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RTSP Metrorail Strategies:Split Yellow Line, New Blue Lines, Interline, Enhanced

Surface Transit, and Walkability

Presentation to the Technical Advisory Group

October 21st, 2010

Regional Transit System Plan 2

I. Welcome & IntroductionsII. Public EngagementIII. Update on Rail Interoperability StudyIV. Model Runs Completed and ProposedV. New Model ResultsVI. Next Steps

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Meeting Agenda


• How will we engage the public?

– Jurisdictional Briefings/”Piggy-back” (Jan. – April)• TAG Member requests RTSP Briefing• Metro’s GOVR staff briefs jurisdictional representative• TAG Member & RTSP Staff schedule briefing/piggy-back

– Metro-hosted Regional Workshops (February-March)• 2 Workshops in each jurisdiction

• What will be discussed at the Workshops?

– Background– RTSP Purpose/People/Process/Product– Current Challenges– Transit Mode Characteristics– Strategies– Scenarios– How to Stay Involved

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Public Engagement Strategy

Regional Transit System Plan 410/21/2010

RTSP Website

WMATA

It may be nice to add a few examples of other content that will be available on the blog, i.e. Metro's long range planning history, description of current long range plan, strategies modeled to offer potential plans for the next 30+ years.


Model Runs Completed & Proposed

• “Round 1” – Base Case (2), Yellow Line (2), Rosslyn Interline, Pedestrian Tunnel (2)

• “Round 2” – Yellow Line (3rd option), Blue Line (2), Interline (3 more), PCN Bus, Enhanced Walkability

• “Round 3” – To be discussed later on agenda

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Overview of New Model Results• Review of Base Case (Max CLRP)

– Refer to Attachment 3 for Strategies presented in Round 1• Definition of Strategies and Impact on Ridership and Capacity

(Round 2)– Set 1:

• New Rail Lines Through The Core– New Split Yellow Line (2nd St SE/NE)– New East-West Blue Line M St and New Jersey Ave– New East-West Blue Line M St and Constitution Ave

– Set 2:• Rail Enhancements

– Four Interline Connections

– Set 3:• Enhanced Existing Surface Transit

– Priority Corridor Network

• Improved Walkability

• Preliminary Evaluation10/21/2010


REVIEW OF BASE CASE (MAX CLRP)

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Base Case (Max CLRP)• Address CLRP* issues related to capacity by:

– Increasing train frequencies to maximum supported by the infrastructure

– Reallocate Orange/Silver/Blue Line train frequencies to better balance demand

• Improve system understandability by eliminating multiple destinations for single color train– Extend Silver Line trains to Largo & route all Orange Line

trains to New Carrollton– Rename “Blue Line Split” via 14th Street Bridge to “Yellow

Line”• Basis for comparing various strategies

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(*MWCOG 2030 CLRP Modeled with 2040 Land Use)


Core Capacity Analysis- 2040 Max CLRP

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Note: Metrorail capacity assumes 100 passengers per car

South SW NW North NE SE0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

Year 2008

2008 Capacity 2008 Demand

Demand ex-ceeds capacity by 7%

South SW NW North NE SE0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

Base Case (Max CLRP)

Max CLRP Capacity Max CLRP Demand

Demand exceeds capacity by 17%

Demand exceeds capacity by 22%

Screenline definition:South: Metrorail services from Virginia on Yellow line crossing PotomacSouthwest: Metrorail services from Virginia on Orange and Blue lines crossing PotomacNorthwest: Red Line approaching Dupont CircleNorth: Green/Yellow lines approaching Mt. Vernon Square and Red line approaching Union StationNortheast: Blue/Orange/[Silver] from Eastern Market to Capitol SouthSoutheast: Green line approaching L’Enfant Plaza


Base Case (Max CLRP): 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads

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Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.


Preliminary Evaluation (Round 1)

• Region continues to face critical issues about core capacity, auto VMT, and Metrorail parking.

• The Max CLRP and Interline Option provide some relief to the core capacity by better balancing the demand.

• Pedestrian tunnels provide some relief at congested rail stations.• New stations along 10th St SW/NW and re-location of Yellow line

resolves key core capacity restraint.• New stations along 2nd St SE/NE and re-location of Yellow line

increase crowding on Orange/Blue line at Rosslyn.

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Efficiency Auto Travel

Alternative

Sufficient Capacity to

Serve Demand

Reserve Capacity/

RedundancyStation

Capacity

Transit system

coverage

Service to Major Activity

Centers

Metrorail Parking

Sufficiency

Reduce Dependence

on Automobile to Access Metrorail

Region-wide Transit Share

Transit Access to

jobs

Passenger Miles Per

Route MileAuto VMT and Trips

Existing Conditions in 2008

2040 CLRP

2040 Max CLRP

2040 Interline Option 1

2040 New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW

2040 New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE

Core Capacity Access Mobility


DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESNEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2)

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Split N-S Yellow Line via 2nd St SE/NE• Relocate Yellow line trains from Huntington

to 2nd St SE/NE• Yellow line trains routing from Franconia

Springfield to Greenbelt are unchanged.• Headways:

• Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– 3rd and Eye St SW - Waterfront– 2nd and D Street SE – Capitol South– Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol

Street - Union Station

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Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak

Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0

Orange 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Blue 10.0 12.0 10.0 12.0

Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Yellow 2 12.0 ------- 6.0 12.0

Green 5.5 12.0 4.0 12.0

Yellow 1 (Base): Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq

Yellow 1 (Split Yellow): Huntington - 2nd St SE/NE

Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt

Base (Max CLRP) Split Yellow


East-West Blue Line (Via M Street and New Jersey Avenue, NW)

Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut

North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II– Conn. Ave. – Farragut North– Convention Center I –

Convention Center II– Union Station I – Union

Station II

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• Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.

Initial Operating Plan Optimized Operating Plan

Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak

Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0 Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0

Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Orange 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0

Silver 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Blue 10.0 12.0 4.0 12.0

Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.5 12.0

Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ ------- Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------

Green 5.5 12.0 5.0 12.0 Green 5.5 12.0 4.0 12.0

Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq Blue (Base): Franconia Springfield - Largo

Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt Blue (New Blue M/NJ): Franconia Springfield - Largo via M St/NJ Ave

Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/NJ) Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/NJ)


East-West Blue Line (Via M Street, Virginia Ave and Constitution Avenue, NW)

Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II– State Department – Foggy

Bottom– American History Museum –

Federal Triangle– National Gallery –

Archives/Navy Memorial– Union Station I – Union Station

II

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• Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.

Initial Operating Plan Optimized Operating Plan

Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak

Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0 Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0

Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Orange 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0

Silver 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Blue 10.0 12.0 5.5 12.0

Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0

Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ ------- Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------

Green 5.5 12.0 5.0 12.0 Green 5.5 12.0 5.5 12.0

Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq Blue (Base): Franconia Springfield - Largo

Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt Blue (New Blue M/Const): Franconia Springfield - Largo via M St/Const Ave

Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/Const) Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/Const)


IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYNEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2)

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Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips

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Round 1 Round 2

Summary of Weekday Transit Linked Trips by 4 Districts: 2040

Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 762,000 758,000 764,000 779,000 772,000

Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 322,000 325,000 327,000 328,000 327,000

Inner Suburbs 277,000 277,000 277,000 277,000 278,000 277,000

Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000

Region-wide 1,357,000 1,365,000 1,364,000 1,372,000 1,389,000 1,380,000

Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 0.6% 0.5% 1.1% 2.4% 1.7%

Split Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE

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New Blue (M St and NJ Ave., NW)

New Blue (M St and Const.

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2040 Base (Max CLRP)

New Yellow N-S 10th SW/NW

New Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE


Year 2040 Transit Boardings

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Round 1 Round 2





New Blue (M St and NJ Ave., NW)

New Blue (M St and Const.

Ave., NW)Metrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,072,000 1,074,000 1,082,000 1,109,000 1,094,000Commuter Rail 51,000 51,000 52,000 52,000 50,000 51,000Metrobus 555,000 552,000 552,000 550,000 534,000 537,000Other Bus 193,000 194,000 193,000 193,000 192,000 191,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 0 0 0 0 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,934,000 1,936,000 1,942,000 1,950,000 1,938,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.6% 1.0%

2040 Transit Boardings


New Metrorail Stations: 2040 Weekday Boardings

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Round 1 Round 2

New Metrorail Stations

East Potomac Park 2 630 90

Banneker Park 11,080 - -

Museum of Natural History 7,100 - -

City Center 10,180 - -

Thomas Circle 4,030 - -

3rd and Eye St SW - 3,210 2,380

S Capitol and Eye St - 8,680 6,270

2nd and D St SE - 5,420 3,160

2nd St and Const. Ave - 2,570 2,140

Mass Ave and N Capitol St - 12,080 9,210




New Metrorail Stations

Rosslyn II 7,020 6,230

Georgetown University 2,340 2,030

Georgetown (31st & M St, NW) 14,850 12,960

West End (23rd & M St NW) 11,230 -

Conn. & M Streets, NW 18,360 -

Thomas Cir (14 & M St NW) 7,740 -

Mt Vernon Square II 5,880 -

NoMa (NJ and L, NW) 1,280 -

State Dept (23 & E St NW) - 7,030

DAR/Corcoran - 2,710

American History Museum - 3,100

National Gallery of Art - 4,170

Union Station II 16,930 14,510

8th & H Streets, NE 1,640 1,360

Atlas Dist MD & Benn RdNE 4,080 3,610

Langston Dwellings 2,670 2,540

Benn Road & Minn Ave. NE 2,270 2,500

New Blue (M St and NJ Ave.,

NW)

New Blue (M St and

Const. Ave., NW)


New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)

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Daily VolumesRelocated Yellow Line Segment Ridership 129,100

Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 42,700

Metro Center - City Center - Gallery Pl Ped Tunnel Flows 82,900

Remaining New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 103,200


New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)

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Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 15,400

New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 147,300


Split N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)

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New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 89,100


New E-W Blue Line via M St and New Jersey Ave NW:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)

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Daily VolumesNew E-W Blue Line Segment Ridership 215,100



New Blue Line Ped Tunnels Flows 187,600


New E-W Blue Line via M St and Constitution Ave NW:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)

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Daily VolumesNew E-W Blue Line Segment Ridership 153,800



New Blue Line Ped Tunnels Flows 135,900


DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESRAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2)

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Four Interline Connections

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1) Connect Orange and Blue at Rosslyn

2) Connect Yellow and Blue at Pentagon

3) Connect Yellow and Green near L’Enfant Plaza

4) Connect Orange and Silver near West Falls ChurchThree new rail services:

1. VA-772 to Mount Vernon Square using connectors 1 and 2 (Silver1)

2. Dulles to Branch Avenue using connectors 1, 2, and 3 (Green2)

3. Dulles to Vienna using connector 4 (Silver2)



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New stations at:• Pentagon II (Silver 1 and Green 2) with pedestrian connection

between Pentagon I and Pentagon II• West Falls Church II (Silver 2) with pedestrian connection

between WFC I and WFC II

Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak

Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0

Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0

Silver 6.0 12.0 ------- -------

Silver 1 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0

Silver 2 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0

Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0

Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0

Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------

Green 1 5.5 12.0 6.0 12.0

Green 2 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0

Base (Max CLRP) Four Interline

Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq

Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt

Green 1: Greenbelt - Branch Ave

Green 2 (Interline): Dulles - Branch Ave

Silver 1 (Interline): VA 772 - Mt Vernon Sq

Silver 2 (Interline): Dulles - Vienna


IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYRAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2)

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Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 757,000 755,000

Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 324,000 326,000

Inner Suburbs 277,000 279,000 281,000

Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000

Region-wide 1,357,000 1,364,000 1,366,000

Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 0.5% 0.7%


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Interline Rosslyn "Y"


Metrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,066,000 1,064,000Commuter Rail 51,000 51,000 51,000Metrobus 555,000 555,000 560,000Other Bus 193,000 193,000 194,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 65,000 63,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 0 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,930,000 1,932,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 0.6% 0.7%



Interline Rosslyn “Y”: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)

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Daily VolumesDulles Airport to National Airport Rail Line Ridership 37,500

Courthouse - Arlington Cemetery Rail Link Flows 19,700




Four Interline Connections:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)

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Daily Weekday VolumesDulles Airport to Vienna Line Ridership 11,200

Dulles Airport to Branch Ave. Line Ridership 61,200

VA-772 to Mt. Vernon Sq Line Ridership 63,300

Tyson East - West Fall Church II Rail Link Flows 5,000

Courthouse - Arlington Cemetery Rail Link Flows 45,400

Pentagon II - Waterfront Rail Link Flows 17,600




DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY

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Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network

• Based on networks developed for Priority Corridor Network (PCN) study– New routes coded as a limited stop BRT mode– Improved running times for existing background bus

service as per PCN• PCN Routes operated at 10-minute peak and 15-

minute off-peak frequency• Average speed for PCN Routes improved by 2 MPH• Overlay the Metrorail operating plan from Max CLRP

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Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network Routes

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Improved Walkability StrategyIdentify TAZs within 3/4th mile of a Metrorail station with the potential for development;

Categorize the TAZs into two groups:1. Group 1 = TAZs inside or near the Capital Beltway with PEF = 150

(comparable to Clarendon or Ballston Stations):a. High volume of walk access;b. Development oriented towards transit access.

2. Group 2 = TAZs outside the Capital Beltway with PEF = 100 (comparable to Silver Spring or Greenbelt Town Center):a. High volume of drive access;b. Low density development at transit stations.

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PEF – Base Case

Improved Walkability Strategy

PEF – Improved Walkability

The transit service plan is kept same as Base (Max CLRP)


IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY

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Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 764,000 766,000

Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 335,000 361,000

Inner Suburbs 277,000 294,000 360,000

Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000

Region-wide 1,357,000 1,397,000 1,491,000

Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 2.9% 9.9%


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Enhanced Surface

Transit - PCNImproved

WalkabilityMetrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,039,000 1,120,000Commuter Rail 51,000 49,000 53,000Metrobus 555,000 450,000 642,000Other Bus 193,000 181,000 242,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 54,000 72,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 216,000 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,989,000 2,129,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 3.6% 10.9%


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Enhanced Surface Transit – Priority Corridor Network:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2)

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Daily VolumesTotal ridership on PCN Routes 216,000

Change in linked transit trips vs. Max CLRP 40,000

Change in Metrorail trips vs. Max CLRP -16,000

Change in transit boardings vs. Max CLRP 70,000


Improved Walkability:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2)

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Daily Volumes

Change in linked transit trips vs. Max CLRP 134,000

Change in Metrorail trips vs. Max CLRP 65,000

Change in transit boardings vs. Max CLRP 210,000



PRELIMINARY EVALUATION

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Key Findings - 2040 North-South New Yellow Lines:

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Strategy Pros Cons

New Yellow N-S 10th St SW/NW

Continues direct service to high demand locations in core

Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations

Potential East Potomac Park station

Does not extend service to new core areas

Maintains much of transfer burden with little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link

New Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE

Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE

Increased core capacity

Potential East Potomac Park station

Discontinues direct service to high demand locations in core

Results in greater congestion on:

o Blue line through Rosslyno Green line via transfers at

Waterfront/SEU station

Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link

Split Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE

Continues direct service to high demand locations in core

Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE

Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations

Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link

New tunnel under utilized (10 trains per hour during peak)

East Potomac Park station is questionable


Strategy Pros Cons

New E-W Blue via M St / New Jersey

Ave.

Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange, Silver, and Green lines and many core stations

Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-high levels of demand


Offers little or no relief for Yellow/Green lines at L’Enfant Plaza

New E-W Blue via M St / Constitution

Ave.

Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange and Silver lines

Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-low levels of demand

Crowding continues to be an issue on both Yellow and Green lines

Requires more rail-to-rail transfers


Key Findings - 2040 East-West New Blue Lines:


Key Findings – Rail Interline Options:

Strategy Pros Cons

Interline options – Rosslyn “Y”

Better intra-Virginia service

Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn

Provided some flexibility in rail operations

Does not address core capacity

Loads on service using interline do not justify 8-car trains


Better intra-Virginia service

Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn

Provides considerable flexibility in rail operations

Aggravates peak congestion problem at Rosslyn

Increases transfer volumes at more stations

Does not address core capacity

Loads on new rail lines do not justify 8-car trains


Key Findings – Improved Walkability, Enhanced Surface Transit (PCN)

Strategy Pros Cons

Improved Walkability

Total transit trips increase by 9.9% vs. Max CLRP

Reduces parking overflow by reducing short drive access to rail trips

Increased utilization of reverse peak direction Metrorail capacity

Higher peak loads on Metrorail due to improved transit access/egress

Enhanced Surface Transit -

PCN

Total transit trips increase by 2.9% vs. Max CLRP

Limited relief of parking overflow

New PCN Routes carry 216,000 riders per weekday in 2040

Higher peak loads on Metrorail system due to:

o Better access via PCN

o PCN routes do not cross jurisdictions


Preliminary Evaluation

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Efficiency Auto Travel

Alternative

Sufficient Capacity to

Serve Demand

Reserve Capacity/

RedundancyStation

Capacity

Transit system

coverage

Service to Major

Activity Centers

Metrorail Parking

Sufficiency

Reduce Dependence

on Automobile to Access Metrorail

Region-wide Transit Share

Transit Access to

jobs

Passenger Miles Per

Route MileAuto VMT and Trips

Existing Conditions in 2008

2040 CLRP 2040 Max CLRP 2040 New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW 2040 New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE 2040 Split N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE 2040 New E-W Blue Line via M St and NJ Ave

2040 New E-W Blue Line via M St and Const Ave

2040 Interline Rosslyn "Y" 2040 Four Interline Connections 2040 Enhanced Surface Transit - PCN 2040 Improved Walkability

Measures of Effectiveness

Core Capacity Access Mobility

• Strategies developed so far address many of the issues (core capacity, parking capacity, mobility); however, some issues (transit coverage, service to activity centers, auto VMT) are not addressed by any of the strategies studied so far.

• No one strategy addresses all/most of the issues. Addressing most issues will require combining strategies into scenarios.


UPCOMING MODEL RUNS

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Parking Capacity Relief Strategy - 1• Add direct shuttle bus service between remote parking location and Metrorail

station.• Shuttle service at 15 minute peak and 30 minute off-peak frequency.• Shadow price oversubscribed Metrorail park-and-ride lots.

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Metrorail Segment# of Parking

Spaces

2040 Metrorail Parking

Utilization Location Shuttle ToRed Line - Shady Grove-Grosvenor 10,140 94% Urbana (South Lot) MD 80 & I-270 Shady Grove Metrorail

Red Line - Silver Spring - Glenmont 3,354 123%

Burtonsville and Calvert County Fairgrounds

US 29 & MD 198/Calvert County Fairground Glenmont Metrorail

Green Line - Waterfront-Congress Heights 808 102% Equestrian Center MD 4 & Water Street Branch Avenue Metrorail

Green Line - Southern Avenue - Branch Avenue 7,310 126%

St. Charles Towne Ctr @ JC Penney and Dick's Sporting Goods and behind JoAnn's

11110 Mall Circle and MD 301 & Smallwood Drive Branch Avenue Metrorail

Yellow/Blue Line - Fran-Springfield, Van Dorn & Huntington 8,520 121%

Fredericksburg (NEW) ; Prince William Pkwy Transit Center (PRTC) (NEW); Massaponax (NEW);

Fredericksburg ( Rte 17 & RT 1); Massaponax (I-95 & Spotsylvania Pkwy); Prince William Pkwy Transit Center (PRTC) (I-95 & Telegraph Road)

Franconia-Springfield Metrorail

Orange Line- Vienna/Fairfax - West Falls Church 9,258 87%

Stone Road-US 29; Stringfellow Road; Sully Station; Bull Run @ 234/Sudley Road; VA 234 Bypass @ US 29; and Haymarket @ US 15

VA Bypass & US 29;VA 234 Bypass/Cushing Road; VA 234 & Sudley Road; Stone Road-US 29; US 15 in Haymarket Vienna Metrorail Station

Blue Line - Benning Road-Largo Town Center 4,475 133% Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman & Riva Road

Largo Town Center Metrorail

Park-and-Ride Lot


CLRP Aspirations Strategy• Households

– Moves 69,000 additional households into the region;– Relocates 205,000 households to activity centers and

transit station areas.

• Jobs– Moves 22,000 additional jobs into the region;– Shifts 240,000 jobs to activity centers and transit station

areas.

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Potential In-fill Stations:• Eisenhower Avenue Valley between

King Street & Van Dorn Stations;

• St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (West Campus) between Anacostia and Congress Heights Stations;

• Kansas Avenue, NW between Fort Totten and Takoma Stations;

• Others?

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In-fill Station Strategy


Enhanced Surface Transit – PCN+• Improve the PCN network strategy by

implementing the following:– Extend select premium buses to core to relieve

Metrorail peak load points– Interline existing PCN routes where possible– Identify PCN corridors with opportunity for:

• Express BRT• Off-Board Fare Collection

– Commuter Rail Enhancements:• MARC to Crystal City• Bi-directional service

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Rail Extensions-Combo of up to 5

• Greenbelt to BWI-Marshall Airport

• Vienna to Centreville/Rte. 28

• New Carrollton to Bowie

• Springfield to Dale City

• Branch Avenue to Waldorf

NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity


Rail Extensions- additional ones• Shady Grove/Glenmont Closed Loop;

• Yellow Line relocated continuing north via North Capitol;

• St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to National Harbor;

• Richmond Highway;

• Leesburg;

• Brown Line:– Bethesda/Friendship Heights via Massachusetts

Avenue ;– Georgetown to Mt. Rainier or North Capitol Street

Corridor.

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LRT/BRT Connections-First Run

• Purple Line in Md to Va Connections– Grosvenor to Dunn Loring;– New Carrollton to Eisenhower Avenue.

• Virginia to DC Connections– Fairfax City and Vienna via Chain Bridge Road to

DC;– Pentagon City to DC;– Rosslyn to Georgetown.

• Intra-Virginia Connections:– Dulles to Manassas;– Potomac Yard to Ballston via Glebe Road;– Tysons Corner to Alexandria via Route 7.

NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity

Maryland

District of Columbia

Virginia


TAG Meetings 1 & 2 TAG Meetings 3 & 4 TAG Meetings 5 & 6 TAG Meetings 7 & 8 & Public Engagement

Goals & Strategy Development

Strategy Modeling & Evaluation

Scenario Modeling & Evaluation Findings

Winter-Spring 2010 Spring – Summer Fall– Winter Winter – Spring 2011

RTSP Project Schedule

10/21/2010

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