Madison East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Planning Study West Side Route Options – March 4, 2020 MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Isthmus Freeway Plan (1955) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Employment 200,000 jobs in 2010 +85,000 projected for Dane Co 2050 +45,000 projected for Madison 2050 +10,000 in Isthmus
1 lane 1 lane DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Rail/Transit Studies: Recent History Previous Rail/ High Capacity Transit Studies 1980-81 Dane County Transit Technology Corridor Study (DCRPC) 1985-86 Dane County Transit Priority Corridor Study(DCRPC) 1990-92 Light Rail Transit Corridor Study (C. Madison) 1996 Study to Evaluate Commuter Rail Implementation (Dane Co) 1998 Dane County Commuter Rail Feasibility Study (Dane Co) 1999-2003 Transport 2020 Commuter Rail Alternatives Analysis (City/County/WisDOT) 2005-2008 Transport 2020 Commuter Rail Preliminary Engineering/EIS(City/County/WisDOT) → 2011 -13 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Preliminary Feasibility Study (MATPB) → 2018 -20 BRT East-West Corridor Project Development (C. Madison)
Phase 1 East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Possible option for contra tra-fl flow ow on Broom m Street eet Future BRT Extensions
Bus Rapid Transit • Phase 1 BRT will be within a 10 minute walk of almost 120,000 jobs. • Phase 1 BRT will be within a 10 minute walk of almost 80,000 residents. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
What is Bus Rapid Transit? BRT has: • Very high level service, similar to but one step down from light rail • Typically over 50 percent of the route will have dedicated bus lanes , giving Cleveland’s Health Line BRT buses an advantage in congestion • Special intersection treatments to help speed up buses in traffic • 10-15 minute service levels - 6 am to 12 midnight DEPARTMENT OF Example of dedicated bus lanes TRANSPORTATION
Location of Dedicated Lanes for Buses Between 45% and 55% Dedicated Possible option n for contra tra-fl flow ow on Broom m Street eet Running Way Future BRT Extensions
10 Bus Rapid Transit - Transit Signal Priority (TSP)
11 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - Queue Jump
12 BRT Elements - Station Platforms, Articulated Electric Buses, Off-Board Fare Payment
Project Development Process DES ESIGN GN 30% 30% 60% 60% 100% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Federal ral (FTA) A) Proje ject FUND NDING ING Develo lopment CONST NSTRUCT UCTION ION Request Entry into Project Development Request Apply Start Federal Receive Begin gin Adopt Locally Eligibility (FTA) Project for FTA Capital Servic rvice Preferred Review Development Capital Funding Alternative from FTA Process Funding from FTA ENV NVIRON IRONMEN ENTAL AL Receive Start Clearance Analysis from FTA
West Side Route Options MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
West Side Routing Goals and Objectives • Ability to serve employment centers • Ability to provide dedicated running way (important evaluation criterion for a federal (FTA) Small Starts grant) • Ability to provide access to BRT for users of the Metro local system (e.g., enabling convenient transfers) • Ridership potential (important evaluation criterion for a federal (FTA) Small Starts grant)
West Side Alternative 1 New bus lanes Westfield Rosa Existing bus lanes Mineral Point Yellowstone No BRT service to West Transfer Point W West Transfer Point Beltline Whitney Way High Point Gammon
West Side Alternative 2 New bus lanes New northbound station Westfield and improvements to West Towne ring road Grand Canyon Mineral Point Existing bus lanes W West Transfer Point Beltline Whitney Way Potential future realignment High Point through West Towne Gammon
West Side Alternative 3 New bus lanes Westfield Rosa Existing bus lanes Mineral Point Yellowstone W West Transfer Point Beltline Whitney Way High Point Gammon New public street extension of Rosa Road
West Side Alternative 4 New bus lanes Mineral Point BRT line ends at West Transfer Point Future expansion to the west and/or south W West Transfer Point Beltline Whitney Way High Point Gammon
MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Alt. 1 Alt. 2 Alt. 3 Alt. 4 100% 33% 75% 100% P ercentage of Dedicated Running Way 4.6 mi. 2.2 mi. 5.1 mi. 1.2 mi. Length of Alternative MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 3 - Serves majority of employment in area - Serves some residential density along MPR - Most of route in dedicated running way - Serves highest potential for ridership, incl. future growth of UWRP - Excellent connectivity to local Metro routes, via West Transfer Point connection MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Questions/Comments? David Trowbridge, AICP Principal Transportation Planner Direct: 608-267-1148 dtrowbridge@cityofmadison.com Mike Cechvala Transportation Planner Direct: 608-261-9283 mcechvala@cityofmadison.com MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MADISON EAST-WEST BRT PLANNING STUDY BRT Travel Time, Ridership, Capital Costs* Travel Times (End-to-End) Mineral Point / Odana Road Dedicated Lane and TSP 49 minutes / 50 minutes ** Working LPA 55 minutes / 59 minutes ** Mixed Traffic and TSP + QJ 64 minutes / 68 minutes ** Mixed Traffic 68 minutes / 73 minutes Daily Ridership Via Odana Road 12,700 13,100 13,600 14,650 Via Mineral Point 15,000 10,000 10,600 11,000 11,700 12,200 Capital Costs Via Odana Road $111 M $121 M $123 M $172 M Via Mineral Point $100M $180M $105 M $112 M $158 M $117 M * All data reflects the Broom/Wilson downtown option **LPA = Locally Preferred Alternative, TSP = Transit Signal Priority, QJ = Queue Jump
BRT Travel Times MADISON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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