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4.0 Detailed Definition of Alternatives
4.5.3 Refinements to Base Alternatives
During the detailed evaluation process, several refinements were made to the base LRT
alternatives to test different end-of-line options, different station locations, and minor alignment
changes. A summary of the refinements is provided in Table 4.13. Figures 4-15 through 4-19
illustrate the refinements.
TABLE 4.13
SUMMARY OF REFINEMENTS TO LRT ALTERNATIVES
Alternative Changes to Base Alternative PurposeLRT 12
LRT to Frankford
and DFW North
via Maiana Spur
option
(Figure 4-15)Changes to base LRT Alternative 8:
- Truncated the line at Frankford within the DART
Service Area
- Deleted the Market and Royal Lane Stations on the
UP RR
- Used the Mariana Spur option to a North Urban
Center Station south of Northwest Highway, rather
than to the North Irving T.C.
- Incorporated a new SH 114/DFW alignment that
uses DFW property and Irving road right-of-way to
reduce cost
- Replaced the MacArthur, Belt Line, Freeport and
DFW North stations with the Royal, SH 161, Belt
Line and DFW North/Freeport stations" Understand effects of
truncating at Frankford
" Delete stations to speed
up travel times and
determine if adjacent
stations could absorb
riders
* Determine if North
Urban Center station
performs better than
North Irving T.C.
" Test cost-effectiveness of
new SH 114/DFW
alignment with revised
stationsLRT 12A Same as above except: " Retain station ridership
Same as above - Added the Market Center and Royal Lane stations
(Figure 4-16) back in
LRT 12B Same as above except: * Retain station ridership
Same as above - Added the Market Center and Royal Lane stations " Test NITC vs. NUC
(Figure 4-16) back in
- Used Maiana Spur to NITC
Refined Changes to base LRT Alternative 10: Same as above plus:
LRT 10 - Truncated the line at Frankford within the DART * Compare ridership and
LRT to Frankford Service Area costs to Alternative 12
and DFW North - Deleted Love Field tunnel and DFW Spine segment (ie. UD/Texas Stadium
via UD/Texas - Deleted the Market and (Dallas) Royal Lane option vs. Mafiana Spur
Stadium option Stations on the UP RR to speed up travel times and option)
(Figure 4-17) determine if adjacent stations could absorb these
riders
- Used the Texas Stadium option to a North Urban
Center Station south of Northwest Highway, rather
than to the North Irving T.C.
- Deleted the Texas Stadium station and combined it
with the University of Dallas station
- Incorporated a new SH 114/DFW alignment that
uses DFW property and Irving road right-of-way to
reduce costNorthwest Corridor MIS
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