Texas A&M Transportation Institute (with TAMU Transportation Services, City of College Station, City of Bryan, BCS Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown Bryan Association, TAMU Athletics, 12th Man Foundation,
TxDOT, Safety and Law Enforcement Agencies)
• Ability to handle crowds 25% to 30% larger with about the same congestion as in 2013
• Clear congested area in 2 hours – Give “leavers” a route out of town; return to
normal peak operation as soon as possible
• Better and more timely information (and static maps and lists if no bandwidth connection)
• Increase awareness of Bryan-College Station dining, hotel and entertainment options
What Have We Accomplished?
• Traffic and bus routing changes • Better signalization and contraflow lanes • Safer pedestrian paths • Shuttle bus routes • Pre-pay parking and more efficient entry • Smartphone app
Key Message: Know Your Options!
How Will That Happen?
Downtown Houston • 150,000 workers • 7 Freeways
Kyle Field Gameday • 120,000+ attendees/workers • 2 Freeways
Downtown Dallas • 145,000 workers • 6 Freeways
Downtown Austin • 125,000 workers • 4 Freeways
Some Perspective
Kyle Field Gameday: 4th Largest Downtown in Texas
• Results posted on Wednesdays • Use generally available data & review comments • Parking – cars/RVs in each lot; number using each
payment method • Shuttle bus riders – by route and hour • Crashes and injuries • Traffic congestion • Bandwidth – bars of service, location, time • Staffing and resources used and deployment
schedule
Evaluation Plan Basics
• Use data collected by Transportation Services • Parking
– Assume 12th Man lots are full (95+% full in 2013) – Automated counts at garages and some lots – Ticket counts at other lots – Number using each payment method (e.g., pre-sale, cash)
• Shuttle bus riders – Hourly count for each route – Pre-game and post-game – Number of buses used
Parking and Shuttle Bus
How Do We Know If It Worked?
Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute Analysis of Freese and Nichols Study Data
Percent of the major streets in Bryan-College Station (both directions)
How Do We Know If It Worked?
Source: TTI Analysis of Freese and Nichols Study Data
Percent of the major streets in Bryan-College Station (both directions)
• Crashes and injuries – use crash/injury reports • Cell phone bandwidth
– Identify service by location and time – “Screen grab” process; test during 1st 2 games, expand as
season goes if successful – Set baseline for 2015 app design
• Staffing and resources – Number and type of staff for transportation functions – Barricades, cones, signs – Hours worked, deployment schedule – Compare to 2013
Crashes, Staffing, Resources
• Colors show traffic speeds • Green and yellow – no problem • Red – slow and go • Black – stop and go • Data like this will be used to evaluate 2014
traffic
Traffic Congestion From the 2013 Alabama Game
Game ends at 6:30 pm
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818 & Holleman Dr.
• Congestion building on Wellborn (2154), University Dr. and Villa Maria Rd.
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Wellborn (2154), University & Holleman Dr.
• Congestion building on Bush and Villa Maria Rd.
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University and Villa Maria
• Congestion building on Texas, S. College and N. Wellborn
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University and Villa Maria
• Congestion building on Texas, S. College and N. Wellborn
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University and Villa Maria
• Congestion building on N. Wellborn, Carson and E. 29th
• Congestion declining on Texas, South College & Rock Prairie
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University and Villa Maria
• Congestion building on E. 29th
• Congestion declining on Texas, South College, N. Wellborn & Rock Prairie
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Wellborn, Holleman, Bush, University & E. 29th
• Congestion declining on Texas, Villa Maria, North Wellborn, South College & Rock Prairie
Game ended at 6:30 pm
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on FM 2818, Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University & E. 29th
• Congestion (mostly) gone from Texas, Villa Maria, North Wellborn, South College & Rock Prairie
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Holleman, Wellborn, Bush, University & Villa Maria still congested
• Congestion (mostly) gone from Texas, FM 2818, North Wellborn, South College & Rock Prairie
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
• Stop-and-go traffic on University & Villa Maria
• Congestion (mostly) gone from Texas, FM 2818, Wellborn, South College & Rock Prairie
SOURCE: TTI analysis of Freese & Nichols 2013 Study data
Post-Game Traffic
Alabama at Texas A&M
9/14/2013
