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Regional Commuter Rail Feasibility Study
Phase I Completed
Study completed September 2002
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Phase IFact Sheet (540KB, pdf) Phase IExecutive Summary (145KB, pdf) |
The Kansas City Regional Commuter Rail Feasibility Study completed Phase I (Initial Corridor Screening)of the three-phase study.
The Initial Screening examined the region's 19 existing rail lines. These lines were then divided into eight corridors and evaluated by the following set of criteria:
- Ridership
- Cost
- Railroad considerations and constraints
- Corridor-specific considerations
- Federal Transit Administration New Starts Criteria
The screening process identified three corridors that appeared most promising, in the near term, for further detailed evaluation. The corridors were:
- D - West–East from Kansas City, Mo.; Independence; Blue Springs; Odessa and Higginsville
- E - South–East from Kansas City, Mo.; Raytown; Lee's Summit; Pleasant Hill; Harrisonville; Holden and Warrensburg
- H - East–West from Kansas City, Mo.; Kansas City, Kan.; Lawrence and Topeka
In April 2001, MARC's Total Transportation Policy Committee approved the study to proceed to Phase II. This phase will make a more detailed assessment of corridors, D, E, and H using the criteria from Phase I.