King of Prussia Rail Project An Extension of the Norristown High Speed Line STATION 3

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1 Display 1 of 11 Alternatives Screening riteria The Alternatives Screening Process will help SEPTA identify and analyze a wide range of proposed rail alternatives, including any effects the proposed project would have on the natural, cultural and socio-economic environments. Long List of Alternatives Tier 1 Screening Tier 1 Long List of Alternatives Tier 2 Preliminary Alternatives Tier 3 Detailed Evaluation of Build Alternatives Tier 1 riteria Meets Project Purpose & Need Reasonable to Build, Operate and Maintain Relative to Other Alternatives ross-section an be Accommodated Preliminary Alternatives Tier 2 Screening Tier 2 riteria Ridership Potential Order of Magnitude osts Order of Magnitude Impacts Order of Magnitude Benefits Build Alternatives Tier 3 Screening Tier 3 riteria Refined Ridership Forecast Refined osts osts Per Rider Financial Feasibility Economic & Land Use Analysis Quantification & Evaluation of Impacts & Benefits Early Scoping Public Meeting January 2013 EIS Scoping Meeting July 2013 Public Meeting #2 Spring 2014 Public Meeting #3 Summer 2014 Draft EIS omment Period & Public Hearing Fall 2014 ONGOING STAKEHOLDER OUTREAH Locally Preferred Alternative

2 Display 2 of 11 Va Long List of Alternatives lley Long List of Alternatives Trunks Norristown High Speed Line () Norristown Transportation enter Route 202 PEO / PA Turnpike PEO Abrams Yard I-76 Gulph Branches Norfolk Southern PA Turnpike Baptist PA Turnpike / PEO Pink Tan Purple A, B, Purple Dot Purple Dash Green A, ST 252 B Green Dot Green Dash Mile 202 National Historical Trout 422 ST 363 Betzwood Masch ellmac re ek Green B Schuylkill River aley Elementary School Mall UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP Belmont Brandywine Terrace Village Green Dot Maschellma c 1s N Gulph T r out Pink t Ave Purple Dash Purple B ree k B ranch Green Dash Purple A ABRAMS YARD W Allendale 76 R d Tan Abra m s Run Purple Dot Ab rams Run Green A Purple 202 Upper Merion High School I-76 row PA TURNPIKE/PEO reek Memorial Gardens Abra ms ROUTE 202 VARIATION PA TURNPIKE PEO/PA TURNPIKE NORFOLK SOUTHERN PEO R un 276 S Gulph row re e k Norristown High Speed Line () Hughes Gulph Mills Golf ourse MUNIIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN W 4Th St E 4Th St M atsunk Ho lstein E Main St reek ST 320 G ulph Swedeland

3 Display 3 of 11 Potential Opportunities for Private Investment, Joint Development and Private Development Joint Development Joint Development allows for a cooperative partnership to be formed between the transit agency and private parties, like a developer. Under this arrangement, a transit facility such as a rail station, could include adjacent/connected facilities or commercial development. Public-Private Partnerships or P3 This innovative type of legal and financial tool is increasingly used to incentivize private investment and financing in order to leverage public infrastructure funding. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) TOD enables mixed-use development or redevelopment around transit stations. TOD strives to create transit friendly, walkable communities by providing a commercial and residential land uses in close proximity to transit and multi-modal options. Bethesda Metro enter Fruitvale Transit Village, Oakland isco ampus, San Jose, A Lindberg Station, Atlanta TOD onceptual Sketch of Elevated Structure

4 Display 4 of 11 Tier 1 Screening riteria Long List of Alternatives 30 Trunk and Branch ombinations Step 1 Does it meet Purpose and Need? (Trunks Only) YES NO Step 2 Is it reasonable to build, operate and maintain relative to the other alternatives? YES NO Step 3 an the cross-section be accommodated? YES NO 12 Trunk and Branch ombinations

5 Display 5 of 11 Tier 1 Screening Results Trunks Tier 1 Screening Results Explanation Abrams Yard Does not meet Purpose and Need. Does not provide faster, more reliable service. PEO I-76 Tier 1 Screening. omplex construction and not reasonable to operate primarily as a result of excessive grade. Route 202 Norfolk-Southern (Morrisville Line) PA Turnpike PA Turnpike/PEO Tier 1 Screening. Not operationally feasible. Three rail services within same track segment. Very slow speeds exiting and entering trunk. Not reasonable to build. Extraordinarily high and complex elevated structure needed. Requires moving Hughes Station further south. Not reasonable to build. Extraordinarily high and complex elevated structure needed. Requires moving Hughes Station. PEO/PA Turnpike Tier 1 Screening.

6 Display 6 of 11 Tier 1 Screening Results - Branches Branches Tier 1 Screening Results Explanation Pink (South Gulph Road to West Valley Road via Abrams Industrial Track) Green A (Wills Road and Mall Boulevard) Green B (Goddard Boulevard/1st Avenue) Green Dot (put dots here) (Moore Avenue) Green Dash (put dashes here) (North Gulph Road) Purple A (South Gulph Road and North Gulph Road to Village at ) Purple B (From Village at to West Valley Road) Purple (Route 202 from PA Turnpike to North Gulph Road) Purple Dot (put dots here) (Intersection of I-76 and Route 202) Purple Dash (put dashes here) (North Gulph Road) Tan (Wills Road to 1st Avenue via Abrams Industrial Track) Not reasonable to build. Extraordinarily high and complex structure needed. Not reasonable to build. Straddle bents over roadway. annot be accommodated in right of way. US Route 422 widening. annot be accommodated in right of way. In major interchange.

7 Display 7 of 11 Route 202 Alternatives Norristown High Speed Line () Norristown Transportation enter U.S. Route 202 Alternatives Route 202 Alternative 1 Route 202 Alternative 2 Route 202 Alternative 3 Route 202 Alternative 4 Route 202 Alternative 5 Route 202 Alternative 6 Gulph Baptist National Historical 422 ST 363 Betzwood Mas chellmac Maschellma c k ree aley Elementary School Mall UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP Belmont Brandywine Terrace Village 1S t Ave W Allendale R d Abrams Run Upper Merion High School row ROUTE 202 PA TURNPIKE row re e k Line Norristown High Speed () MUNIIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN E Main St W 4Th St E 4Th St ST 252 N Gulph Va lley Mile Trout T r out ree k B ranch 76 Abra m s Run Memorial Gardens R un Abra ms S Gulph Hughes Gulph Mills Golf ourse M atsunk Ho lstein reek ST 320 G ulph Swedeland

8 Display 8 of 11 PEO Alternatives Norristown High Speed Line () Norristown Transportation enter PEO Alternatives PEO Alternative 1 PEO Alternative 2 PEO Alternative ST 363 Betzwood Maschellma c aley Elementary School UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP Belmont Brandywine Terrace Village W R d () MUNIIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN E Main St W 4Th St E 4Th St Gulph Baptist National Historical Mas chellmac k ree 1S t Ave Allendale Mall Abrams Run Upper Merion High School row 202 PA TURNPIKE PEO row re e k 276 Line Norristown High Speed ST 252 N Gulph Va lley Mile Trout T r out ree k B ranch 76 Abra m s Run Memorial Gardens R un Abra ms S Gulph Hughes Gulph Mills Golf ourse M atsunk Ho lstein reek ST 320 G ulph Swedeland

9 Display 9 of 11 PEO/PA Turnpike Alternatives Norristown High Speed Line () Norristown Transportation enter PEO / PA Turnpike Alternatives P/PT Alternative 1 P/PT Alternative 2 P/PT Alternative ST 363 Betzwood Maschellma c aley Elementary School UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP Belmont Brandywine Terrace Village W R d () MUNIIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN E Main St W 4Th St E 4Th St Gulph Baptist National Historical Mas chellmac k ree 1S t Ave Allendale Mall Abrams Run Upper Merion High School row 202 PA TURNPIKE row re e k PEO/PA Turnpike 276 Line Norristown High Speed ST 252 N Gulph Va lley Mile Trout T r out ree k B ranch 76 Abra m s Run Memorial Gardens R un Abra ms S Gulph Hughes Gulph Mills Golf ourse M atsunk Ho lstein reek ST 320 G ulph Swedeland

10 Display10 of 11 Norristown High Speed Line () Norristown Transportation enter U.S. Route 202 Alternatives Route 202 Alternative 1 Route 202 Alternative 2 Route 202 Alternative 3 Route 202 Alternative 4 Route 202 Alternative 5 Route 202 Alternative 6 PEO / PA Turnpike Alternatives P/PT Alternative 1 P/PT Alternative 2 P/PT Alternative 3 PEO Alternatives PEO Alternative 1 PEO Alternative 2 PEO Alternative 3 National Historical ST 363 Trout Betzwood k ree S Trooper Maschellmac Maschellm ac N Gulp h 1St Ave Allendale aley Elementary School W Mall R un Abrams Upper Merion High School UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP row r eek Brandywine Village PEO Belmont Terrace row ree k PEO/PA Turnpike MUNIIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN ROUTE Norristown High Speed Line () W 4Th St E Main St ST Mile Trout re ek row r e ek Memorial Gardens S Gulph Hughes Gulph Mills Golf ourse

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