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Show Maximum Twenty-Year Scale of Hypothetical "Big Initiatives" In the Capital District (Implementation between 2010 and 2030) Hypothetical "Big Initiative" Approximate Maximum Twenty-year scale in the Capital District Twenty-year cost estimate Comments Regional greenway program 10 miles per year; 280 total including existing $150 M Scale reference is Seattle's plan for 800 miles of paths. Cost at approximately $500 K/mile based on local experience. Riverfront access and urban development program Implementation of a majority of existing plans $1,000 M Could draw from multiple fund sources, not just transportation. If significant Interstate redesign is included, could approach $3 B - $4 B based on Boston's Central Artery precedent. Street Reconstruction and Reconfiguration 40 lane miles per year; 800 total $2,400 M New Visions intended to address 25 lane miles per year; this is 50% more aggressive. Cost at approximately $3 M per lane mile. Roadway widening and connections program 10-15 lane miles per year; 200 total $1,000 M Scale comparable to double the intended ten-year implementation in New Visions 2021 plan. Mix of modest ($2.5 M per lane mile) and costly ($7 M per lane mile) projects. Suburban town center development 5-10 lane miles per year; 150 total $175 M Cost at approx. $1 M+ per lane mile as mix of access and collector roads. Developer-built or financed connections not included in the total. Bus service expansion, BRT program with transit oriented development 100 route miles total including NY 5 $200 M capital $400 M add'l oper. Scale and cost estimated at 5-10 times that for NY 5 BRT. Guideway transit system with transit-oriented development 50 route miles guideway with 50 route miles of non-guideway BRT. $2,100 M capital $1,450 M add'l oper. Scale comparable to planned expansion in Portland over 20 years; capital cost of $40 M/mile derived from Portland, Phoenix, and Columbus plans. Operating cost estimated at $1.25 M/year per linear mile. Includes ½ of BRT non-guideway plan also. Managed lane program 50 route miles total with approx. 75 lane miles $750 M $10 M operating Scale at one or two lanes per center-line mile where physically feasible in Interstate system in Albany County, extensions north, east, west. Cost at $10 M per lane mile. 20 |
