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King of Prussia Rail Project an Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line NHSL WELCOMEWELCOME KingKing of PrussiaPrussia Rail ProjectProject AnAn Extension of the Norristown HighHigh Speed LineLine NHSL King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 1 Where Do You Live? Where Do You Work? Legend Project Area www.kingofprussiarail.com www.twitter.com/KOPRail NHSL King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 2 Norristown High Speed Line Current Bus Service and Study Area Fast Facts to King of Prussia Growing Travel Needs: Service Issues Exist • 28,000 residents in Upper Merion Township in on Routes 124 and 125 2009; 31,000 residents projected in 2035. • On-time performance among the poorest in • 59,100 jobs in Upper Merion in 2013; 62,100 jobs system projected in 2040. • Weekday trip times of up to1 hour and • 12,500 jobs at the King of Prussia Mall and its 45 minutes, resulting primarily from traffic vicinity, & 19,000 jobs in office parks. congestion on I-76 • 25M visits/year to King of Prussia Mall • Rail provides a more efficient and reliable ride (68,000 people/day). • 1.7M visits/year to Valley Forge National The King of Prussia area is currently served by six Historical Park. SEPTA bus routes, with over 5,600 riders per day. • 5,600 average weekday passenger bus trips to and from the King of Prussia area. 9 ®SEPTA ®SEPTA ®SEPTA 92September 2, 2014 9 123September 1, 2014 NHSL Fast Facts ective August 31, 2014 ective f Effective Eff Ef • Interurban rail line from Norristown Express Exton to Phoenixville King of Prussia Transportation Center to 69th Street King of Prussia to Norristown to 69th Street Transportation Transportation Center Transportation Center Center Serving Serving • Total travel time from Norristown West Chester King of Prussia Transportation Center to 69th Street and Paoli Customer Service 610-279-8400 Customer Service 610-279-8400 Customer Service 610-734-1300 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 Transportation Center ranges from 22 minutes www.septa.org www.septa.org www.septa.org to 35 minutes depending on express or local passengers passengers passengers 150 per day 1,200 per day 900 per day services, and a 15-minute ride on the Market Frankford Line to Center City • Convenient transfer at 69th Street Transportation Center ®SEPTA ®SEPTA ®SEPTA 124 125September 1, 2014 139 fective September 2, 2014 Ef Effective August 31, 2014 • Runs entirely on its own grade-separated Effective right-of-way Express Express Chesterbrook and Valley Forge and Limerick to • Two-track system with power from a third rail King of Prussia King of Prussia King of Prussia to 13th-Market to 13th-Market • High-level platforms Serving Serving Center City Serving Center City Royersford • Limited and express services, two-car and Phoenixville operation in peak periods Customer Service 610-279-8400 Customer Service 610-734-1300 Customer Service 610-279-8400 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 TDD/TTY 215-580-7853 www.septa.org www.septa.org www.septa.org • Frequent stops passengers passengers passengers 1,250 per day 1,900 per day 200 per day www.kingofprussiarail.com | www.twitter.com/KOPRail NHSL Kinging off PrussiaPruussiaa RailRaiR il ProjectProjePrProojeectt An Extension sion of the he Norristown Norrorristostowwn High H h SpeedSppeeeddLi Linene STATION 2 Project Location & Purpose The purpose of the proposed project is to provide faster, more reliable public transit service that offers improved transit connections to the King of Prussia/Valley Forge area from communities along the existing Norristown High Speed Line, Norristown and Philadelphia; improve connectivity between major destinations in the area; better serve existing transit riders; and accommodate new transit patrons. Market-Frankford Line King of Prussia Rail Proposed Extension Manayunk/Norristown Line Project Area Paoli/Thorndale Line Municipal Boundary Existing NHSL County Boundary Project Area Map EAST NORRITON #N TWP WHITPAIN LOWER TS363 TWP PROVIDENCE WEST TWP UPPER NORRITON TS73 PROVIDENCE TWP TWP [£202 MONTGOMERY Norristown NORRISTOWN COUNTY BORO PLYMOUTH TWP [£422 UPPER BRIDGEPORT MERION WHITEMARSH BORO TWP Valley Forge 23 TWP National Historical TS 276 Park ¨¦§ King of Prussia SPRINGFIELD TS252 TWP [£202 ¨¦§476 76 ¨¦§ CONSHOHOCKEN BORO ¨¦§76 TREDYFFRIN WEST TWP CONSHOHOCKEN BORO CHESTER COUNTY [£30 TS320 LOWER MERION TWP TS23 EASTTOWN RADNOR TWP TWP DELAWARE NARBERTH COUNTY BORO TS252 NEWTOWN TWP [£30 [£422 Montgomery ¦¨§276 County HAVERFORD [£202 ^ TWP [£1 ¦¨§76 [£13 [£1 PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia 3 [£130 MARPLE TS TWP 69th Street Trans. Ctr. ¦¨§476 ^ TS320 MILLBOURNE Delaware UPPER BORO County ¦¨§676 DARBY TWP [£30 ¦¨§95 [£1 [£13 www.kingofprussiarail.com | www.twitter.com/KOPRail NHSL King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 2 Project Steps/Timeline We are Project Development Process here 2013 - 2017 2017 2018 - 2020 2020 - 2023 2023 Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS Final EIS Engineering Construction Operation The first phase of the King of Prussia Rail project entails the Draft EIS Elements preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS). Study Initiation: • Analyze Existing Conditions • Begin Travel Demand Modeling As part of the Draft EIS process, SEPTA will: • Draft Project Purpose & Need • Identify Alternatives • Develop and review multiple project alternatives; • Public Meetings • Complete environmental and engineering studies; and Development and Refinement of Alternatives: • Project Scoping/Environmental Studies • Provide ongoing opportunities for public involvement and • Identification of At-Grade Alternatives input. • Analysis of Alternative Alignments • Conceptual Engineering • Initiation of Project Development During the Tier 3 screening process, 5 build alternatives • Public Review were narrowed down to a Recommended Locally Preferred Analysis, Evaluation and Final Refinement of Alternative (Recommended LPA). The goal is to arrive at an Alternatives, Memorandums and Draft EIS: alternative that strikes a balance between user benefits and • Traffic, Parking and Transportation Analysis • Land Use and Economic Development Opportunities any impacts to communities and the environment. The • Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs completion and circulation of the Draft EIS is scheduled for • Ridership and Revenue Projections late 2016/early 2017. • Cost Effectiveness Evaluation • Environmental Impacts • Public Review and Public Hearing www.kingofprussiarail.com | www.twitter.com/KOPRail NHSL King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 3 Tier 3 Screening Categories Long List of Alternatives Public Meeting #1 • Air Quality and Energy Early Scoping January 2013 Tier 1 Screening • Cost Public Meeting #2 Tier 1 EIS Scoping Tier 1 Criteria July 2013 Long List • Meets Project Purpose & Need • Hazardous Materials of Alternatives • Reasonable to Build, Operate and Public Meeting #3 ON Maintain Relative to Other Alternatives January 2014 • Cross-Section Can be Accommodated GO • Historic and Archaeological I N Resources 12 Elevated Alternatives and G 4 At-Grade Variants S ST • Land Use and Economic Preliminary Alternatives Tier 2 AK Development Preliminary Alternatives Tier 2 Screening E Tier 2 Criteria H Public Meeting #4 OL • Natural Resources • Ridership Potential November 2014 Order of Magnitude Capital Costs • DE • Order of Magnitude Impacts • Neighborhoods and • Order of Magnitude Benefits R OU Community Facilities Retained Alternatives TR Tier 3 • Noise and Vibration Identification and EA Detailed Evaluation Tier 3 Screening of Build Alternatives Tier 3 Criteria Public Meeting #5 C CH • Parks, Recreational Land • Refined Ridership Forecast Workshops • Refined Costs March 2015 and Open Space • Costs Per Rider • Financial Feasibility • Economic & Land Use Analysis • Property Acquisitions • Quantification & Evaluation of Impacts & Benefits Public Meeting #6 and Displacements Recommended Locally Recommended Locally Preferred Alternative We are here! Preferred Alternative Spring 2016 • Ridership Public Meeting #7 Draft EIS Comment Period • Utilities & Public Hearing Late 2016/Early 2017 www.kingofprussiarail.com | www.twitter.com/KOPRail NHSL King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 3 Build Alternatives Long List of Alternatives Public Meeting #1 Early Scoping Tier 1 Screening January 2013 Public Meeting #2 Tier 1 EIS Scoping Tier 1 Criteria July 2013 Long List • Meets Project Purpose & Need of Alternatives • Reasonable to Build, Operate and Public Meeting #3 O Maintain Relative to Other Alternatives January 2014 N • Cross-Section Can be Accommodated G O I N 12 Elevated Alternatives and G 4 At-Grade Variants S Preliminary Alternatives T Tier 2 A Preliminary KE Alternatives Tier 2 Screening Tier 2 Criteria H Public Meeting #4 O • Ridership Potential November 2014 LD • Order of Magnitude Capital Costs • Order of Magnitude Impacts E • Order of Magnitude Benefits R O U Retained Alternatives TR Tier 3 Identification and E Detailed Evaluation Tier 3 Screening A of Build Alternatives Tier 3 Criteria Public Meeting #5 C • Refined Ridership Forecast Workshops H • Refined Costs March 2015 • Costs Per Rider • Financial Feasibility • Economic & Land Use Analysis • Quantification & Evaluation of Impacts & Benefits Public Meeting #6 Recommended Locally Recommended Locally Preferred Alternative We are here! Preferred Alternative Spring 2016 Public Meeting #7 Draft EIS Comment Period &
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