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Circulator TDP Draft Final Report
October 20, 2014
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Planning Process
Stakeholder Input Update Operations Analysis
Update Activity Center AnalysisPublic Outreach
Prioritize Future Growth
• Stakeholder Outreach• Operator Focus Group• Online Survey• Six Pop‐Up Events
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Public Outreach
• Changes since 2011 TDP• System and Route Performance• Key Findings
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Existing System Analysis
• Deploy additional vehicles to meet service commitment
• Bus stop consolidation• Evaluate changes to schedule and span• Consider options to adapt to underutilization• Deploy priority bus treatments
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Existing System Key Recommendations
• Activity centers are mixed‐use centers that include employment, residences, recreational and cultural uses, and retail activities.
• Activity centers serve multiple trip purposes and are therefore more likely to generate ridership demand that warrants all‐day frequent service.
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Activity Center Analysis
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Activity Centers
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Corridor Planning Process
• Identify Activity Centers• Evaluate Activity Centers• Develop Initial set of Corridors• Screen Corridors• Finalize Corridors• Phase Corridors
• Review of the recommended corridors in the 2011 TDP• Gaps identified among the activity center connections • Inputs from existing DDOT and WMATA transit service studies
• Planned future premium transit investment, such as the Metro Extra and the DC Streetcar
• Suggestions from the DC Council, Circulator riders, and the public
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Identify Corridors
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Corridor Evaluation
PLANNING CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING
GROWTH CORRIDORS
• Number of activity centers served • Size of activity centers served • Variety of land uses at activity centers served • Timing of development in activity centers served• Link to other non‐auto transportation modes• Complement existing transit options• Connections between the National Mall and activity centers
• Number of visitor destinations served
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Recommended Corridors
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Corridor Phasing
Phase New Routes Extensions
Phase I (2014‐2017) National Mall
• Georgetown – Union Station Extension to National Cathedral
• Union Station – Navy Yard Extension to Southwest Waterfront
• Dupont Circle – Georgetown – Rosslyn Extension to U St/Howard University
• Potomac Ave Metro – Skyland Extension to Congress Heights
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Corridor Phasing
Phase New Routes Extensions
Phase II (2018‐2020) • Convention Center – Southwest Waterfront • New Service to NoMa None
Phase New Routes Extensions
Phase III (2021‐2024)• Dupont – Southwest Waterfront – Navy Yard• Columbia Heights – Washington Hospital
Center – AFRH – Brookland – NoMa None
• Replacement of aging fleet• Coordinated marketing strategy and efforts• Additional buses on routes to increase reliability and meet 10‐minute schedule headways
• Evaluate changes to schedule and span• Consider options to adapt to underutilization
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Policy Recommendations