Portland North Transit Alternatives Study Stakeholder Meeting March - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Portland North Transit Alternatives Study Stakeholder Meeting March 24, 2009 1

AGENDA • Introduction • Summary of Alternatives – Routes – Stations • Issues Discussion – Service Design – Stations and Stops – Modes – Community Concerns – Others • Next Steps 2

Overview of Alternatives • Three service alternatives: – Yarmouth – Brunswick (Bath) – South Auburn (Lewiston) • Three route alternatives: – Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Railway (SLR) – Pan Am Railway – Express Bus • Five Portland terminal alternatives: – Bayside (SLR) – India Street (SLR) – Union Station (Pan Am) – Center Street (Pan Am) – Monument Square (Express Bus) 3

Bayside Monument Square PULSE Portland India Street Transportation Center Center Street Union Station Publicly Owned Pan Am Track to Rebuild 4

Yarmouth Service SLR Pan Am Express Bus Yarmouth Yarmouth Yarmouth Jct (Exit 15) (Exit 15) Cumberland Falmouth West Falmouth (Exit 10) Falmouth (Exit 10) (Exit 53) Union Bayside Station India Monument Center Street Square Street 5

Yarmouth (Exit 15) SLR Route Falmouth Station I-295 (Exit 10) Falmouth (Exit 10) Bayside India Exit 10 On/Off Street Ramps B u c k n a m R o a d I-295 6

Yarmouth Jct Pan Am Route Cumberland West Falmouth Station I-95 (Exit 53) West Falmouth (Exit 53) Union Station Center Street I-95 On Ramps 7

Yarmouth (Exit 15) Express Bus Falmouth I-295 (Exit 10) Falmouth (Exit 10) Exit 10 On/Off Monument Square Ramps B u Southbound Stop c k n a m R o a d Northbound Stop I-295 8

Yarmouth Pan Am Route Jct Cumberland Cumberland Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Union Station Center Cumberland Street Center Route 9 9

Yarmouth (Exit 15) SLR Route Yarmouth Station I-295 (Exit 15) Falmouth (Exit 10) Rte 1 Bayside India Street I-295 Southbound On-Ramp I-295 10

Yarmouth Pan Am Route Jct Yarmouth Jct Station Cumberland West Falmouth (Exit 53) Freeport and Brunswick Union Station Center East Elm Street Street Yarmouth Center Yarmouth Jct 11

Yarmouth Express Bus (Exit 15) Yarmouth I-295 (Exit 15) Falmouth (Exit 10) Rte 1 Northbound Southbound Monument Stop Square Stop I-295 Southbound On-Ramp I-295 12

Brunswick Service SLR Pan Am Express Bus Brunswick Bath Brunswick Bath Brunswick Freeport Freeport Freeport Yarmouth Yarmouth Jct Yarmouth (Exit 15) (Exit 15) Cumberland Falmouth West Falmouth Falmouth (Exit 10) (Exit 10) (Exit 53) Union Station Monument Square India Street Center Street Bayside 13

SLR and Pan Am Bath Brunswick Freeport Freeport Station Yarmouth (Exit 15) LL Bean Falmouth (Exit 10) 1 e t u o R India Street Bayside 14

Brunswick Express Bus Freeport Freeport Yarmouth (Exit 15) Falmouth (Exit 10) LL Bean Monument Square 1 e t u o R 15

SLR and Pan Am Brunswick Freeport Brunswick Yarmouth (Exit 15) Falmouth (Exit 10) India Street Bayside Bowdoin College Maine Street 16

Brunswick Express Bus Brunswick Freeport Yarmouth (Exit 15) Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Bowdoin College Maine Street 17

Auburn Service SLR Pan Am Express Bus Lewiston Lewiston Auburn Auburn Lewiston Auburn South Auburn South Auburn Auburn Intermodal (Exit 75) (Exit 75) Pinelands West Pinelands East Gray Yarmouth (Exit 15) Cumberland Falmouth Falmouth (Exit 53) Falmouth (Exit 10) (Exit 10) Monument Bayside Union Station Center Street Square India Street 18

Auburn Lewiston Auburn SLR Intermodal Pinelands East Station Pinelands East Yarmouth (Exit 15) Bayside India Street Pinelands East Route 231 Morse Road Pinelands Campus 19

Lewiston Auburn South Pan Am Auburn (Exit 75) Pinelands West Station Pinelands West Cumberland Falmouth (Exit 53) Union Station Center Street Pinelands West Morse Road Pinelands Campus 20

Express Bus Gray Main Street, Rte 100 4 e t R , 5 1 1 e t R 2 0 2 e t R Lewiston Auburn South Auburn I - 9 (Exit 75) 5 n r u b u Gray A h t u o Portland S Falmouth 21 (Exit 10) Monument Square

Auburn Lewiston Auburn SLR Route Intermodal Auburn Intermodal Pinelands East Lewiston Yarmouth (Exit 15) Bayside India Street Auburn – Lewiston Airport r u p S l i a R w e N Portland Exit 75 5 9 - I 22

Pan Am South Auburn (Exit 75) Station Interstate 95 Washington Street Lewiston Auburn South Auburn (Exit 75) Pinelands West Cumberland Falmouth 23 (Exit 53) Union Station Center Street

Express Bus South Auburn (Exit 75) Interstate 95 Washington Street Lewiston Auburn South Auburn (Exit 75) Gray Falmouth 24 (Exit 10) Monument Square

SLR and Pan Am Auburn Station Court Street Rte 4 Lewiston Auburn South Auburn (Exit 75) Pinelands West Cumberland Falmouth 25 (Exit 53) Union Station Center Street

Express Bus Auburn Court Street Rte 202 Lewiston Rte 4 Auburn Lewiston South Auburn (Exit 75) Portland Gray Falmouth 26 (Exit 10) Monument Square

SLR and Pan Am Lewiston Station Rte 11, Rte 202, Rte 100 Androscoggin River Central Maine Lewiston Auburn Medical Center South Auburn (Exit 75) Pinelands West 6 Main Street 2 1 e t R Cumberland Falmouth 27 (Exit 53) Union Station Center Street

Lewiston Auburn South Express Bus Auburn (Exit 75) Lewiston Gray Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square t e e r t S e n i P Bates Street 28

Portland Terminals Bayside Monument Square PULSE Portland India Street Transportation Center Center Street Union Station Publicly Owned Pan Am 29 Track to Rebuild

Key Issues • Service Design – Destinations – Markets – System Integration • Station and Stops • Modes – Rail – Express Bus • Community Concerns • Other Issues 30

Next Steps • FTA Coordination – Alternatives – Criteria – Modeling • Tier 1 Alternatives Evaluation • Selection of Alternatives for Phase 2 Evaluation • Phase 2 Evaluation – Further Development of Alternatives 31

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