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Public Me e ting Union Station to Ge or ge town Str e e tc ar T r anspor tation Impr ove me nts No ve mb e r 17, 2016

Age nda I ntro duc tio ns • Ove rvie w o f Pro je c t • Alte rna tive s Co nside re d • F o c us Are a • Ope ra tio na l Co mpo ne nts • Ne xt Ste ps • 2

Ove rvie w o f Pro je c t

Study Ar e a Focus Area for Tonight’s Public Meeting

Pur pose and Ne e d T he purpo se o f the pro je c t is to pro vide multi-mo da l tra nspo rta tio n impro ve me nts in the E a st-We st Co rrido r b e twe e n Unio n Sta tio n a nd Ge o rg e to wn tha t o ffe r impro ve d re lia b ility a nd e nha nc e d mo b ility fo r pe o ple a nd g o o ds, c o nsiste nt with the move DC Plan . T he ne e ds fo r the pro je c t a re : Pro vide re lia b le a nd de pe nda b le Stre e tc a r Se rvic e within the • E a st-We st Co rrido r I mpro ve E a st-We st c o nne c tivity a nd a c c e ssib ility fo r a ll mo de s • I mpro ve tra nspo rta tio n syste m mo b ility • Suppo rt e xisting a nd future la nd use s •

NE PA Pr oc e ss

Alte rna tive s Co nside re d

Alte r native s Conside r e d Alte rna tive 1: No Build

Alte r native s Conside r e d Alte rna tive 2 – Sha re d Stre e tc a r 28% to 51% De dic a te d L a ne s fo r Stre e tc a rs • Assume s WMAT A b use s wo uld sha re the tra nsitwa y with stre e tc a rs • Assume s c o mmute r b use s wo uld no t sha re the tra nsitwa y

Alte r native s Conside r e d Alte rna tive 4 – De dic a te d Stre e tc a r 73% to 90% De dic a te d L a ne s fo r Stre e tc a rs • Assume s WMAT A a nd c o mmute r b use s wo uld NOT b e in the tra nsitwa y with the stre e tc a rs • St/ 27 th Stre e t to e limina te le ft turns a nd Ne w lo o p ra mp a t K a c c o mmo da te 2 de dic a te d stre e tc a r la ne s

Alte r native s Conside r e d X Alte rna tive 3 – Dro ppe d fro m F urthe r Co nside ra tio n X • Alte rna tive 3 wa s e nvisio ne d to b e e a sie r a nd le ss e xpe nsive to imple me nt • Alte rna tive 3 is dro ppe d b e c a use : L a c k o f width fo r stre e tc a rs a nd pa rking in se rvic e la ne s o Hig h c a pita l c o sts o Hig h risk fo r lo a ding c o nflic ts o Slo we r a nd le ss re lia b le tra nsit tra ve l time s o

We st E nd F oc us Ar e a • Wa shing to n Circ le to 26 th Stre e t • 26 th to 29 th Stre e ts • Ge o rg e to wn

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Pe de str ian E nvir onme nt Stre e t, NW b e twe e n 25 th to 26 th Stre e ts K Mid-block, looking east Mid-block, looking east from south side of K Street

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F oc us Ar e a 26 th Str e e t to 29 th Str e e t

F oc us Ar e a 26 th Str e e t to 29 th Str e e t – L oop Ramp

L owe r K Str e e t NW K Stre e t NW a t 31 st Stre e t NW Alte rna tive 2 K Stre e t NW a t 31 st Stre e t NW Alte rna tive 4

Ope ra tio na l Co nside ra tio ns

Str e e tc ar Pr opulsion Conside r ations 100% On- Wir e : F ull L e ngth of • Cor r idor on Ove r he ad Wir e Be ne fits: Pro ve n te c hno lo g y, • re lia b le a nd c o st-e ffe c tive I ssue s: Visua l a nd a e sthe tic • impa c ts fo r po le s a nd o ve rhe a d wire s 100% Off- Wir e : Comple te ly Off- • Wir e T e c hnology Be ne fits: No o ve rhe a d wire s • I ssue s: Ofte n pro prie ta ry a nd • e xpe nsive a nd q ue stio na b le re lia b ility in he a vy tra ffic a nd we a the r se nsitive 23

Str e e tc ar Pr opulsion Conside r ations Risk Par ame te r s 100% On- Wire 100% Ove r he a d Ove r he a d Ove r he a d Cha r g ing Off-Wir e Wir e to Wir e to Pole s F a c ilitie s Building s 24

Ba tte r y Powe r e d Str e e tc a r s with Ra pid Re c ha r g ing De sign Goals E sta b lish a Co he sive Urb a n • De sig n fo r the Sto ps Minimize Visua l I mpa c t o f Rig id • Ca te na ry a t Vie w Co rrido rs, Vie wshe d s, a nd Sto ps I nte g ra te Rig id Ca te na ry with • Sto p Arc hite c ture - Ca no py, L ig hting , L a ndsc a pe , Se a ting , Wa yfinding , a nd F urnishing s Rigid Cate nar y E xample s

Stor a g e F a c ility Site Options X X Additional vehicles storage • will be required Potential storage facility • sites; sites #2 and #3 remain under consideration Provide needed flexibility • and efficiency for streetcar operations

Ne xt Ste ps & Disc ussio n

Sc he dule & Ne xt Ste ps Pro je c t K ic ko ff July 30, 2014 Se c tio n 106 I nitia tio n Se pte mb e r 2014 Pub lic Me e ting # 1 Oc to b e r2, 2014 Pub lic Me e ting # 2 De c e mb e r 2, 2014 Alte rna tive s De ve lo pme nt 2015 - 2017 Pub lic Me e ting # 3 Ma y 17, 2016 Pub lic Me e ting # 4 No ve mb e r 17, 2016 Pub lic Me e ting # 5 Winte r/ Spring 2017 Pub lish E A & Pub lic He a ring F a ll 2017 F ina l NE PA De c isio n Do c ume nt E a rly 2018