Toledo-Detroit Ridership Feasibility & Cost Estimate Study

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Toledo-Detroit Ridership Feasibility & Cost Estimate Study

2019-05-01
By Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc (TEMS)

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English

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Corporate Creators:

Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc (TEMS)
Corporate Contributors:

City of Toledo ; Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments
Subject/TRT Terms:

Cost Estimating Feasibility Analysis Passenger Traffic Measurement Rail Transit Ridership Travel Demand
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Right Statement:

Public Domain
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Ohio ; Michigan
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

Transportation Economics and Management Systems, Inc.
Abstract:

The Toledo-Detroit Ridership Feasibility & Cost Estimate Study presents a pre-feasibility assessment of developing a passenger rail service between Toledo, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) serving as a central hub. Using TEMS’s business-planning methodology, the report evaluates route options, train technologies, ridership and revenue potential, capital and operating costs, and broader financial and economic effects. The study favors the CSX airport route because it directly serves DTW and can connect both Detroit and Ann Arbor on a single corridor, unlike the Wyandotte alternative, which the report finds more constrained by freight activity and less effective for passenger service. From TMACOG’s regional-development perspective, the report presents the CSX corridor not only as a transportation improvement but also as a strategic investment that could better integrate the economies of Toledo, Detroit, Ann Arbor, and DTW, expand access to jobs and markets, support income growth and property development, and strengthen the region’s connection to national and international travel through DTW’s role as a major gateway airport.
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PDF
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90247/dot_90247_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 5.01 MB ]

File Language:

English

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