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Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago’s New Route to Opportunity

Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago’s New Route to Opportunity. Josh Ellis, BRT Project Manager Metropolitan Planning Council. Who is MPC?.

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Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago’s New Route to Opportunity

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  1. Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago’s New Route to Opportunity Josh Ellis, BRT Project Manager Metropolitan Planning Council

  2. Who is MPC? • Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth.

  3. Livability Principles • Provide more transportation choices • Promote equitable, affordable housing • Enhance economic competitiveness • Support existing communities • Coordinate policies and leverage investment • Value communities and neighborhoods • http://www.dot.gov/livability/101.html

  4. Key Features of BRT Pay-before-you-board stations Dedicated bus lanes Mexico City, Mexico Bogotá, Colombia At-grade boarding Signal prioritization Rouen, France Los Angeles, California

  5. Values of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Congestion relief: Chicago’s Cost of Congestion = $7.3 billion/yr 95% is cost of wasted travel time Connectivity: To existing rapid transit network, recreational centers, education, food, medical, jobs, entertainment… Community: Creates framework for future complementary development Cost: BRT delivers excellent service, costs less, and utilizes existing infrastructure

  6. Our methodology Phase I: • Eliminate “special” routes Phase II: • Assess segments by right-of-way for BRT feasibility • Assess segments for livability Phase III: • Fill in gaps to integrate with existing rail and provide connectivity Phase IV: • Assess ridership demand and traffic impacts along routes

  7. Phase I – Initial screening and segments

  8. Phase II - Right of way 86 ft. segments Flow lanes without stations Travel lanes of 86 ft.

  9. Phase II – Right of way 97 ft. segments 2 stations: westbound and eastbound 1 station in the median

  10. Phase II - Right of Way 97 ft. segments Travel lanes of 97 ft. that are consistent for at least 3 miles BRT station in median with pre-paid boarding, at grade entrance, and designated bus lanes

  11. Phase II – Livability

  12. Phase II - Livability Education Ridership Population > .5mi from Rail • Scoring results from three of the 14 livability criteria – access to education (left), ridership by stop (middle), and population not within walking distance of rail (right).

  13. Phase II - Livability Weighted Criteria

  14. Phase III – Transit integration and connectivity • 21 CTA rail stationconnections • 15 Metra station connections • 12 BRT on BRT connections

  15. Phase IV – Demand modeling

  16. Phase IV – Demand modeling • Impact on transit person trips: • Transit trips with both ends in the BRT network increase by 41,000 daily (14% bump) • Transit trips with either a beginning or end in BRT network increase 6.5% • Total regional transit trips increase 3% • Transit mode share increases: • 12.0% to 13.5% within BRT network • 14.7% to 15.8% for trips with one end in BRT network • 9.7% to 10% regionally

  17. Western Corridor • Alternatives Analysis • Community engagement in station areas • Plan for complementary public and private investment • Evaluate sources for funding capital and operations

  18. Thank You Josh Ellis Metropolitan Planning Council 312.863.6045 jellis@metroplanning.org See the full report, technical study, and appendices at www.metroplanning.org/brt

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