SW Corridor Light Rail Project Update SWNI Transportation Committee – May 18th
TriMet Service During COVID-19 TriMet is here for those who need us to access food, medicine and essential employment trimet.org/health 2
LIFT Online Booking TriMet’s Paratransit Service now offers online booking. Users can go to https://trimet.org/lift/ to watch a video tutorial on how to book. 3
Project Timeline Jun 2018 Draft Environmental Impact Station (DEIS) Nov 2018 Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) Feb 2020 Conceptual Design Report (CDR) Summer 2020 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Nov 2020 Metro Regional Funding Measure 2021 Early Construction Begins 4
Conceptual Design Report (CDR) Preliminary designs for: • Overall vision • Stations • Major structures • Other corridor improvements • Public engagement tool to inform future design 5
Project Timeline 6
CDR Public Engagement Report Full Report can be found at trimet.org/swcorridor under “Designs, Stations & Route” tab
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Project Support “You have done a wonderful job creating and fine tuning this project. I'm looking forward to riding it from the first day.” 18% of all comments were positive, and showed appreciation and excitement for the project The topics that received the most positive responses were: • Major Structures – 53.1% • Land Use – 30.7% • Barbur Blvd. – 25% 9
Bike and Pedestrian Improvements How often do you currently ride your bike along Barbur Boulevard? (n=31) 10% 10% Frequently - Almost Daily Never 22% Occasionally - Once or twice a month Rarely - Once or twice a 45% year 13% Regularly - Once or twice a week 10
“The Barbur improvements are key!” How do you think the improvements will effect how often you ride your bike on Barbur Blvd.? (n=29) I will ride on Barbur... 31% about the same I will ride on Barbur... a little more 59% I will ride on Barbur... a 10% lot more 11
Station Access - Top Portland Project #16 – Taylors Ferry Sidewalks & Bikeway (11) Project #9 – Capitol Hill Sidewalks & Bikeway (10) Project #18 – Capitol Sidewalks & Bikeway (9) Project #23 – Barbur/PCC to Triangle Connection (8) Project #21 – Pomona Sidewalks & Bikeway (7) 12
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Number of Comments per Station GIBBS STREET 34 HAMILTON STREET 31 13TH AVENUE 35 19TH AVENUE 27 30TH AVENUE 14 BARBUR TRANSIT CENTER 85 53RD AVENUE 41 68TH PARKWAY 26 ELMHURST STREET 21 HALL BOULEVARD 52 BONITA ROAD 29 UPPER BOONES FERRY ROAD 35 BRIDGEPORT TRANSIT CENTER 47 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 14
Station: How well does this serve the community? 825 ratings 80.8% Gibbs Street 72.3% Hamilton Street 79.2% 13th Avenue 78.3% 19th Avenue 77.4% 30th Avenue 52.7% Barbur TC 53.7% 53rd Avenue 60.0% 68th Parkway 61.3% Elmhurst Street 60.0% Hall Street 66.7% Bonita Road 60.5% Upper Boones Ferry Road 85.7% Bridgeport TC 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% NET: Well NET: Not well Don't know 15
Barbur Transit Center Lowest rating, Highest number of comments 19% 38% 15% 27% 1% Very well Well Not very well Not at all Don't know - Addition of more Park & Rides - Concern about ODOT Crossroads Safety Design - Positive support for West Portland Town Center Plan - Concern that bicycle and pedestrian improvements do not include crossroad intersection 16
53 rd Avenue Second lowest rating, relatively high number of comments 17% 35% 19% 24% 6% Very well Well Not very well Not at all Don't know - Replace Park & Ride with transit-oriented development uses - Concern that this station does not provide adequate access to PCC - Concern about lack of access from neighborhoods north of this station - Suggestions for enhanced pedestrian and bike infrastructure 17
Emerging Portland Topics from CDR Engagement - Bancroft Realignment - Traffic & Circulation in Inner Portland 13 th Avenue Station Renaming - - Bike facilities north of Naito - BTC Station Alignment 18
Next Steps - Continuing to engage in the virtual world - Continuing to coordinate with complementary planning projects, such as West Portland Town Center - Future videos with TV Jam - Ongoing design over next two years 19
Marquam Hill Connector Update SWNI Transportation Committee – May 18, 2020
Marquam Hill Connector Marquam Hill attracts over 18,000 employees, patients, students and residents each day from all around the region The new connection is projected to serve 10,000 trips each weekday by the year 2035 21
Marquam Hill Connector 22
Initial Options 23
Process & Engagement Feb – Jun 2019 Stakeholder Working Group Feb – Jun 2019 Green Ribbon Committee Mar - Apr 2019 Public Engagement June 2019 Steering Committee Decision Spring/ Summer 2020 Federal Regulation Evaluation – Parks & FTA 24
Public Feedback – April 2019 How well does the option meet the project goals? Inclined Elevator 9% 14% 22% 25% 30% Bridge +Elevator 12% 17% 23% 25% 22% Aerial Tram 12% 21% 24% 25% 18% Tunnel + Elevator 21% 27% 22% 19% 10% Not at all Not very well Somewhat Well Very well Total Responses: 291 25
CDR Public Feedback – Feb/Mar 2020 How well does this type serve as the Marquam Hill Connector? 168 ratings 6% 59% 14% 16% 4% Inclined Elevator 5% 27% 29% 34% 5% Bridge and Elevator Very well Well Not very well Not at all Don't know 26
Federal Regulation Evaluation • Federal law requires evaluation for adverse impacts to parks- Section 4(f) or historic resources- Section 106 • Terwilliger Parkway is both 27
Federal Regulation Evaluation Section 4(f) and 106 Federal Transit Administration State Historic TriMet Portland Preservation General Manager Parks Dept. Office (Section 106) Green Ribbon Steering Committee Public/ Committee & Elected/Leaders Stakeholders Working Group Councils/Commissions
Marquam Hill Connector Alternatives Studied Inclined Elevator Two Modes: • Inclined Elevator • Bridge and Elevators Two Alignments: Bridge and Elevators • Canyon • Turnout 29
Inclined Elevator 30
Inclined Elevator Canyon Alignment “Least Harm” Option: Inclined Elevator • Wildlife crossing can be accommodated • Natural area footprint can be reduced • Fewer visual impacts • Better fit with context • OHSU expansion; access to Terwilliger 31
Marquam Hill Destinations Scale Comparison 32
Inclined Elevator 33
Mitigation Consultation - Spring/Summer 2020 Ideas we’ve heard from the Parks Dept. include: § signage / interpretive elements § historic lighting restoration § trail connection improvements § tree planting and natural area restoration § stormwater improvements 34
Inclined Elevator Precedents Ljubljana, Slovenia Deer Crest, Utah Ketchikan, Alaska 35
Next Steps • Complete environmental work • Define mitigations • Advance designs • Design to budget • Define ownership, operations, maintenance • City regulatory process – design review, environmental review, landmarks review 36
Complementary Projects - Ross Island Bridgehead & SW Naito Main Street - Patrick Sweeney, PBOT – Patrick.Sweeney@portlandoregon.gov - West Portland Town Center - Ryan Curren, BPS – Ryan.Curren@portlandoregon.gov - Both presented at May SW Corridor CAC - Recorded video is available here: https://vimeo.com/416413534 37
Comments / Questions? 38
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