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Local Government Roundtable Session Arlington, Virginia. Lawrence Marcus, Bureau Chief Transportation Engineering & Operations. 25.8 sq. miles 215,000 residents and 220,600 jobs 276,000 residents and 308,000 jobs projected by 2040. Arlington , Virginia . 1, 100 lane-miles
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Local Government Roundtable SessionArlington, Virginia Lawrence Marcus, Bureau Chief Transportation Engineering & Operations
25.8 sq. miles 215,000 residents and 220,600 jobs 276,000 residents and 308,000 jobs projected by 2040 Arlington, Virginia
1,100 lane-miles 19 miles of HOV lanes 12 miles of Metrorail lines and 11 stations VRE commuter rail Extensive regionaland local bus Expanding car-share program with over 80 cars 69 Capital Bikeshare stations 50 miles of multi-use trails 36 miles of on-street bike facilities Transportation Facilities & Services – Expanding Travel Options
Transportation System Users in Arlington • Residents • Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in VA • 46% residents use non-SOV as commute mode • Employees Commuting to Arlington • Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work. • Visitors • 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery • Over 11,000 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region • Through Travelers & Commuters
> 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings > 64,000 bus trips > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings > 8,000 car-share members > 200,000 transit-related walking trips Transportation System Use
TMC Overview • Traffic management • Real time data collection • Transit management system • Pavement management • Smart streetlight system
Traffic Management • Adaptive control system • Real time traffic detection systems • Emergency vehicle support system • Transit management system • Real time traffic monitoring • Queue detection system • 180 CCTV Cameras
Smart Route Choices • Three major arterials: • Arlington Blvd. (Rt. 50) • Lee Highway • Columbia Pike • Bluetooth technology tracks travel times in corridors • Travel times to key destinations displayed on DMSs • Messages Amber alerts and incident management • Balances capacity
Smart Streetlight System • Central controls • Improvesroadway safety • Reducespower consumption • Helps incidents and emergency managements • Proactive maintenance system
Transportation System Users in Arlington • Residents • Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in all VA regions • 46% residents use non-SOV as primary commute mode • Employees Commuting to Arlington • Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work. • Visitors • 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery • Over 11,000 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region • Through Travelers & Commuters
> 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings > 64,000 bus trips > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings > 8,000 car-share members > 200,000 transit-related walking trips < 50% of all resident and worker trips in the Metro Corridors by SOV Transportation System Use
Rte. 1/Crystal City Streetcar Conversion Location of Planned Alignment Rendering of Proposed 12th Street Station Example of Streetcar Elsewhere
Columbia Pike Streetcar Proposed Streetcar Design Stop Design
Integrated Corridor Management Urban Applications