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EPA provided technical assistance support to the City of Moline, Illinois in the areas of green building and historic preservation for
the Moline Multi-Modal Station Project. This assistance was intended to strengthen the HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable
Communities by providing the City of Moline access to technical resources and expertise. EPA's technical assistance activities
focused on the development of five case studies on the renovation of existing/historic structures to meet Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) standards for multi-modal transportation projects, where possible. These five case studies were
presented at the Moline Developer Workshop held on October 18,2011. This is the third case study in the series.
UPTOWN STATION
NORMAL, ILLINOIS
Project Summary
The Normal, Illinois Uptown Station, located in the town's Central
Business District, will serve as a hub for numerous modes of
transportation including Amtrak passenger rail, intercity bus,
local mass transit, automobiles, intra-community shuttles, taxis,
airport shuttles, as well as bicycles and pedestrians. It adjoins a
future "Gateway Plaza," a public commons to be located between
the transportation center and the Children's Discovery Museum,
and includes the following spaces:
• First floor: ticketing, waiting and baggage areas; coffee
vendor, newsstand, retail kiosks
• Second/third floors: Normal municipal offices
• Fourth floor: City Council chambers, multi-purpose meeting
rooms available for public use
• Attached 400-space parking deck with bus bays on ground
level and areas for taxis and shuttle service
• 760-linear-foot rail platform with permanent canopy on the
south side of the building
The project, a new mixed-use facility with an active, pedestrian
friendly retail frontage, parking and institutional/office space,
will achieve the following goals consistent with downtown
redevelopment planning:
• Provide full access to the downtown area without expanding
the roadway network, by reducing auto-dependency;
Project Description
Elements: Transit, Historic Community, Green
Size of Community Served:
• McLean County (2010) = 168,611
• Within 50 Miles = 903,465
Current Owner: Town of Normal
Square Footage: 63,000 + 400 parking spaces
Original Construction Date: N/A
Historic Designation: N/A
Project Completion Date: 2012
Construction and Project Costs: $35 Million
Building Construction, $47.4 Million Project Cost
LEED or Other Green Certification:
Targeted LEED 2009 NC Silver
Visit the EPA Land Revitalization Web site at:http://www.epa.gov/landrevitalization/
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• Maximize transportation options and transfers
between modes of transit, and provide a pleasant
and comfortable environment for users; and
• Serve as a gateway into a revitalized downtown.
Historic Features
Seven sites that are potentially eligible for the National
Register of Historic Places are located within or near
the new transportation corridor. Review by the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency determined that no historic
properties will be affected by the proposed project. In
addition, the Town of Normal has invested a significant
amount in restoring nearby historic buildings.
Green Features
Uptown Station will be one of the most energy efficient
public buildings in downstate Illinois and part of an area
that received Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND)
Silver certification (Stage 2). As such, sustainable design
features incorporated into Uptown Station include:
• Site Sustainability- brownfield redevelopment,
heat island reduction, and alternative transportation
• Provisions for Transit - including bicycles and
low-emission vehicles
• Water Efficiency - water-efficient landscaping and
facility water use reduction
• Energy Efficiency - energy-efficient HVAC systems
and potential use of green power sources
• Construction Materials - low construction waste
and use of recycled and locally-sourced materials
• Indoor Environmental Quality - design featu res to
enhance thermal comfort and access to natural light
Challenges and Solutions
Former Brownfield
The site was formerly an auto repair/gas station and
a drycleaners. Excavated materials were disposed of
as special waste. A roadway agreement assures that
any future excavation on the adjacent roadway (where
pollutants migrated) will also have special disposal. EPA
provided grant money to study the site and determine
remediation requirements.
Partnerships and Funding Strategies
The Town of Normal initiated and led this project and
developed the funding strategies. The project was
supported by the Illinois State University, Economic
Development Council, City of Bloomington, McLean
County, Regional Planning Commission, B-N Public
Transit, pedestrian and bicycle advocacy groups, labor
organizations and major employers in the region. In
addition, the State of Illinois provided over$1 million
in grants. Four intercity bus providers—Greyhound,
Burlington Trailways, Peoria Charter, and MegaBus—
have supported the project and plan to utilize the facility.
The funding for the $35 million building cost is as follows:
• $22 million in TIGER Grant funds (of which $1 million
goes toward the adjacent public plaza)
• $6,723,000 from the Federal Transit Administration
(5309 Bus Funds and other earmarks)
• $6,277,000 in Town Funding (city bonds)
Leverage Financing Opportunities
The town will own the entire building, but will lease space
to Amtrak and private entities, such as food vendors and
a parking management company. The lease with Amtrak
is expected to offset the utility costs for the first floor area.
Costs Attributed to LEED
The Town Council has a history of valuing LEED as
a measure of green dating back to a 2003 ordinance
requiring all new buildings in the Uptown area with a
footprint of 7,500 SF or greater to be LEED Certified at
a minimum. The Children's Museum, which is owned by
the town and adjacent to Uptown Station, was completed
in 2005 and certified as LEED Silver. Two privately built
and owned buildings in uptown are also LEED certified.
Costs attributed to LEED are not identified and design
elements considered to be expensive, such as on-site
renewable energy, are not being pursued.
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Project Effect on Neighborhood
Ongoing redevelopment enhances the economic
competitiveness of the Town of Normal and beyond,
including the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan region
and the rural areas of McLean County. Redevelopment is
a key ingredient to local and regional economic success.
Uptown Station is the primary component of Normal's
uptown redevelopment effort and essential to attracting
businesses, residents, and visitors.
Uptown Station will also be a significant driver for
continued mixed-use redevelopment in Normal's central
business district. Traveling through one centralized hub,
users of Uptown Station will access the central business
district more easily. This large influx of people will
increase pedestrian density, which in turn will stimulate
economic activity.
Area redevelopment has already included a Children's
Discovery Museum, Marriott Hotel and Conference
Center, and roughly 20 other private commercial and
residential projects, many of which have achieved
some level of LEED certification. Uptown Station itself
will also accommodate retail and community space.
Significantly, this expansion of mixed-use development
provides an opportunity for greater economic growth.
New businesses, cultural institutions, and other activity
centers supplied with workers and consumers will
increase overall economic activity in the region. One way
to represent this activity is by the increase in property
values tied to the proposed station's development and
the expected long-term increase in train operations and
passenger volumes. These cumulative efforts are referred
to as joint development opportunities and will contribute
to an ongoing, more than $80 million initiative to improve
Midwestern passenger rail, including the Chicago-to-St.
Louis corridor. Having a diversified economy will also
provide the Town of Normal relative stability during times
of economic uncertainty.
Sources for Additional Information
For more information on this multimodal project,
please see the project website: www.normal.org/
TransportationCenter/default.html.
Project Contact
For more information on the Normal, Illinois multimodal
project, please contact:
Wayne Aldrich, Development Director
Town of Normal
waldrich@normal. org
(309) 454-9760
Mark Peterson, City Manager
Town of Normal
mpeterson@normal. org
(309) 454-9503
Scot Williams, Commercial Building Inspector
Town of Normal
swilliams@normal. org
(309) 454-9581
Ed Scope!, Project Architect
RATIO Architects
EScopel@ratioarchitects. com
(217)352-7696
Visit the Partnership for Sustainable Communities Web site at: www.SustainableCommunities.gov
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LEED Credit Documentation Matrix : Normal Multimodal Transportation Center-Silver
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Sustainable Sites ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B Possible Points
Prereq 1 Construction Activity and Pollution Prevention
Credit 1 Site Selection
Credit2 Development Density & Community Connectivity
Credit 3 Brownfield Redevelopm ent
Credit 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access
Credit 4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
Credit 4.3 Alternative Transportation, LowEmitting SFuel Efficient Vehicles
Credit 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity
Credit 5.1 Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat
Credit 5.2 Site Development, Max mize Open Space
Credit 6.1 Stormwater Design, Quantity Control
Credit 6.2 Stormwater Design, Quality Control
Credit 7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof
Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof
Credit 8 Light Pollution Peduct on
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Credit 1 .1 Water Efficient Landscaping, Reduce by 50%
N Credit 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping, No Potable Use or No Irrigation
N ,Credit2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies
Credit 3.1 Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction
Credit 3.2 Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction
/V""/ • Prereq 1 Fundamental Comm ssioning of the Building Energy Systems
Prereq 2 Minimum Energy Performance
Prereq 3 Fundamental Refrigerant Management
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Credit 1.2 Optimize Energy Performance, 14% New/ 7% Existing
Credit 1 3 Optimize Energy Performance, 17.5% New/ 10.5% Existing
Credit 1 .4 Optimize Energy Performance, 21% New/ 14% Existing
Credit 1 5 Optimize Energy Performance. 24.5% New/ 17.5% Existing
Credit 1 6 Optimize Energy Performance. 28% New/ 21% Existing
Credit 1 .7 Optimize Energy Performance, 31 5% New/ 24 5% Existing
Credit 1.8 Optimize Energy Performance. 35% New/ 28% Existing
Credit 1 .9 Optimize Energy Performance. 38 5% New/ 31% Existing
Credit 1.10 Optimize Energy Performance, 42% New/ 35% Existing
Credit 2 On-Site Renewable Energy
Credits Enhanced Commissioning
Credit 4 Enhanced Refrigerant Managem ent
Credit 5 Measurem ent & Verification
Credits Green Power
Materials & Resources Possible Points
Prereq 1 Storage & Collection of Recyclables
Credit 1 1 Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Credit 1 2 Building Reuse, Mainta n 95% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Credit 1.3 Building Reuse, Mainta n 50% of InteriorNon-Structural Elements
Credit2.1 Construction Waste Managem ent, Divert 50% from Disposal
Credit 2.2 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
Credit 3 1 Material Reuse, 5%
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Credit4.1 Recycled Content, 10% [post-cons umer+ 1/2 pre-consumer)
Credit4.2 Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)
Credit 5.1 Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Credit 5.2 Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
N Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Ma erials
Credit? Certified Wood
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Prereq 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
Credit 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
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Credit 3.1 Construction IA 0 Management P Ian
Credit 3.2 Construction IAO ManagementPlan
Credit 4.1 Low -Emitting Matena s, Adhesives & Sealants
Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting Matena s, Paints S Coatings
Credit 4.3 Low-Emitting Matena s, Carpet Systems
Credit 4.4 Low -Emitting Materia s, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
Credits Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
Credit 6.1 Controllability of Systems, Lighting
Credit 6.2 Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort Design
Credit 7.2 Thermal Comfort :Verification
Credits. 1 Daylights Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
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Credit 1.3 Innovation in Design (Garage Lighting scheme?)
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Credit 2 LEED™ Accredited Professional
Certified: 26-32 Silver 33-38 Gold: 39-51 Platinum: 52+
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Green Building And Historic Preservation Case Studies
ForMoline Multi-Modal Station Project—Uptown Station,
Normal, Illinois Case Study
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-11-070
December 2011
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