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Here's a link to the Sacramento Bee article about the expansion from a week or two back.
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/08/509...ant-keeps.html $135 million federal grant keeps Sacramento region's rail expansion rolling http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2013/...mfSM.Xl.4.jpeg A bridge over Cosumnes River Boulevard at Bruceville Road is under construction as part of a project to extend light rail to Cosumnes River College. Area officials ambitiously envision an integrated system including light rail, streetcars and high-speed trains serving the region. This map is particularly great as it shows the new extension, the extension after this (to the airport), and what's on the drawing board. http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2013/...ccVm4.Xl.4.gif |
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I've taken 2 rail trips there in the past month, can't wait to take more of them! |
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Though, CAHSR will do much to move it along. |
Denver/Aurora's I-225 line ground breaking is March 1:
I-225 Rail Line Groundbreaking Join us when RTD FasTracks holds the groundbreaking celebration March 1 at 10:00 a.m. It marks the start of construction on the complete line through Aurora. See location details here. |
I have never been to.LA, but I have heard that there are a few subway lines and bad transit. I find it surprising thag the second largest US city has such a poor system.
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It's probably true (although debatable) that no other American city is currently building more rail than LA, but that's partly because LA is so far behind. It's simultaneously true that LA has a very poor system for its size, AND that LA is expanding rapidly.
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We visited Southern California last summer for five days and only rented a car once. LA County curerntly has over eighty miles of light and heavy rail, with over seventy stations. Additionally, the Metro Link commuter rail has over 500 miles of track that it uses. LA also probably has the best bus rapid transit in the United States, with the Orange line. |
I didn't say it was bad. I did not say you can't get anywhere on transit in LA. I said it was bad for its size. There are 18 million people living in metropolitan LA, and its Metro system, which is mostly light rail, is smaller than the heavy metro systems of DC, Chicago, and San Francisco, all of which are much smaller metro areas. On a per capita basis, LA's metro hits way below those other cities. This is not a debatable point; it is a mathematical fact.
LA is doing great things with its transit, and is a model to the rest of the country in many ways. I'm insanely jealous of its bus system, and rapid roll-out of new rail lines. Nonetheless, its Metro is smaller than it should be. |
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Groundbreaking on Friday for the S 200th St/Angel Lake extension of Link Light Rail. This will be another 1.6 miles of elevated track and will be located south of the SeaTac Airport Station. Opening will be in 2016 - this is when the University extension will open as well.
http://www.soundtransit.org/About-So...ndbreaking-426 |
Denver's West light rail line opened, so it is coming off the list.
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What 'threshold' would posters here consider as meeting the definition as "Under construction"?
There are several early actions that can referenced.... "Utility Relocations" typically not undertaken by eventual contractor "Staff Recommendation for selected Contractor" "Board Approval for Contractor" "Notice to Proceed" for Contractor (rarely announced publicly) Is this worthy of a poll? |
^ I think groundbreaking is an appropriate threshold.
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Looking at the under construction list there are a couple of updates for Salt Lake:
Frontrunner south (Commuter Rail) opened in December and the Airport extension (Light Rail) opened earlier this month. We still have the Draper extension (Light Rail) and the streetcar under construction. The Draper extension is scheduled to open in August and the Streetcar line in December |
Charlotte's next light rail line has broken ground
http://www.urbanrail.net/am/char/charlotte-map.gif Source Today was the groundbreaking ceremony for Charlotte's next light rail line. It is actually an extension that will double the existing light rail length. The current line runs from center city down south through Southend to the I-485 beltway. The new extension will run northeast through NoDa to University City and end on the campus of UNC Charlotte. Google map of the extension. Here's a little Q & A: How long will construction take? Groundbreaking is 7/18/13 and utility work begins immediately. Service starts 2017. Is the line any different than the existing one? Yes. The original light rail line's stations were designed to handle 1 and 2 car trains. The new line will have stations that can fit 3 car trains. There are plans in place to go back and expand the existing stations. What's up with the funding? The light rail line is fully funded. The cost is $1.16b and roughly 50% is federal, 26% state, and 24% local. How long is the line? 9.3 miles which will double the line to 18.6 miles. Were plans changed during the process? Yes. Originally the line would extend all the way northeast to I-485 with a park and ride at the interstate. To fit within the budget two stations were eliminated and the line will terminate on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The line is designed so it can be extended in the future. How many stations? 11 new stations. 4 will be park and ride stations with a total of 3,100 new parking spaces. What are ridership projections? By 2035, 24,500 daily weekday riders on the extension, 26,500 on the existing line, for a total of 51,000. The original line beat initial projections when it opened. How long will the commute take? 25 minutes from the campus of UNC Charlotte to center city (Transportation Center/Arena Station) and 47 minutes to ride the entire cross county line end to end. How many new light rail vehicles will the city purchase? 22 for a total of 42. What other construction is going on along the line? The railroad yard and truck yard is being moved to the new multi-modal cargo yard at the airport, freeing up a good amount of land. Plus, improvements are being made along the corridor for the eventual high speed rail line. The Amtrak station will be moved to center city, and several crossing such as 36th street and Sugar Creek will be converted to grade separated. The extension will also include new bike lanes, sidewalks, and landscaping. What kind of TOD can we expect along the extension? By 2035 the areas around the new stations will have over 10,000 new housing units, over 3.8m sq. ft. of office space, and over 1.3m sq. ft. of retail space. What about public art along the extension? Just like with the original line, 1% of the project budget will go to fund art at the stations and along the line. What will the stations be like? Like the current stations, all stations will have canopy coverage, covered ticket vending machines, system and area maps, train and bus schedules, public art, bicycle storage, benches, trash receptacles and security features. Some photos of the existing line I've taken: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3242/2...f888a2dc_b.jpg TOD! http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3548/3...cb63fc01_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3161/3...fa228ed9_o.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7...e96af04c_c.jpg |
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Full-funding grant agreement, notice to proceed, and broken ground. Somewhat different if it's not federal, but most of them will be. |
Has construction started on Phase II of the Silver line in Northern Virginia? The contract was awarded early this year but I don't know if construction has started.
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