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SCORT 2010 September 21, 2010

State Rail Planning. David Valenstein Federal Railroad Administration. SCORT 2010 September 21, 2010. State Rail Planning Topics. How to talk about state rail plans today? What are FRA’s ideas? What is the importance and potential for State Rail Plans?

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SCORT 2010 September 21, 2010

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  1. State Rail Planning David Valenstein Federal Railroad Administration SCORT 2010 September 21, 2010

  2. State Rail Planning Topics • How to talk about state rail plans today? • What are FRA’s ideas? • What is the importance and potential for State Rail Plans? • What about State Rail Plan Applicability – PRIIA?

  3. Timeline for State Rail Plan Rule Process for developing and issuing Federal regulations

  4. Approach to State Rail Planning System Integration Goals • Incorporates PRIIA requirements and objectives • Logical Interrelationships – National – State – Corridor – Project • Rail Service and Investment Program • Vision • Rail Planning Studies and Initiatives • Programming Investments 1 2 3 4

  5. State Rail Plans FRA Outline 2010 • Preliminary State Rail Plan Outline • Rail System Description and Identification of Need • Passenger and Freight Plans and Investment Proposals • Rail Service and Investment Program • Vision • Passenger Element (Goals, Financing, Operating Plan Metrics, Public and Private Benefits) • Freight Element (Goals, Financing, Economic Effects, Public Investment vs. Benefits) • Rail Planning Studies and Initiatives • Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Project Lists (Short and Long Range) 1 2 3 5

  6. State Rail Plan Table of Contents • FRA Rail Plan Outline • Summary • Chapter 1 – State’s Transportation System • Chapter 2 – Existing State Rail System • Chapter 3 – Passenger Rail Improvements and Investments • Chapter 4 – Freight Rail Improvements and Investments • Chapter 5 – State’s Rail Service and Investment Program • Chapter 6 – Coordination and Review

  7. Chapter 1 – State’s Transportation System • FRA Rail Plan Outline 1 • Identify the state's goals for multimodal system • Describe the role of rail within multimodal system • Describe current freight and passenger rail initiatives 2 3

  8. Chapter 2 – Existing State Rail System • FRA Rail Plan Outline • Describe the existing freight and passenger system • Rail companies, Corridors, Termini, Stations, etc. Describe… • Current rail system performance and operating objectives • Describe performance shortfalls and needs Discuss… • Institutional structure of the state’s rail program • Safety and security programs • General economic and environmental effects of rail operations

  9. Chapter 3 – Passenger Rail Improvements and Investments • FRA Rail Plan Outline • Summarize all passenger rail proposals under consideration for both commuter and intercity markets • Organized by corridor • How proposals meet needs identified in chapter 2 • Costs, timing, phasing • Funding • Public and private benefit

  10. Chapter 4 – Freight Rail Improvements and Investments • FRA Rail Plan Outline • Summarize all freight proposals under consideration • Organized by railroad company and corridor • Address how proposals address needs identified in chapter 2 • Capital costs, timing, phasing and funding • Public and private benefits

  11. Chapter 5 – State’s Rail Service and Investment Program • FRA Rail Plan Outline 1 • State’s vision of rail and how it relates to national rail plan and regional plans. • Short and long range plans for passenger and freight rail • detailed with 5 and 20-year project lists. • financing plan, service plan, as well as public and private benefits. • Institutional needs (rail agencies, legislation, and programs) • Expected overall short and long range rail program outcomes: • Overall state transportation (all modes) • Rail capacity, congestion, and safety • Energy & environmental • economic and employment conditions • distribution of benefits to communities in terms of livability 2 3 4

  12. Chapter 6 – Coordination and Review • FRA Rail Plan Outline • Describe the public and agency participation • Approach • How interested parties participated in the plan development • How their recommendations were addressed in process • How rail planning is coordinated with other state transportation planning and programs, including Section 135 of Title 23.

  13. Questions: • How should overlapping freight and passenger programs and projects be considered and presented? By corridor? In a separate chapter? • What is the relationship of the rail project lists to the STIP and TIP? • Should some aspects of state rail planning be continuous? • What guidance is needed and from who? AASHTO? FRA? State Rail Plans

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