M O N T E R E Y B A Y A R E A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF BUS OPERATIONS ON SR-1 SHOULDERS AND MONTEREY BRANCH LINE Presented to Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission August 16, 2018
O VERVIEW 1. History and Project Overview 2. Findings of Feasibility Study a. Traffic Congestion b. Bus-on-Shoulder c. Monterey Branch Line Busway 3. Next Steps 4. Questions 2
H ISTORY 1. AB 946 (2013) 2. Funding from AMBAG, TAMC, METRO (2016) 3. Feasibility of Bus-on-Shoulder on SR-1 in both: • Monterey County • Santa Cruz County 4. Monterey Branch Line Rail Corridor 3
Project Overview 1. Project Kick-Off – December 2016 2. Existing Conditions Data Collected – 2016 3. Meetings with stakeholder group and local agencies – 2017 4. Feasibility Study – 2018 4
BOS D ESIGN G UIDELINES – R IGHT S HOULDER 1. Design Speed – 35 mph (max.) 2. Speed Differential – 15 mph max. with regular traffic 3. Shoulder Width 1. 10 ft min. 2. 12 ft desirable 3. 11.5 ft min. desired over bridges 4. Stopping Sight Distance – 250 ft min. 5. Cross Slope – 6% max. 6. Vertical Clearance – 14 ft 5
S TUDY A REA EA : S S ANTA C RU RUZ C OUNT NTY 6
50 TH P ERCENTILE S PEEDS – SB PM (S ANTA C RUZ C OUNTY ) Larkin Valley Road to La Airport Boulevard to SR- La Selva Drive to Buena Morrissey Boulevard to State Park Drive to Rio Rio Del Mar Boulevard Freedom Boulevard to to Freedom Boulevard Park Avenue to State Soquel Drive to 41st Buena Vista Drive to River Street to SR-17 41st Avenue to Bay Bay Avenue to Park SR-17 to Morrissey Del Mar Boulevard Larkin Valley Road SR-152 to Harkins Airport Boulevard Time Soquel Drive Slough Road Selva Drive Vista Drive Park Drive Boulevard Avenue Avenue Avenue 152 15:00 32 55 18 34 24 41 61 61 62 60 70 67 67 63 65 15:15 42 67 27 16 15 41 60 62 66 64 74 70 71 62 73 15:30 41 59 21 14 18 39 44 39 59 55 69 66 65 62 68 15:45 39 58 13 15 15 26 30 30 60 57 73 68 64 66 72 16:00 25 64 13 14 12 27 25 30 58 55 66 65 64 61 63 16:15 30 59 10 11 10 19 24 30 61 59 69 67 66 63 68 16:30 38 63 16 13 8 13 28 37 61 59 67 65 65 62 67 16:45 34 55 11 10 19 18 33 36 55 56 65 64 67 66 71 17:00 42 54 10 10 15 20 23 32 61 60 67 67 68 66 69 17:15 52 51 8 5 15 16 22 29 66 57 69 66 69 64 68 17:30 37 41 6 5 6 16 21 28 67 52 70 66 69 65 63 17:45 35 40 6 5 8 16 22 34 58 54 67 65 65 56 66 18:00 40 38 7 8 11 24 23 34 56 53 66 66 68 61 65 18:15 40 47 18 12 13 19 22 31 57 54 67 62 64 56 64 18:30 40 55 25 17 24 32 29 27 58 60 66 65 65 62 65 18:45 37 59 47 19 22 34 39 31 60 63 69 64 61 58 62 19:00 38 59 59 40 32 46 55 32 58 54 67 59 56 54 60 7
A LTERNA TIVE 1 1 – I NTER IM SB B B B US US - ON ON -S HOU DER NATI ERIM OULDE 8
A LTERNA TIVE 2A 2A – H YBRI RID -A UXIL IARY L ANES NATI ILIA 9
A LTERNA TIVE 2B B – B US US - ON ON -S HOU DER NATI OULDE 10
A LTERN IVE 3 – HOV L L ANES ES RNATIV 11
Evaluation Summary – Santa Cruz County 12
K EY EY F IND GS – S ANTA C RU RUZ C OUNT NTY NDINGS 1. Severe SR 1 AM & PM peak period – peak direction congestion of long duration 2. Congestion and unreliability keeps METRO from using SR 1 for bus services 3. SR-1 shoulders lack the width and structural section to support bus-on- shoulder operations without significant construction – although there is some potential in the SB direction 13
K EY EY F IND GS – S ANTA C RU RUZ C OUNT NTY ( CO CONT ) NDINGS Interim Bus-on-Shoulder - Alternative 1 – • Segment C from RR bridges to Freedom Boulevard is the best near term opportunity Existing and planned auxiliary lanes will 4. provide an opportunity for bus-on- shoulder operations, Alternatives 2A & 2B. Must be implemented in coordination with each stage of the auxiliary lane project. Alternative 2A is the most effective with the • least cost. Operationally superior. 14
A LTERNA TIVE 2A 2A – H YBRI RID -A UXIL IARY L ANES NATI ILIA 15
N EXT S TEPS – S ANTA C RUZ C OUNTY 1. Presentation to SCCRTC– Today 2. Presentations to Santa Cruz METRO, and TAMC 3. Further evaluate bus-on-shoulder with auxiliary lanes in Santa Cruz 16
QUESTIONS? 17
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