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Big Cottonwood Canyon Personal Rapid Transit Feasibility Study Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Design University of Utah

Challenges Within the Canyon

Challenges Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Activities Within the Canyon

Population/Visitor Increase

Daily Traffic in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Emergency Services Response Times Influenced by Traffic Congestion

Project Overview ● Transportation Options and PRT Background Austin Meyers ● PRT Design Aimee Mojzisik ● Economic Analysis Ryan Barton ● Sustainability Ryan Barton

Previous Studies ● 47 Previous Studies ● 130 Transportation Solutions Evaluated

Parking Toll Summer Shuttle

Bus Rapid Ski Tram Transit Light Rail Monorail Widen Roadway

Access to Outdoors 35% Recreational Oppurtunities 28% Environmental Impact 37% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Social Media Surveys ● Utah Back Skiing Touring ● Hike the Wasatch ● 54 Surveys

Most Important Transportation Qualities ADA Compliant (disabled person access) 3.1 Privacy 3.02 Visual Appeal 3.38 Comfort 4.72 Safety 6.76 Short Travel Time 6.88 Energy Efficient 5.31 Low Cost 6.84 Flexible Departure/Arrival 7.37 Reliability 8.26 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Facebook – Survey Summary Fare less than $3 Travel Time less than 30 min Wait Time less than 10 min 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Intro to Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) ● Small Environmental Foot Print ● 2 to 8 Passengers ● Automated

Existing ATN Systems 2getthere, Masdar City, UAE Ultra, Heathrow Airport, UK Vectus, Uppsala, Sweden Vectus, Suncheon, Korea 2getthere, Rivium, The Netherlands Modutram, Guadalajara, Mexico Credit: PRT Consulting

PRT PRT Transit Transit Destination Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Credit: PRT Consulting

PRT PRT Transit Transit Destination Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Credit: PRT Consulting

Size Reference PRT

PRT Qualities Reliable Flexible Departure/Arrival Minimal Environmental Footprint Short Travel Time Quiet

SAFETY DESIGN AESTHETICS FUNCTION CONSIDERATIONS CONVENIENCE

Design Considerations - Safety

Design Considerations – Aesthetics and Conceptual Alignment Function

Design Considerations – Aesthetics and Function Above-Grade At-Grade

Design Considerations - Aesthetics

Design Considerations – Aesthetics and Convenience

Design Considerations – Convenience Possible Station Locations Donut Falls Silver Fork Lodge S-Curve Solitude Mountain Park N’ Ride Silver Lake Brighton

Design Considerations – Convenience Donut Falls MAIN GUIDEWAY STATIO N BYPASS ARRIVALS STAGING DEPARTURES STAGING

Design Considerations – Elevation Changes S-Curve ≈ 16% grade

Anticipated Future Ridership Park N’ Ride

Origin-Destination Modeling Donut Falls Silver Fork Lodge S-Curve Solitude Mountain Park N’ Ride Silver Lake Brighton

Required Fleet Size based on Simulations 400 349 327 350 Fleet size 300 (vehicles) 250 203 185 200 150 100 64 56 50 0 2025 2040 2050 Year

Conceptual Design Characteristics ● Number of Stations: 7 ● 40% Above-grade ● 60% At-grade ● 340 Podcars

Cost and Value Economic Analysis Sustainability • Capital Costs • ISI Envision • Recurring Costs • Financing • Fares

Capital Costs • Guideways • Stations • Vehicles • Facilities • Control system • Land Acquisition • Contingency increase of 30%

COST DISTRIBUTION OVER 30 YEARS Pod Cars, $84M Initial Capital Costs, $361M Operation and Maintenance, $227M

Capital Cost Comparisons $600 $535 Capital Cost (Millions) $480 $500 $360 $400 $300 $194 $200 $100 $0 Big Cottonwood TRAX Sandy ‐ TRAX Mid ‐ Planned TRAX Canyon PRT Draper Jordan Line Draper ‐ Lehi

Distances of Systems 16 14.5 14 12 Distance (Miles) 12 10.6 10 8 6 3.5 4 2 0 Big Cottonwood TRAX Sandy ‐ TRAX Mid ‐ Planned TRAX Canyon PRT Draper Jordan Line Draper ‐ Lehi

Stations of Systems 12 10 Number of Stations 10 8 7 6 5 3 4 2 0 Big Cottonwood TRAX Sandy ‐ TRAX Mid ‐ Planned TRAX Canyon PRT Draper Jordan Line Draper ‐ Lehi

Financing • Federal Sources • Business Interest • Initiatives • Public Private • Grants Partnership • State Funds • D.C. Purple Line • Sales Tax

Business Model Public Funding Cost Per Deficit Recovery Rider Initial Deficit Earnings on Investment Fare Price Time From Start of Service 30 Years

ISI Envision • Quality of Life • Leadership • Resource Allocation

ISI Envision • Natural World • Climate and Risk

PRT Meets the Needs of the Canyon ● Safety ● Convenience ● Economically Feasible ● Low Impact ● Sustainable

Big Cottonwood Canyon Personal Rapid Transit Feasibility Study Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Design University of Utah

Special Thanks To: • Dr. Douglas Schmucker • Dr. Dave Eckoff • Peter Muller ‐ PRT Consulting • Nathan Koren ‐ Podaris • Brighton Ski Resort • Solitude Ski Resort