Arterial BRT Quarterly Update Transportation Committee June 24, 2013 Katie Roth, AICP Senior Planner, BRT/Small Starts 612-349-7772 Charles Carlson Senior Manager, BRT/Small Starts 612-349-7639 1
Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Seattle RapidRide BRT on urban arterial corridors Premium service, stations & vehicles, running in mixed traffic >160,000 daily rides (2030) 12 corridors, $450M program 2
2013 Corridor & System Development Snelling Corridor Development Traffic Study Corridor Outreach Corridor Concept Plan System Development Vehicle Procurement Corridor 50% Design Environmental Documentation (NEPA) NEPA Clearance & Full Funding 2014 Final Design Fare Collection Branding Development Station Prototype Station Final Design Technology Study 3
Snelling Avenue/Ford Parkway BRT 9.7 miles, Rosedale to 46th St Station 72% of today s customers at 20 stations 10 BRT service substantially replaces Local Route 84 Retains 30 St. Paul/Davern branch 48 minutes end-to-end today 36 minutes with BRT (27% faster) 4,000 daily rides today, 8,700 daily rides by 2030 Route 84 continues to provide local service and serve St. Paul Ave/Davern 4
Typical Current Condition: 4 Lanes with Parking PARKING T BUS N O P A R K I N G ( B U S T A P E R ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > N O P A R K I N G ( B U S T A P E R ) BUS T PARKING 5
Concept: Farside Curb Extension Station T PARKING > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PARKING T 6
Snelling BRT Oversight Structure Decision-Making Authority Metropolitan Council Project Management Policy Leaders Project Management Team Public Input Guidance and Oversight BRT System Guidance (12 Planned Corridors) System Policy Oversight Committee (SPOC) Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Snelling BRT Corridor Guidance Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Focused Technical Input & Issue Resolution Teams Traffic Study Snelling & University 7 7
Snelling BRT Schedule Planning & Pre-design 2013 2014 2015 Concept Design Final Design Construction, Installation & Testing Open for Service TAC MONTHLY CAC Initial commitment of four meetings Continue as committee interest warrants SPOC Public Open Houses 8 8
Snelling BRT Costs & Funding Total Project Cost: $24.8 million 50% stations & technology 25% vehicles 10% transit signal priority/corridor technology 15% design & soft costs $14.6 million identified to date $6.0 million MnDOT Trunk Highway Bonds $6.5 million Federal CMAQ, formula funds $2.1 million Council funds Seeking $10.2 million TIGER V grant 9
Regional Brand Position 10
Vehicle Design (will use both 40 & 60 bus) 11
Family of Vehicles METRO (Highway BRT) Arterial BRT (will use mix of 40 and 60 buses) Metro Transit Standard Bus 12
System Brand Name 190 initial names 6 were tested in a public survey Connect Rapid Max Swift Select Move Additional market testing requested by stakeholders Direct 4 underwent market testing Connect Rapid Max Swift Direct Dash Go Wave Zip Zoom Further research of 6 additional names conveying speed 2 frontrunners emerged Rapid Connect Conveys faster brand promise Does not convey faster brand promise. Connect already used for Metro Transit newsletter. Concerns about confusion with METRO Red Line 13
Recommended Brand Elements Brand Position Premium service within Metro Transit brand Vehicle Design Line Identifiers Station Names A Line, B Line, C Line Snelling Avenue & Randolph Avenue System Brand Name Additional research underway 14
Ongoing Steps Project Committee Meetings Monthly Snelling BRT Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Quarterly Snelling BRT Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Quarterly System Policy Oversight Committee (SPOC) Open Houses July 9, 5:30 7:30 p.m. at Hamline University July 15, 5:00 7:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Recreation Center July 17, 12:30 2:30 p.m. at Macalester College Incorporate branding into project communication Snelling BRT A Line planning & design Station & corridor design beginning summer 2013 15
More information: metrotransit.org/snelling-brt Katie Roth, Senior Planner 612-349-7772 katie.roth@metrotransit.org Charles Carlson, Senior Manager 612-349-7639 charles.carlson@metrotransit.org 16