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Light Rail Communities
Station Area Planning
Final ReportJanuary 2020
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JANUARY 2020 | STATION AREA PLANNING FINAL REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................................................41.0INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................................51.1Project Need................................................................................................................................................................51.2Summary of Prior East-West High Capacity Transit Analysis..................................................................................51.3Station Area Planning................................................................................................................................................72.0MARKET ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................................................93.0PRELIMINARY STATION AREA PLANNING..............................................................................................................103.1Workshop #1..............................................................................................................................................................103.2Online Open House #1..............................................................................................................................................103.3Workshop #2.............................................................................................................................................................103.4Workshop #3.............................................................................................................................................................123.5Online Open House #2.............................................................................................................................................163.6Analysis of Alternative Refinements........................................................................................................................204.0STATION AREA CONCEPTS......................................................................................................................................254.1 Development of Concepts.......................................................................................................................................254.2Online Open House #3 and In-Person Open Houses.............................................................................................334.3Light Rail Alternatives Evaluation............................................................................................................................355.0STUDY SUMMARY......................................................................................................................................................375.1Conclusions...............................................................................................................................................................375.2Recommendations...................................................................................................................................................38
LIST OF FIGURES
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TREET MAP ILLUSTRATION OF
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S EYE VIEW OF POTENTIAL LIGHT RAIL STATION ON
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TREET MAP ILLUSTRATION FOR
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IEW LOOKING EAST ON
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S EYE VIEW OF POTENTIAL LIGHT RAIL STATION AT
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ARK
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TREET MAP ILLUSTRATION FOR POTENTIAL STATION LOCATION EAST OF
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IEW LOOKING WEST ON NEW
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TREET NEAR EAST SIDE STATION LOCATION
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S EYE VIEW OF POTENTIAL LIGHT RAIL STATION ON EAST SIDE OF
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ATINGS FOR
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ATINGS FOR
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ARINER
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TH
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TATION
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REA
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix AMarket Planning Summary and Responses to QuestionsAppendix BMeeting Minutes and Presentation MaterialsAppendix COnline Open House SummariesAppendix DPreliminary Station Locations Comparison Matrix MemorandumAppendix EAlternative Alignments Comparison MemorandumAppendix FStation Area Renderings