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HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT PLAN

HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT PLAN. MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS. August 27, 2002. MAG Transportation Review Committee David McCrossan, IBI Group. THE PROJECT. Identify forms of effective high-capacity transit services. HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT. Commuter Rail Light Rail Bus Rapid Transit.

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HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT PLAN

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  1. HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT PLAN MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS August 27, 2002 MAG Transportation Review Committee David McCrossan, IBI Group

  2. THE PROJECT Identify forms of effective high-capacity transit services

  3. HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT Commuter Rail Light Rail Bus Rapid Transit

  4. PROJECT VISION Commuter rail service along freight corridors

  5. PROJECT VISION High-capacity transit alternatives in other corridors

  6. PROJECT VISION Feeder bus networks serving rail stations and park & rides

  7. PROJECT MILESTONES MILESTONE 1 – Feb 2002 Public & Agency Involvement Plan MILESTONE 2 – May 2002 Needs and Opportunities MILESTONE 3 – July 2002 Identification of Alternatives

  8. PROJECT MILESTONES MILESTONE 4 – Oct 2002 Evaluation of Alternatives MILESTONE 5 – Dec 2002 Regional High Capacity Transit Plan MILESTONE 6 – Dec 2002 Final Report

  9. KEY TASKS COMPLETED • Agency Interviews • Evaluation of Peer Transit Systems • Selection of Preliminary Corridors & Technologies • Initial Corridor Assessment • Definition of Alternative High-Capacity Transit Networks

  10. Establishment of Performance Indicators Peer Review of 18 Transit Systems Overview data for 6 Commuter Rail, 6 LRT and 6 BRT Systems Performance Indicators for 3 systems in each category Data Used to Perform Preliminary Assessment of Corridors in MAG Region TRANSIT MODE PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS

  11. Detailed Performance Data • Population within 5 miles • Employment within 5 miles • Mobility-Deficient Populations (Zero Car Households) • Presence of Employment Nodes • Average Trip Length • Total & Congested Freeway Lanes Miles per Capita • Vehicle ADT for Parallel Corridors

  12. MAG CORRIDORS

  13. BNSF RAILWAY • Population: 1.5 million • Population Density: 2,580 persons/sq.mi. • Employment Density: 1,536 jobs/sq.mi. • Largest potentially transit dependent population • Employment density is comparable to Orange County and San Jose corridors • Employment Centers: downtown Phoenix

  14. SCOTTSDALE/RURAL ROAD • Population: 1.1 million • Population Density: 3,523 persons/sq.mi. • Employment Density: 2,545 jobs/sq.mi. • Travel demand oriented along corridor • Many trips traverse length of corridor • High congestion levels in existing and future scenarios • Employment Centers: downtown Scottsdale & ASU

  15. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY SOUTH • Population: 1.4 million • Population Density: 5,228 persons/sq.mi. (Rank: 1st) • Employment Density: 4,045 jobs/sq.mi. • Higher densities than three peer commuter rail systems • 80% of trips begin & end in corridor • 3.62 million trips generated each day (rank: 1st) • Employment Centers: downtown Phoenix & ASU

  16. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY YUMA • Population: 1.4 million • Population Density: 2,432 persons/sq.mi. • Employment Density: 1,453 jobs/sq.mi. • High growth corridor • Congestion increase of 118% of 40 years • Average trip length will increase • Employment Centers: downtown Phoenix

  17. POPULATION & EMPLOYMENT DENSITIES

  18. CORRIDOR RATINGS

  19. NETWORK 1

  20. NETWORK 2

  21. MILESTONE 4 Evaluation of Alternatives • Identify Costs • Project Ridership Levels • Evaluate Range of Alternatives & Corridors • Two-tier screening/phasing Projected Completion: October 2002

  22. NEXT STEPS • Finalize Networks to be Evaluated • Begin Milestone 4: Evaluation of Alternatives • Implementation of Public Outreach Phase Two • Publication of Project Newsletter #1

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