Plan For An Alternative Transportation System Along the Selma to Montgomery (Voting Rights Act)...

Plan for An Alternative Transportation System Along the Selma to Montgomery

(Voting Rights Act) National Historic Trail

Presented To:2016 National Environmental Justice Conference

& Training Program

Washington, DCMarch 9-12, 2016

ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OFARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE

PLAN FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY (VOTING RIGHTS ACT) NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION SCIENCES

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In Appreciation:

U.S. Department of the InteriorSupt. Sandra Taylor & Staff, National Park Service

Environmental Protection Agency

Alabama Department of TransportationAlabama Department of Environmental Management

West Alabama Transit Authority

Mayors, Officials, & Residents of Hayneville, Mosses, White Hall, and communities of surrounding Lowndes County, AL

Mayor, Officials, & Residents of Selma, and communities of surrounding Dallas County, AL




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Participants:

Michael Burns, Senior Advisor & CUPP Program Manager, EPA Region 4Walter Hill, Dean, Project Director, TU

Miles Robinson, Project Co-Director, TU Gertrude Wall, Extension Agent, TU

Tuskegee University Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science

Carla Jackson Bell, Dean

Roderick Fluker, Project Co-Director, TUEmile Dixon, Project Co-Director, TU

Students:

Megan Brightharp, Perry Couch, Zenobia Johnson, Michael Larche’, Allison Merritt, Taurean Merriweather, Taylor Shepherd, and Jaime White




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Objectives:

At the conclusion of the presentation, participants should be able to:

• Discuss why alternative forms of transportation is important to improving quality of life in rural communities.

• Explain different delivery modes and methods for transportation and their potential benefit.

• Discuss innovative approaches to increasing transportation, and thereby economic development in rural and small communities, similar to Lowndes County, Alabama.

• Discuss the economic impact of better connecting similar communities such as those in Lowndes County to urban centers like Selma and Montgomery.




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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

Historic Context




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Study Background

• September 2013 – The creation of the Tent City Economic Empowerment Group (TCEEG), an umbrella group for cites in the center of the Trail (White Hall, Mosses and Hayneville), which work together to address issues and share resources.

• September 2014 – The National Park Service (NPS) provided a grant of $50,000 to Tuskegee University (TU) for development of the alternate transportation plan.

• October 2014 – EPA HQ Brownfield Office committed $30,000 worth of contractual support to assist in the planning, to include; starting the clean-up of two of the five brownfield sites to be reused as bus stops. EPA is also beginning the cleanup effort and teaching TU how to participate in the brownfield efforts.

• May 2015 - The plan was formally briefed to NPS and EPA.




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Statement of Purpose• The plan is in support of environmental justice

issues in underserved communities and cities along the Voting Rights Act Trail, such as:

• Lack of access to medical care and job opportunities

• Food desert issues

• Lack of access to educational opportunities leading to increased employment opportunities.

• Lack of access to historic landmarks and sites, which would provide important educational opportunities to youth in the underserved areas.

• Lack of access to historical landmarks and sites, which would provide important educational opportunities to visitors from outside of the area, and the potential financial benefit from an increase in tourism.

• Lack of access to recreational venues, which would promote healthy living options for residents of the underserved areas.




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Population Survey for Montgomery and Selma, Alabama

Data: US Census, 1980 thru 2014

City 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014

Montgomery _ _ 201,694 205,595 200,481

Selma 26,684 23,755 20,439 20,756 19,814




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Population Survey for Lowndes County, AlabamaQuick Facts

People Quick Facts Lowndes County Alabama

Population - 2014 10,580 4,849,377

White 25.8% 66.2%

Black or African American 72.9% 26.7%

Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 4.1%

Asian, Other .1% 3%

Median Household Income $26,230 $43,253

Home Ownership Rate 74.9% 69.7%

Unemployment Rate > 9.7% < 7.7%

Households With No Vehicle 12.8% 6.6%

Mean Travel Time To Work (mins.) 30.4 24.2

Data: US Census, 2010 thru 2015; Alabama Dept. of Public Health, 2013, Selected Health Status Indicators




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Lack of Access to Medical Care

Jackson Hospital – 34.9 mi.

Baptist Medical Center South – 32.9 mi.

Baptist Medical Center East – 42.4 mi.

Children’s Hospital of Alabama – 42.4 mi.

*Using Whitehall, Al. as a reference, distances may vary.

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care – 38.6 mi.

Vaughan Regional Medical Center – 30.5 mi.

Selma Baptist Hospital – 30.5 mi.




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Data compiled by EPA Atlanta Regional Office

Lack of Access to Educational Opportunities

Alabama State University – 29 mi.

Faulkner University – 34 mi.

Auburn University @ Montgomery – 35 mi.

Selma University – 27 mi.

Concordia College – 26.8 mi.

Wallace Community College– 28.8 mi.

*Using Whitehall, Al. as a reference, distances may vary.




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Food Desert Issues

Publix Supermarket - 35 mi.

Hayneville Associated Grocery

Langley Inc.

Piggly Wiggly- 35 mi.

Walmart Supercenter – 25.8 mi.

Washington Street Super- Market– 25.6 mi.

Valley Grande Grocery– 33.8 mi.

Winn-Dixie – 28.7 mi.

18.2 miles




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Project Scope To gather the requirements to determine the following:

• Route for the proposed transportation

• Number of bus stops to be incorporated into the routes, to include the use of brown fields sites for the purpose of redevelopment where possible

• Type of vehicles to be used, and proposed locations for storage and maintenance of such vehicles

• Accurate justification for the need for this transportation, to include input from citizens of the impacted areas

• Draft design of bus stops, to include the use of alternate energy for lighting and other needs where possible

• Estimates of potential ridership

• Estimates of total project, with a breakdown of each major component




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Public Meeting _ Mosses, ALPublic meetings were held in Hayneville, Mosses, White Hall, and Selma to receive

direct input on preferences for locations and number of bus stops for transit.




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Composite Map _ Community Stop Preferences & Potential Brownfield Sites

Potential Brownfield Site(s)

Bus Stop Locations Community Preference:Reds = 1st ChoiceBlues = 2nd Choice




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Tuskegee Student Design Session _ Weekly Meetings to Discuss and Develop Project Ideas




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Site Visit _ Site Visits and Route Schedule PlanningROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF

ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION SCIENCEPLAN FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

SELMA TO MONTGOMERY (VOTING RIGHTS ACT) NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,

ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION SCIENCES17

Preliminary Bus Routes Map _ 14 Potential Stop Locations Proposed: ‘A’ Stops are along Highway 80 and ‘B’ Stops are along a loop route in Lowndes County




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Sample Bus Route Schedule Number of Buses estimated to execute = 6




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Transit Delivery Modes:

Fixed Route ServicesService provided on a repetitive, fixed schedule basis along a specific route with vehicles stopping to pickup and deliver passengers to specific locations; each fixed route trip serves the same origins and destinations, such as rail and bus; unlike demand responsive and vanpool services.

Definitions: The National Transit Database Program Website




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Demand Response A transit mode comprised of passenger cars, vans or small buses operating in response to calls from passengers or their agents to the transit operator, who then dispatches a vehicle to pick up the passengers and transport them to their destinations. A demand response (DR) operation is characterized by the following:

a) The vehicles do not operate over a fixed route or on a fixed schedule except, perhaps, on a temporary basis to satisfy a special need; and b) Typically, the vehicle may be dispatched to pick up several passengers at different pick-up points before taking them to their respective destinations and may even be interrupted en route to these destinations to pick up other passengers.





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Vanpool ServiceTransit service operating as a ride sharing arrangement, providing transportation to a group of individuals traveling directly between their homes and a regular destination within the same geographical area. The vehicles shall have a minimum seating capacity of seven persons, including the driver. Vanpool(s) must also be open to the public and that availability must be made known.





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Bus Stop Design _ Small Bus Stop Prototype ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Small Bus Stop Prototype Plans – 250 sf ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Medium Bus Stop Prototype ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Medium Bus Stop Prototype Plans – 400 sf ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Medium Bus Stop Prototype ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Connection Bus Stop Prototype ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Bus Stop Design _ Large Bus Stop Prototype (AB5) – 900 sfROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Highway 80 _ Sample Sites for Bus Stop ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Lowndes County _ Sample Sites for Bus Stop ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




Lowndes County _ Sample 1 Acre Site for Bus Stop ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




EXISTING

Lowndes County _ Sample Site for Bus Stop_Site Plan ROBERT R. TAYLOR SCHOOL OF




PROPOSED

Cutaway View _ Bus Stop Environmental / Energy Systems

Solar (PV) Panels at Roof - Generating Power for Lighting and Outlets

Composting Toilet – Limited Water Usage atRestrooms

Natural VentilationPromoted by Wall and RoofOpenings




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Data_ Bus Stop Environmental / Energy Systems

Solar (PV) Panels:Approx. 250 SF Min. Array2 to 4 kW Grid-Connected System(3,000 kWh/yr)$25,000 Budget

Composting Toilet – Self Contained UnitVented Through Bldg.Stack$2000 Budget




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Preliminary Project Scope _ Cost Estimates – Bus Stop Sites




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ITEM * DESCRIPTION UNIT UNIT COST TOTAL COST

A Bus Stop: Interpretative Cntr Interior Transfer Station

1 500,000 500,000

B Sitework: Interpretative Cntr Station 1 50,000 50,000C Bus Stop: Exterior Stops Along Hwy. 80 5 350,000 1,750,000D Sitework: Hwy 80 Stops, Incl. Pull-offs 5 100,000 500,000E Bus Stop: Exterior Stops – Other

Location(s)6 250,000 1,500,000

F Sitework: Exterior Stops - Other Location (s)

7 50,000 350,000

G Bus Stop: Connection at Selma 1 100,000 100,000Subtotal 4,750,000

Contingency 15% 712,500Subtotal 5,462,500

Preliminary Project Scope _ Cost Estimates – Buses, Property




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ITEM * DESCRIPTION UNIT UNIT COST TOTAL COST

H Project Planning, Design , & Engineering 10% 546,250

J Bus: 16 Passenger 3 50,000 150,000K Bus: 25 Passenger 1 60,000 60,000L Bus: 25 Passenger – Alt. Fuel (CNG) 1 80,000 80,000

M Bus: 28-30 Passenger 1 80,000 80,000Subtotal 6 370,000

N Brownfield Site Remediation – 200k per Site (Est. 1.5 Acre Redevelopment Sites)

5 200,000 1,000,000

P Site Acquisition (Market Value) – 2k per Acre (Est. 1.5 Acre Sites)

12 3,000 36,000

Total 7,414,750

Preliminary Bus Routes Map _ With Overlay of Historic Sites (Stars) Within Study Area




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