Public Meeting: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) TNC (Transportation Network Company) Lot on S. Eads Street Department of Environmental Services, Transportation Division Sept. 27, 2018
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Who s Responsible? Operation of S. Eads Street County Operation of Route 1 VDOT Operation of lot MWAA 3
Actions to Date March 1, 2018 - MWAA applied for certificate of occupancy to operate two 50-space parking lots on S. Eads Street March 16, 2018 - County s Zoning Division approved certificate of occupancy April 16, 2018 - MWAA started operations at S. Eads Street April 20-26, 2018 - County conducted new traffic counts on S. Eads Street, monitored nearby intersections with traffic cameras May - County met with VDOT NOVA District staff to discuss impacts and possible options for Route 1 access August - MWAA, VDOT and County staff met to discuss impacts and possible solutions September - County submitted design plan for interim solution to VDOT, set counters at lot's entrance/exit and on S. Eads Street to capture traffic volumes September VDOT reviewed the design plan and issued permit 4
Traffic on S. Eads Street Base Annual Average Daily Traffic: 11,000 vehicles per day Counts collected one week after lot opening, and again in September Counter locations 5
Traffic Volumes at the MWAA Lot Sources: MWAA data Date Day AM Peak Hour Exiting Volume PM Peak Hour Exiting Volume Total Daily Exiting Voume Daily Traffic Volume generated by Lot 05/11/2018 Friday 39 54 529 1058 05/12/2018 Saturday 40 63 443 886 05/13/2018 Sunday 29 34 340 680 05/14/2018 Monday 80 142 1129 2258 05/15/2018 Tuesday 174 179 1770 3540 05/16/2018 Wednesday 108 135 1585 3170 05/17/2018 Thursday 122 147 1518 3036 05/18/2018 Friday 83 107 1234 2468 05/19/2018 Saturday 80 106 1069 2138 05/20/2018 Sunday 73 152 1553 3106 05/21/2018 Monday 66 76 847 1694 05/22/2018 Tuesday 65 95 824 1648 05/23/2018 Wednesday 76 69 901 1802 05/24/2018 Thursday 51 68 778 1556 05/25/2018 Friday 57 0 253 506 05/26/2018 Saturday 0 123 942 1884 05/27/2018 Sunday 111 120 1359 2718 05/28/2018 Monday 61 110 1214 2428 05/29/2018 Tuesday 77 153 1621 3242 05/30/2018 Wednesday 119 122 1681 3362 05/31/2018 Thursday 65 74 783 1566 06/01/2018 Friday 52 38 298 596 06/02/2018 Saturday 23 19 204 408 06/03/2018 Sunday 13 17 159 318 06/04/2018 Monday 15 29 204 408 06/05/2018 Tuesday 10 22 158 316 06/06/2018 Wednesday 13 16 160 320 06/07/2018 Thursday 13 20 165 330 06/08/2018 Friday 6 12 69 138 06/09/2018 Saturday 6 0 63 126 06/10/2018 Sunday 7 8 66 132 6
Traffic Volumes at the MWAA Lot Time (Hour Intervals) Entrances Exit S. Eads St Heading Heading Total Enter Time (Hour Intervals) Northern Southern Southbound Northbound Total Exit Total Volume 09/24 1:00 PM 150 74 224 27 243 270 494 2:00 PM 186 79 265 21 205 226 491 3:00 PM 150 43 193 32 229 261 454 4:00 PM 136 86 222 28 202 230 452 5:00 PM 121 52 173 27 164 191 364 6:00 PM 177 67 244 18 200 218 462 7:00 PM 237 135 372 34 270 304 676 8:00 PM 196 107 303 21 318 339 642 9:00 PM 248 113 361 39 314 353 714 10:00 PM 173 87 260 18 290 308 568 11:00 PM 169 91 260 20 241 261 521 12:00 AM 77 39 116 25 104 129 245 09/25 5:30 AM 37 6 43 7 11 18 61 6:00 AM 34 20 54 16 19 35 89 7:00 AM 18 15 33 13 56 69 102 8:00 AM 29 12 41 14 12 26 67 9:00 AM 113 45 158 22 88 110 268 10:00 AM 185 70 255 43 157 200 455 11:00 AM 137 57 194 26 164 190 384 12:00 PM 109 47 156 23 117 140 296 Total 2682 1245 3927 474 3404 3878 7805 Tube Counters had technical issue because they were calibrated to capture road traffic; staff is adjusting calibration Video/Manual counts conducted when the issue with tube counter was identified Source: County data 7
Community Concerns What we ve heard: Increased traffic volumes on area road network, especially S. Eads Street Cars parking illegally along S. Eads, Fort Scott, etc. and drivers walking into the MWAA lot to receive service requests Cars going through CVS and McDonalds parking lot to make exit onto/off Route 1 Cars circling area roads waiting to enter MWAA lot 8
Interim Solution Phase I Expected result: Shift most of lot s outbound traffic from S. Eads Street to the Route 1 ramp to the airport Solution requires: Opening lot s driveway to Route 1 Adding temporary span-wire signal control (pole erected) Would only allow egress from lot Lot egress and 27 th street split phase VDOT review & permit (completed) Expedited review Close coordination and support Fine-tuning lot s configuration Hatch out a couple of parking spaces that conflict with the exit flow Estimated installation: 1-2 weeks 9
Why not Why not allow ingress traffic from Route 1 right now? Needs parking configuration that meets the VDOT requirement for commercial entrance May need right turn lane from Route 1 Past parking configurations when the gate on Route 1 was open 1999 2001 2006 Source: Google 10
Interim Solution Phase II Reconfigure the lot's driveway on Route 1 Align the driveway with 27th Street to allow concurrent signal phase Relocate one signal pole Install permanent signal master arm pole on Route 1 Reconfigure lot to allow proper ingress flow VDOT review & permit Estimated cost: $250,000 Timeline: This would be a new capital project, requiring County Manager and County Board approval Estimated 12-14 months, including underground utility survey, potential easement, design, VDOT review, construction, etc. 11
Next Steps County installs interim solution (Phase I), including the temporary signal MWAA fine-tunes lot s configuration and trims the trees that cause sight distance concern County monitors the signal operation and makes timing adjustments as necessary County continues monitoring, enforcement Feedback from the community County works with MWAA and VDOT to determine the feasibility of Phase II and implement it if positive County works with MWAA to identify additional strategies 12