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North South Rail Plan : 

North South Rail Plan August 2007 Livingston and Washtenaw Counties

Regional Transit Plan : 

Regional Transit Plan Adopted October 2001 Seven County Region Includes Tiers of Service Rapid Transit Fixed Route Bus Community Transit Regional Links

Current Challenges : 

Current Challenges No current transit connections between Livingston and Washtenaw Counties Congestion on US-23 continues to increase No identified plan or funding for transportation improvements for US-23

Immediate Opportunities : 

Immediate Opportunities North South Rail – Howell to Ann Arbor Great Lakes Central Railroad willing provider with rail stock

North South Rail Initiative : 

North South Rail Initiative North South Rail – Ann Arbor to Howell 27 mile segment Coalition driven Applied for $1 M Federal TCSP Funding Service to be provided by GLCRR Guaranteed Fares from Major Employers

North South Rail Service : 

North South Rail Service Five Year Service Plan Coalition driven service that connects Livingston and Washtenaw Counties Capital Outlay year one - $2.9 Million Operating expenses year one - $4.9 Million

Federal Support for Project : 

Federal Support for Project Senator Carl Levin Senator Debbie Stabenow Representative John Dingell Representative Mike Rogers Representative Tim Walberg

State Support for Project : 

State Support for Project Resolution of Support from the State Senate and proposed from the House of Representatives Senator Liz Brater Senator Valde Garcia Representative Joe Hune Representative Pam Byrnes Representative Chris Ward

Local Government Support : 

Local Government Support Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Washtenaw County Road Commission Northfield Township City of Howell Superior Township Saline Sustainability Circle Lodi Township City of Ann Arbor Dexter Township Ann Arbor Township

Business Support for Project : 

Business Support for Project Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce Brighton Chamber of Commerce Howell Chamber of Commerce Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority

Other Support for Project : 

Other Support for Project Washtenaw Area Transportation Study (WATS) Transportation Riders United (TRU) Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Ann Arbor Transportation Authority

Commitment for Passenger Fares : 

Commitment for Passenger Fares University of Michigan has committed to pay fares for faculty and staff 100% first year 75% second year 50% third year EPA has also committed to paying staff fares

Budgeted Revenues (000) : 

Budgeted Revenues (000)

Committed Funding : 

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) : 

Budgeted Expenses (000)

Benefits of the Rail System : 

Benefits of the Rail System Economic Development through Transit Oriented Development at Stations Cost Savings for Riders Reduction in air pollutants Reduction in fuel use Reduced need for parking in Ann Arbor

Economic Development : 

Economic Development In Dallas, TX 22 miles of light rail resulted in $3.3 B in private development and 30,000 new jobs In Portland, OR the Eastside line generated $1.3 B in investment over ten years In Denver, the Fast tracks system has $5.7 M completed and $6.5 M in proposed development projects

Personal Cost Savings (000’s) : 

Personal Cost Savings (000’s) Personal Commuting Cost Savings Based on $3.00 per gallon fuel and no parking costs

Regional Fuel and Pollutant Savings : 

Regional Fuel and Pollutant Savings Summer Fuel Savings – 101,600 gallons Summer Emissions Savings – 3.1 T in VOC – 3.13 T in NOx 850 Parking Spaces in Ann Arbor - $30.4 M Note: Based on current ridership estimates of 1700 riders per month.

Coalition Organizational Structure : 

Coalition Organizational Structure Station Oriented Development Mike Uzelac Amy Connolly Brett Lenart Earl LaFave Eli Cooper Mike Archinal Pat Hagman Gary McCririe Finance and Grants Mike Cicchella Amy Connolly Carmine Palombo Terri Blackmore David Miller Eli Cooper Tim Hoeffner Mike Uzelac Mike Bagwell

Coalition Organizational Structure : 

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 : 

Coalition Organizational Structure Ticketing and Connector Buses Chris White David Linksz Erica Briggs Pam McConeghy Tom Springsdorf County Development Wesley Prater Bill Rogers Brett Lenart Brian Shorkey Jeff Irwin Ken Schwartz Robert Gunzel Robert Stanford Tony VanDerworp William Wagoner

Coalition Organizational Structure : 

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 : 

Coalition Organizational Structure Marketing W.A.P John Erica Briggs Lisa Wondrash Mary Stasiak Pat Convery Pam McConeghy Authority Development 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 Schedule-Mornings : 

Proposed Train Schedule-Mornings

Proposed Train Schedule - Afternoons : 

Proposed Train Schedule - Afternoons

Rail Service : 

Rail Service