A Brief Overview of the Rio Grande Plan Screening Analysis

Let's take a closer look at the plans developed by Kimley Horn for the upcoming Critical Connections study!
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[@eyezak_m]

Really glad someone like you is the public image of this plan. Your optimism is really infectious and I was glad to meet you back in the December meeting!

[@Civil_Maniac]

As a Civil Engineer, I appreciate your thorough deep dive into the proposal. I didn’t realize how different it was than the concept plan. Hoping I can one day work on this project

[@ajkleipass]

Someone needs to build a model. These diagrams are good for those of us used to working with them, but the selling point for the general public is going to be an architectural model showing the train boxes and the street grid. If possible, build it in 1:160 scale and use N-scale trains to aid the feel of it.

[@brucehain]

I'm a big believer in grade separation. Since the railroads were there first, usually, there was no way to avoid them without giant projects. The once-and-for all solution sounds right to me, as long as it can be gotten right.

[@jeffreysmith85]

Up track should not be downtown

[@KW8309]

I love this plan, and truly hope they take your recommendations to consideration. However the plan to demolish The Complex without a plan to relocate the building to a similar location of adequate sizing is gonna be a MAJOR issue once this gains more public attraction. That building is the heart of entertainment for all of the adjacent apartments. You remove that and there's gonna be problems.

[@jmchristoph]

Best guess on why they're leveling the descending slope out further south, is that it's to avoid a compound curve track geometry. Generally speaking, it's a lot cheaper to maintain track that only curves in a single plane, either vertically or horizontally, because there's less likelihood that the track will shift position with the repeated load of trains passing over it. If you have to superelevate the curve on the passenger tracks, that becomes an even bigger issue, & also significantly restricts the range of speeds trains can traverse the track at without damaging it. Most Class I freight railroads have gone out of their way to eliminate compound curves wherever they possibly can, so this configuration probably satisfies UPRR's wishlist along with everyone else's.

[@JacobOhlssonBudinger]

this plan is really exciting to me, and i don’t even live in the same continent as it. keep up the good work and the pressure, this is amazing

[@jflan_2625]

Would be incredible to see a swiss-esque train systems to park city and the cottonwoods. With the HB at rio grande. Only a dream

[@egbutler114]

Very interesting and bold. I am glad to see that some transportation agencies are making future plans of expansion for their systems to anticipate ridership growth. 👍👍

[@FrederickJenny]

It is wonderful to see that the city has taken this project and improved on it. Now we need to get more citizens to stand up and tell their representatives in the City and State that they want this project. Thank you for all you do Christian and keep up the good work.

[@timothywelke2047]

I do think improving our public transportation can improve such a wide range of our fundamental problems; this seems like a massive step forward

[@GustavSvard]

Amazing to see the City doing a proper study of this plan. And that they've upped the scope of it in a positive way (i.e. they made it better, not just said "it'll cost way more").

[@SoCalHighIron]

I love seeing this ambitious plan gaining momentum! I've never had the pleasure of visiting Salt Lake City, but the California Zephyr has been calling my name... Thank you, Christian for all of the work you've done to make this vision a reality. I'm rooting for you from Los Angeles!

[@ibriggs121]

Thanks for this video and all your hard work. I'm an SLC resident and a big fan of the Frontrunner, and I'm really excited about this!

[@Positivitypapi]

Would love to see this happen and the opportunity for real estate development open up on the west side😍

[@AstroMagi]

The KH study also quoted the excavation costs alone to be something like $1.2 billion (at $15/cu ft). Methinks that's an overestimate for the digging, so it seems like the big numbers on the sticker price might be more of an upper bound on the actual cost.

[@RustyFoundry]

As always, amazing analysis and really hope this plan actually gets some real traction, even if it ultimately gets watered down some.

[@rollinwithunclepete824]

Impressive effort! Thank you, Christian

[@alpacarama21]

With this much extra stuff, is it your feeling that things have been piled in because everyone wants to get their additions to the plan, or that the cost is intentionally being run up to make it unpalatable? Hopefully the former!