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City Council <br /> Special Meeting Minutes <br /> February 29, 2012 <br /> Page 4 of 9 <br /> • <br /> • Remove Northwest Rail from the FasTracks plan <br /> • Commit remaining Northwest Rail project funds to provide expanded BRT <br /> in the Northwest Corridor area <br /> • Full BRT system complete and in operation by 2020 <br /> • An environmental process would determine specific elements and <br /> improvements <br /> • BRT service improvements could begin in 2015 <br /> • Eliminates uncertainty related to BNSF negotiations <br /> • Provide more peak and off-peak service than rail <br /> • Station investments would be similar to rail; ability to implement TOD <br /> plans <br /> Option #3: Overview <br /> • If the RTD Board of Directors chooses to move forward with this scenario, <br /> RTD, CDOT and our stakeholders would work together through the <br /> environmental process to determine the exact type, location and timing of <br /> improvements in this service area <br /> Proposed Alignments <br /> • Assumes BRT/HOV lanes along US 36, along SH 119 and other roadways <br /> • to be determined <br /> • Assumes transit priority queue jumps along US 287 to Longmont and <br /> other primary arterials <br /> • Subject to revision based on feedback from stakeholders <br /> Option #3: Summary <br /> • Would remove the Northwest Rail Line from the FasTracks program, and <br /> replace the commuter rail with expanded BRT in the service area <br /> • Significantly lower cost capped at $894.6 Million provides greater funding <br /> certainty <br /> - Capability to complete funding commitments earlier <br /> - Eliminates uncertainty related to BNSF negotiations <br /> - Service improvements could begin in 2015 <br /> - RTD would commit to full service through 2025 —after which time, all <br /> routes would be required to meet service standards <br /> - Agreed upon BRT capital improvements would be permanent <br /> • BRT could provide more peak and off-peak service than could be provided <br /> by rail <br /> - 7-12 minute service for key locations compared with 15-30 minute <br /> peak train frequencies <br /> - 15 min all day, bi-directional service for key locations compared with <br /> 60 minute off-peak train frequencies <br /> • - Ability to provide single-seat service to more areas than rail <br /> - From Longmont: 7 minute peak service/15 minute off-peak service <br />