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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority May 9, 2016 Red Line/HealthLine Extension Major Transportation Improvement Analysis Preferred Alternative Report GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY RED LINE / HEALTHLINE EXTENSION MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ANALYSIS PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE REPORT Prepared by: AECOM 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 500 Cleveland, OH 44114 May 9, 2016 AECOM PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE REPORT May 9, 2016 Quality information Document name Prepared for Prepared by Date Reviewed by Greater Cleveland Preferred Alternative Report K. Sislak 12/23/2015 D. Crider Regional Transit Authority Revision history Revision Revision date Details Name Position 0 December 23, 2015 All pages K. Sislak Project Manager 1 February 10, 2016 All pages K. Sislak Project Manager 2 May 9, 2016 All pages K. Sislak Project Manager This document has been prepared by AECOM for the sole use of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the RTA. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. AECOM PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE REPORT May 9, 2016 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. i List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ..................................................................................................................................... vi 1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the Final Report ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2 What Is Covered in the Final Report ........................................................................................... 2 1.3 How Alternatives Were Selected ................................................................................................ 3 2 Study Process ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Defining the Study Area .............................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Consistency with Local, State, and Federal Planning Processes ................................................ 4 2.3 Alternatives Analysis Process ..................................................................................................... 6 2.4 FTA Project Rating Process ....................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Public Involvement as Part of the Alternatives Analysis Process ................................................ 9 2.6 Screening and Selection Process ............................................................................................... 9 3 Purpose and Need ......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Purpose of the Project .............................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Problems and Needs ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3 Population Trends .................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations ........................................................................ 17 Environmental Justice .............................................................................................................. 17 Minority Population ................................................................................................................... 17 Low Income Population ............................................................................................................ 18 Automobile Access ................................................................................................................... 18 Age of Population ..................................................................................................................... 20 Educational Attainment ............................................................................................................ 21 Index of Socioeconomic Disadvantage ..................................................................................... 21 3.5 Development Patterns, Land Use and Geographical Constraints ............................................. 22 3.5.1 Character of the Communities in the Study Area .................................................................. 26 Cleveland (Collinwood) ............................................................................................................ 26 East Cleveland ......................................................................................................................... 27 Euclid ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Lake County Communities ....................................................................................................... 28 3.5.2 Vacant and Abandoned Properties ....................................................................................... 29 3.5.3 Activity Centers, Attractions and Cultural Resources ............................................................ 31 3.6 Employment Trends and Major Employers ............................................................................... 33 3.7 Transportation Conditions ........................................................................................................ 40 3.7.1 Roadways ............................................................................................................................. 40 3.7.2 Railroads .............................................................................................................................. 44 i AECOM PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE REPORT May 9, 2016 3.7.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities ........................................................................................... 46 3.7.4 Public Transit ........................................................................................................................ 47 RTA Red Line........................................................................................................................ 47 RTA HealthLine ..................................................................................................................... 49 RTA and Laketran Local and Commuter Bus Routes ............................................................ 53 Transit Centers and Park-N-Rides ......................................................................................... 56 System and Study Area Ridership Trends ............................................................................. 57 3.7.5 Carpooling/Ridesharing Programs ........................................................................................ 58 3.7.6 Private Bus and Shuttle Services .......................................................................................... 59 4 Alternatives Definition and Screening ......................................................................................... 60 4.1 Development of Goals and Objectives ...................................................................................... 60 4.2 Technology Assessment .......................................................................................................... 62 4.2.1 Local Bus .............................................................................................................................. 62 4.2.2 Enhanced Bus ...................................................................................................................... 62 4.2.3 Bus Rapid Transit Lite (BRT Lite) .......................................................................................... 62 4.2.4 Bus Rapid Transit ................................................................................................................. 62 4.2.5 Heavy Rail Rapid Transit (HRT) ............................................................................................ 63 4.2.6 Diesel-Multiple Unit (DMU) Commuter Rail ........................................................................... 63 4.2.7 Rapid+ .................................................................................................................................. 63 4.2.8 Summary of Technology Assessment ................................................................................... 63 4.3 Alternatives Considered ........................................................................................................... 64 4.3.1 No Build Alternative .............................................................................................................. 64