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was sent to the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center at FTA's request on <br />October 4, 2001. The following volumes were included in this submission: <br /> <br />Volume 1 1.0 Introduction <br /> 2.0 Mobility Improvements <br /> 3.0 Environmental Benefits <br /> 4.0 Operating Efficiencies <br /> 5.0 Cost Effectiveness <br /> 6.0 Land Use <br /> 7.0 Project Finance <br /> <br />Volume 2 <br /> Appendix A <br /> Appendix B <br /> Appendix C <br /> Appendix D <br /> <br />Annualization Factor <br />Capital Cost Estimate <br />Financial Plan <br />Project Management Plan <br /> <br />Volume 3 <br /> Land Use and Supporting Documentation <br /> <br />As stated earlier, the Project's New Starts Criteria are now being revised to reflect the <br />entire Northstar commuter rail corridor from Minneapolis to Rice, including the <br />multi-modal connection. These will be delivered to FTA and the Volpe National <br />Transportation Systems Center' on approximately November 9, 2001. <br /> <br />In both cases, the New Starts Criteria have been and will be compiled using the new <br />federal requirements effective September 1, 2001. The new User Benefit Model was <br />not included in this update, however, as per verbal instruction at the September 6 - 7, <br />2001, FTA workshop in Washington, DC. If you wish us to complete the new User <br />Benefit Model in compliance with the changes to the final rule, we are prepared to <br />work with our staff and consultants to comply with that request. <br /> <br />Multi-modal Connection <br /> <br />The multi-modal connection is the extension of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit <br />(LRT) line from its current downtown Minneapolis terminus at Fifth Street North <br />and First Avenue North to a terminus at the downtown Minneapolis commuter rail <br />station at Fifth Street North near Fifth Avenue North. The PE for the multi-modal <br />connection was included in the PE package for the entire Project submitted to FTA <br />on June 1 and in the New Start Criteria submitted to the FTA on September 28. <br /> <br />Minnesota statutes require public review of preliminary design plans for an LRT <br />project. Mn/DOT and the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority <br />(HCRRA) co-hosted a public heating on the multi-modal connection preliminary <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Quarterly Report <br />October 31,2001 <br /> <br /> <br />