(Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2007-03) Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization; HDR Engineering
The Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RVMPO) has taken the lead to see if
the CORP facilities may be more fully utilized to expand transportation options in the
region. The MPO has commissioned a number of studies over the past years, exploring the
potential for commuter rail between Central Point and Ashland, a distance of just over 16
miles. The RVMPO requested that this additional study be made to reflect the unavailability
of the Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT) cars previously available for the
project. In addition, RVMPO wanted basic information that it might use to approach the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for potential funding under the agency's "Small Starts
Program." [From the document]
