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State Rail Plan Update
AASHTO SCORT 2011
State Rail Plan Update
Donald Ludlow, AICPCambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Presentation Overview
How have state rail plans changed since PRIIA?
What remains the same?
How will they change in the future?
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State Rail Plan UpdatePublication Year of Completed, In-Progress, Planned
2012
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2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
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5
3
4
1
2
2
12
8
5
13
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Post-PRIIA State Rail Plans
1. Passenger focused
2. More expansive stakeholder outreach
3. More substantive treatment of rail issues and impacts
4. Greater focus on policy development
5. Capital planning and programming
6. Customized to unique state circumstances
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Minnesota Statewide Rail Sketch Planning
2009 2030 Without Improvements
2030 With Improvements
• Multimodal freight and passenger origin-destination flows
• High-level rail performance / capacity
• Helps identify investment needs
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Future state rail plans
Improving sophistication of investment analysis
Integration into multimodal transportation plans
Reflecting state DOT orientation to rail
Multi-state coordination
FRA requirements