NTRAC Final Study - Nebraska Department of Roads - State of ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 8 Financial and Economic Analysis
Introduction............................................................................................................................8-1
Financial Evaluation ..............................................................................................................8-1
Economic Evaluation.............................................................................................................8-13
Summary Findings and Evaluations ......................................................................................8-21
Chapter 9 Summary Findings and Evaluation
Introduction............................................................................................................................9-1
Next Steps ..............................................................................................................................9-1
Lessons Learned.....................................................................................................................9-4
Appendix A Ridership Comparisons
Appendix B Commuter Rail Costs
Appendix C Bus Park-and-Ride Lots
Appendix D NTRAC Members
List of Tables and Figures
Table 1-1: Relative Trips between Nebraska Cities ..............................................................1-1
Figure 1-1: Analysis Process Flowchart ................................................................................1-4
Figure 2-1: Intercity Travel Highway Traffic Volumes ........................................................2-2
Figure 2-2: Former Passenger Service Lines.........................................................................2-4
Figure 2-3: Principal Rail Routes Serving Eastern Nebraska Population Centers ................2-5
Figure 2-4: Current Intercity Transit Services.......................................................................2-6
Table 2-1: Origin and Destination Trips in the Kearney-Omaha Corridor............................2-9
Table 2-2: Origin and Destination Trip[s in the Norfolk-Omaha Corridor ...........................2-9
Table 2-3: Origin and Destination Trips in the Sioux City-Nebraska City Corridor.............2-10
Figure 2-5: Level of Service on Highways between Cities ...................................................2-13
Table 2-4: Corridor 1 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-18
Table 2-5: Corridor 2 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-19
Table 2-6: Corridor 3 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-19
Table 3-1: 2010 Morning Rail Work Trips............................................................................3-3
Table 3-2: 2010 Commuter Rail Ridership on Nebraska Corridors ......................................3-2
Figure 3-1: 2010 Commuter Rail Ridership ..........................................................................3-4
Table 3-3: 2010 Commuter Bus Ridership in the Omaha/Lincoln Area ...............................3-7
Table 3-4: Current Intercity Rail Capture Rates in Selected Corridors.................................3-8
Table 3-5: 2010 Intercity Rail and Bus Trips ........................................................................3-10
Table 3-6: Ridership Summary for 2010 for the Alternative Operating Scenarios ...............3-11
Figure 4-1: Spectrum of Transit Technologies ......................................................................4-2
Table 4-1: Site Specific Requirements of Candidate Technologies ......................................4-9
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