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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CoNTENTS HARRISBURG ......................................................................................................................................37 Summary Assessment ......................................................................................................................37 CHAPTER 1 | INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................38 Introduction and Project Background ..................................................................................................1 Customer Demand ............................................................................................................................39 Relationship to Other Plans ................................................................................................................................. 2 Site Suitability ...................................................................................................................................40 Document Organization....................................................................................................................................... 3 Interconnectivity ...............................................................................................................................40 CHAPTER 2 | PROCESS, FRAMEWORK & METHODOLOGY .....................................................................5 TANGENT ............................................................................................................................................41 Station Identification and Assessment Process ....................................................................................5 Summary Assessment ......................................................................................................................41 Stations under Consideration ............................................................................................................................. 5 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................42 Station Location Evaluation Criteria ....................................................................................................6 Customer Demand ............................................................................................................................43 Evaluation Criteria Background ........................................................................................................................... 6 Site Suitability ...................................................................................................................................44 Station Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................................................................ 10 Interconnectivity ..............................................................................................................................44 CHAPTER 3 | COMPARISON OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS & KEY FINDINGS ...........................................13 ALBANY ..............................................................................................................................................45 Summary of Assessment Findings .....................................................................................................13 Summary Assessment .......................................................................................................................45 Key Findings .....................................................................................................................................13 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................46 Operational Feasibility and Customer Demand .................................................................................................13 Customer Demand ...........................................................................................................................47 Station Area Suitability and Interconnectivity ..................................................................................................19 Site Suitability ...................................................................................................................................48 Evaluation Criteria Results ................................................................................................................21 Interconnectivity ...............................................................................................................................49 Future Considerations .......................................................................................................................22 CoRVALLIS ..........................................................................................................................................51 Existing Station Assessment .............................................................................................................................. 22 Summary Assessment .......................................................................................................................51 Station Area Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................52 CHAPTER 4 | STATION AREA ASSESSMENTS ........................................................................................23 Customer Demand ...........................................................................................................................53 SPRINGFIELD ......................................................................................................................................25 Site Suitability ..................................................................................................................................54 Summary Assessment ......................................................................................................................25 Interconnectivity ...............................................................................................................................55 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................26 SALEM ................................................................................................................................................57 Customer Demand ............................................................................................................................27 Summary Assessment .......................................................................................................................57 Site Suitability ..................................................................................................................................28 Operational Feasibility .....................................................................................................................58 Interconnectivity ..............................................................................................................................29 Customer Demand ...........................................................................................................................59 EUGENE ..............................................................................................................................................31 Site Suitability ...................................................................................................................................60 Summary Assessment ......................................................................................................................31 Interconnectivity ...............................................................................................................................61 Operational Feasibility ......................................................................................................................32 Customer Demand ............................................................................................................................33 Site Suitability ...................................................................................................................................34 Interconnectivity ..............................................................................................................................35 Oregon Passenger Rail Station Area Assessments Table of Contents | i TABLE OF CONTENTS KEIZER ................................................................................................................................................63 OREGON CITY .....................................................................................................................................95 Summary Assessment 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