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RIVERSIDE STREETCAR
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Economic Development, Placemaking
and Branding/Marketing Committee
October 20, 2022
Public Works Department
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2 BACKGROUND
1. October 6, 2020 - the City Council requested staff to contract with TIG/m to complete a streetcar feasibility study and return to the Economic Development, Placemaking, and
Branding/Marketing Committee.
2. November 17, 2020 - the City Manager’s Office brought forth a responsive report, and the contract with TIG/m to furnish the study was approved.
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3 DISCUSSION: STUDY DEVELOPMENT
1. TIG/m and City staff engaged
stakeholders, including community
groups
2. Physical survey boxes augmented
the web-based survey and
informational study page
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4 DISCUSSION: OVERVIEW & RIDERSHIP FINDINGS
1. TIG/m proposes a unique vehicle
type that is battery & hydrogen
fuel cell powered.
2 . T h es y s t e mi sp r o j e c t e db yT I G / m
to carry 1,814,953 passenger per
year in its opening year, with
5,771,232 passengers per year by
2055.
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5 DISCUSSION: CONFIGURATION AND ENGINEERING
1. The feasibility study contained
schematic level designs
(conceptual) of the entire 7-mile
alignment.
2. The proposed project would omit
overhead wires and track-side
charging infrastructure.
3. The proposed project uses unique
removable panels to facilitate utility
maintenance.
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6 DISCUSSION: COST MODEL AND OPERATIONS
1. Vehicles would travel at 25 MPH and serve
with 9-minute headways.
2 .T h et o t a lc o s to ft h ep r o j e c ti ss h o w na s $408 million.
3. TIG/m projects that the project would
generate a profit.
4. TIG/m suggests private financing (public
private partnership) supplemented by
$86 million in local or state funding.
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7 Strategic Priority 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goal 6.1- Provide, expand and ensure equitable access to sustainable modes of transportation that connect people to opportunities such as employment, education, healthcare, and community amenities.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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8 That the Economic Development, Placemaking and
Branding/Marketing Committee:
1.Receive, review and provide feedback to staff regarding the Riverside Streetcar Feasibility study; and
2.Direct staff to seek grant funding to integrate the findings of the TIG/m report into an expanded federally compliant zero- emission transportation feasibility study which includes bus rapid transit amongst other alternatives.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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