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Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Institute of Transportation Engineers Luncheon Meeting October 17, 2013 SAN N FRANC NCISCO O COUNTY T TRANS NSPOR ORTATION ON AU AUTHORITY SAN N FRANC NCISCO M O MUNI NICIPAL T TRANS NSPOR ORTATION ON AGENC ENCY

Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project Curre rrent P Pha hase of of Work ork: • Envir ironmental I tal Impact t Anal alys ysis is • Preli elimin inary En Engineer eerin ing 2

SFCTA and SFMTA Age gency Role le i in n Project Environmental lead agency After preliminary engineering, project will be transferred to SFMTA Will prepare final engineering design, construct, and operate BRT 3

Background: Need for Geary Improvements • 6.5 mile corridor • More than 50,000 passengers / day • During peaks, 38 & 38L routes each operate at 6-min headways (3-min combined) • End to end, 38 Local - 60+ mins 38L Limited – 45+mins 4

BRT: Transforming Geary Existing Proposed 5

Core Transit Features • Dedicated bus lanes • Higher quality, longer, and wider bus stops • Level boarding • Adjusted stop spacing • New low-floor buses • Signal priority for buses • Left turn adjustments • Improved pedestrian access 6

BRT Benefits • Reduced travel time • Increased user reliability • Improved passenger experience • Improved system cost effectiveness • Improved pedestrian Los Angeles Metro Rapid Bus access and safety Photo credit: Raymond Yu 7

Alternative Configurations Side-Running Center-Running GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 8

Project Development Status: Nodes and Segments GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 9

Underpasses: Existing Constraints Fillmore Masonic GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 10

Fillmore Side-Lane Option 11

Masonic Side-Lane Option GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 12

Selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative: Segments – Mix-and-Match • Righ ght- vs. vs. Lef Left-Sid ide L Loadin ing ( (Alt lt 4 4) Masonic Fillmore Side Side lanes lanes Palm/Jordan-to-27th Masonic Laguna-to- Decision Decision Masonic Decision • Ser ervi vice: Loc Local/BRT vs. vs. Con Consolidated GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 13

Transition Design GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 14

Schedule Miles ilestone Tim imef eframe Initiate LPA discussion Fall 2013 Draft EIS/R Summer 2013 Final EIS/R End of 2014 Design engineering 2014-2016 Construction 2016-2018 BRT Service 2018 15

SFMTA Fleet Issues GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 16

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 5-door 60’ Articulated Bus in the U.S. • New Flyer and NABI produced prototypes for the North America market - only New Flyer sold buses • Less than 50 in the U.S. / 0 in Canada NABI http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx New Flyer GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 17 17

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Alt 3: Center-Side Option GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 18

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Alt 4: Center-Center Option GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 19

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Vehicle Performance 5-door bus loading – 2 doors on left, 3 doors on right • • Time (stopped at station) is 20%-30% of total run time • 2 doors vs. 3 doors is estimated at 25%-50% slower loading • Use of 2 doors likely = 2-6 minutes of added run time • A 5-door bus will have 4-6 less seats than a 3 door bus 47-49 seats – 3 door 43 seats – 5 door GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 20

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Durability Concerns – Buses must last 12 yrs. No transit agency with ridership and operations issues similar to Geary Blvd. has used 5-door buses for 12 years • Eugene, OR (6.5 years) – 5,000 passengers per day – flat terrain • Cleveland, OH (5.0 years) – 15,000 passengers per day – flat terrain • Geary (SF, CA) ( N/A ) – 50,000+ passengers per day – flat + grades GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 21

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Durability Concerns – Buses must last 12 yrs. Revenue/Service hrs. – 12 yr. bus lifespan Comparative Hourly Bus Boarding Rate 3 SFMTA Revenue/Service hrs. 12 years of SamTrans 2 SFMTA = 19 years of GGT 16 years of SamTrans 1 GGT 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 Passenger Trips – 12 yr. bus lifespan 3 SFMTA Passenger trips 12 years of SFMTA = SamTrans 2 75 years of GGT 50 years of SamTrans GGT 1 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 22

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 SFMTA Flexible Fleet Operations Division Year Open Vehicle Type Number Capacity Real Estate Vision & Renovations & Size Present Plan • Facilities are too 1912 40' Trolleybus 165 73 Replacement Presidio old, too cramped, 1950 1914 40' Trolleybus 45 45 Replacement and not equipped Potrero 1949 60' Trolleybus 73 73 to manage sub- 1950 40' Motor bus 135 127 Replacement Kirkland fleets 1974 30' Motor bus 224 (30' + 40' + 30 Major Renovation Woods 1991 40' Motor bus 40' reserve) 160 • Maintenance of a 1978 75' Breda LRV <100* 110 Renovation Green - Beach Geary BRT sub-fleet Hist. Streetcar <50* 55 1890s Hyde St. car 28 28 OK doesn’t fit into Cable Car 1984 California St. car 12 12 general strategy 1989 60' Motor bus 130 102 Minor Renovation Flynn 2007 75' Breda LRV 50* 125 OK - fully furnish w/ Metro East Hist. Streetcar 25* 25 equipment 2013 40' Motor bus 50-70* 70 or 160 Modification to Islais Creek 2016 60' Motor bus 0 70 or 0 accept 60' underway * = Numbers are approximate. Red boxes = overcrowding and/ or need for renovation or replacement Lavender box = still under construction GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 23

Geary BRT – SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Cost of Vehicles A 5-door bus from New Flyer (bus supplier) will cost approximately $250,000 more than a similar 3-door bus offered by New Flyer 80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 0 1 2 3 1 - 5 door bus = $1.40M 5 – 5 door buses = $7.00M 50 - 5 door buses = $70.00M 1 - 3 door bus = $1.15M 5 – 3 door buses = $5.75M 50 – 3 door buses = $57.50M 6 3 door buses can be purchased 60 3 door buses can be purchased for the cost of 5 5 door buses for the cost of 50 5 door buses GEAR ARY CO CORRID RRIDOR B BUS RAP US RAPID TRAN TRANSI SIT | | P PROJECT CT UP UPDATE 24

For More Information: www.gearybrt.org GEAR ARY C CORRI RRIDOR B R BUS RAP RAPID T TRAN RANSIT | T | PROJECT T UPDATE TE 25