Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit: Staff-Recommended Alternative Project Update January 30, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO C SAN FR ANCISCO COUNT UNTY TR TRANSPOR ANSPORTATION A TION AUTHORIT THORITY SAN FRANCI SAN FRANCISC SCO MUNICI O MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT L TRANSPORTATION A TION AGENCY ENCY
Tonight’s Agenda • Overview presentation Overview presentation • Background, process Background, process • Staff-recommended Staff-recommended alternative alternative • Next steps Next steps • Questions and Questions and comments comments • Open House for detailed Open House for detailed discussions discussions GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 2
Background: Need for Geary Improvements • 6.5 mile corridor 6.5 mile corridor • Major SFMTA Major SFMTA trunkline: more than trunkline: more than 50,000 trips / day 50,000 trips / day • Peak 38 & Peak 38 & 38L 38L frequencies: 6 frequencies: 6 min min • Slow, unreliable Slow, unreliable travel: travel: 38 Local - 38 Local - 60 min 60 min 38L Limited 38L Limited - 45 min 45 min • Leads to crowding Leads to crowding GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 3
Bus Rapid Transit Features Existing Existing • Dedicated bus lane Dedicated bus lane • Signal optimiz Signal optimization for transit tion for transit priority priority • All-door boarding All-door boarding • Low-floor vehicles Low-floor vehicles Proposed Pr oposed • Enhanced bus stations Enhanced bus stations • Pedestrian crossing Pedestrian crossing improvements improvements • Streetscape enhancements Streetscape enhancements GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 4
Community Engagement • 50+ stakeholder meetin 50+ stakeholder meetings along Geary Corridor gs along Geary Corridor • 3 hosted community meetings in 2012 3 hosted community meetings in 2012 • Ongoing engagement: Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee Ongoing engagement: Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Supervisors, local agencies, stakeholder groups (CAC), Supervisors, local agencies, stakeholder groups • Feedback collected on an ongoing basis Feedback collected on an ongoing basis GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 5
Getting to a Locally Preferred Alternative: Approach and Process Culmination of years of Culmination of years of planning, planning, community input community input Coordinate among agencies on Coordinate among agencies on preliminary recommendation preliminary recommendation Share with Boards, community Share with Boards, community Ahead: Ahead: • Identify as staff-recommended Identify as staff-recommended alternative in Draft Env. Doc. alternative in Draft Env. Doc. • Any needed adjustments in Final Any needed adjustments in Final Env. Doc. Env. Doc. GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 6
Decision Criteria • Transit Performance Transit Performance • Pedestrian A destrian Access and ccess and Saf Safety ty Travel time Travel time • Access t ccess to st stops, transf ops, transfer ers Reliability Reliability • • Cr Cross ossing, w , waitin iting g Ridersh Ride rship • • conditions conditions • Circulation/System Circulation/System • Construction and Capital Construction and Capital Performance Performance Costs Costs Average person delay Average person delay • Total construction cost tal construction cost • Environmental, Environmental, Social Effects Social Effects • • Operations and Operations and Preservation of on-street Preservation of on-street • Maint Maintenance nance parkin parking Cost t st to operat operate, maintain e, maintain Preservation of existing trees Preservation of existing trees • • • Rail R Rail Readiness adiness GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 7
Recommended Alternative: Decisions and Segments • Selecting the best configuration for each segment Selecting the best configuration for each segment • Combining segments to cons Combining segments to construct recommended alternative truct recommended alternative No bus Center Lanes Side Lanes Side Lanes (existing) lanes Palm/Jordan-to-27th Masonic Fillmore/ Japantown GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | GEAR Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 8
Staff-Recommended Alternative: Highlights • Strong bus benefits where BRT Strong bus benefits where BRT treatments applied: treatments applied: Travel time: 25% savings Travel time: 25% savings • Reliability: 20% reduction in Reliability: 20% reduction in • travel time variability travel time variability Ridership: 10%+ gains Ridership: 10%+ gains • forecasted – forecasted – strong cost trong cost effectiveness effectiveness Lower trave Lower travel times = more times = more • service, more riders at lower service, more riders at lower operating cost operating cost Proposed BRT, westbound on Geary at Masonic • Pedestrian benefits Pedestrian benefits GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 9
Inner Geary Recommendation: Enhance Existing Lanes Colorize existing lanes Colorize existing lanes • and remaining gap and remaining gap Bus bulbs at Bus bulbs at high high- • ridership s dership stops ops ‘Spot’ improvements at ‘Spot’ improvements at • congested intersections congested intersections Corner Corn er bulbs bulbs at at strateg strategic c • location locations Curbside loading access Curbside loading access • preserved preserved Proposed BRT, eastbound on O’Farrell at Powell GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 10 10
Masonic-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes • Surface stop provides strong access, Surface stop provides strong access, security and safety, transfer to 43-Masonic security and safety, transfer to 43-Masonic • Smooth multim Smooth multimodal interactions odal interactions • Responds to community feedback Responds to community feedback Existing Masonic underpass Existing Masonic surface level Proposed BRT, eastbound surface level at Masonic GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 11 11
Richmond-Area Recommendation: Center Bus Lanes, Consolidated Stops • Local, BRT buses stop at Local, BRT buses stop at every stop every stop • Strong travel time savings Strong travel time savings (30% compared with No (30% compared with No Project) Project) • Better reliability Better reliability • New medians and New medians and pedestrian safety pedestrian safety improvements improvements GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 12 12
Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes • Separate, future underpass Separate, future underpass Fill project envisioned Fill project envisioned • Community process to Community process to determine ultimate design determine ultimate design • Side bus lanes enable Side bus lanes enable interim transit & pedestrian interim transit & pedestrian Existing Fillmore underpass improvements improvements • Does not preclude Fill or Does not preclude Fill or future center bus lanes future center bus lanes Potential future boulevard treatment (Octavia Blvd) GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 13 13
Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes • Surface station with new amenities, good Surface station with new amenities, good connection to 22-Fillmore connection to 22-Fillmore • “Road diet” for traffic calming, pedestrian safety “Road diet” for traffic calming, pedestrian safety Gough to ugh to Di Divisadero visadero • Two traffic lanes each way Two traffic lanes each way • Existing Fillmore surface level Proposed BRT, eastbound surface level at Masonic GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 14 14
Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Pedestrian Crossings • Ne New sur w surface crossings at ace crossings at St Steiner einer, W Webst bster t r to include: include: Fewer t Fe traffic lanes • Ne New median refuge w median refuge areas areas • Countdown signals Countdo n signals • • Ne New signalized crossw w signalized crosswalk at alk at New median refuges Buchanan pr Buchanan proposed oposed Pr Provides direct access ides direct access to • Peace Plaza ace Plaza GEAR GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | Y CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT | PROJECT UPD PROJECT UPDATE TE 15 15
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