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Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Study, 2004 Feasibility Study Update

Authors:

ASA Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District

Published:

2005

[San Marcos, Texas]

Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District

Series:

Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Study

Type:

Hard copy + Online document

1 volume (various pagings)

Online Access:

https://web.archive.org/web/20100613035214/http://...

Access Note:

27 MB

Summary

"Until 1999 when TxDOT sponsored an intercity commuter rail feasibility study 2 there had been no formal consideration of an alternative mode of passenger transportation with the potential to address transportation safety, travel time reliability, long-term pollution mitigation, smart-growth and economic development within the Austin-San Antonio corridor. TxDOT's 1999 feasibility study took the first step in determining the viability of intercity commuter rail. In the years since 1999 an increase in population and employment growth, increasing highway congestion, freight rail safety concerns and other factors gave rise to the creation of the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District (ASAICRD) 'the Rail District'.... In March 2004 the Rail District commissioned its consultant program management team to develop this comprehensive update of the original feasibility study, taking into consideration current demographics, a more detailed ridership model, and other changes that impact the viability of commuter rail. The purpose of this Update Study is to provide information about the various changes in the five years that have passed since the original publication, in order to provide an updated basis for the ongoing work on the project. This Update will also reflect the direction that the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District 'the Rail District' is now providing for the project." --Executive Summary, page 1

"The 1999 study and this 2004 Update include: Analysis of route and operational options; Analysis of ridership potential; A Community Involvement Program; Evaluation of grade crossing safety along the corridor; Development of an operations and maintenance (O&M) plan; Development of costs and schedules; Development of a financing plan."

Publ. Place

[San Marcos, Texas]

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION --
Chapter 2. BACKGROUND --
Chapter 3. ASSUMPTIONS & CRITERIA FOR THE STUDY --
Chapter 4. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT --
Chapter 5. DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE ALTERNATIVES --
Chapter 6. ROUTE ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY --
Chapter 7. RIDERSHIP --
Chapter 8. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED ROUTE --
Chapter 9. GRADE CROSSING SAFETY --
Chapter 10. OPERATING & MAINTENANCE PLAN --
Chapter 11. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION COSTS --
Chapter 12. OPERATING & MAINTENANCE COSTS --
Chapter 13. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN --
Chapter 14. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY --
Appendix A Program Participants --
Appendix B The Economic Implications of Regional Passenger Rail [Summary; Introduction; Section 1: Using Regional Passenger Rail to Stimulate Regional Growth; Section 2: Measuring the Total Economic Impact of Regional Passenger Rail; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Control Group MSAs] --
Appendix C Double Track Sections --
Appendix D Ridership Forecasting Procedures

Notes

"Modified 5/19/05; PDF Version 1.3" --PDF Properties
• "completed by the Rail District in December 2004 and accepted by the Board in May 2005" -- https://web.archive.org/web/20060103040537/http://asarail.org/feasibility (accessed 9/2/2015)
• "The Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Study published in 1999, comprised two volumes: the Feasibility Report and the Final Report. The Feasibility Report was published in March 1999. The Final Report was published in July 1999. This 2004 Feasibility Study Update pertains to the 1999 Feasibility Report document. Purpose of Study Update: Since the publication of those reports in 1999 many things have changed. The first and most significant was the creation of the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District (ASAICRD)..."

Other Titles

[Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Study. Final Report, Appendix A (2004 update)]

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Collection:

States (TX)

Call Number:

MS-8205 Appendix A 2004

Copies Owned:

Loan Copy

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Topics

Feasibility analysis
Passenger transportation
Railroad commuter service
Railroad transportation

Related to

• Original TxDOT Project webpage: http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/austin/commuter-rail.html
• http://asarail.org/the_project
• https://web.archive.org/web/20151231194248/http://www.lonestarrail.com/

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