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Portland North Transit Alternatives Study

Stakeholder Meeting March 24, 2009

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AGENDA

• Introduction
• Summary of Alternatives

– Routes – Stations

• Issues Discussion

– Service Design – Stations and Stops – Modes – Community Concerns – Others

• Next Steps

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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)

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Publicly Owned Pan Am Track to Rebuild

Portland Transportation Center India Street Bayside Union Station Center Street PULSE Monument Square

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Yarmouth Service

SLR Pan Am Express Bus

India Street Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Bayside Center Street Union Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Yarmouth Jct Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15)

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I-295

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d Exit 10 On/Off Ramps

SLR Route

Falmouth Station I-295 (Exit 10)

India Street Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Bayside

7 I-95 On Ramps

Pan Am Route

West Falmouth Station I-95 (Exit 53)

Center Street Union Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Yarmouth Jct

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I-295

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d Southbound Stop Northbound Stop Exit 10 On/Off Ramps

Express Bus

Falmouth I-295 (Exit 10)

Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15)

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Route 9 Cumberland Center

Pan Am Route

Cumberland Station

Center Street Union Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Yarmouth Jct

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I-295

Rte 1 I-295 Southbound On-Ramp

SLR Route

Yarmouth Station I-295 (Exit 15)

India Street Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Bayside

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Freeport and Brunswick East Elm Street Yarmouth Jct Yarmouth Center

Pan Am Route

Yarmouth Jct Station

Center Street Union Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Yarmouth Jct

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Southbound Stop Northbound Stop

I-295

Rte 1 I-295 Southbound On-Ramp

Express Bus

Yarmouth I-295 (Exit 15)

Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15)

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Brunswick Service

SLR Pan Am Express Bus

India Street Bayside Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick Bath Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick Center Street Union Station West Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Yarmouth Jct Freeport Brunswick Bath

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SLR and Pan Am

Freeport Station

India Street Bayside Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick Bath

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Express Bus

Freeport

Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick

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Maine Street Bowdoin College

SLR and Pan Am

Brunswick

India Street Bayside Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick

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Maine Street Bowdoin College

Express Bus

Brunswick

Monument Square Falmouth (Exit 10) Yarmouth (Exit 15) Freeport Brunswick

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Auburn Service

SLR Pan Am Express Bus

Falmouth (Exit 10) Bayside India Street Yarmouth (Exit 15) Pinelands East Auburn Intermodal Auburn Lewiston Union Station Center Street Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Pinelands West South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Gray

19 Pinelands Campus Morse Road

SLR

Pinelands East Station

Pinelands East Route 231

Bayside India Street Yarmouth (Exit 15) Pinelands East Auburn Intermodal Auburn Lewiston

20 Pinelands Campus Pinelands West Morse Road

Pan Am

Pinelands West Station

Union Station Center Street Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Pinelands West South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston

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Main Street, Rte 100

Portland S

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R t e 1 1 5 , R t e 4

Express Bus

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South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Gray

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5 Auburn – Lewiston Airport Lewiston Exit 75 Portland

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SLR Route

Auburn Intermodal

Bayside India Street Yarmouth (Exit 15) Pinelands East Auburn Intermodal Auburn Lewiston

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Interstate 95 Washington Street

Pan Am

South Auburn (Exit 75) Station

Union Station Center Street Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Pinelands West South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston

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Interstate 95 Washington Street

Express Bus

South Auburn (Exit 75)

South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Gray

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Court Street Rte 4

SLR and Pan Am

Auburn Station

Union Station Center Street Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Pinelands West South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston

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Court Street Rte 202 Rte 4 Lewiston Portland

Express Bus

Auburn

South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Gray

27 R t e 1 2 6 Main Street Androscoggin River

Central Maine Medical Center

Rte 11, Rte 202, Rte 100

SLR and Pan Am

Lewiston Station

Union Station Center Street Falmouth (Exit 53) Cumberland Pinelands West South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston

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P i n e S t r e e t Bates Street

Express Bus

Lewiston

South Auburn (Exit 75) Auburn Lewiston Falmouth (Exit 10) Monument Square Gray

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Publicly Owned Pan Am Track to Rebuild

Portland Transportation Center India Street Bayside Union Station Center Street PULSE Monument Square

Portland Terminals

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Key Issues

• Service Design

– Destinations – Markets – System Integration

• Station and Stops
• Modes

– Rail – Express Bus

• Community Concerns
• Other Issues

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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

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Portland North Transit Alternatives Study

Stakeholder Meeting March 24, 2009