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Table 9-1 : Evaluation Factors and Metrics
Factors		Early Metrics for Screening		Metrics for Evaluation of Alternatives
NEC FUTURE NEEDS
Aging Infrastructure		NEC in a state of good repair		NEC in a state of good repair
Capacity		Peak-hour trains Peak-hour seats/passengers at major screenlines Annual trips Annual passengers		Peak rail capacity utilization Peak passenger capacity utilization Annual trips Annual passengers and passenger miles Reduction in vehicle-miles traveled
Connectivity		Stations served by Intercity trains Station-pairs served by Intercity trains Airport stations		Daily trains serving airport stations (total number of trains) Air-to-rail diversions Daily service volumes between representative station - pairs and Connecting Corridors
Performance		Express trip time savings Maximum trains per hour Peak-hour trains operating on NEC		Travel-time savings in hours and minutes Station-to-station travel times Maximum train speeds
Resiliency		N/A		Redundancy for key network links-number of routes between city-pairs Acres of the Representative Route vulnerable to flooding Comparison of the vulnerability to flooding of off - corridor routes to that of the existing NEC Number of stations vulnerable to flooding
Environmental Sustainability		Areas of environmental sensitivity		Change in greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants Change in energy use Compatibility with states and metropolitan planning organization transit-oriented development plans
Economic Growth		N/A		Employment impacts Travel market savings in $2014M Access to labor markets Number of stations by metropolitan area
BENEFITS, COSTS, AND OTHER FACTORS
Environmental Impacts	Areas of environmental sensitivity		Magnitude of effects on EJ populations, conversion of land cover by type, water resources, threatened and endangered species, Section 4(f)/6(f), and cultural resources
Capital/O&M Costs	N/A		Total capital cost Total O&M cost
Constructability	N/A		Route miles by construction type

Source: NEC FUTURE team, 2015

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