Community Task Force October 5, 2017 Welcome and Introductions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Task Force October 5, 2017

Welcome and Introductions

Project Partners  Regional Transportation District (RTD)  Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)  Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)  City of Aurora

Meeting Purpose and Agenda

Meeting Purpose  Review findings of initial center-running BRT evaluation  Review key differentiators/opportunities/challenges of center-running concept  Identify common themes and outstanding questions on center-running BRT evaluation

Agenda  Peer City Review  Review findings of center- running BRT evaluation  Evaluation criteria: key differentiators/benefits/ challenges  Key themes and group discussion  Next steps and path forward

Center-Running BRT on Colfax

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Corridor Development Timeline Opportunity for Stakeholders and Public To Influence Project Design Broad Definition Design Detail of Project Construction Revenue Service Conceptual Design Alternatives Engineering & & Environmental Analysis Design Analysis 18 months 12 18 months - 18 24 months - Ongoing Federal Transit Administration Project Development We Are Here Locally Preferred Fully Designed Concept Design & Alternative Environmental and Funded Clearances Project  Definition of  Design detail mode &  Design alignment determined complete  Conceptual  Environmental  Finance station locations impacts identified package  Operating plan  Local decision

Center-Running BRT in Sister Cities

Denver’s Peers are Building Quality BRT  Cleveland: HealthLine BRT  Chicago: Ashland BRT  Seattle: Madison RapidRide BRT  NYC: Fordham Road Select Bus Service  Eugene: EmX BRT  Boston: Silver Line BRT

Healthline BRT, Cleveland https://youtu.be/kF6EF3kOGQE coif ax corridor connections

Ashland BRT, Chicago  Similar corridor and ridership to Colfax  Population living within 0.5 miles of Ashland corridor expected to grow by 55,000 (about 24%) by 2040. Ashland Corridor, Chicago

Ashland BRT, Chicago https://youtu.be/_csc2ZDuQLo coif ax corridor connections

Seattle Madison BRT  Serves several neighborhood retail districts  Purpose is to deliver high-quality mobility to accommodate current and expected growth

Madison BRT, Seattle https://youtu.be/nmpCkw9dPkw coif ax corridor connections

Center-Running BRT Evaluation and New Criteria

I ~ Where We’ve Been: Screen 3 Plus Results Summary GOOD h GOOD/FAIR FAIR FAIR/POOR POOR coif ax corridor connections

SCREEN4 11 1. RESULTS SUMMARY KIY GOOD Bus Rapid Transit Bus Rapid Transit Side-Running in Center-Running in Exclusive Lanes- All Day Exclusive Lanes - All Day Ridership GOOD/FAIR Transit Travel Time Auto Travel Time Person capacitY FAIR Transit ReliabilitY cost-EHectiveness FAIR/POOR Vehicle Miles Traveled Multimodal Access POOR Pedesttian satetv + IXJJerience •••••• •••••• Multimodal satetv Expansion capacitv curb Access Vehicle Access Economic oevelopmem Urban oesign/Placemaking CODSU'UCtiOD Impact Agency+ communitv suppon lstrong agency SUPPOrll overall Results • TBD • TBO • • • • _Jll\ coif•• corridor connections

Potential Evaluation Criteria for Additional Screening EXPERIENCE OPERATIONS COMMUNITY  Travel Time  Multimodal Safety –  Transit Operating Reliability Vision Zero Cost  Placemaking  Vehicle Miles  Expansion Capacity Traveled  Passenger  Traffic Operations  Economic Experience  Cost-Effectiveness Development  Multimodal Access  Ridership  Construction (Station Spacing)  Person Capacity Impacts  Business Access  Community & Agency Support  Construction Impacts

Screen 4 Criteria: Key Differentiators, Benefits and Tradeoffs

Criteria Topics for Today’s Discussion Transit Travel Multimodal Time Safety Reliability Operating Pedestrian Cost Comfort & Experience Future Proofing Placemaking Business Passenger Access Experience Parking & Loading Pedestrian, Traffic Bicycle, ADA Operations Access Station Spacing

Transit Reliability The Bottom Line: Transit Travel  Center Running BRT (CRBRT) has less friction with Time other road users including curbside conflicts, providing Reliability more reliable travel Operating  Changes to traffic and corridor development don’t affect Cost future transit operations Future  CRBRT operators can accurately predict future operating Proofing costs/avoid year-over-year increases Tradeoffs/Other Considerations:  More left turn restrictions  Less auto travel lanes CENTER Future proofing from delay as land-use, traffic, and curb uses change

Reduced Conflicts No conflicts with turning vehicles, parallel parking, or truck loading

100% Near-Level Boarding Off Board Fare Payment & Level Boarding are major contributors to improved travel speed and reliability EmX, Eugene-Springfield, OR

Transit Reliability The Bottom Line: Transit Travel  Center Running BRT (CRBRT) has less friction with Time other road users including curbside conflicts, providing Reliability more reliable travel Operating  Changes to traffic and corridor development don’t affect Cost future transit operations Future  CRBRT operators can accurately predict future operating Proofing costs/avoid year-over-year increases Tradeoffs/Other Considerations:  More left turn restrictions  Less auto travel lanes CENTER Future proofing from delay as land-use, traffic, and curb uses change

Local Business Access The Bottom Line:  CRBRT will restrict auto left turns at most non-signalized Business left turns Access  CRBRT has similar curb use (parking and loading) Parking & impacts to SRBRT (no conflicts with buses) Loading  CRBRT will improve pedestrian safety and crossing opportunities, making it more attractive to park and cross the street to access businesses  CRBRT will also improve bicycle and motor vehicle safety Tradeoffs/Other Considerations:  On- street parking movements don’t negatively impact transit operations SIDE Given current vehicle oriented uses on corridor, side running has lesser impacts. This may change over time.

Vehicle Access Before Center-Running After Center-Running Colfax

Local Business Access The Bottom Line:  CRBRT will restrict auto left turns at most non-signalized Business left turns Access  CRBRT has similar curb use (parking and loading) Parking & impacts to SRBRT (no conflicts with buses) Loading  CRBRT will improve pedestrian safety and crossing opportunities, making it more attractive to park and cross the street to access businesses  CRBRT will also improve bicycle and motor vehicle safety Tradeoffs/Other Considerations:  On- street parking movements don’t negatively impact transit operations SIDE Given current vehicle oriented uses on corridor, side running has lesser impacts. This may change over time.

Stop Consolidation/Local Service The Bottom Line: Pedestrian,  CRBRT will maintain or improve overall transit travel Bicycle, ADA times when considering walk, wait, and ride Access  All CRBRT stations will offer more rail-like boarding Station experience, making it easier for seniors and people with Spacing disabilities to ride  CRBRT and SRBRT provide opportunities for improved sidewalks and bike and pedestrian access to corridor Tradeoffs/Other Considerations:  Some passengers will need to walk further to access service  Some local stops are consolidated CENTER

Conceptual Stops Project Map To Tower Rd. 0 Conceptual BRT Stations Sludy Boundoly Q Conceptual Standard Bus Stop To ALA"ora Metro Center I R ti-le coif ax corridor connections

Stop Spacing In Denver  Local and Limited use one set of high-quality stations in Denver  3-5-minute headways Colfax has a well connected urban sidewalk network providing good access to the corridor