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Draft Status Report on the Northstar Commuter Rail Project. June 7, 2001 <br /> <br /> consumption <br />· No perceptible change in noise levels <br />· No significant negative environmental effects <br />· Promotes environmental justice by providing reverse commute <br />· Provides opportunity to focus economic growth <br />· Capital cost approximately $190 million + $6 million for right-of- <br /> way (19995) <br /> <br />Alt. 4 TH 10 Improvements, Commuter Rail and Feeder Bus <br />· Increases 2020 transit ridership by 9,800 trips per day <br />· Small decrease in regional vehicle miles of travel <br />· Reduces traffic in the 1-94 corridor <br />· Reduced highway accident potential <br />· Reduction in regional air pollutant emissions and energy <br /> consumption <br />· No perceptible change in noise levels <br />· Potential parkland and floodplain impacts <br />· Promotes environmental justice by providing reverse commute <br />· Provides opportunity to focus economic growth <br />· Capital cost approximately $304 million ($190 million rail + $114 <br /> million roadways) + $6 million for rail right-of-way + $52 million <br /> for roadway right-of-way (19995) <br /> <br />Alt. 5 New River Crossings, TH 10 Improvements, Commuter Rail <br />and Feeder Bus <br />· Increases 2020 transit ridership by 9,750 trips per day <br />· Small decrease in regional vehicle miles of travel <br />· Reduces traffic in the 1-94 corridor <br />· Reduced highway accident potential <br />· Small reduction in vehicle hours of travel and delay <br />· Provides additional river crossing capacity <br />· Reduction in regional air pollutant emissions and energy <br /> consumption <br />· No perceptible change in noise levels <br />· Potential parkland and floodplain impacts including severance <br /> of a portion of Elm Creek Park <br />· Promotes environmental justice by providing reverse commute <br />· Provides opportunity to focus economic growth <br />· Capital cost approximately $361 million ($190 million rail + $114 <br /> million roadways + $57 million river crossings) + $6 million for <br /> rail right-of-way + $54 million for roadway right-of-way (19995) <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br /> <br /> <br />