Insert transit picture Denver Moves: Transit Task Force Meeting #6 – June 1, 2017
1. Welcome & Introductions • Opening remarks and housekeeping • Task Force and audience introductions 2 6/1/2017
2. Project Updates • Recent Denver Moves: Transit Plan work • Early Transit Plan Action: Denver Moves: Broadway 3 6/1/2017
Recent Denver Moves: Transit Plan Work 4 6/1/2017
Neighborhood Drop-In Workshops • Southwest Rec Center (SW) • Montbello Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club (Far NE) • Cake Crumbs Bakery (NE) • Corkey Gonzalez Branch Library (NW) • Dazbog Coffee (E. Central) • Colorado Light Rail Station at I-25 (SE) • Denver Public Library Central Branch (W. Central) 5 6/1/2017
Neighborhood Drop-In Workshops Denveright. 6 6/1/2017 0envet- Moves.: Triinsit
Workshop & Event Feedback Participants indicated these priorities: • Higher frequency and enhanced bus service • Earlier/later and more weekend service • More fare pass programs • More amenities at stops and stations • More high capacity transit service 7 6/1/2017
Build Your Own Transit System • Launched mid-April • Closing June 30 • 872 responses – 870 English, 2 Spanish • Distributed via: – Denver.gov – Neighborhood workshops – Youth Stakeholder Group – Other community outlets 8 6/1/2017
Build Your Own Transit System Respondents… Focus Area Number Percent • Live in Capitol Hill (5.9%) Northwest 235 37.5% West Central 157 25.0% • Identified as: − White (81.3%) Southwest 13 2.1% − Hispanic/Latino/Latina (4.5%) Northeast 50 8.0% − Black or African American (2.5%) East Central 111 17.7% • Make between $100,000 to Southeast 48 7.7% $149,999 (23.7%) Far Northeast 13 2.1% • Are between the ages of 25 As of 5/28/2017; there were a total of 627 to 34 (41.8%) responses for this question. 9 6/1/2017
Build Your Own Transit System Highest Priorities Responses Higher frequency bus service 542 More rail (e.g., light rail or commuter rail) in Denver 507 Improved access to transit stops and stations 467 Lowest Priorities More outreach and education about transit 173 services/programs Access to more car share options near transit 145 On-demand bus (e.g., Access-A-Ride) 72 As of 5/28/2017 10 6/1/2017
Youth Stakeholder Group 11 6/1/2017
Denveright Community Think Tank • Held special meeting on May 31 • Played Blueprint Denver growth game • Had opportunity to meet 1-on-1 with city project managers 12 6/1/2017
Early Transit Plan Action: Denver Moves: Broadway Broadway/Lincoln Transit Study 13 6/1/2017
NACTO Transit Program Accelerator • New initiative to share best practices, develop strategies, and advance implementation to create great transit streets • Implement concepts of the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide • Broadway/Lincoln identified as candidate transit corridors for near-term study and implementation readiness 14 6/1/2017
Broadway/Lincoln Transit Study • Study area: Red pavement treatment in – Broadway (17 th to I-25/Broadway Station) Seattle – Lincoln (5 th to Colfax) Source: NACTO/Seattle DOT • Proposed study improvements: – 24-hour transit-only lane – Red pavement treatments for enforcement – Coordination with RTD bus stop consolidation • Study anticipated to start 3Q 2017 15 6/1/2017
Broadway/Lincoln Transit Study • Study will evaluate: – Transit service and operational improvements (e.g., travel time savings) – Transit-only lane compliance (vehicle violations) – Other metrics (in development) 16 6/1/2017
3. Tools for Decision Making: Project Evaluation Framework • Task Force role in prioritization and decision making • Developing a meaningful evaluation and investment framework 17 6/1/2017
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Denver’s Evaluation Framework • Build on vision and goals • Balance priorities • Integrate with Blueprint Denver and coordinate with other plans and processes 19 6/1/2017
Sample Evaluation Criteria ENHANCE CONNECT • Transit average speed • Land use access and density • Transit mode share • Locally significant destinations SIMPLIFY • Stops with shelters • Participants in travel training SUSTAIN • Cost effectiveness • Productivity THRIVE • Access for seniors • Reduction in GHG emissions 20 6/1/2017
Using the Evaluation Framework FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK eeee TRANSIT CORRIDOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS eee lntermed.ate-to-high capacity transit - Bus pr:ority corridors ENHANCE TRANSIT CORRIDOR TO OLBOX ee J - Corridor typologies @ - Design standards Denver Moves: Transit GOALS ---- PLACES DESIGN BOOK eeee SUST AIN SIMPLIFY Station/stop standards - Mobili ty hub concepts , LAND USE COORDINATION ee - Recommendation to /from Blueprint Denver TRANSIT-SUPPORT IVE PROGRAMS eeee Information Education - Partnerships IMPLEMENTATION e - Funding strategies 21 6/1/2017 - Governance Transit policies
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Lessons from Columbus • Values-driven process shaped preliminary corridor evaluation • Issues of equity and growth at the forefront of the evaluation 23 6/1/2017
Lessons from Salt Lake City • Evaluation framework supported idea that frequent network could leverage strong street grid in eastern zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA SLC • Alternative strategies used to extend transit to some areas • Various land use densities better accommodate different transit modes Source: Salt Lake City Draft Transit Master Plan, October 2016 24 6/1/2017
Lessons from Orange County • Transit investment framework articulates how decisions are made for both service and capital investments • Based on stated vision and goals and supported by detailed evaluation criteria 25 6/1/2017
Lessons from Nashville • Guiding principles shaped scenarios • Evaluation criteria—ridership, access to jobs, and equity— informed selection of 5 high capacity transit lines • Mayor recently announced plan to advance design of first light rail corridor 26 6/1/2017
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