Joint Police-Streets Committee Meeting Quiet Zone Update Village of Glendale April 25, 2007 Joint Police-Streets Committee Meeting

Glendale Village Plan 2000 Transportation Committee Recommendation Strategy Eight: Reduce noise pollution from the railroad Action – Develop local and regional options and then work with railroad to implement a quiet zone.

Railroad Controls Limited (RCL) Report History of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rules on whistles Swift Rail Development Act of 1994 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (1/13/00) Interim Final Rule (12/18/03) Final Rule (6/24/05)

Process to Create Quiet Zone Application through the FRA by Public Authority Public Authority Designation (preferred method – doesn’t require FRA approval) Each highway-rail grade crossing within Quiet Zone equipped with approved Supplemental Safety Measure or Wayside Horn Quiet Zone Risk Index (QZRI) less than Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) or the Risk Index With Horns (RIWH)

Glendale Highway & Pedestrian Rail Crossings Sharon Road cantilever flashing lights and gates Pedestrian Crossing no warning device Albion Avenue flashing lights and gates Oak Street

Quiet Zone Alternatives Four-Quadrant Gate Systems One Way Street with Gates Gates with Medians or Channelization Devices Wayside Horns Temporary Closures Permanent Closures

Cost Summary of Options Reflects updated costs for Constant Warning Time (CWT) Sharon Road Albion Avenue Oak Road Four Quadrant Gates $500,000 $400,000 Medians or Channelization N/A One-Way with Gates $175,000 Wayside Horns $200,000 $190,000 Temporary Closure $165,000 No data Permanent Closure $190,000* Proposed by Ohio Rail Development Commission to close Albion Avenue (2/8/07)

Wayside Horn Demonstration Results – 2/10/07 Decibel Readings from 10 locations at three rail crossings

Ad Hoc Citizen’s Committee Mayor has approved creation of an Ad Hoc Citizen’s Committee to further study QZ 4 – 6 members from within Village Study FRA Rules and Options for QZ Funding Sources FRA National Inventory Update & Calculator ORDC, PUCO, CSX input Make recommendations to Council based on findings