Peoria/Riverside Corridor Transit Study: an Alternatives Analysis Final Alternatives Analysis Report November 13, 2013 Prepared for: Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) Prepared by: Jacobs Engineering 10001 Broadway Extension Oklahoma City, OK 73114 (405) 810-8254 Table of Contents 1 | Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Study Area Description ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose & Need .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Alternative Development and Preliminary Screening .................................................................................................. 3 Detailed Screening of Alternatives ............................................................................................................................. 12 Selection of Recommended Alternative .................................................................................................................... 15 Implementation Strategy ............................................................................................................................................. 16 2 | Project Background ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Regional Planning Context .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Other Studies ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 3 | Peoria/Riverside Corridor (PRC) Description .................................................................................................... 23 Regional Significance .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Corridor Segmentation ................................................................................................................................................ 25 4 | Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 The Transportation Problem ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Purpose and Need of Transit Improvements ............................................................................................................ 27 5 | Alternative Development ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Development of Preliminary Alternatives .................................................................................................................. 33 Alternatives Analysis Approach ................................................................................................................................... 35 6 | Public Involvement .............................................................................................................................................. 37 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Public Outreach Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 37 7 | Preliminary Screening and Refinement of Alternatives ................................................................................... 42 | i Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Preliminary Screening of Alternatives ........................................................................................................................ 42 Refined Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................................... 50 8 | Potential Impacts to Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................... 55 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Infrastructure Impacts ................................................................................................................................................. 55 Operational Impacts .................................................................................................................................................... 64 Summary of Potential Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 66 9 | Financial Feasibility ............................................................................................................................................. 68 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 68 Scope of Improvements .............................................................................................................................................. 69 Uncertainties in Project Scope .................................................................................................................................... 74 Capital Cost Estimate Summary ................................................................................................................................. 76 Operations and Maintenance Costs ........................................................................................................................... 76 10 | Evaluation of Refined Alternatives ................................................................................................................. 85 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 85 Evaluation Methodology .............................................................................................................................................. 85 Application of Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 87 Evaluation Results ....................................................................................................................................................... 90 Recommended Alternative .......................................................................................................................................... 92 11 | Implementation................................................................................................................................................ 96 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 96 Deployment of Recommended Alternative ................................................................................................................ 96 Project Scoping ............................................................................................................................................................. 96 Preliminary Environmental Coordination ................................................................................................................... 97 Financing Opportunities and Governance ................................................................................................................. 98 Transit Supportive Land Use Coordination .............................................................................................................. 101 List of Figures Figure 1: PRC Corridor Study Area ....................................................................................................................................