Transcript Rail Opportunities in Southeast Michigan

North South Rail Plan
August 2007
Livingston and Washtenaw
Counties
Regional Transit Plan
Adopted October
2001
 Seven County Region
 Includes Tiers of
Service

Rapid Transit
 Fixed Route Bus
 Community Transit
 Regional Links
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Current Challenges
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No current transit connections
between Livingston and Washtenaw
Counties
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Congestion on US-23 continues to
increase
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No identified plan or funding
for transportation improvements
for US-23
Immediate Opportunities

North South Rail – Howell to
Arbor
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Great Lakes Central
Railroad willing provider
with rail stock
Ann
North South Rail Initiative
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North South Rail – Ann
Arbor to Howell
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27 mile segment
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Coalition driven
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Applied for $1 M Federal TCSP Funding
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Service to be provided by GLCRR
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Guaranteed Fares from Major Employers
North South Rail Service
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Five Year Service Plan
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Coalition driven service that connects
Livingston and Washtenaw Counties
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Capital Outlay year one - $2.9 Million
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Operating expenses year one - $4.9
Million
Federal Support for Project

Senator Carl Levin
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Senator Debbie Stabenow
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Representative John Dingell
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Representative Mike Rogers
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Representative Tim Walberg
State Support for Project
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Resolution of Support from the State Senate and
proposed from the House of Representatives
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Senator Liz Brater
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Senator Valde Garcia
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Representative Joe Hune
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Representative Pam Byrnes
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Representative Chris Ward
Local Government Support
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Washtenaw County
Board of
Commissioners
Washtenaw County
Road Commission
Northfield Township
City of Howell
Superior Township
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Saline Sustainability
Circle
Lodi Township
City of Ann Arbor
Dexter Township
Ann Arbor Township
Business Support for Project

Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce
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Brighton Chamber of Commerce
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Howell Chamber of Commerce

Ann Arbor Downtown Development
Authority
Other Support for Project
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Washtenaw Area Transportation Study (WATS)
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Transportation Riders United (TRU)
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Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
(SEMCOG)
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Michigan Department of Transportation
(MDOT)
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Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
Commitment for Passenger Fares
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University of Michigan has committed to
pay fares for faculty and staff
100% first year
 75% second year
 50% third year
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EPA has also committed to paying staff
fares
Budgeted Revenues (000)
4000
3500
Passenger
Revenues
Federal
3000
2500
2000
State
1500
1000
Local
500
Private
0
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Year Year Year Year Year
Committed Funding
Northfield Township - $10,000 for 3 years
 Michigan Department of Transportation $375,900 for infrastructure and formula
funding for approximately $1,400,000
 Great Lakes Central Railroad - $200,000
 Ann Arbor DDA - $250,000 for 3 years
 Washtenaw County - $150,000

Budgeted Expenses (000)
6000
5000
4000
3000
Capital
Operating
2000
1000
0
1st
Year
3rd
Year
5th
Year
Benefits of the Rail System
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Economic Development through Transit
Oriented Development at Stations
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Cost Savings for Riders
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Reduction in air pollutants
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Reduction in fuel use
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Reduced need for parking in Ann Arbor
Economic Development
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In Dallas, TX 22 miles of light rail
resulted in $3.3 B in private development
and 30,000 new jobs
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In Portland, OR the Eastside line
generated $1.3 B in investment over ten
years
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In Denver, the Fast tracks system has
$5.7 M completed and $6.5 M in
proposed development projects
Personal Cost Savings (000’s)
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Personal Commuting Cost Savings
Monthly
Annually
Howell
$554
$6,648
Brighton
$285
$3,432
Hamburg Twp
$210
$2,520
Whitmore Lake
$108
$1,296
Based on $3.00 per gallon fuel and no parking costs
Regional Fuel and Pollutant Savings
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Summer Fuel Savings – 101,600 gallons
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Summer Emissions Savings
– 3.1 T in VOC
– 3.13 T in NOx
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850 Parking Spaces in Ann Arbor $30.4 M
Note: Based on current ridership estimates of 1700 riders per month.
Coalition Organizational Structure
Station Oriented
Development
Finance and Grants
Mike Uzelac
Amy Connolly
Brett Lenart
Earl LaFave
Eli Cooper
Mike Archinal
Pat Hagman
Gary McCririe
Mike Cicchella
Amy Connolly
Carmine Palombo
Terri Blackmore
David Miller
Eli Cooper
Tim Hoeffner
Mike Uzelac
Mike Bagwell
Coalition Organizational Structure
Scheduling and
Ridership
Grant Winston
Chris White
David Linksz
Eleanor Shelton
Eli Cooper
Erica Briggs
Mike Archinal
Pam McConeghy
Pat Convery
Tom Springsdorf
Veronica West
Rail Operations
Mike Bagwell
Donald Camp
Phillip Kellems
Richard Shackson
W.D. Doncoes
Coalition Organizational Structure
Ticketing and
Connector Buses
County
Development
Chris White
David Linksz
Erica Briggs
Pam McConeghy
Tom Springsdorf
Wesley Prater
Bill Rogers
Brett Lenart
Brian Shorkey
Jeff Irwin
Ken Schwartz
Robert Gunzel
Robert Stanford
Tony VanDerworp
William Wagoner
Coalition Organizational Structure
Private Sector
Pam McConeghy
Erica Briggs
Pat Convery
Wayne Say
Susan Pollay
State/Federal
Governmental Sector
Senator Liz Brater
Susan Dolato
Andy LaBarre
Anne Belser
Chong-Anna Confora
Cia Segerlind
Maleigh Jackson
Simone Strong
Coalition Organizational Structure
Marketing
Authority Development
W.A.P John
Erica Briggs
Lisa Wondrash
Mary Stasiak
Pat Convery
Pam McConeghy
Mike Cicchella
Amy Connolly
Bill Rogers
Cindy Pine
Jeff Irwin
Robert Gunzel
Robert Stanford
Louis Ferris
Terri Blackmore
Tony VanDerworp
Mike Moran
Tim Hoeffner
John Hieftje
Jim Dunn
Dawn Gabay
David Linksz
Proposed Train ScheduleMornings
Train 1
Train 2
Express
Train 3
Train 4
Express
Out
5:15 AM
5:45 AM
6:15 AM
7:00 AM
In
Out
5:30 AM
5:35 AM
No
Stop
6:30 AM
6:35 AM
No
Stop
In
Out
5:45 AM
5:50 AM
No
Stop
6:45 AM
6:50 AM
No
Stop
In
Out
6:00 AM
6:05 AM
6:20 AM
6:25 AM
7:00 AM
7:05 AM
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
In
Out
6:30 AM
6:35 AM
6:50 AM
6:55 AM
7:30 AM
7:35 AM
8:05 AM
8:10 AM
In
6:40 AM
7:00 AM
7:40 AM
8:15 AM
Stops
Howell
15 mins. to Chilson
Chilson
10 mins. to
Hamburg
Hamburg
10 mins. to
Whitmore Lake
Whitmore Lake
25 mins. to Ann
Arbor – Plymouth
Rd.
Ann Arbor –
Plymouth Rd.
5 mins. to Ann
Arbor - Downtown
Ann Arbor –
Downtown
(location TBD)
Proposed Train Schedule Afternoons
Stops
Train 1
Train 2
Train 3
Train 4
Out
4:20 PM
4:50 PM
5:20 PM
5:50 PM
In
Out
4:25 PM
4:30 PM
4:55 PM
5:00 PM0
5:25 PM
5:30 PM
5:55 PM
6:00 PM
In
Out
4:55 PM
5:00 PM
5:25 PM
5:30 PM
5:55 PM
6:00 PM
6:25 PM
6:30 PM
In
Out
5:10 PM
5:15 PM
5:40 PM
5:45 PM
6:10 PM
6:15 PM
6:40 PM
6:45 PM
In
Out
5:25 PM
5:30 PM
5:55 PM
6:00 PM
6:25 PM
6:30 PM
6:55 PM
7:00 PM
Howell
In
5:45 PM
6:15 PM
6:45 PM
7:15 PAM
Howell arrival
time if no
In
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
Ann Arbor –
Downtown
(location TBD)
5 mins. to Ann
Arbor – Plymouth
Rd.
Ann Arbor –
Plymouth Rd.
25 mins. to
Whitmore Lake
Whitmore Lake
10 mins. to
Hamburg
Hamburg
10 mins. Chilson
Chilson
15 mins. to Howell
Rail Service