Why Rail?

• Improves regional connectivity
• Increases mobility for drivers and non-drivers alike
• Expands travels options by coordinating with transit and other active-transportation modes such as bicycling and walking
• Connects people to jobs, regional attractions, and major recreational destinations
• Supports neighborhood development and revitalization
• Reduces the demand for new road capacity while providing a new way to meet future travel demand
• Links to and supports the Eastern Corridor’s multi-modal transportation vision and land use plan