Political and civic support
° City will need to establish broader support to help make passenger rail station,
operations and ridership feasible - If not started now, could prove problematic
later
¢ Need to build better relationship with business community to understand mutual
benefits, potential partnerships for resources, and employee ridership
¢ Support will likely be needed from contiguous communities (e.g. Hudson,
Merrimack, Hollis, etc.) plus coordination with City of Manchester and
Manchester Airport,
* City will need to understand opportunities through State of NH — access to Public
Private Partnership programs, NH DOT funding, etc.
¢ Citywide education and information campaign would help Nashua’s residents and
businesses understand full breadth of opportunities that passenger rail brings
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