What is an Alternatives Analysis?

• Examines all reasonable transportation alternatives within the selected corridors

• Conducts a fair and impartial evaluation

• Follows Federal guidelines

• Recommends a locally preferred alternative (LPA)
    + Alignment
    + Vehicle Technology
    + Station Locations

What will be studied?

• A No-Build Alternative (Status Quo)
    + Assumes no changes from the current system
    + Adheres to Federal requirements
    + Used to compare against other alternatives

• A “Non-Guideway” Alternative or Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative
    + The best that can be done without building new transit infrastructure
    + Can include High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, ramp metering, improved bus service, express toll lanes

• Fixed Guideway Alternatives
    + Transit that is on a “fixed” route that will not change (versus conventional bus routes)

• Light Rail (on new tracks)

• Commuter Rail (on existing freight tracks)

• Bus Rapid Transit (in separate, dedicated lanes)

How does the Alternatives Analysis fit into the overall Transit Vision?