Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Project Update July 2014
Today Overview of Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit and update on Construction Shelter Design Updates Construction Mitigation Business Incentive Program Station Art Enhancements VTA and Public Art US. 101 Improvements Program BART Stations BART Transit Integration Plan 2 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Background What is BRT? Specialized Vehicles Unique Branding Dedicated Lanes Bulb out Stations Enhanced Stations Faster Boarding Transit Signal Priority 3 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Project Alignment and Station Locations Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT 4
Santa Clara/Alum Rock Project Santa Clara Street BRT station bulb outs and sidewalk platforms Five station locations Arena Downtown City Hall 17 th 24th Enhanced lighting near station areas 5 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Santa Clara/Alum Rock Project Alum Rock Avenue Exclusive median bus lanes Two median BRT stations: King, Jackson New paving and LED street lights along Alum Rock New signals at 34 th, Eastgate and Scharff Avenue 6 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Santa Clara/Alum Rock Project Capitol Expressway Curbside stations Three station locations Alum Rock Story Ocala + Eastridge 7 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Station Rendering: WB Arena, Downtown, City Hall 8 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Station Rendering: WB Arena, Downtown, City Hall Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT 9
10 Station Rendering: EB Arena, 17 th, 24 th, Alum Rock, Story, and Ocala
Median Bus Lanes Dedicated bus lanes on Alum Rock Avenue. 11 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
Typical Median BRT Station on Alum Rock 12 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
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Sample: Alum Rock Windscreen 21 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
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Sample: Story Windscreen 23 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
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Sample: Ocala Windscreen 25 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
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Eastridge Transit Center Rendering Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT 27
U.S. 101 Interchange Project, Tully/Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road Intersections 28
U.S. 101 Interchange Project, Tully/Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road Intersections 29
U.S. 101 Interchange Project, Tully/Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road Intersections 30
U.S. 101 Interchange Project, Tully/Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road Intersections 31
U.S. 101 Interchange Project, Tully/Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road Intersections 32
Santa Clara/Alum Rock Project Project Updates: www.vta.org/scar-brt 33 Santa Clara -Alum Rock BRT
VTA Planning for BART Warm Springs/South Fremont station opening 2015, Milpitas & Berryessa 2017 Berryessa Connectors: 323 Stevens Creek every 10 min Downtown Limited Stop every 15 min Berryessa Connector Study (completed 2013) recommended new frequent services between Berryessa and Downtown San Jose BART Transit Integration Plan (BTIP) service planning for all BART connections and related service Fares and transfer policies separate analyses 34
BART Transit Integration Plan (BTIP) Service and related capital improvements (e.g., stops) Connections to BART but also a fresh look at service network Relationship of Great Mall/Main Transit Center to Milpitas BART Station Fremont Express services to be addressed in advance of others due to Warm Springs opening earlier Completion by mid-2015 (Warm Springs recommendation earlier) 35
Service Included in Study Light rail service Santa Clara/Alum Rock Rapid & Berryessa Connector corridor (not incl. 22) Milpitas/Berryessa Local Milpitas/Berryessa Express & Limited Stop Fremont Express 36
Fremont Express Services: Initial Findings Key question: Move to new stations, eliminate, or keep some? Consider ~500 boardings per day at non-bart stops in Fremont, higher ridership on 181 37
BTIP Timeline Summer 38 Fremont data collection First round of public participation Fall Alternatives development (Fremont first, followed by rest of study area) Winter/Early Spring Alternatives Assessment return for your input