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Intermediate Capacity Transit Study

Stage 1

In Stage 1 of the Seattle Transit Study the Project Management Team considered more than 45 potential routings drawn from neighborhood plans, previous studies, public suggestions and professional judgement. Seven broad corridors were selected for further study. The corridors and potential technologies were presented to the public at two open houses in October 2000. The Team identified five of the seven corridors as potentially feasible:

Aurora/Greenwood/Downtown
Ballard/Fremont/U-District
Downtown & environs
Lake City/Northgate/Ballard/Downtown
West Seattle/Downtown

Feasibility was determined by several key factors:

Ability to carry existing and new transit riders
Cost of implementing technology
Potential impacts within the corridors

Stage 1 Recommendations

The Lake City/Northgate/Ballard/Downtown and West Seattle/Downtown corridors were chosen for further analysis.

Future studies will provide a similar level of analyses on the other potential corridors which may eventually make up an ICT system.

Stage 1 Supporting Documents

Review of Phase One Recommendations

Review of Previous Relevant Studies

Proposed Evaluation Process and Criteria

Finalization of corridors and selection of specific "sample routes within corridors

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Group 9

Compilation of preliminary transit travel demand forecasts and ridership projects for Study routes

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Group 9	Additional BRT routes	Sample route ridership	North & South corridors elevated boardings

Development of conceptual plans for ICT transit services along Study corridors and routes.

Aurora - Downtown Corridor	Downtown & Environs Corridor
Aurora Downtown sample route comparisons	Downtown & Environs sample route comparisons
Lake City - Downtown Corridor	Lake City-Columbia City Corridor
Lake City - Downtown sample route comparisons	Lake City - Columbia City sample route comparisons
Ballard - U-District Corridor	West Seattle-Downtown Corridor
Ballard - U-District sample route comparisons	West Seattle - Downtown sample route comparisons

Preliminary identification of environmental impacts along Study route

Impact Evaluation Stage One

Development of preliminary capitol and operating costs for sample routes

Preliminary Capitol Cost Estimate by Route

Preliminary Operating Cost Estimate by Route

Summary of Costs by route and corridor

Summary of Findings

Initial technical analyses	Corridor ridership and cost	System evaluation criteria	Concept feasability evaluation criteria
Service evaluation criteria	Impact evaluation criteria	Cost per rider overview
Cost per rider for BRT technology	Cost per rider for Elevated technology	Cost per rider for Streetcar technology	Findings Summary

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