Why was the Hoepker Road access alignment not given more serious consideration, given the fact that it would avoid disrupting existing neighborhoods?
The Hoepker Road access alignment is one of several that the City of Madison is looking at as they prepare to make a recommendation to the DOT on a Madison station location. The remote location of a station on this alignment, environmental impacts, and construction costs for this option were among the factors indicated in the Consultants report to the City which make it less attractive than utilizing the existing rail corridor. The alignment would affect other neighborhoods in Sun Prairie and the Town of Burke as well. What additional information can be provided about the market for high-speed rail ridership? For instance, what information about demographics, origins and destinations and station access transportation (modes of travel used to get to the station) can be provided about those expected to use high-speed rail service? The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI) is a network of high-speed passenger rail service designed to link major midwestern cities with Chicago as a hub.
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