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Bus Rapid Transit Phase One: Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design Study

Bus Rapid Transit Phase One: Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design Study. RTS CAC Meeting. February 7, 2008. Phase One BRT Planned Improvements. Dedicated Bus Lanes. Transit Super Stops. Signal Timing for Transit. Enhanced Transit Service. 2. Revised Alignment.

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Bus Rapid Transit Phase One: Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design Study

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  1. Bus Rapid Transit Phase One: Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design Study RTS CAC Meeting February 7, 2008

  2. Phase One BRT Planned Improvements Dedicated Bus Lanes Transit Super Stops Signal Timing for Transit Enhanced Transit Service 2

  3. Revised Alignment North-South Component With Connection to JRTC 3

  4. On-Street Parking Existing On-Street Parking Spaces 4

  5. On-Street Parking Existing On-Street Parking Spaces Removed Peak Hours Off-Peak Hours Street 5

  6. Traffic • Results of Traffic Analysis • Roadways have enough capacity to accommodate current and future traffic volumes with dedicated BRT lanes • No Intersection exceeds capacity due to the project • Total additional delay for automobiles is less than ten seconds total for key intersections along BRT route 6

  7. Traffic Buses account for about 1 percent of peak hour traffic on BRT streets Broad Street south of Union Street 11 buses per hour Forsyth Street west of Broad Street 13 buses per hour Bay Street west of Broad Street 13 buses per hour Jefferson Street south of Union Street 11 buses per hour 7

  8. Acosta Bridge Streetscape Improvements and Public Art 8

  9. Acosta Bridge Streetscape Improvements and Public Art 9

  10. Streetscape Along Broad and Jefferson Streets Existing Sidewalks on portions of Jefferson and Broad Streets are substandard Street expansion for BRT provides opportunity to widen sidewalks, add trees, and light fixtures Reconstructed sidewalk area would be designed to meet JEDC Pedestrian Plan Standards 10

  11. Streetscape Along Broad and Jefferson Streets Jefferson Street Looking South-bound at Houston Street 11

  12. JRTC Area Improvements BRT Platforms on Bay Street at Skyway Station Public Plaza Between Bay and Forsyth Streets 12

  13. Potential Trolley Connections 13

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