Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2009 04 13

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City Council/LRC Special Meeting Minutes March 10, 2009 Page 2 of 7 Projects Manager with RTD, Chris Quinn outlined the four design options for the Louisville rail station at South Street along the railroad tracks as follows: Option 1: Provides 460 – 510 parking spaces. South Street to Lafayette Street (north); Cannon Street (east); rail tracks (west). This option extends Cannon Street from north to south, and constructs South Street to Highway 42. This option requires acquisition of 12.5 acres owned by two property owners. Option 2a: Provides a total of 330 parking spaces with 80 located directly adjacent to the transit station and the remaining 250 spaces located on east side of Highway 42 at sports complex. This option requires acquisition of a1.6 acre parcel owned by one property owner. Option 2b: Provides a total of 410 parking spaces with 160 located directly adjacent to the transit station and 250 spaces located on east side of Highway 42 at sports complex. This option requires acquisition of 3 acres owned by two property owners in two parcels. Option 3: Provides a total of 400 parking spaces with 80 located directly adjacent to the transit station and the remaining 320 spaces located one to two blocks east of the station.This option requires acquisition of 5.4 acres owned by two property owners in two parcels. The Louisville Staff prepared an analysis of the pros and cons associated with each design option. City Manager Fleming reviewed the pros and cons of each option. Option 1. This option requires a large acquisition of land and the development cost of the parking. Retail would be mitigated by the bus lanes. This option includes a pedestrian underpass on South Street. Option 2a utilizes the parking spaces at the Sport Complex and would not require acquisition of land. This option requires expenditure for pedestrian crossing of Hwy 42 This option includes a pedestrian underpass on South Street. Option 2b provides more parking adjacent to the station. This option requires expenditure for pedestrian crossing of Hwy 42. This option includes a pedestrian underpass on South Street.