RV 2015: Learn, Ask and Do: The Corridor Game Take 2 by James Hencke

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October 27, 2015

October 25 – 28, 2015 Dallas, TX

Learn, Ask, Do The Corridor Game : Take 2

PANELISTS

¨  Kelly Betteridge, Planning Manager TriMet, Portland, OR

¨  Arturo Herrera, Senior Service Planner VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, San Antonio, TX

¨  Aaron Carter, Manger ICF International, San Francisco, CA

¨  Elizabeth Mros-O’Hara, Investment Areas Proj. Mngr. Metro, Portland, OR

¨  James Hencke, Sr. Urban Designer David Evans and Associates, Portland, OR

Objectives

¨  Learn about US Corridor Projects ¤ Multiple Modes ¤ Different Locales ¤ Trade Offs / Priorities

¨  Ask Questions

¨  Do : Apply Your Knowledge

Agenda

¨  Powell-Division BRT, TriMet, Portland OR ¤ Partnerships & Planning

¨  Primo BRT Corridors, VIA, San Antonio TX ¤ BRT Implementation, Lessons Learned, Path Forward

¨  Better Market Street, City of San Francisco CA ¤ Multiple Modes, Complete Streets

The Powell-Division Corridor New Mode, New Team, New Tools

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Kelly Betteridge, TriMet

The Powell-Division Corridor

§  Project Overview §  Team

§  Steering committee §  Community §  Agency/Jurisdictional Partners

§  Toolbox §  Ridership data §  Top sources of delay §  Design requirements

Build Your Team

§  Twenty-two member Steering Committee with broad representation of agency, community and jurisdictional partners

§  Strong partnership between agency partners including “the even-handed convener” (Metro) “the operator” (TriMet) and “the facility owners” (ODOT, Cities)

§  Award winning outreach strategies to communities in the corridor

• Briefings • Culturally specific, multilingual engagement

• Youth engagement • Local business

engagement • Community and related projects’ events

• Talk with staff sessions

"Building trust is building relationships," Boisen said. "We're trying to build relationships with key community members who will help us connect with other people in the community."… "There's a tremendous opportunity for us to implement transit-oriented development in this area that will be really beneficial." – Lori Boisen, Division-Midway Alliance for Community Development

Steering Committee Advanced this Alignment with Options

Build Your Toolbox

§  Analysis of existing trips on the system (stop spacing)

§  Top intersections for congestion (design treatment bang for the buck)

§  Clearly communicated “design requirements” by jurisdiction/owner (agency deal breakers)

Analysis of existing trips

§  Methodology and sample size §  25-29% of bus trips in both directions sampled for

each line on Monday-Friday. §  Sample is for trips between 6am and 10pm. §  About 3,600 usable on-off pairs analyzed

Methodology (con’t) §  Surveyors scan card and

hand to every rider upon boarding.

§  Cards collected and immediately scanned again when rider departs.

§  Surveyors report at least 90% of riders participated.

What We Learned §  About 5% of riders travel less than 0.5 miles. §  About 18% of riders travel 5+ miles. §  Average distance traveled is 3.2 miles. §  No substantial difference in distance traveled

by time of day, geography, or route.

Top intersections for congestion

§  A few key intersections govern the entire corridor

§  Investment in key intersections has greatest “bang for the buck” in terms of travel time.

Design Requirements by Jurisdiction

§  Upfront conversation about “deal breakers” versus points of discussion/negotiation in design

Agency Comment Priority 1= fyi 5= design exception 10= fatal flaw

Schedule Priority Before LPA, by 10% By 30%

All proposed new signals will need to obtain region and state traffic engineer approval

5 10% design

Key Take Aways

§  Build Your Team §  Really get to know the communities you will serve

and engage them in the process. §  Work with project partners to identify clear project

goals and what each agency/jurisdiction feels is a “deal breaker”

§  Build Your Toolbox §  Decisions are data driven §  Find innovative ways to get the data you need

Primo Corridors: San Antonio’s BRT Case Study

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Arturo Herrera, Jr. VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority

Overview •  1,220 square miles •  13 Member Ci3es •  92 Routes •  450 Buses •  7,200 bus stops •  5 Transit Centers •  8 Park and Rides •  44M passenger trips per year

VIA Metro Transit: It’s A Fine Agency

VIA Primo: San Antonio’s BRT

Overview of the Primo Network •  10 – 12 minute service from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

•  Use of Transit Signal Priority

•  Branded Sta3ons/Stops

•  Branded BRT Vehicles (60’ and 40’ Fleet)

•  Stop Spacing: ¾ to 1 mile apart

•  Operates in Mixed Traffic and/or Dedicated Bus Lanes

•  1 line in opera3on today

•  2 lines in planning stage

•  3 addi3onal lines iden3fied for future implementa3on

Here’s the “then”

120’ ROW

Here’s the “wish we could”

Pedestrian push for dedicated lanes: •  Reconstruc3on of Fredericksburg would have included the addi3on of 6’

sidewalks on either side (get rid of the wild west of driveways) •  U3lity adjustments (get them out of the sidewalk!) •  ADA ramps and accessible facili3es

What about [fill in the blank]? •  Elderly (and those with mobility issues): enter pedestrian refuge •  Economic Development: a greater sense of permanence •  Patrons: decreased travel 3mes and greater reliability •  Access Management: limi3ng lea turning movements

Reality Strikes Again! •  Economic downturn put funding into ques3on •  Concerns regarding SOV capacity during peak hours •  “Who’s ROW is it?” problems…

What about [fill in the blank]? •  Elderly (and those with mobility issues): enter pedestrian refuge •  Economic Development: a greater sense of permanence •  Patrons: decreased travel 3mes and greater reliability •  Access Management: limi3ng lea turning movements

Benefits of dedicated lanes …

And here’s the “what we got”

The future is so bright… Right?

What other challenges do we face?

12’ BUS LANE 9’ SIDEWALK 12’6” SIDEWALK 11’ LANE

BUS STOP

11’ LANE

What other challenges do we face?

View of the parking garage

8’ PLATFORM / PARKING

12’6” SIDEWALK 9’ SIDEWALK 14’ TRAVEL AND BIKE LANE

12’ HCT / TRAVEL LANE

A diverse cross section of cross-sections

•  Stakeholder/Community Mee3ngs o  Priori3zing modes

§  Pedestrian ameni3es must always be included o  Find “local” Champions o  Investment in the community

•  Branding and Designing needs to fit with surrounding communi3es and land uses

•  Are all modes always appropriate in all corridors/condi3ons?

Lessons Learned & Take Aways

•  “One Network, One Solu3on” is not prac3cal o  Neither is “One Corridor, One Solu3on”

•  Your most vocal opponents should be the some of the first individuals you meet; encourage their par3cipa3on

•  Access Management will save travel 3me and reduce accidents •  How to “sell” dedicated transit lanes?

City of San Francisco BeOer Market Street Project

Rail~VoluKon

October 27, 2015

Google Maps 2015 Google Maps 2015 Google Maps 2015

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Heart of the San Francisco

Market Street

Mission Street

Google Maps 2015

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Typical Current Roadway

Configura]on

Google Streetview 2015

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Compe]ng Travel Modes

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Over-‐Capacity

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Visioning Process

•  Extensive series of workshops conducted from 2011 through 2013

•  Design priori]es and design drivers iden]fied during this process include: •  Improving transit speed, reliability and capacity •  Improving pedestrian and bicyclist mobility and safety •  Enhancing the public experience

•  Private vehicular traffic restric]ons for greater transit reliability •  Signal ]ming modifica]ons •  Extension of transit-‐only lanes •  Modified stop spacing and new stop loca]ons for rapid service •  New, relocated and consolidated transit boarding stops and

islands

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Proposed Transit Improvements

San Francisco Public Works 2014

•  Increase width of sidewalks •  Implement intersec]on improvements •  Add pedestrian ameni]es and streetscape enhancements

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Proposed Pedestrian Improvements

Shared vehicular/bike lanes or separated cycletrack for safety and increased capacity

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Proposed Bicycle Facility Improvements

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Environmental Evalua]on

Market Street Mission Street

Alterna]ve 1: Market Street transit-‐only center lane, shared outside lanes, pedestrian ameni]es, private vehicular restric]ons Alterna]ve 2: Same as Alterna]ve 1 but with fewer vehicular and loading restric]ons

Alterna]ve 3: Dedicated bicycle facili]es on Mission Street. Bus transit moves to Market Street. Pedestrian ameni]es on both Market and Mission Streets.

Google Maps 2015

•  Improve Transit Efficiency and Reliability •  Support City’s planned growth and economic development •  Improve pedestrian safety, comfort and mobility, and

maintain capacity •  Improve bicyclist safety, comfort and mobility and increase

capacity •  Maintain access for taxis and paratransit and accommodate

commercial deliveries

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Primary Objec]ves

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Tradeoffs Amongst Transporta]on Modes

•  Alloca]ng more space to pedestrian uses restricts space available for other transporta]on uses

•  Enhanced transit service influences design of pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular facili]es and vice-‐versa

•  Private vehicular use, businesses loading needs and access to residences on Market Street requires compromise to transit, pedestrian and cycletrack improvements

Not enough space for all needs!

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Alterna]ves 1 and 2 (Op]on A) -‐Tradeoffs

•  Improvements to exis]ng transit facili]es, pedestrian safety and ameni]es •  Improvements to exis]ng bicycle facili]es (new painted sharrows) •  Widespread private vehicular/loading restric]ons on Market Street (restric]ons under

Alterna]ve 2 less than Alterna]ve 1)

* Alternative 1: shared lane would include transit, taxis, commercial vehicles, paratransit vehicles and vehicles with ADA placards or plates. Alternative 2: shared lane would also allow all other private vehicles.

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Alterna]ves 1 and 2 (Op]on B) -‐ Tradeoffs

•  Improvements to exis]ng transit facili]es, pedestrian safety and ameni]es •  Improvements to exis]ng bicycle facili]es (new dedicated cycletrack, except where

conflicts with BART portals exist) •  Widespread private vehicular/loading restric]ons on Market Street (restric]ons

under Alterna]ve 2 less than Alterna]ve 1)

* Alternative 1: shared lane would include transit, taxis, commercial vehicles, paratransit vehicles and vehicles with ADA placards or plates. Alternative 2: shared lane would also allow all other private vehicles.

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Alterna]ve 3 -‐ Tradeoffs

•  Improvements to exis]ng transit facili]es on Market Street (transit shijed from Mission Street to Market Street)

•  Improvements to pedestrian safety and ameni]es on Market and Mission Streets •  Pedestrian travel distance to access transit increases •  Transit on Market Street becomes at risk for conges]on

** Alternative 3 includes the same improvements to Market Street as Alternative 1, Design Option A.

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Design and Access Considera]ons

Con]nuous dedicated bicycle facility design may not be feasible due to right-‐of-‐way conflicts

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Design and Access Considera]ons

Loading/private vehicle restric]ons under Alterna]ves 1 and 2 may preclude access to some businesses and residents

7th Street

8th Street

Market Street

What if your business is here?

Google Maps 2015

San Francisco: BeOer Market Street Strategies to get to Construc]on

•  Extensive stakeholder engagement and visioning •  Robust environmental evalua]on to ensure that

environmental factors are considered •  Con]nued outreach to stakeholders as design

progresses through construc]on •  Con]nued outreach to other local, State and Federal

agencies to ensure proper buy-‐in

QUESTIONS

¨  Kelly Betteridge betterik@trimet.org ¨  Arturo Herrera arturo.herrera@viainfo.net ¨  Aaron Carter acarter@icfi.com

Game of Corridors

GAME TIME

¨  Break into groups (3 minutes)

¨  Open your game pieces - Marvel at the array of choices! (5 minutes)

¨  Design your ideal multimodal corridor with transit (10 minutes)

GAME TIME - RULES

¨  Ideal Multimodal Corridor ¤ Think of a corridor you are familiar with. Suppose you

are working to fix it. ¤ Must accommodate trains or buses ¤ Stealing other people’s ideas is encouraged ¤ Be ready to defend your design

GAME PIECES

¨  Light Rail: Two-Way Corridor

¨  BRT: Two-Way Corridor ¨  Transit Station/Platform ¨  Two Travel Lanes ¨  Single Travel Lanes ¨  Angled Parking ¨  Parallel Parking

¨  Landscaped Median (Center of Street)

¨  Green Strip (btwn. Curb & Sidewalk)

¨  Cycle Track ¨  Bike Lane ¨  Sidewalk

GAME TIME - RULES

¨  Constrained Multimodal Corridor (70 feet) ¤ Must accommodate bus or train

¨  How did you accommodate all your modes? ¨  What are the tradeoffs you made? Why?

GAME TIME - RULES

¨  Constrained Multimodal Corridor (70 feet) ¤ Must accommodate trains or buses ¤ Stealing other people’s ideas is encouraged ¤ Be ready to defend your design

¨  How did you accommodate all your modes? ¨  What are the tradeoffs you made? Why?

October 27, 2015

October 25-28, 2015 Dallas TX

THANK YOU

RV 2015: Learn, Ask and Do: The Corridor Game Take 2 by James Hencke

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