ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER BUS RAPID TRANSIT INTEGRATION STUDY PREPARED FOR | The City of Rockville PREPARED BY | ERM Sabra Wang & Associates, Inc. EDSA, Inc. City Department of Community Planning and Development Services 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting
BRT Integration Study| Objective BRT brings opportunities and challenges New long term investment on MD 355 and Veirs Mill Road Address evolving mobility patterns – car, metro, bus, ped, bike, Amtrak, MARC Challenging intersections Heavily used and aging Metro Station Build on Town Center development progress County BRT Plan does not call for a specific cross section or BRT treatment within cities Revisit Rockville Town Center Master Plan ideas BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Study Area| Beall Ave MD 28 BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
BRT Integration Study| Process|Agency Involvement January to October 2015 WMATA Montgomery County Staff workshops Executive’s Office Interagency workshops Montgomery County Rockville City Department of Manager’s Office Transportation State Highway Rockville Community Administration Planning Maryland Transit Rockville DPW Administration Montgomery County Holland and Knight Ride-On BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
BRT Integration Study| Alternatives Integration Study initially identified 12 potential route and alignment alternatives Narrowed to 6 for study at May interagency workshop Narrowed to 3 for further study BRT in mixed traffic with pullouts • BRT in a dedicated median on MD 355 • BRT in a dedicated median on MD 355, through traffic in a • tunnel Design process was iterative; engineering and urban design BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Mixed Traffic, Side BRT Station Alignment | Engineering Design Features Near-side platforms intended to accommodate at least 2 BRT vehicles simultaneously Sidewalk in front of Choice Opportunities for queue-jumps Need to reconfigure Metro Hotels headquarters doubles as coming out of stops, and NB at Station layout slightly transit stop. Church Street BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Mixed Traffic, Side BRT Station Alignment | Urban Design Features Rockville Metro Station 4 6 WMATA Parking Lot 7 4 5 2 4 3 1 1 5 Choice Hotels 3 Building 255 Building 51 Monroe 1. Improved crosswalks and pedestrian refuges 2. Improved streetscape walkway environs 3. Continuous planted medians 4. Potential areas for improved stormwater management 5. New BRT station platforms with rider amenities 6. Potential Metro platform extension and new access point 7. WMATA parking lot and drop-off improvements BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Mixed Traffic | Urban Design Features Existing MD 355 at Rockville Station Euclid Avenue Healthline BRT, Cleveland, OH High quality BRT station architecture and platform environments Euclid Avenue Healthline BRT, Cleveland, OH BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
BRT in Median, at Grade | PM Peak Hour Pedestrian Activity MD 355 N NB Platform: ~650 ride through ~250 board Platform ~650 alight Crosswalk (xxx existing ped volume) ~1,100 132 (xxx estimated future volume) Park Road Middle Lane ~700 118 35 * Based on 2014 Metrorail Station Footprint ~1,100 108 mode of access, 2012 time distribution of trips Existing Peak Hour Rail* ** Assumes PM Peak Hour = SB Platform: Boarding: ~370 pass/hr ~650 ride through 12.4% of daily ridership, similar Alighting: ~800 pass/hr ~650 board to Metrorail. ~250 alight Existing Peak Hour Metro Bus** ~400 boardings + alightings Existing Peak Hour Ride On** MD 355 ~640 boardings + alightings ~300/hr Existing Pedestrian Bridge BRT INTEGRATION STUDY R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Continuous dedicated BRT lanes in Median with tunnel for through traffic|Concept 6 BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Continuous dedicated BRT lanes in Median with tunnel for through traffic | Engineering Features Two through lanes in either direction below Continuous dedicated BRT lanes in median of 355 grade. Tunnel entrances staggered to minimize ROW width. Travel lanes reduced to two in Left turns by emergency vehicles each direction for duration of facilitated by breaks in medians, tunnel. Left turn lanes preserved stop signal north of firehouse. where they currently exist. BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median with tunnel | Engineering Design Features Center platform (approx. 22’ wide) south of Park/Middle intersection provides best overall access to Metro Station and Town Center. Less surface traffic allows for some reclaiming of paved Some reconfiguring of Metro Station areas. footprint necessary. BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median, with Tunnel | Urban Design Features – Improved Crossings & Medians Existing MD 355 at Middle Street Euclid Avenue Healthline BRT, Cleveland, OH BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median, with Tunnel | Urban Design Features - Other Signature Gateway Bridges The Helix Bridge, Singapore Hilton Pedestrian Bridge, Columbus, OH Signature bridge crossing from Metro Station to Town Center High quality BRT station architecture and platform environments Paleisburg Pedestrian - Cycle Bridge, Netherlands Paleisburg Pedestrian - Cycle Bridge, Netherlands Living bridge and promenade environment over MD 355 Stairs, escalator and elevator transition to MD 355 crossing & Metro Station BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median, with Tunnel | Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Vision Tapping the Potential for Improving Rockville’s Urban Environs with BRT BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median, with Tunnel | Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Vision Tapping the Potential for Improving Rockville’s Urban Environs with BRT BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
Median, with Tunnel | Urban Design Features 1. Improved crosswalks and pedestrian refuges 2. Expanded streetscape walkway environs 3. Continuous planted medians Veteran’s Park edge enhancements 4. 5. Road diet for Veirs Mill Road 6. Potential alternate parking solution for residential buildings 7. Fewer travel lanes 8. Diversion of MD 355 thru traffic into tunnel 8 4 3 7 1 2 Bank Marlo 2 Furniture 6 5 Office Americana Plaza ‘The Mixing Bowl’ – MD 355 at Veirs Mill Road BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
BRT Integration Study| Conclusions • BRT offers opportunities and challenges • Accommodating BRT through Town Center requires trade-offs between motor vehicle, transit, pedestrian and bicycle needs • BRT, without taking existing traffic lanes (re-purposing ), needs right of way • Existing right of way is limited, and acquiring it can be costly. An overly wide roadway is not desirable in Town Center • BRT in mixed traffic with pull-outs and intersection improvements – easy to implement in the short term • BRT in a median with through traffic in a tunnel - more complex, but offers greater Town Center integration potential and multi- modal benefits BRT INTEGRATION STUDY 12.03.2015 Interagency Meeting R O C K V I L L E T O W N C E N T E R | ROCKVILLE, MD
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