State Rail Plan Update

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State Rail Plan Update

AASHTO SCORT 2011

State Rail Plan Update

Donald Ludlow, AICPCambridge Systematics, Inc.

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Presentation Overview

How have state rail plans changed since PRIIA?

What remains the same?

How will they change in the future?

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State Rail Plan UpdatePublication Year of Completed, In-Progress, Planned

2012

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2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2

5

3

4

1

2

2

12

8

5

13

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Post-PRIIA State Rail Plans

1. Passenger focused

2. More expansive stakeholder outreach

3. More substantive treatment of rail issues and impacts

4. Greater focus on policy development

5. Capital planning and programming

6. Customized to unique state circumstances

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Minnesota Statewide Rail Sketch Planning

2009 2030 Without Improvements

2030 With Improvements

• Multimodal freight and passenger origin-destination flows

• High-level rail performance / capacity

• Helps identify investment needs

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Future state rail plans

Improving sophistication of investment analysis

Integration into multimodal transportation plans

Reflecting state DOT orientation to rail

Multi-state coordination

FRA requirements

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Questions

Thanks You!

Donald Ludlow, [email protected]