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The Nassau Hub Study The Nassau Hub Study TAC Presentation January 17, 2012

Agenda Agenda 1) Study Update 2) Refined Long-List Alternatives Development 3) 3) Refined Long-List Alternatives Definition 4) Refined Long-List Alternatives Screening 4) Refined Long List Alternatives Screening 5) Assessment Of Mode Options 6) Recommendations 7) Next Steps 2

3 Study Update

Previous Alternatives Evaluation Previous Alternatives Evaluation • 14 Preliminary Long-List Alternatives Evaluated During The Fatal Flaw Screening During The Fatal Flaw Screening • Alternatives 9-14 Were Fatally Flawed y • Alternatives 1-8 Were Advanced To Refined Long-List Alternatives 4

Refined Long-List Alternatives Refined Long List Alternatives Development 5

Refined Long-List Alternatives Development Refined Long List Alternatives Development • Alternatives Advanced to Long-List Were Further D fi Defined / Developed With More Detail d / D l d With M D t il • Items Considered Include: • Activity Center Connections • Land Use Compatibility L d U C tibilit • Stakeholder And Public Input p • Infrastructure And Operational Characteristics • Ridership Potential 6

A ti it C Activity Center Connections t C ti • Previously Identified Study Area Attractors And y y Generators (Activity Centers) • Activity Centers Grouped By Relative Significance • Activity Centers Grouped By Relative Significance Essential Attractors/Generators Important Attractors/Generators Additional Attractors/Generators Downtown Mineola Hofstra University Downtown Garden City Mineola Intermodal Center Source Mall Garden City LIRR Station Downtown Hempstead Museum Row Mitchel Field County Park Hempstead Intermodal Center Downtown Westbury Eisenhower Park Roosevelt Field Mall Roosevelt Field Mall Westbury LIRR Station Westbury LIRR Station Country Life Press LIRR Station Country Life Press LIRR Station Roosevelt Field Transit Center Carle Place LIRR Station Nassau Community College Nassau Coliseum Nassau County Government Complex RXR Plaza RXR Plaza Nassau University Medical Center (NuHealth) 7

8 Activity Centers Activity Centers

L Land Use Compatibility d U C tibilit • Evaluated Existing Land Use Patterns Evaluated Existing Land Use Patterns • Identified Redevelopment Opportunities • Determined Potential Transit-Oriented- Determined Potential Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Opportunities / Constraints 9

P bli I Public Input t • Project Committees Project Committees • Project Website • Public Meetings • Origin / Destination Survey O i i / D i i S • Stated Preference Survey Stated Preference Survey • One-on-One And Small Group Meetings 10

Infrastructure And Operational Characteristics I f t t A d O ti l Ch t i ti • Developed Preliminary Operating Scenarios p y p g • Running Within Mixed Traffic • Running In Exclusive Right-Of-Way • Determined Travel Times Between Key Activity y y Centers • Number Of Transfers A Key Service Factor • Number Of Transfers A Key Service Factor • Identified Track / Lane Miles 11

Rid Ridership Potential hi P t ti l • Completed Comprehensive Origin / Destination p p g And Stated Preference Surveys • Developed Order Of Magnitude Ridership • Developed Order-Of-Magnitude Ridership Estimates • Ongoing Refinement Of Ridership Model For More Detailed Ridership Forecasting, Which Will Ultimately Lead To LPA Selection 12

Refined Long-List Alternatives Refined Long List Alternatives Definition 13

Refined Long-List of Alternatives Definition e ed o g st o te at es e t o • Alternatives Were Defined For Evaluation Against Study Goals And Objectives Study Goals And Objectives • Characteristics Include: • Travel Times • Daily Trips Daily Trips • Trips Per Track / Lane Mile • Trips Per Annual Vehicle Mile • Transit Connections / Activity Centers Served Transit Connections / Activity Centers Served 14

E Example l Alternative Transit Connections Transit Connections Mineola Intermodal Center Mineola Intermodal Center Potential New Transit Center Activity Centers Served Downtown Mineola Downtown Hempstead Roosevelt Field Mall Nassau Community College Nassau Coliseum Hofstra University Hempstead to Roosevelt Field Mall Mineola to Coliseum Potential Daily Trips per Trips per Annual Trips 2035 Track/Lane Mile Vehicle Mile Travel Time Transfers Travel Time Transfers Mixed Flow 14:17 0 14:48 0 4,600 285 1.90 15 15 Exclusive ROW 10:32 0 10:32 0 6,100 378 2.52

Refined Long-List Alternatives Refined Long List Alternatives Screening 16

Methodology Methodology • Created A Series Of Matrices Based On Defined Alternatives Alternatives • Ranked Alternatives Based On: – Relative Strength Of Ridership S Of – Track / Lane Mileage – Annual Vehicle Mileage – Travel Times – Number Of Transfers – Transit Connections And Activity Centers Served 17

Screening Results Screening Results Alternatives Identified For Advancement • Alternative 2 Alt ti 2 • Alternative 3 Alternatives Identified For Elimination Alternatives Identified For Elimination • Alternative 1 • Alternative 6 • Alternative 4 • Alternative 7 • Alternative 5 Alternative 5 • Alternative 8 Alternative 8 18

Alternative 2 Alternative 2 Transit Connections Mineola Intermodal Center Potential New Transit Center Hempstead Intermodal Center Activity Centers Served Downtown Mineola Downtown Hempstead Roosevelt Field Mall Nassau Community College Nassau Coliseum Hofstra University RXR Plaza Nassau University Medical C Center t Source Mall Museum Row Mitchel Field Eisenhower Park Hempstead to Roosevelt Field Mall Mineola to Coliseum Potential Daily Trips per Trips per Annual Trips 2035 Track/Lane Mile Vehicle Mile Travel Time Transfers Travel Time Transfers Mixed Flow 14:04 0 14:43 0 6,200 283 1.89 19 19 Exclusive ROW 10:30 0 10:47 0 8,100 370 2.47

Alternative 3 Alternative 3 T Transit Connections i C i Mi Mineola Intermodal Center l I d l C Potential New Transit Center Hempstead Intermodal Center Activity Centers Served Downtown Mineola Downtown Hempstead D t H t d Roosevelt Field Mall Nassau Community College Nassau Coliseum Hofstra University RXR Plaza RXR Plaza Nassau University Medical Center Museum Row Eisenhower Park Hempstead to Roosevelt Field Mall Mineola to Coliseum Potential Daily Trips per Trips per Annual Trips 2035 Track/Lane Mile Vehicle Mile Travel Time Transfers Travel Time Transfers Mixed Flow 14:13 0 14:44 0 6,100 349 2.33 20 20 Exclusive ROW 10:19 0 10:18 0 8,000 458 3.05

Assessment of Mode Options Assessment of Mode Options 21

Modal Transit Technologies Modal Transit Technologies • Street Transit – Jitney Jitney – Circulator Bus • Separated Transit – Conventional Bus – Aerial Tram Aerial Tram – Trolley Bus – Cable-Drawn Systems – Commuter Bus (CDS) – Modern Streetcar Modern Streetcar – Automated Guideway Transit • Semi-Separated Transit (AGT) – Commuter Rail Commuter Rail – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Heavy Rail – Light Rail Transit (LRT) 22

Criteria for Transit Mode Screening Criteria for Transit Mode Screening • Flexibility • Capacity Ridership Capacity, Ridership • Service Frequency • Effect On Congestion • Effect On Congestion • Cost • System Accessibility • System Accessibility • Compatibility • Proven Technology • Proven Technology • Land Use Compatibility • Environmental Impact Environmental Impact 23

Recommended Modes For Further Recommended Modes For Further Evaluation • BRT • Modern Streetcar 24

25 Recommendations and Next Steps

Recommended Alternatives to be Advanced Recommended Alternatives to be Advanced Alternatives 2 and 3 Alternatives 2 and 3 Each As BRT And / Or Modern Streetcar 26

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Next Steps Next Steps • Detailed Definition And Evaluation Of Alternatives Alternatives – Refined Operating Plans – Cost Cost – Ridership Forecasts – Environmental Considerations E i t l C id ti – Financial Considerations – Stakeholder And Public Input St k h ld A d P bli I t • Selection of LPA 29

30 Q&A Q&A

The Nassau Hub Study The Nassau Hub Study TAC Presentation January 17, 2012