Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority April 2014 Red Line/HealthLine Extension Major Transportation Improvement Analysis Definition of Tier 2 Alternatives Report GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY RED LINE / HEALTHLINE EXTENSION MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ANALYSIS DEFINITION OF TIER 2 ALTERNATIVES REPORT Version 4 Prepared by: AECOM 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1010 Cleveland, OH 44114 April 2014 AECOM DEFINITION OF TIER 2 ALTERNATIVES REPORT April 2014 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose of this Report ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Description ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Summary of Purpose and Need .................................................................................................. 2 2. DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES ..........................................................................................................4 3. ALTERNATIVE SCREENING PROCESS ......................................................................................................4 4. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM INITIAL SCREENING ...........................................................................7 4.1 Transit Technologies for Potential Red Line/HealthLine Extension ......................................... 7 4.1.1 Bus Rapid Transit ....................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.2 Bus Rapid Transit Lite (BRT Lite) ............................................................................................... 7 4.1.3 Heavy Rail Transit ...................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.4 Diesel-Multiple Unit (DMU) ......................................................................................................... 8 4.1.5 Rapid+ ........................................................................................................................................ 8 4.2 Alignment Options Considered .................................................................................................. 8 4.2.1 Alternative B ............................................................................................................................. 10 4.2.2 Alternative D ............................................................................................................................. 10 4.2.3 Alternative E ............................................................................................................................. 10 4.2.4 Alternative G ............................................................................................................................ 10 5. REFINEMENTS TO ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Alternative B ............................................................................................................................... 11 5.1.1 Operating Refinements to Alternative B .................................................................................... 11 5.1.2 Station Refinements to Alternative B ........................................................................................ 11 5.2 Alternative D ............................................................................................................................... 11 5.3 Alignment Alternative E ............................................................................................................. 12 5.3.1 Operating Refinements to Alternative E .................................................................................... 12 5.3.2 Station Refinements to Alternative E ........................................................................................ 14 5.4 Alignment Alternative G ............................................................................................................ 16 5.4.1 Operating Refinements to Alternative G ................................................................................... 16 5.4.2 Station Refinements to Alternative G ........................................................................................ 17 i AECOM DEFINITION OF TIER 2 ALTERNATIVES REPORT April 2014 5.5 Summary of Refinements to Build Alternatives ....................................................................... 19 6. BASELINE ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................................................ 20 6.1 No Build Alternative ................................................................................................................... 20 6.1.1 Transit Service Characteristics ................................................................................................. 20 6.1.2 Roadway Service Characteristics ............................................................................................. 21 6.2 Do Minimum Enhanced Bus Alternative ................................................................................... 22 6.2.1 Transit Service Improvements .................................................................................................. 22 7. BUILD ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................ 26 7.1 Alternative B ............................................................................................................................... 26 7.1.1 Physical Description ................................................................................................................. 26 7.1.2 Technologies ............................................................................................................................ 26 7.1.3 Operations ................................................................................................................................ 26 7.1.4 Passenger Facilities ................................................................................................................. 27 7.1.5 Maintenance Facilities .............................................................................................................. 27 7.1.6 Supporting Bus Services .......................................................................................................... 27 7.2 Alternative E ............................................................................................................................... 31 7.2.1 Physical Description ................................................................................................................. 32 7.2.2 Technologies ............................................................................................................................ 32 7.2.3 Operations ................................................................................................................................ 32 7.2.4 Passenger Facilities ................................................................................................................. 33 7.2.5 Maintenance Facilities .............................................................................................................. 34 7.2.6 Supporting Bus Services .......................................................................................................... 34 7.3 Alternative G .............................................................................................................................. 36 7.3.1 Physical Description ................................................................................................................. 37 7.3.2 Technologies ............................................................................................................................ 37 7.3.3 Operations ................................................................................................................................ 37 7.3.4 Passenger Facilities ................................................................................................................. 37 7.3.5 Maintenance Facilities .............................................................................................................. 38 7.3.6 Supporting Bus Services .......................................................................................................... 38 8. NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................................................... 40 APPENDIX A-1 TIER 1 ALIGNMENT FIGURES ............................................................................................ A1-1 APPENDIX A-2 TIER 2 ALIGNMENT FIGURES ............................................................................................ A2-1 ii AECOM DEFINITION OF TIER 2 ALTERNATIVES REPORT April 2014 List of Tables TABLE ‎3-1: CRITERIA USED IN THE TIER 1 SCREENING………………………………………………………………5 TABLE ‎4-1: SUMMARY OF EVALUATION RESULTS .................................................................................................9 TABLE ‎6-1: SERVICE SPAN – NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE ......................................................................................