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<br />Work Plan <br />Continued <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />O&M Cost Estimates <br /> <br />The same methodology being used for this task in the Northstar <br />Corridor MIS and Commuter Rail Feasibility Study will be used for the <br />extension study to St. Joseph. With the O&M cost models calibrated in <br />previous tasks, O&M costs will be estimated in the extension study area <br />for the Commuter Rail alternative or for all MIS alternatives with a bus <br />component by inputting the appropriate operating statistics and system <br />characteristics of the alternatives in the analysis year. <br /> <br />D. Detailed Ridership Forecasting <br /> <br />The same methodology being used for this task in the Northstar <br />Corridor MIS and Commuter Rail Feasibility Study will be used for the <br />extension study to St. Joseph. The ridership forecasting model will be <br />expanded to include the area west of downtown St. Cloud to St. Joseph <br />or possibly to Collegeville. Thc St. Cloyd A TP'" Planning Orgaftiz8fiCJu'ti <br />tr;Jv.e] ~emaf,ld mQ<h~1 anJ ulller tlertinent data will b~ 11.3ed to ~QIt1FIQtQ <br />~ The forecasting process will take into account a full <br />understanding of the characteristics of existing travel in the corridor. <br />The same forecast years will be developed and analyzed as is being . <br />developed in the Northstar Corridor MIS and Commuter Rail <br />Feasibility Study. <br /> <br />The following work tasks will be completed: <br /> <br />· Modification of the zone system outside of the Twin Cities <br />metropolitan area to add sufficient detail around proposed <br />additional stations. <br />· Reevaluating work trip in new zones based on census journey <br />to work data as done in the original Northstar commuter rail <br />work. <br />· Adding detail to the highway network and transit network <br />around potential new stations. <br />· Rerunning models as completed during the original Northstar <br />commuter rail work. <br />. Addressing potential rail trips from student population around <br />new stations without the use of a model but using the <br />consultant's "best judgment". <br />· Preparing a summary of results. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />#25092 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Exhibit A-Revised Work Plan for the Extension of the <br />Northstar Corridor MIS west of St. Cloud <br /> <br />BRW, Inc. <br />