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Downtown/Weber State Corridor Study
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Overview Posted 11/18/06
The Downtown Ogden to Weber State Corridor Study was completed and presented to the Ogden city
Council in October of 2005. It was the result of a request by the Ogden City Administration and City
Council to recommend a route, number of stops and mode of transportation that would best meet the
transportation needs of this high speed corridor.
This Study recommendation includes:
* Mayor Godfrey has indicated that a scaled down version of the ariel cableway (Gondola) would have a
capital cost between $20 million & $25 million and would have only 4 stops instead of the recommended
five or six stops.
The next important thing to do is to factor in the total capital cost of each mode of transportation and to
seek funding sources for the chosen mode of transportation. We must also make an assessment of the
time required and whether new transportation tax dollars would be required for funding.
Typically, any federal funding would be on a 7 to 15 year cycle. State or regional funding would take
less time (3 to 6 year cycle), but would most probably need to come from an increase in the county
transportation tax (1/4% sales tax increase). Local alternatives are being pursued that will take less
time and would likely be a combination of private dollars and a current local tax dollars.
Corridor Final Report
Cost Estimations
Slide Presentation
Other Resources:
Ogden City Website Transit Analysis
Smart Growth Ogden Analysis
Please click here to offer comments.
The Downtown Ogden to Weber State Corridor Study was completed and presented to the Ogden city
Council in October of 2005. It was the result of a request by the Ogden City Administration and City
Council to recommend a route, number of stops and mode of transportation that would best meet the
transportation needs of this high speed corridor.
This Study recommendation includes:
- The Two top corridor options recommended by the study are:
- (4.6 points) Up 23rd Street to Washington Blvd, over to 26th, up to Harrison Blvd, and then
South along Harrison to Weber State and to McKay Dee Hospital. (6 recommended stops) - (4.4 points) Straight up 23rd Street to Harrison Blvd. and then South along Harrison Blvd to
Weber State University and to McKay Dee Hospital. (5 recommended stops)
- The top 3 modes of transportation the based upon the Choosing By Advantages (CBA) model
and the cost per rider are:
- (307 Points - 23rd, 377 Points - 26th; $17.74/rider, $16.82/rider) The Street Car (Total
study expected capital cost = $100 Million) - (202 Points - 23rd, 274 Points - 26th; $13.04/rider, $11.64/rider) The Bus Rapid Transit II
(Total study expected capital cost = $22 Million) - (223 Points - 23rd, 298 Points - 26th; $27.90/rider, $26.29/rider) The Ariel Cableway
(*Total study expected capital cost = $50 Million)
* Mayor Godfrey has indicated that a scaled down version of the ariel cableway (Gondola) would have a
capital cost between $20 million & $25 million and would have only 4 stops instead of the recommended
five or six stops.
The next important thing to do is to factor in the total capital cost of each mode of transportation and to
seek funding sources for the chosen mode of transportation. We must also make an assessment of the
time required and whether new transportation tax dollars would be required for funding.
Typically, any federal funding would be on a 7 to 15 year cycle. State or regional funding would take
less time (3 to 6 year cycle), but would most probably need to come from an increase in the county
transportation tax (1/4% sales tax increase). Local alternatives are being pursued that will take less
time and would likely be a combination of private dollars and a current local tax dollars.
Corridor Final Report
Cost Estimations
Slide Presentation
Other Resources:
Ogden City Website Transit Analysis
Smart Growth Ogden Analysis
Please click here to offer comments.