bus rapid transit silicon valley leadership group october 3, 2012
TRANSCRIPT
BUS RAPID TRANSITBUS RAPID TRANSIT
Silicon Valley Leadership GroupOctober 3, 2012
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Mixed Flow Configuration
2
Dedicated Lane Configuration
Cities Choose Street Configuration
January 2012 Staff Recommendation
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Using PAB, city general plan and VTA policy guidance, VTA staff identifies optimal
project: dedicated lanes from Mountain View to Santa Clara; mixed flow elsewhere
Optimal Project
3
City Actions on Optimal Project, Spring 2012
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
4
City Optimal Project City Action
Palo Alto Mixed Flow Council expressed mixed views
Los Altos Mixed Flow Council expressed mixed views
Mountain View Dedicated Lanes Straw vote 5-2 in favor of mixed flow
Sunnyvale Dedicated Lanes Voted 4-3 against dedicated lanes
Santa Clara Dedicated Lanes Unanimously supported dedicated lanes
San Jose Mixed Flow Unanimously supported mixed flow
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
VTA Board Consideration…
• City Policy direction
• Effectiveness of revised project
• Competitiveness for outside funding
• Santa Clara and San Jose’s commitment to BRT
• Today’s needs, tomorrow’s needs
5
BUS RAPID TRANSITBUS RAPID TRANSITRevised Project Ridership: 11,198 daily boardings
Cost: $125 million
Federal funding potential: Good
Net annual operating cost: $12.7 million
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Project is only 6,100 daily boardings
No improvements from Palo Alto to Sunnyvale
Project Ridership: 6,100 daily boardings
Cost: $75 million
Federal funding potential: Poor
Net annual operating cost: $12.9 million
SC & SJ Only Project
BUS RAPID TRANSITBUS RAPID TRANSITAll Mixed Flow Project Ridership: 9,950 daily boardings
Cost: $66-82 million
Federal funding potential: Good
Net annual operating cost: $14.5 million
BUS RAPID TRANSITBUS RAPID TRANSITNo Project Ridership: 5,748 daily boardings
Cost: $0
Federal funding potential: None
Net annual operating cost: $15.6 million
No improvements
El Camino Real BRT Project Options
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Revised Project
Santa Clara & San Jose
Only Project
All Mixed Flow
Project No ProjectOptimal Project
Miles of dedicated lane 2.97 2.97 0 0 10.3
Daily 522 ridership 11,198 10,680 9,950 5,748 12,374
Capital cost estimate $125m $75m $83m $0 $199m
Net annual operating cost (2020) $12.7m $12.9m $14.5m $15.6m $7.8m
Federal funding potential $62.5m $0 $41.5m --- $75m
Anticipated local funds $62.5m $75m $41.5m --- $124m
10
VTA Board Direction
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
• Include the Optimal Project along with the Revised Project in the Caltrans, FTA and environmental review process
• VTA staff check in with MTC to encourage regional support of the project
• Return to the six cities to share analysis throughout the environmental study process
• Return to the VTA Board with status reports and the results of the analysis
11
Next Steps
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
2012 Board of Directors Actions• Adopt an Investment Strategy for El Camino Real• Authorize GM to enter Caltrans design review process• Authorize GM to apply for federal funding for El Camino Real BRT• Authorize GM to amend consultant contract to bring
environmental consultant onboard to undertake environmental
analysis• Approve BRT vehicle procurement for 522/22 corridor
12
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
End
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Board Direction on BRT
2008 SCAR Final EIR• BRT selected as the Phase I
preferred alternative• Project definition and components
adopted
2009 BRT Strategic Plan• Timeline for implementation
adopted• BRT definition adopted
2007 Transit Sustainability Policy• Performance expectation adopted• Station and corridor design standards
adopted
2008 COA• Emphasis on core network of 15
frequently traveled bus routes• Acknowledged future BRT
corridors as next step for service improvement
2010 Short Range Transit Plan• Capital and operating funds
allocated• Assumes BRT network in place with
opening of BART
2012-13 Capital Budget• Funded preliminary and final
design activities for SCAR• Funded conceptual engineering
for Stevens Creek and El Camino• Funded feasibility study for
Berryessa BRT/King Road 14
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
BRT Program Implementation
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Project Origin
Analysis/Assessment
Staff Recommendation = Implementation
City Action
VTA Board Action
Near-term Implementation
Santa Clara/Alum RockEl Camino RealStevens Creek
Long-term Implementation
Monterey HighwayKing Road
Sunnyvale-Cupertino
Project Implementation15
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
VTA’s Transit Service Standards
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
In 2007, VTA’s Board of Directors adopted the Transit Sustainability Policy and Service Design Guidelines, with these goals:
• Be responsive to market needs• Cost-effective use of funds• Increase transit ridership
Boardings per revenue hour
Boardings per station
Boardings per mile
BRT 1 (Mixed flow) 45 150 200
BRT 2 (Dedicated lane) 55 350 350-475
• Upgrade must be 30% faster than local bus• Upgrade must achieve a 20-25% farebox recovery rate
Service Design Guidelines Goals
16
BRT Design Approach
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
• Can offer light rail-like service at much lower cost• Flexible configuration – can be dedicated lanes or mixed flow traffic• Incremental implementation – designed to light rail standards• Improves attractiveness of transit, increases farebox recovery, lowers operating
costs and attracts “choice” riders• Decrease in VMT means lower greenhouse gas emissions• Opportunity for complete street, transformative project
17
Bike Lanes
New, shorter pedestrian crossings
New Signal
Curb Bulbouts
BRT Lanes
Station PlatformLandscaping Removal of pork-chop islands
Shorter pedestrian crossings
18
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Bus Crowding: Line 23 Westbound
Seated capacity: 35 passengers
Lines 522/22 - Sunnyvale passenger loads (2011)
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Line 224,493 riders per day4,084 car equivalents per day
Line 5222,530 riders per day2,300 car equivalents per day
Peak period in Sunnyvale44-52 riders per bus
Rid
ers
per
bus
(May 2
01
1)
Line 22/522 Stops 19
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Change in Federal Funding Structure
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
SAFETEA-LU (2005-2012)
Small Starts – FTA regulations encourage “majority of BRT projects to be dedicated lanes.”
MAP-21 (2012)
Creates new corridor-based BRT category for Small Starts requiring defined rail-like stations, transit signal priority, frequent service but not dedicated transit right-of-way.
20
El Camino Real Corridor Person-Throughput
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
PM peak hour throughput by travel mode
21
TSP BRT Standards: Optimal Project vs. Mixed Flow
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Boardings per revenue hour
Boardings per station
Boardings per mile
Standard: BRT 1 (Mixed flow) 45 150 200
All Mixed Flow Project (2020) 35 622 286
Boardings per revenue hour
Boardings per station
Boardings per mile
Standard: BRT 2 (Dedicated lane) 55 350 350-475
Optimal Project (2020) 59 773 356
22
Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions (2007-2010)
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Bicycle CollisionsPedestrian Collisions1 2 3-5 1 2 3-5
Cities Choose Street Configuration
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Dedicated Lane Configuration
Mixed Flow Configuration
24
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
25
Curb bulboutBRT vehicle stops
in travel lane
How is BRT different from a local bus?Mixed Flow Configuration