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NOACA Technical Memorandum Intermodal Connector Analysis on the National Highway System March 2009 2009 NOACA BOARD MEMBERS BOARD OFFICERS President: William M. Grace, Mayor, City of Elyria Treasurer: Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland First Vice-President: James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Assistant Treasurer: Julius Ciaccia, Jr., Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Second Vice President: Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Assistant Treasurer: Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Commissioner Secretary: Stephen D. Hambley, President, Medina County Board of Commissioners Immediate Past President: Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner Assistant Secretary: Betty C. Blair, Lorain County Commissioner BOARD MEMBERS TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairperson: James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Chairperson: Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner CUYAHOGA COUNTY Robert G. Blomquist, Mayor, City of Olmsted Falls CUYAHOGA COUNTY Air Quality Subcommittee Chair: Rich Nemeth, Cleveland Commissioner, Division of Air Scott E. Coleman, Mayor, City of Highland Heights Paul A. Alsenas, Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Comm. Water Quality Subcommittee Chair: Kenneth P. Carney, Sr., P.E., P.S., Lorain County Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Robert N. Brown, Director, Cleveland Planning Commission Engineer Robert C. Downey, Cleveland Heights City Manager Joseph A. Calabrese, General Manager, GCRTA Timothy Hagan, President, Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners Joseph Cimperman, Councilman, City of Cleveland CUYAHOGA COUNTY Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tom Boyer, Acting Commissioner, Cleveland Dept. of Eng. & Cons. Terry Allen, Cuyahoga County Health Commissioner Robert C. Klaiber, Jr., P.S., P.S., Cuyahoga County Engineer Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Anthony Brancatelli, Councilman, City of Cleveland Thomas O’Grady, Mayor, City of North Olmsted Robert C. Downey, City Manager, City of Cleveland Hts. Matthew Carroll, Interim Director, Cleveland Public Health Kevin C. Patton, Mayor, City of Solon Timothy Hagan, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Julius Ciaccia, Jr., Executive Director, NEORSD Michael S. Procuk, Mayor, Village of Brooklyn Heights Robert C. Klaiber, Jr., P.E., P.S.,Cuyahoga County Engineer Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Robert A. Stefanik, Mayor, City of North Royalton Rob Mavec, Commissioner, Cleveland Traffi c Engineering Ann Gliha, Environmental Services Manager, Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineer’s Offi ce (representing Sanitary Engineers) CITY OF CLEVELAND GEAUGA COUNTY Jim Storer, Cuyahoga County Soil and Water Conservation District (representing Soil and Anthony Brancatelli, Councilman David Dietrich, Dir., Geauga County Planning Commission Water Conservation Districts) Robert N. Brown, Director, Planning Commission R.L. Phillips, P.E., Geauga County Engineer Joseph Cimperman, Councilman Kristina Reider, Director, Geauga County Transit GEAUGA COUNTY Roosevelt Coats, Councilman Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner Frank G. Jackson, Mayor Jomarie Wasik, Director of Public Services LAKE COUNTY LAKE COUNTY GEAUGA COUNTY Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Commissioner Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Commissioner Tracy A. Jemison, Geauga County Commissioner Jason Boyd, Director, Lake County Planning Commission James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Frank Kellogg, Lake County Environmental Health Director William S. Young, President, Geauga County Board of Commissioners Raymond Jurkowski, General Manager, LAKETRAN (representing Local Air Agencies) Daniel P. Troy, Lake County Commissioner LAKE COUNTY LORAIN COUNTY Betty C. Blair, Lorain County Commissioner Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Commissioner LORAIN COUNTY Ken Pearce, Lorain County Health Commissioner James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Chris Easton, Director of Public Service, City of Wadsworth (representing Health Districts) Raymond E. Sines, Lake County Commissioner Richard Enty, Interim General Manager, Lorain County Transit Kenneth P. Carney, Sr., P.E., P.S., Lorain County Engineer Daniel P. Troy, President, Lake County Board of Commissioners Betty C. Blair, Lorain County Commissioner Mark A. Tyler, Mayor, City of Kirtland Kenneth P. Carney, Sr., P.E., P.S., Lorain County Engineer MEDINA COUNTY Ted Kalo, Lorain County Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley, Medina County Commissioner LORAIN COUNTY (vacant) Director, Lorain County Planning Commission Betty C. Blair, Lorain County Commissioner NON VOTING MEMBERS: Kenneth P. Carney, Sr., P.E.,P.S. Lorain County Engineer MEDINA COUNTY Lyn Luttner, Manager, Cleveland Offi ce, US EPA William M. Grace, Mayor, City of Elyria Stephen D. Hambley, Medina County Commissioner William T. Skowronski, Chief, Northeast District Offi ce, Ohio EPA Ted Kalo, Lorain County Commissioner Michael Salay, P.E., Medina County Engineer Anthony M. Krasienko, Mayor, City of Lorain Michael Salamone, Director, Medina County Transit Frank J. Pakish, Trustee, New Russia Township Patrice Theken, Director, Medina County Planning Commission PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE John J. Piskura, Mayor, City of Sheffi eld Lake Chairperson: Robert N. Brown, Director, Cleveland Planning Commission MEDINA COUNTY OTHER VOTING MEMBERS: District Deputy Directors: Paul A. Alsenas, Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Chris Easton, Public Service Director, City of Wadsworth Bonita G. Teeuwen, P.E. (ODOT 12); John Hart (ODOT 3) Robert N. Brown, Director, Cleveland Planning Commission Stephen D. Hambley, President, Medina County Board of Commissioners William T. Skowronski, Chief, Northeast District Offi ce, Ohio EPA David Dietrich, Director, Geauga County Planning Commission Kathleen Scheutzow, Trustee, Brunswick Hills Patrice Theken, Director, Medina County Planning Commission PRIVATE SECTOR VOTING MEMBERS: (vacant) Director, Lorain County Planning Commission NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT (NEORSD) Frank Detillio, President, Lorain County Chamber of Commerce (Lorain County) Jason Boyd, Director, Lake County Planning Commission Julius Ciaccia, Jr., Executive Director Bethany Dentler, Executive Director, Medina County Economic Development Corporation (Medina County) GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (GCRTA) Deb Janik, Sr. Vice President, Greater Cleveland Partnership (Cuyahoga County) NOACA DIRECTORS George M. Dixon, President, Board of Trustees John Loftus, Executive Director, Lake County Port Authority (Lake County) Howard R. Maier, FAICP, Executive Director Bill Skomrock, Jr., Safety Manager, DistTech (Geauga County) Stephen E. DeJohn, Esq., Director, Legal Counsel OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) Cheryl A. Kurkowski, CPA, Director of Finance & Operations Bonita G.Teeuwen, P.E., Deputy Director, ODOT District 12 NON VOTING MEMBERS: James Cardina, Fairport Harbor Port Authority Planning and Programs Division: Ex offi cio Member: Dennis A. Decker, FHWA Ohio Division Administrator Ronald T. Eckner, P. E., Director of Planning William T. Skowronski, Chief, Adam Wasserman, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority John Hosek, Director of Programs Northeast District Offi ce, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ricky D. Smith, Director, Cleveland Department of Port Control, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Associate Directors: Ernest Gubry, Federal Aviation Administration Bill Davis, Associate Director of Planning Richard Novak, Executive Director, Lorain Port Authority Steve Jones, Associate Director of Divisional Services Gary Suhadolnik, Executive Director, Ohio Turnpike Commission 1) Title & Subtitle 2) NOACA Report No. Intermodal Connector Analysis on the National Highway System TM-09-02 3) Author(s) 4) Report Date Gary Grano, David Kuebler, RTS team March 2009 5) Performing Organization Name & Address 6) Project Task No. Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency 6053-2 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-3204 Phone: (216) 241-2414 FAX: (216) 621-3024 Web site: www.noaca.org 7) NOACA Contract/Grant No. ODOT/FHWA 8) Sponsoring Agency Name & Address 9) Type of Report & Period Covered NHS intermodal connector analysis 2005-2008 Ohio Department of Transportation 1980 W. Broad St., Box 899 10) Sponsoring Agency Code Columbus, OH 43216-0899 11) Supplementary Notes Federal funding for this project was provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation. 12) Abstracts This memorandum performs an analysis of previously defined intermodal connectors to the National Highway System (NHS) as well as defining new facilities and roadways that may qualify as intermodal connector. 13) Key Words & Document Analysis National Highway System, Intermodal Connectors A. Descriptors B. Identifiers/Open Ended Terms 14) Availability Statement 15) No. Pages NOACA 64 16) Price Intermodal Connector Analysis on the National Highway System March 2009 Prepared by NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY Principal Authors: Gary Grano David Kuebler WILLIAM M. GRACE HOWARD R. MAIER BOARD PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The preparation of this publication was financed through grants received from the Federal Highway Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation and appropriations from the counties of and municipalities within Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina. The contents do not