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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 4-2: Peak Load Point Capacity of Candidate Technologies ........................................4-10 Table 4-3: Characteristics of Transit Modes..........................................................................4-12 Table 5-1: Minimum Service Option, 2 Train Sets................................................................5-2 Table 5-2: Minimum Service Option, 3 Train Sets................................................................5-2 Table 5-3: Enhanced Service Option, 3 Train Sets................................................................5-3 Table 5-4a-b: Mid-day Service Option 3 Train Sets..............................................................5-3 Table 5-5: Summary of Operating Costs ...............................................................................5-4 Table 5-6: Revenue for Lincoln-Omaha Commuter Rail Service in 2010 ............................5-6 Table 5-7: 2001 Financial Performance of Various U.S. Commuter Rail Services ..............5-7 Table 5-8: 2010 Financial Performance for Lincoln-Omaha Commuter Rail Service..........5-8 Figure 5-1: Representative Maintenance Facility..................................................................5-10 Table 5-9: Estimated Capital Costs........................................................................................5-13 Table 5-10: Preliminary Capital Costs for Airport Rail Service............................................5-17 Figure 6-2: Express Bus Service Scenarios ...........................................................................6-2 Table 6-1: Summary of 2010 Commuter Express Bus Scenarios (Bus Component Only)...6-5 Table 6-2: Summary of Scenario A – Bus Components........................................................6-6 Table 6-3: Route A1 Timetable – Fremont-Omaha...............................................................6-7 Table 6-4: Route A2 Timetable – Blair-Omaha ....................................................................6-7 Table 6-5: Summary of Scenario B, Costs and Ridership .....................................................6-8 Table 6-6: Route B1 Timetable – Lincoln-Omaha ................................................................6-9 Table 6-7: Comparative Summary of Express Bus Scenarios...............................................6-7 Table 6-8: Operating Subsidies and Fare Box Recovery in 2010..........................................6-11 Table 7-1: Environmental and Social Impact Matrix ............................................................7-1 Table 8-1: Scenario A 20-year Financial Summary ..............................................................8-2 Table 8-2: Scenario A 20-year Capital Improvement Summary ...........................................8-3 Table 8-3: Scenario B 20-year Financial Summary...............................................................8-4 Table 8-4: Scenario B 20-year Capital Improvement Summary ...........................................8-4 Table 8-5: Scenario C 20-year Financial Summary...............................................................8-5 Table 8-6: Scenario C 20-year Capital Improvement Summary ...........................................8-5 Table 8-7: Cost Effectiveness Index......................................................................................8-12 Table 8-8: Scenario Total Cost Savings in 2010 ...................................................................8-16 Table 8-9: Nebraska Statewide Accident Rates per Vehicle Miles of Travel .......................8-17 Table 8-10: Amtrak Reportable Damage per Passenger-mile ...............................................8-17 Table 8-11: Accident Cost Savings........................................................................................8-18 Table 8-12: Traveler Cost Savings ........................................................................................8-19 Table 8-13: 2000 Marginal External Congestion Cost ..........................................................8-19 Table 8-14: Congestion Costs for Cars and Buses in the Three Nebraska Corridors............8-20 Table 8-15: Congestion Cost Savings....................................................................................8-21 Table 8-16: Summary of Findings for Scenarios A, B, and C...............................................8-22 Table 8-17: Summary of Mode/Market-specific Transit Options .........................................8-22 Table 8-18: Summary Valuation of Scenarios A, B and C....................................................8-23 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page TOC - 4 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
Chapter 1 STUDY PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY INTRODUCTION This chapter outlines the background, purpose, and methodology of the Nebraska Transit Corridors Study. This study began in the summer of 2002 and concluded in December 2003. The study sponsor was the Nebraska Transit and Rail Advisory Council (NTRAC), a State agency established by the Legislature. NTRAC retained consultants Wilbur Smith Associates (WSA), of Columbia, SC, and HWS Consulting, of Lincoln, NE, to study new rail and bus transit options in the Nebraska. The study determined that there is potential demand for and no apparent fatal flaws with commuter rail and bus options in Eastern Nebraska. However, the lower capital costs for the bus options, a small fraction of what would be required for commuter rail, indicate that the bus options overall are easier to implement than commuter rail. The findings for the study are set forth through the following eight chapters. The study concludes with the next steps needed for implementation of the rail or bus options, or a combination of both. STUDY BACKGROUND NTRAC was created by the State Legislature On May 26, 1999. The original 11 members of the Council were appointed by Governor Mike Johanns on June 18, 1999. The diverse membership includes representatives of State and local governments, private railroads, and interested communities. The primary goal of the Council is to assess the transportation demand and needs of current and future commuters, initially between Lincoln and Omaha metropolitan areas, and later between other Nebraska communities. Through the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR), NTRAC obtained a federal grant to conduct a study of the feasibility and projected costs of new passenger rail and bus services for the State. In the spring of 2002, NTRAC retained the WSA and HWS study team to complete this study. STUDY PURPOSE The purpose of the Nebraska Transit Corridors Study was twofold. First was to identify corridors for new public transit options in Nebraska. This required an assessment of travel patterns between major population centers in the State. The list ultimately narrowed down to three, i.e. Omaha-Lincoln, Fremont-Omaha, and Blair-Omaha. The reason for this focus is that more intrastate travel occurs on these corridors than elsewhere. Table 1-1 below demonstrates this observation. 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page 1 - 1 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
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APPENDIX A - RIDERSHIP COMPARISONS
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Appendix D NTRAC MEMBERS The follow
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