WELCOE TO GET ON BOARD BRT WHAT IS BRT? A comfortabl, rliabl, nw transit option for ontgomry County. Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, drivs on th strt, oftn in its own lan on busy roads. It maks fwr stops than a traditional bus so you can gt whr you nd to go quickly. Gts you out of traffic $ Savs you mony Bttr for th nvironmnt Gts you whr you want to go quickly BRT FEATURES: Frqunt, rliabl srvic Ddicatd lans, bypassing traffic Upgradd vhicls with WiFi and USB ports Pdstrian/bik improvmnts Priority signaling Nw stations with wathr protction, prpaymnt stations, and ral-tim transit info Lvl boarding - asy on, asy off
BRT FEATURES AND AENITIES Accommodats bicycls onboard ENHANCED VEHICLES Frqunt, rliabl srvic COUNITY-FRIENDLY DESIGN Nw, comfortabl stations Nw, nhancd vhicls WiFi and USB ports Wathr protction Lvl boarding allows for asy on, asy off Oftn travl in ddicatd lans, bypassing traffic 4min Ral-tim transit info Enhancd pdstrian walkways Bik facilitis and bikshar stations Pr-paymnt stations
US 29 BRT PROJECT Th ontgomry County Dpartmnt of Transportation (CDOT) is dsigning and constructing a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lin along US 29 to mt th nds of rsidnts and businsss along this busy rout. PROJECT SCHEDULE: Howard County BURTONSVILLE PARK-AND-RIDE Rout 29 will b th first BRT lin to opn, with srvic xpctd to bgin in th yar 2020. ontgomry County CASTLE RIDGE 2017to mid 2018 mid 2018 to lat 2019 lat 2019 to arly 2020 BRIGGS CHANEY PARK-AND-RIDE NEPA COPLETION BRT WILL: PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT CONSTRUCTION Us xisting bus-on-shouldr lans on US 29 in th northrn sction of th corridor. Oprat in mixd traffic in th southrn sction of US 29 and along Lockwood Driv, Stwart Lan, Briggs Chany Road, and Castl Boulvard. SERVICE PLANS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED INCLUDE: BEGIN OPERATIONS Running vry 7.5 minuts during th pak priod and vry 15 minuts during th off-pak. A proposd span of srvic from 5am to midnight, 7 days/wk. Transit Signal Priority (TSP) will b installd at up to 15 intrsctions along th corridor to provid traffic signal bnfits to BRT vhicls whr appropriat, rducing travl tim and incrasing rliability. FENTON STREET Washington, D.C. WHITE OAK TRANSIT CENTER OAK LEAF DRIVE BURNT ILLS TECH ROAD STEWART LANE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SILVER SPRING TRANSIT CENTER Princ Gorg s County ROAD CONFIGURATION FOR US 29 BRT Bus on Shouldr Opration ixd Traffic Opration Purpl Lin Light Rail Stop (Plannd) Purpl Lin Light Rail (Plannd) trorail Station trorail Rd Lin trorail Grn/Yllow Lin Bus Transit Priority Corridor (Plannd) Not: Th srvic plan is prliminary and may b modifid.
at St H wy 28 Pik EXPLORE THE US 29 BRT CORRIDOR 82 wy 1 Ro ckv ill at H Layhill Rd St s Av Rd Virs ill l Know Av rsit y Blv vill cr n Sp Univ n on C t cu cti dw Rd US 29 ALIGNENT Cap i to l Viw Av Stat Hwy 198 495 Fo r st G l n 1 Rd HIGHER EDUCATION CAPUS Northwood HS Forst Knolls ES Holy Cross Hospital 3 6 3 RAIL CONNECTIONS: Havy Rail (trorail) Rosmary Hills ES E W Commutr Rail (ARC) National Rail (Amtrak) st Hw y Burnt ills 495 5 Woodmoor Shopping Cntr 29 Fnton St NOAA Offic of arin and Aviation Ops Nat Enviromtal Satllit Data and Info Srvic National Wathr Srvic Th Blair Shops National Ocanic and Atmosphric Admin NOAA National Ocan Srvic City all Plac Fr an kli Jackson Road ES REGIONAL SERVICES CENTERS Briggs Chany arktplac Stwart Lan Whit Oak Cntr Castl Ridg Grncastl ES East County Community Rcration Cntr WsTch Villag Cornr Whit Oak Transit Cntr Whit Oak Community Rcration Cntr FDA Offic of Scinc and Enginring Labs Crsthavn ES 29 Griggs Univrsity v Downtown Silvr Spring Paint Branch HS Tch Rd Francis Scott Ky S na Burtonsvill ES Burtonsvill Crossing Pik Cntr Old Columbia Cntr Burtonsvill Th Shops At Burtonsvill Town Squar Burtonsvill Villag arilyn J Praisnr Community Rcration Cntr 2 Whit Oak Pin Crst ES Burtonsvill Park and Rid Fairland ES Whit Oak Shopping Cntr ontgomry Blair HS low-incom familis Bnjamin Bannkr S Burnt ills ES Oak Laf Dr 5 PUBLIC LIBRARIES Whit Oak S Univrsity Blvd Spring Cntr Silvr Spring Transit Cntr COUNITY & RECREATION CENTERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Burnt ills Shopping Cntr 3 HEALTH CENTERS srving Sandy Spring Rd G o rg ia Av 9 FEDERAL OFFICES 16 Briggs Chany Park and Rid SHOPPING CENTERS Lgnd Galway ES US 29 BRT Alignmnt Sligo Crk ES Silvr Spring Eastrn S Points of Intrst Collg or Univrsity Public School Fdral Facility HHS Facilty Hospital Library Rcration Cntrs Shopping Cntrs Nw School of Art + Dsign at ontgomry Collg US 29 BRT Stop Ha m pshir Silvr Spring Intrnational S Orchard Cntr all Av Highland Viw ES Oak Viw ES iv Un Av r Fl ow Av WHITE OAK: Carroll 495 Av Etha gg Transitioning from an auto-cntric 3,000-acr rgional activity cntrrinorth of Silvr Spring sr d to an urban focusd dvlopmnt, this community is a growing job cntr with ovr 27,000 jobs at major mployrs including th Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and th Whit Oak Fdral Rsarch Cntr. of rsidnts minority; 32% forign born of population spaks a languag othr than English at hom of housholds arn lss than half of th ara mdian incom 38% hav accss to only on vhicl 9,000 0 0.5 1 ils i ll n Av n All hav no accss to a car; East-Wst Hwy Hom to ovr 495 Ba ity Blvd Univ rs W Cit v ya r o ltim Av 11,000 Po wd r BURTONSVILLE/FAIRLAND: Th Burtonsvill Crossroads Nighborhood Plan is hlping to shap th rural/ suburban ara into a nighborhood cntr with community srvics. Th Intr County Connctor (ICC) provids ast-wst accss and additional transit connctions to th BRT. 95 95 Rd 65% 31% 30% 12% lphia ia NW Dnsly built urban community nar Washington, D.C. that srvs as a rgional activity cntr with privat and govrnmnt jobs, social srvics, halthcar, a larg community collg campus, and accss to local and rgional transit. With 15,000 daily boardings, th Silvr Spring trorail Station is th busist station in th County, and srvs as a major transfr hub for bus srvic, making it an idal connction to th futur TA Purpl Lin and CDOT BRT srvic. Philad rg o G Av rsit DOWNTOWN SILVER SPRING: Piny Branch Rd ontgomry Collg Takoma Park yb lvd E East Silvr Spring ES 1 snior citizns and 1 popl with disabilitis 1 29 Chil lum Rd
US 29 BRT BENEFITS AND BUDGET BENEFITS: Th US 29 BRT projct will provid many quantifiabl bnfits to on of th busist transit corridors in th Stat, including: ATTRACTING CHOICE RIDERS AND PROVIDING BETTER SERVICE FOR EXISTING RIDERS: US 29 BRT is projctd to hav 13,000 daily boardings in 2020 and 20,000 daily boardings in 2040. This numbr of daily boardings xcds th ridrship for most BRT lins in th Unitd Stats. ECONOIC BENEFITS: Th US 29 BRT projct is stimatd to rsult in $269-520 million of conomic nt bnfit. Dvlopmnt of th Whit Oak Scinc Gatway will bnfit substantially from th prsnc of high quality transit srvic such as th US 29 BRT. ACCESSIBILITY: US 29 BRT will incras rgional connctions and accss to a fast-growing jobs corridor, and will improv transit accss and provid upward mobility to transit-dpndnt populations along th corridor. GtOnBoardBRT BUS RAPID TRANSIT IN ONTGOERY COUNTY IPROVED TRANSIT RELIABILITY: Currnt on tim prformanc for local corridor transit srvics avrags 45-77%. US 29 BRT will improv rliability through us of ddicatd Bus on Shouldr lans, Transit Signal Priority (TSP), and mor fficint oprations (lvl multipl-door vhicl boarding, limitd stops, off-board far collction). EFFICIENCY: TRAVEL TIE SAVINGS: Th mor fficint opration of BRT on US 29 is xpctd to rsult in a 22-35% corridor travl tim savings ovr currnt local bus srvic. An lmnt of th US 29 BRT projct will b to xamin local srvic along and around th corridor for oprational fficincy improvmnts, potntially incrasing th lvl of transit srvic to surrounding communitis. LASTING BENEFITS: Th projct has a bnfit cost ratio of 4 to 1. This mans th montizd usr tim savings, usr cost savings, grnhous gas & missions rductions, and accidnt rductions outwigh th projct costs. PROJECT BUDGET: Th implmntation cost for th US 29 BRT projct is stimatd to b $31.5 million, $10 million of which will b paid by th Fdral govrnmnt as part of a Transportation Infrastructur Gnrating Economic Rcovry (TIGER) grant. BRT STATIONS $13,000,000 TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY $1,000,000 VEHICLES $14,000,000 FEDERAL TIGER FUNDS $10,000,000 COUNTY CONTRIBUTION $21,500,00 TOTAL $31,500,000 BIKE & PEDESTRIAN IPROVEENTS $2,000,000 OVERHEAD & GRANT ADINISTRATION $1,500,000 Costs ar stimatd
STRATEGIES TO IPROVE LOCAL BUS LOCAL BUS Th bus ntwork includs local bus srvics that supplmnt and connct to th high frquncy BRT ntwork. Th srvic concpts blow will b usd to valuat modifications to th xisting local bus routs to crat a mor fficint transit ntwork. STOP RELOCATION ROUTE ADJUSTENTS Rlocat bus stops to improv accss to th BRT srvic, or consolidat bus stops to improv travl tim. EXPRESS SERVICE NEW SERVICE TYPES Provid xprss srvic that conncts nighborhoods dirctly with major activity cntrs. LEVEL OF SERVICE ENHANCEENTS BUS STOP BUS STOP ADJUST FREQUENCY NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCULATOR Frquncy rfrs to how oftn a bus arrivs at any givn stop and is dtrmind basd on th lvl of dmand for transit. Adjustmnts may b mad to frquncy of local srvic to nhanc connctions with BRT srvic, minimiz waiting tim, or mt incrasd dmand. 9 12 6 3 ROUTE REALIGNENT Ralign local srvics to bttr srv localizd dmand, improv connctions to th BRT srvic, and avoid congstion. Crat nighborhood circulators conncting communitis to th BRT srvic. LIITED STOP OVERLAY ADJUST HOURS Hours of Srvic rfrs to th hours th bus rout provids srvic during th day and th days on which it oprats. Adjustmnts may b mad to th hours of opration for local srvics to match th BRT srvic, or to mt incrasd dmand. 9 12 3 EXTEND ROUTE Extnd local srvic to provid connctions to activity cntrs, transfr hubs, or BRT stations. Provid local srvic to supplmnt limitd-stop BRT srvic and improv srvic covrag. BRT Local 6
BRT Station Prototyp Dsign PROJECT INTRODUCTION US 29 BRT CORRIDOR US 29 STATION AREAS CDOT, in partnrship with th tropolitan Washington Council of Govrnmnts Transportation/Land-Us Connctions Program, is dsigning stations for th County s futur BRT ntwork. T T TRANSIT - PARK & RIDE BURTONSVILLE PARK & RIDE Ths stations will not only b th prototyp for BRT stations in th County, but th rsulting dsign will b th first BRT station dsign implmntd as part of th US 29 BRT corridor projct. Ths stations will hav intrchangabl, flxibl componnts, that can b adaptd for all corridors. S SUBURBAN BURNT ILLS W nd your input as part of th Gt On Board BRT program to nsur th station dsign rflcts your idas of what truly rflcts that County s charactr and asthtic. Plas rviw th boards in this station ara, and participat in our intractiv activity! STATION DESIGN GOALS Easy to find and us U URBAN IXED USE FENTON ST. Accssibl Saf and comfortabl Contxt snsitiv and adaptabl S Supports fficint oprations aintainabl Good lif-cycl invstmnt U
Station Dsign Critria STATION PLATFOR TYPES AENITIES STATION CAPACITY STATION CONTEXT POTENTIAL BUS Thr ar two station platform typs: Sid-loading - which may b accssd dirctly from a sidwalk Cntr-loading - which may b locatd in a roadway mdian Articulatd buss, with doors on both ach sid of th bus, will b usd for prmium transit srvic. Th multipl doors will allow for mor fficint passngr loading and unloading, flxibility for both sid and cntr loding platforms and will support fastr, ovrall travl tims. SIDE-LOADING PLATFORS 56-62 SECTION DIAGRA Adjacnt Conditions Vary CENTER-LOADING PLATFORS SECTION DIAGRA 2 Door/Standard - 30 +/- 3 Door - 50 +/- 4 Door - 60 +/- AENITIES
Station Shltr Exampls SCALE, FOR, IAGE & ENCLOSURE TORONTO, CANADA ATERIAL TRANSPARENCY LIGHTING VANCOUVER, CANADA SANTIAGO, CHILE GRAND RAPIDS, I EUGENE, OREGON RENES, SWITZERLAND PORTLAND, OREGON PORTLAND, OREGON CURITIBA, BRAZIL CRYSTAL CITY, VA LOS ANGELES, CA RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA TEPE, ARIZONA BOSTON, A BRAPTON, CANADA CEBU, PHILIPPINES LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDO ANAHEI, CA TRENTINO, ITALY LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CLEVELAND, OHIO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA KANSAS CITY, O
STAY INVOLVED IN PLANNING FOR THE US 29 BRT! GET ON BOARD! ATTEND A CORRIDOR ADVISORY COITTEE (CAC) EETING Th CACs provid community stakholdrs (ara rsidnts, businsss, community organizations and othrs) th opportunity to participat in th BRT systm planning procss. PARTICIPATE IN AN EPLOYEE FOCUS GROUPS If you ar an mployr or mploy along th US 29 corridor, plas visit our wbsit (GtOnBoardBRT.com/gt-on-board) to sign up for a focus group or vnt at your location. ATTEND AND COLLABORATE AT US 29 OPEN HOUSES Engag fac to fac with th staff that work dirctly on th final dsign procss of th BRT rout and passngr amnity stations. Your qustions, commnts, and idas from today s Opn Hous will b intgratd into th dsign procss, and this Fall 2017 you will s how thy impactd th projct at our nxt opn hous. FIND US AT PUBLIC EVENTS Find us at County vnts and fstivals, such as th Bthsda Arts Fstival, Tast of Whaton, and at tro Stations nar you! REQUEST A COUNITY EETING W want to mt you whr you ar! If you blong to a civic group such as a homownrs association, chambr of commrc, community advocacy organization, or ar simply a mmbr of th community that wants to ngag in th Gt on Board BRT outrach fforts, plas visit our wbsit (GtOnBoardBRT.com/gt-on-board) to sign up for a community mting.