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PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. June 19, 2012. Project Advisory GROUP. The Project Connect: North Corridor Project Advisory Group will: Meet periodically through the life of the project; Review and comment on information and analyses provided by Capital Metro staff and the consultant team on:

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PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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  1. PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 19, 2012

  2. Project Advisory GROUP The Project Connect: North Corridor Project Advisory Group will: • Meet periodically through the life of the project; • Review and comment on information and analyses provided by Capital Metro staff and the consultant team on: • Identification of transportation problems and issues within the corridor; • Development of reasonable and feasible transportation alternatives; • Evaluation and refinement of alternatives; • Recommendation for a preferred solution to the Capital Metro Board; and • Advise the Capital Metro staff and consultant team

  3. Regional Plan System Plan Corridor Studies Preliminary Design/Environmental Analysis Final Design Construction Operation Project development process

  4. RELATION TO OTHER PROJECTS 2040

  5. PROJECT CONNECT’S THREE QUESTIONS • System: How will high capacity transit components in CAMPO 2035 plan work as a system? • Organization: How will our region organize to develop and operate the system? • Funding: How will we pay for the system over the long term?

  6. PROJECT CONNECTPurpose and Need

  7. Tools in the Toolbox Source: Project Connect, Dec. 2

  8. Ranking of PROJECT CONNECT Corridors for High-Capacity Transit 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Northeast (NE) East (E) Southeast (SE) South Central (SC) Southwest (SW) West (W) Northwest (NW) Central (C) North Central (NC) Source: Project Connect

  9. Preferred system DRAFT West Austin ROW Preservation Source: Project Connect

  10. Central texas Mobility Issues • Traffic congestion in central Texas is a serious problem and must be addressed • Because of central Texas’ growth and constraints to expanding highways alternative transportation options should be explored • High capacity transit can be an effective part of the solution for improving mobility in central Texas Source: Project Connect, TWG, Dec. 2012

  11. Mobility: U.S. vs. Austin • Annual delay per commuter: • US: 31 hours • Austin: 38 hours • Annual cost of congestion per commuter: • US: $642 • Austin: $743 • Additional length of peak period trip vs. off-peak • US: 17% • Austin: 28% Source: Project Connect, Jan. 2012

  12. Project development process Regional Plan System Plan Corridor Studies Preliminary Design/Environmental Analysis Final Design Construction Operation

  13. North corridor study area

  14. Project Connect: North corridorAlternatives Analysis What are the mobility problems in the corridor? What are their underlying causes? What are the viable options to addressthese problems? What are their costs? What are their benefits? What are the constraints?

  15. Developing the NORTH CORRIDOR Purpose and Need

  16. Alternatives Selection Process Detailed Screening Screening Project Development Alternative A Evaluation criteria identification and screening Remaining alternative(s) carried forward for detailed evaluation. Initial and suggested alternatives identified Selection of a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) Alternative B Alternative A Alternative C LPA Alternative C Alternative D Alternative F Alternative E Alternative F

  17. Options for Moving PeopleDuring Rush Hour

  18. Transit Modes Urban Rail Light Rail Commuter Rail(MetroRail) Regional Rail Conventional Bus   Express bus in managed lanes   MetroRapid  Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)  

  19. Project Connect: North corridorAlternatives Analysis Preliminary Schedule

  20. Project team contacts • Todd Hemingson, Capital Metro, VP Strategic Planning • todd.hemingson@capmetro.org • (512) 369-6036 • John-Michael Cortez, Capital Metro, Manager - Community Involvement • john-michael.cortez@capmetro.org • (512) 369-6201 • Lynda Rife, Rifeline, LLC, Principal • lrife@rifeline.com • (512) 797-9019 • Reed Lee, HDR Engineering, Inc., Project Manager • reed.lee@hdrinc.com • (210) 260-452

  21. Project connect: north Corridor QUESTIONS ANSWERS DISCUSSION

  22. Regional Challengesand Opportunities Centers Core Constraints Growth Congestion

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