Proposal of Alternate Route to Mount Auburn Tunnel in Cincinnati by Light Rail

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Main Author:	VALA, BHOOMI
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2008
Subjects:	Light Rail Cincinnati Transportation Planning
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1201372794

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12013727942021-08-03T06:12:23Z Proposal of Alternate Route to Mount Auburn Tunnel in Cincinnati by Light Rail VALA, BHOOMI Light Rail Cincinnati Transportation Planning In November 1993, the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Council of Governments (OKI) proposed light rail in Cincinnati along the six corridors namely I-71, I – 75, Westside alignment along I – 74, Eastside alignment, I – 471, and Crosstown route. Of the six corridors the I-71light rail corridor was identified as the highest priority transportation corridor and was planned to connect Florence in Kentucky to Kings Mill in Cincinnati, Ohio. The starter segment of the I-71 light rail corridor was planned to connect the Downtown Covington in Kentucky to Blue Ash in Cincinnati. As the Downtown of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati in Uptown are the major employment centers of Cincinnati, the connection of Uptown to Downtown was planned as a part of the I-71 Corridor light rail. A Mount Auburn Tunnel passing under the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati was proposed to connect the two employment centers. Due to the high cost and the uncertainties of digging a tunnel, the proposal was rejected by the voters of Cincinnati in 2002. The project of the I-71 Corridor was thus brought to a stand still. My thesis proposes alternative routes to the Mount Auburn Tunnel that connects the Uptown and the Downtown of Cincinnati as a part of the I-71 light rail corridor. Over the series of chapters you will read how various alternatives were selected that could serve the connection to the uptown and the downtown areas of Cincinnati by light rail and how they were analyzed to propose a routes that will serve as an alternative to the Mount Auburn Tunnel. The document is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter of ‘Introduction’ that gives the readers the knowledge of the thesis topic, the problem statement, and the limitations of the study. The second chapter of ‘Methodology’ explains the readers the methodology that was adopted to find an alternate route to the existing Mount Auburn Tunnel. This chapter also tells the readers how various maps were prepared for the analysis of the alternative routes. The third chapter of ‘Study Area’ gives the knowledge of the Uptown and the Downtown areas of Cincinnati where the new alignment is to be planned. The fourth chapter of ‘Literature Review’ gives the overview of the light rail in the cities of San Diego and Portland. In the fifth chapter of ‘Criteria for Deciding the Route of the Light Rail’ talks about the various factors that are important for the planning of the light rail. These factors are derived from the literature review of San Diego and Portland, and the interviews conducted by me. The factors described in this chapter thus help to derive the Primary Criteria, Secondary Criteria and the Unique Criterion for the planning of the light rail in Cincinnati. this chapter builds a strong base for the analysis of the routes that are described in Chapter 6 of ‘Assessment of Alternate Routes’ where each alternative route is discussed in detail for the primary criteria and the secondary criteria. In the final Chapter 7 of ‘Comparison of Alternate Routes’, the final route is decided that can connect the Uptown and the Downtown areas of Cincinnati by light rail. 2008-04-23 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1201372794 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1201372794 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Proposal of Alternate Route to Mount Auburn Tunnel in Cincinnati by Light Rail

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