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8.B. - Page 53 of 70 <br />Redwood City Broadway Streetcar/Urban Circulator Study <br />Summary Report <br />Evaluation Findings <br />The alternatives were compared based on the scores within <br />each evaluation criterion. The findings of the evaluation are <br />summarized below. The top scoring alternatives were <br />selected for further analysis and are described in the next <br />section. <br />Overall Findings <br />■ Ridership and costs would not be dramatically <br />different for any of the streetcar alternatives <br />■ Utility conflicts do not appear to be dramatically <br />different between alternatives nor do they pose a <br />major concern <br />■ The Downtown Transit Center Redesign Study <br />revealed a possibility that the Caltrain station platform <br />could be moved north of Broadway in the future to <br />accommodate Dumbarton rail, so ideally alternatives <br />should be able to directly connect to both the existing <br />and the future platform location <br />■ A streetcar maintenance facility on the City -owned <br />maintenance yard property would work well because <br />it is directly along the common segment of the <br />streetcar route <br />■ In general, alternatives with one-way loops were found <br />to be potentially confusing and less convenient, and to <br />have longer travel times, than those with direct point- <br />to-point service <br />Broadway Options <br />■ Conflicts with major downtown events which close <br />Broadway are a serious concern <br />■ Broadway is narrow and sometimes congested for <br />vehicles and pedestrians in the downtown, a potential <br />source of delay and concern for pedestrian safety <br />■ A portion of Broadway is within the historic core of the <br />downtown and appropriate for a streetcar in terms of <br />land use and walkability. The historic nature may <br />cause additional challenges for construction. <br />Marshall Street Options <br />■ No conflicts with special events <br />■ Not as walkable as Broadway, but potential for land <br />use changes with new development <br />■ Less conflicts with traffic and parking than on <br />Broadway <br />Shortlisted Alternatives <br />After the evaluation process was complete, three high - <br />performing alternatives were shortlisted for further <br />consideration: <br />Smith <br />596 <br />