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Deliverable(s) - Analysis Methodology Report (including Goals, Objectives and Evaluation Criteria Task 3.6 Purpose & Need Statement The Cordoba team will prepare the purpose and need statement for the project which will address: • Defining study corridor mobility issues/problems • Reaffirming the purpose and need for the project relative to the identified mobility problems; and • Refining the Goals, Objectives and Evaluation Criteria as needed based on stakeholder input. The resulting Purpose and Need Statement will be suitable for inclusion in the Alternatives Analysis Study and the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, as well as providing the framework which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the alternatives as a basis for selecting the LPA. We will prepare a statement defining transportation mobility issues in the project study area and reaffirming the project purpose and need as it may have changed from previous studies. The goals, objectives and evaluation criteria will also be revisited and modified as needed. Deliverable(s) - Purpose & Need Statement (suitable for inclusion in the AA study and the EIR/EIS TASK 4.0 SCOPING & DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVES This task will identify a wide range of transit alignment alternatives and technologies within the Project Study Area that address the Corridor Mobility Problem. The definition of these Corridor - Wide Alternatives should respond to the Purpose & Need statement, corridor goals and objectives, and community input received during the Public meetings and the scoping process. As part of Task 4.0, the Corridor -Wide Alternatives will be subjected to a multidisciplinary technical screening process to narrow the range of alternatives to a reasonable set of alternatives to be evaluated in more detail in the AA/DEIS/DEIR phases of analysis. This identification and comparison of alternatives will be important so that the Locally Preferred Alternative that is ultimately selected can be justified as being the most cost-effective solution. It is also important to evaluate a range of alternatives so that the LPA decision can be defended against those who might disagree with the choice and advocate for other solutions. Task 4.1 Corridor -wide Alternatives Proposed for Evaluation The Cordoba team will develop an initial set of Corridor -wide Alternatives to be evaluated and screened as part of Task 4.0 in the initial phases of the AA Study process. The Cordoba team shall prepare a Transit Technologies Paper, comparing and contrasting the most appropriate technologies for the corridor by providing comparative tables on operational characteristics, performance capabilities, and costs. Other alternatives may emerge from the review of corridor needs and public comments received during the scoping process. The potential range of alternatives include the following: 91 Page