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The Results of Selected BRT Projects 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Walt Kulyk Director, FTA Office of Mobility Innovation (Moderator)

The Results of Selected BRT Projects 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Walt Kulyk Director, FTA Office of Mobility Innovation (Moderator). Session Presentations. “San Pablo Rapid”, Jon Twichell “Results of Port Authority’s Busways”, David E. Wohwill, AICP “Implementing BRT: The Results”, John Bonsall

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The Results of Selected BRT Projects 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Walt Kulyk Director, FTA Office of Mobility Innovation (Moderator)

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  1. The Results of Selected BRT Projects 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Walt Kulyk Director, FTA Office of Mobility Innovation (Moderator)

  2. Session Presentations • “San Pablo Rapid”, Jon Twichell • “Results of Port Authority’s Busways”, David E. Wohwill, AICP • “Implementing BRT: The Results”, John Bonsall • “A Better Transport for a Better Quality of Living”, Luciano Aimar

  3. David E. Wohlwill, AICP • M.S. Urban and Regional Planning Univ. of Wisconsin • B.A. Environmental Studies and Political Science, Univ. of California • Lead Transit Planner, Port Authority of Allegheny County • New York State DOT, Planning and Programming

  4. Results of Port Authority’s Busways David E. Wohlwill, AICP APTA - TRB Bus Rapid Transit Conference Denver, CO May 6, 2004

  5. Pittsburgh BRT Facilities

  6. Port Authority’s Busways • South Busway – 1977, 4.3 miles • Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway – 1983, 6.8 miles • West Busway - 2000, 5.0 miles • Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway Extension- 2003, 2.3 miles • Total length of busways is 18.4 miles

  7. South Busway

  8. South Busway • First exclusive transit facility for buses not in a highway • Oldest busway in North America • Links Downtown with Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods and suburbs • Allows buses to bypass severe congestion on Liberty Avenue, Route 51, Liberty Tunnel and Liberty Bridge

  9. Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway

  10. Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway • Links downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland with Pittsburgh’s eastern neighborhoods and suburbs • Allows buses to bypass severe congestion on Parkway East and other arterials and local streets • Port Authority’s busiest BRT facility

  11. E. Busway Extension Opened 6/03

  12. West Busway

  13. West Busway • Links Downtown with Pittsburgh’s western neighborhoods and suburbs • Facilitates service to Pittsburgh International Airport • Allows buses to bypass severe congestion on Parkway West

  14. Busway Results

  15. Travel Time Savings • South Busway – 20 - 30 minutes • Original East Busway • Downtown to Wilkinsburg – 34 minutes • Oakland to Wilkinsburg – 25 minutes • East Busway with Extension • Downtown to Swissvale – 6 minutes • Oakland to Swissvale – 15 minutes • West Busway – 20 minutes

  16. Ridership Trends

  17. Current Ridership (Oct. 2003) • South Busway – 11,000 • East Busway – 25,000 • West Busway – 8,100

  18. Average O & M Costs per Rider (FY 1995 Data) • South Busway - $1.03 • East Busway - $.95 • Remainder of Bus System - $2.55 • Light Rail System - $3.22

  19. Development Impacts

  20. Development 1983-1996 • 54 developments • Fair market value of $302 Million • New construction and renovation of existing buildings • Retail, office and residential uses most common

  21. Residential Development Linked to a Station

  22. Reuse of an Industrial Building

  23. Medical Professional Building

  24. Redeveloped Railroad Station

  25. Development since 1996 • Development continues to occur • Another $203 million completed • Additional development under construction or being planned

  26. West Busway DevelopmentCarnegie Borough Bldg. - Carnegie Station

  27. Lessons Learned

  28. Operations & Ridership • Significant travel time savings in heavily congested corridors achieved • 1995 O & M cost data indicate substantial savings per passenger compared to the rest of the bus system • Ridership on East Busway has been stable despite overall system decline

  29. Development Impacts • The East Busway and its landscaping were major physical improvements in the corridor • $302 million in development 1983-1996 • Estimated $203 million occurring since 1996 • $505 million to date and more underway • This is a magnitude of investment comparable to development levels observed along rail lines in other cities.

  30. TOD Issues • Consider TOD early in planning • TOD has not fully realized its potential along East Busway • A number of developments are transit-adjacent, but not transit-oriented

  31. Park-and-Ride • Important to provide sufficient number of PNR spaces • Coordination with communities involved almost as much effort for PNR as for the West Busway itself

  32. Image • Image is Critical • Stations on Original East Busway Rebuilt

  33. Design Treatments Enhance Appearance of BRT Guideways – West Busway Berry Street Tunnel

  34. Allow for Future Stations on BRT Facility

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