness of the multimodal concept among the various public
entities of Jacksonville and the potential terminal center users.
Also, the study resulted in finding two lease occupants for the
facility, Amtrak and Greyhound, since both their current sites are
inadequate for future growth and operations. The Jacksonville City
Council, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and Jacksonville
Urbanized Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) have passed
resolutions in support of the project. Now with this community
support, JTA, FDOT and the MPO will proceed to hire a consultant to do
the project design and environmental Study phase of the project. A
request from the Mayor of Jacksonville was submitted to DOT for a lead
agency on the environmental process. Jacksonville is working with
consultants on creative financing packages to fund this project.
Incidentally, even though Jacksonville/Duval County is a nonattainment
area for carbon monoxide and a transitional nonattainment area for
ozone, they are not eligible for CMAQ funds.
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Funding: Feasibility Study
$ 89,718.09 JTA 73,164.00 FDOT
$162,882.09 Total
Preliminary Engineering, Design, and Environmental Process
$ 960,000 FDOT Intermodal Earmark
240,000 City of Jacksonsville
$1,200,000 Total
Local Sponsor: City of Jacksonville
Contact: Elaine Brown
Chairperson
Executive Committee Multi-Modal Terminal Task Force
Convention Planners
1718 Atlantic Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32203
(904) 398-0300
Lead Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
Contact: Lorenzo Alexander
District Public Transportation Manager
2250 Irene Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 381-8608
Other Contacts: JTA
Roger Sharp
Deputy Director of Engineering
100 North Myrtle Avenue
P.O. Drawer 0
Jacksonville, FL 32203
(904) 630-31810
Jacksonville Urbanized Area MPO
Calvin Burney
Chief, Transportation Planning
Planning & Development
Florida Theatre Building, Suite 700
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-1903
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Intermodal Center
Project Location: Miami, Florida
Description: Metrorail, Tri-County Commuter Rail (Tri-Rail),
Metrobus, and an extensive regional highway system provide both
mobility options and access to major employment centers and travel
destinations in Dade County. However, the ability of passengers to
transfer between modes is seriously limited wherever these high-
capacity transportation modes do not connect efficiently. The key
transportation modes do not directly serve Miami International Airport
(MIA) and associated facilities that are major employment and travel
destinations in south Florida.
The Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) completed a
feasibility study for the Airport Area Multimodal Access Facility in
June 1992. The purpose of this study was to identify the possible
benefits of improved intermodal connections and improved access to MIA
and other major employment centers. This study developed the concept
of the Multimodal Access (Facility), linking Metrorail, Tri-Rail, the
Port of Miami cruiseport, Greyhound, the future State road 836
East/West Multimodal Corridor rail component, future high-speed rail,
and Metrobus. The study analyzed and evaluated alternative site
locations and formulated a feasible development plan. The multimodal
access study area included the MIA terminal on the west- NW 27th
Avenue on the east- State road 83 6 on the south; and SE 10th Street
in Hialeah on the north.
The primary benefits of the proposed facility are enhancing mobility
in Dade County by facilitating the safe and efficient transfer of
passengers between modes; encouraging the use of transit modes as
alternatives to private auto use; emphasizing the importance of
integrating transportation modes with major land uses, including MM
surrounding airport-related land uses and non-airport related
developments; and relieving traffic congestion on the airport terminal
roadway system.
The basic functions of the proposed facility include intermodal
transfer; providing access to the MIA passenger terminal;
accommodating courtesy vehicles (for hotels, rental cars) so that this
traffic may be removed from the congested passenger terminal roadway
system- rail access; bus and feeder bus access; auto access; bicycle
and pedestrian access; and passenger services and amenities. The
facility will have direct access to rail modes including Tri-Rail,
Metrorail, future high-speed rail, Amtrak, and the future State road
836 East/West Multimodal Corridor rail component.
The recommended site configuration is a facility housing transit
platforms, passenger services and amenities, and operations areas.
Travel between the facility and the MIA passenger terminal will be
accomplished by a connector link. Initially this may be a shuttle bus
service. During later phases of development of the facility, a higher
type of service will likely be developed, such as an Automated
Guideway Transit system. The total estimated cost is $700 million and
the project is in the Transportation Improvement Program for funding
for FY 1993 to FY 1998.
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Status: The Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) has been advanced to
project planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental studies.
According to the officials in Florida working on the project, "We are
definitely moving ahead with the project and gaining speed all the
while."
These studies will include examinations of issues such as the
extension of Metrorail from the Earlington Heights Station to the MIC,
the extension of Tri-Rail from the existing Miami Airport Station to
the MIC, accommodating high-speed rail, State road 836, the East/West
rail component, and improved vehicular access to both the MIA and MIC
and the proposed MIC/MIA connector, linking the MIA terminals to the
MIC. The FHWA is the lead Federal agency in this project and FDOT is
coordinating the nonfederal portion of the project.
A contract was let in June 1993 for the consultants, ICF Kaiser
Engineers, to proceed to work on preliminary engineering. To date,
the project management plan was finalized; the public involvement plan
and scoping is complete; review of the feasibility study is complete;
traffic, land use, and environmental data collection is in process;
conceptual design analysis is in process, review of design
alternatives is in process; and a joint development program initiated.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement should be completed by fall
1994 and the final environmental document is scheduled for completion
in April 1995. Key issues to be addressed in this study include
ridership, functional/operational requirements, other projects under
study in the vicinity, and joint development opportunities.
Funding: Project Planning, Preliminary Engineering, and
Environmental Studies
$15,937,503 FHWA (CMAQ)
1,770,833 Local match
$17,708,336 Total
Local Sponsors: FDOT (District VI)
Contacts: Servando M. Parapar
1000 NW 111th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
(305) 470-5458
Fax: (305) 470-5610
Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA)
Ed Colby
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 910
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 375-5339
Fax: (305) 375-4605
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Lead Agency: FHWA (Florida Division)
Contact: Robert V. Robertson
227 N. Bronough Street, Room 2015
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(904) 681-7223 or 681-7613
Other Contacts: Jose-Luis Mesa
Mike Moore
Miami Urbanized Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization
Metro-Dade Center
111 NW First Street, Suite 910
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 375-4507
ICF Kaiser, Consultants
Chuck Mudd
Principal in Charge
Allen Parker
Project Manager
(305) 592-4800
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International Drive Station
Project Location: Orlando, Florida
Description: A grant was obtained for the planning and design
associated with the intermodal station for a Maglev project linking
Orlando International Airport and International Drive. The study will
include plans for an interface with local transit, Orlando Airport,
intercity bus and rail services, and amusement park transportation.
The study will consist of three primary work tasks: (1) community
consensus and strategic plan, (2) preliminary schematic concept and
functional plan phase, and (3) the first stage of the formal schematic
design for the grand terminal. Orlando International Airport is
planning to bring the Maglev into the airport using Airport
Improvement Program funds and looks upon the International Drive
Station as an off-site airline terminal. This planning study will be
coordinated as part of the comprehensive planned development of the
Orlando urban area.
Status: This project has been on hold because Florida DOT has moved
to revoke Maglev Transit, Inc.'s franchise. However, the project is
before a hearing officer and will be reviewed at the beginning of
November 1994.
Funding: $400,000 FTA/FRA (Section 26(b))
100,000 Local match Maglev Transit, Inc.
$500,000 Total
Local Sponsor: Orange-Seminole-Osceola Transportation Authority
(Lynx)
Contact: Paul Skoutelas
Executive Director
1200 West South Florida
Orlando, FL 32805
(407) 841-2279
Fax: (407) 244-3396
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 4)
Contact: Brian Glenn
1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30309-2439
(404) 347-1889
Fax: (404) 347-7849
Contact: John Cikota
Railroad Development FRA
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-6933
Fax: (202) 366-0646
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Downtown Intermodal Center
Project Location: Tampa, Florida
Description: The Downtown Tampa Intermodal Center will provide
pedestrian amenities, people mover improvements, and a transportation
center at the south end of the Marion Street Transitway, in Tampa,
Florida. It will include a bus transit transfer center where
commuters can conveniently change buses from one route to another or
park their cars and transfer to buses that will circulate them within
downtown. The facilities will include a Hillsborough Area Regional
Transit Authority (HART) line sales office that will offer sales of
bus passes and provide travel information on other commuting options.
It will serve as the hub for downtown circulators including the
Downtown/Ybor Channel Trolley and the Harbour Island People Mover.
Other features of the center include parking for 1,200 to 1,800 cars;
a taxi stand- car rental; bicycle storage- convenience stores for
coffee and magazines; office space for HART line's administrative
staff and the City of Tampa's Parking Division; elevators serving
parking levels and office space; and escalators that will link the
skywalk to the people mover. The upper floors of the terminal will be
dedicated to child-care and elder-care facilities that will assist
downtown workers and tourists. On the roof of the facility, a
heliport will be constructed to serve the downtown area. The
pedestrian amenities component of the downtown intermodal project will
upgrade streets to meet streetscape standards and include a
complementary project to construct a riverwalk from Ybor Channel to
Cass Street Bridge (currently in Phase I). The people mover service
will be expanded to include the convention center and, as ridership
increases, one or two cars will be purchased to provide quicker
headways at the three stations. Finally, the transportation center
will use solar power to supply the electricity for lighting of the
terminal and one level of the parking area to supply electricity to
charge battery-powered vehicles. Vehicles used for the Tampa rubber
tired trolleys will use alternative compressed natural gas and
electric-powered engines. The projected total project cost is
$49,000,000.
Status: This project is in the planning phase. HART is taking the
lead on this project and has already obtained Federal and State funds
for land acquisition and planning. Presently, HART is working to
secure further funds for preliminary engineering and design work.
Funding: Project Development $400,000
Local Sponsor: HART
Contact: Susan Patton
Project Manager
201 Kennedy Boulevard East, Suite 1600
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 223-6831
Fax: (813) 223-7976
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Lead Agency: FTA (Headquarters)
Contact: Edward L. Thomas
Chief, Capital Development Division
Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 6107
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-0264
Fax: (202) 366-3765
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Union Station
Project Location: Tampa, Florida
Description: Built in 1917, the Tampa Union Station (TUS) terminal
building was saved from deterioration and neglect in the mid-1980's
through the grassroots actions of preservation organizations and
eventually purchased in 1991 by Tampa Union Station Preservation and
Redevelopment Corporation (TUSP&R), a nonprofit organization, through
funds provided by the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida.
Amtrak vacated the building in 1982 and occupies a temporary building
on the property but plans to reoccupy the station as part of a
multimodal transportation facility.
The site currently functions as an Amtrak station with an active
multimodal component. TUS handles over 149,000 passengers annually,
of which a large percentage arrive on buses connecting to Ft. Myers,
Naples, and St. Petersburg; buses operating from TUS also link Gulf
Coast residents with service to Miami and transcontinental train's at
Winter Haven. The site will accommodate commuter rail; intermediate-
speed rail between Tampa, Orlando, and Miami; circulator service
within the downtown area- intercounty bus service- Hartline bus
service; planned downtown trolley service- passenger baggage- mail and
express service; offices; retail ; and a restaurant. Plans call for
the renovation and reuse of the TUS terminal building and site as a
multimodal transportation center serving the Tampa Bay region. TUS
has also been studied by the High Speed Task Force. Amtrak will
initially use approximately 45% of the 13,401 square foot terminal
building. The 2,599-square-foot baggage building will be available
for retail lease. The Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation
has expressed interest in helping establish one or more minority
businesses including a restaurant, newsstand, and other small shops at
TUS. In November 1990, the Historic Tampa/Hillsborough County
Preservation Board completed a year-long feasibility study to assess
the adaptive use of the station. The study concluded that the success
of the rehabilitated station will depend upon its integration with
public transportation and in the long term the station would become an
ancillary facility to a larger multi-modal transportation terminus.
Therefore the design concept and subsequent deliverables must consider
connectivity to such systems. The facility will be sold by TUSP&R to
Amtrak once construction is complete. The total cost for renovation
of the terminal and baggage building, or Phase I, is $3,299,174.
Phase II under Amtrak will provide additional sitework, a mail
facility, platform canopies, and improvements and cost $1,942,579.
Status: The next step is to finalize a purchase agreement with
Amtrak. Amtrak's execution of the agreement is contingent upon the
completion of construction to a level permitting them to reuse the
building. Design development phase drawings have been completed as
well as all the environmental work. Final construction drawings are
to be completed. TUSP&R is presently working with FDOT for the
receipt of the ISTEA Enhancement Grant. FDOT is working with the FHWA
on how to structure the grant and what the $900,000 is going to
actually fund. FDOT is expected to review documents by fall 1994 and
bid the portion funded by FDOT by summer 1995. The construction phase
should take 12 months and be completed by summer 1996.
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Funding: Construction
$ 200,000 State of Florida, Division of Historical
Resources
150,000 National Trust for Historic Preservation's
Loan Fund
900,000 FHWA (ISTEA Enhancement Grant)
100,000 FDOT, Intermodal
25,000 City of Tampa
$1,375,000 Total
Project Design, Architectural, and Engineering
$ 75,000 City/County
100,000 Amtrak
15,000 Tampa Preservation, Inc. Loan
50,000 City In-Kind
$ 240,000 Total
Funding in Application
$ 600,000 ISTEA
362,000 State of Florida Division of Historical
Resources
40,000 Donation
$1,002,000 Total
Local Sponsor: TUSP&RI
Contact: John McQuigg
President
100 W. Horatio, 125
Tampa, FL 33606-2658
(813) 253-0016
Lead Agency: FDOT
Contact: Jerry Carp
District VII Office, Planning Division
11201 North McKinley Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 975-6000
1(800)226-7220
Project Director: Jim Shepherd
1328 Autumn Drive
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 978-1378
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Other Contacts: Stephanie Ferrell, AIA
Director, Historic Tampa/Hillsborough County
Preservation Board
2009 N. 18th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 272-3843
Rene Williams
City of Tampa, Transportation Department
306 E. Jackson Street, 4th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-8005
Fax: (813) 274-8901
Tom Thompson
Executive Director
Hillsborough County MPO
601 East Kennedy Boulevard, 1800
Tampa, FL 33601
(813) 272-5940
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Multimodal Passenger Terminal Study
Project Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the MPO,
investigated the feasibility of building an intermodal terminal in
downtown Atlanta as well as providing Amtrak with a new station. The
study, completed in April 1992, identified the best location for a
multimodal passenger facility in downtown Atlanta as the Metropolitan
Atlanta Regional Transit Authority's (MARTA's) Five Points Station,
located at Spring and Forsyth streets. This terminal will serve
commuter rail, Amtrak, interstate buses, intrastate passenger rail,
rail freight, MARTA, taxis, rental cars, local buses, airport
limousine service, and landside aviation facilities, such as ticketing
and baggage handling. The estimated total cost is $125,036,000.
Status: In April 1992, the "Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal
Feasibility Study" was published by ARC. The process of selecting an
architectural/engineering consultant team to design the terminal is
complete. Heery International/Parsons De Leuw, a group involving 14
individual firms, was selected to work together for the design and
associated railroad trackwork and to manage and oversee construction
of the project. The design work is included in the Transportation
Improvement Program. Design engineering is underway and should be
completed in March 1995. The Georgia Department of Transportation has
contracted for a consultant LS Transit to develop a plan to introduce
commuter rail service in up to 12 corridors in a 31 county area of
north Georgia, with the proposed multimodal terminal serving as the
hub. This study will be completed by December 1994. The study is
instrumental to the multimodal terminal project, and the results
should provide significant information concerning commuter rail
feasibility.
Funding: Phase I Planning study
$ 65,000 FTA (Section 8 Planning Grant)
35,000 MARTA/Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
$100,000 Total
Phase II Design
$2,400,000 FHWA
3,828,609 FTA
1,557,152 Local match
$7,785,761 Total
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Local Sponsor: Georgia Department of Transportation
Contacts: Wayne Shackelford
Commissioner
2 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-5206
Jim Chambers
Assistant Urban Design Engineer Program Manager
Office of Urban Design
(404) 656-5436
Lead Agency: FTA (Region 4)
Contact: Brian A. Glenn
1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 347-3948
Fax: (404) 347-7849
Other Contacts: Jeff Rader
Associate Director Regional Development
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
235 International Boulevard
P.O. Box 1740
Atlanta, GA 30301
(404) 586-8467
David C. Kirk, AICP
Principal Transportation Planner
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
3715 Northside Parkway
200 Northcreek, Suite 3 00
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 364-2567
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Transportation Center
Project Location: Ashland, Kentucky
Project Description: The City of Ashland, on behalf of Ashland Bus
Systems, is planning to renovate the CSX Depot, a two-story building
constructed in 1906 by the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company, into a Transportation Center. The CSX Depot, a historic
property now on the National Register of Historic Places, is located
directly behind the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building on the corner of
15th and Front Streets and was purchased from CSX by the City at a
cost of $225,000. When completed, the Transportation Center will
include the Ashland Bus System offices. Both Amtrak and Greyhound
have expressed interest in relocating to this facility. Cost
estimates, as done by the Engineering Department, place the cost of
building and site improvements at $656,250. The City owns all
property and rights of way adjacent to the Transportation Center with
the exception of the railway right of way.
Status: The City of Ashland will contribute the property plus 20
percent of the project cost. To date, the City has earmarked $131,250
for the project. Local business leaders support the Transportation
Center.
Funding: Planning
$131,250 City of Ashland
Local Sponsors: City of Ashland
Ashland Bus Systems
Contact: Mike Rogers, Superintendent
P.O. Box 1839
Ashland, KY 41105-1839
(606) 327-2025
Fax: (606)327-2055
Other Contact: Linda C. Plate
Manager, Operat
