Holyoke Passenger Station Site Location Assess

The return of passenger rail service to Holyoke will be an important component of Holyoke's downtown resurgence. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) will open its new Intermodal Transportation Center (a joint venture with Peter Pan) at Veteran's Park this summer; the development of the High Performance Computing Center is proceeding at Open Square; and the Holyoke Canal Walk and Bicycle Path area already offering an improved downtown environment. Therefore, the identification of a recommended site for the future passenger rail station in Holyoke is needed to support this ongoing municipal revitalization and assure the overall success of the Knowledge Corridor project in the region. This study will focus on the analysis of two locations and their potential to serve the passenger demand and service scenarios described in the 2009 feasibility study. The location and accessibility of other transportation assets, resources, and trip generators in the downtown area shall be considered in the analysis of each location.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Transportation, Planning, Research and Development

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $80337.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTOS59-10-G-00105

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of the Secretary
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Jacob, Brian

• Performing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Berger, Noah

• Start Date: 20100615
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101231
• Source Data: RiP Project 35198

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic development; Intermodal terminals; Intermodal transportation; Land use planning; Light rail transit; Nonmotorized transportation; Passenger transportation; Rail transit stations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Revitalization (Communities)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492222
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTOS59-10-G-00105
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 4 2013 1:00AM