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Technical Working Group Meeting

Peninsula Rail ProgramJune 17, 2010

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TWG Agenda(2 hours)

• Statewide/Caltrain/Regional updates - handout• Group Activity

• Introduction & PWG activity (15 min.)• “Stitching the Corridor” Exercise (45 min.)• Report Back (30 min.)

• Design Options v.1 / Office hours sign-up (20 min.)• Other Business (10 min.)

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Defining the Project

2005Program EIR/SAerial/At gradeConceptual

2009Initial Alternatives3 vertical options: Aerial/At grade/BelowConceptual

4/2010Prelim Alts Analysis6 vertical options4% design

12/2010Draft EIR/S15% design

9/2010Supplemental Alternatives Analysis

9/2011Final EIR/S

Clarify the Project• Additional criteria (community & other

stakeholders, Caltrain shared use, safety, etc.)• Cost/Benefit Analysis

Expand Alternatives

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Rail operations, 

future operator 

Project costFundability

Corridor equity

Regulatory approvals

Rail and public safety

Natural systems 

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

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Design Options

• One-on-one city/county meetings: Office hours Monday, June 28 and Tuesday, June 29, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Samtrans

• Environmental Clearance vs. Defining the Project• Design Options v.1

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4-Track Aerial Configuration

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4-Track Aerial Configuration

88

4-Track Trench Configuration

99

4-Track Trench Configuration

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Stacked Configuration

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Stacked Configuration