Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Institute of Transportation Engineers Luncheon Meeting October 17, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project Current Phase of Work: Environmental Impact Analysis Preliminary Engineering 2
SFCTA and SFMTA Agency Role in Project Environmental lead agency After preliminary engineering, project will be transferred to SFMTA Will prepare final engineering design, construct, and operate BRT 3
Background: Need for Geary Improvements 6.5 mile corridor More than 50,000 passengers / day During peaks, 38 & 38L routes each operate at 6-min headways (3-min combined) End to end, 38 Local - 60+ mins 38L Limited 45+mins 4
BRT: Transforming Geary Existing Proposed 5
Core Transit Features Dedicated bus lanes Higher quality, longer, and wider bus stops Level boarding Adjusted stop spacing New low-floor buses Signal priority for buses Left turn adjustments Improved pedestrian access 6
BRT Benefits Reduced travel time Increased user reliability Improved passenger experience Improved system cost effectiveness Improved pedestrian access and safety Los Angeles Metro Rapid Bus Photo credit: Raymond Yu 7
Alternative Configurations Side-Running Center-Running GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 8
Project Development Status: Nodes and Segments GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 9
Underpasses: Existing Constraints Fillmore Masonic GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 10
Fillmore Side-Lane Option 11
Masonic Side-Lane Option GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 12
Selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative: Segments Mix-and-Match Right- vs. Left-Side Loading (Alt 4) Masonic Fillmore Side lanes Palm/Jordan-to-27th Decision Masonic Decision Laguna-to- Masonic Decision Side lanes Service: Local/BRT vs. Consolidated GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 13
Transition Design GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 14
Schedule Milestone Timeframe Initiate LPA discussion Fall 2013 Draft EIS/R Summer 2013 Final EIS/R End of 2014 Design engineering 2014-2016 Construction 2016-2018 BRT Service 2018 15
SFMTA Fleet Issues GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 16
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 5-door 60 Articulated Bus in the U.S. New Flyer and NABI produced prototypes for the North America market - only New Flyer sold buses Less than 50 in the U.S. / 0 in Canada NABI http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx New Flyer GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 17
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Alt 3: Center-Side Option GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 18
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Alt 4: Center-Center Option GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 19
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Vehicle Performance 5-door bus loading 2 doors on left, 3 doors on right Time (stopped at station) is 20%-30% of total run time 2 doors vs. 3 doors is estimated at 25%-50% slower loading Use of 2 doors likely = 2-6 minutes of added run time A 5-door bus will have 4-6 less seats than a 3 door bus 47-49 seats 3 door 43 seats 5 door GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 20
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Durability Concerns Buses must last 12 yrs. No transit agency with ridership and operations issues similar to Geary Blvd. has used 5-door buses for 12 years Eugene, OR (6.5 years) 5,000 passengers per day flat terrain Cleveland, OH (5.0 years) 15,000 passengers per day flat terrain Geary (SF, CA) ( N/A ) 50,000+ passengers per day flat + grades GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 21
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Durability Concerns Buses must last 12 yrs. SFMTA 3 SamTrans 2 GGT 1 Revenue/Service hrs. 12 yr. bus lifespan Revenue/Service hrs. 12 years of SFMTA = 19 years of GGT 16 years of SamTrans Comparative Hourly Bus Boarding Rate 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 SFMTA 3 SamTrans 2 GGT 1 Passenger Trips 12 yr. bus lifespan Passenger trips 12 years of SFMTA = 75 years of GGT 50 years of SamTrans 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 22
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 SFMTA Flexible Fleet Operations Facilities are too old, too cramped, and not equipped to manage subfleets Maintenance of a Geary BRT sub-fleet doesn t fit into general strategy Division Presidio Potrero Kirkland Woods Green - Beach Cable Car Flynn Year Open & Renovations 1912 1950 1914 1949 Vehicle Type & Size Number Present Capacity Real Estate Vision Plan 40' Trolleybus 165 73 Replacement 40' Trolleybus 60' Trolleybus 45 73 45 73 Replacement 1950 40' Motor bus 135 127 Replacement 1974 1991 30' Motor bus 40' Motor bus 1978 75' Breda LRV Hist. Streetcar 1890s 1984 Hyde St. car California St. car 224 (30' + 40' + 40' reserve) <100* <50* 28 12 30 160 110 55 28 12 Major Renovation Renovation 1989 60' Motor bus 130 102 Minor Renovation OK Metro East Islais Creek 2007 75' Breda LRV Hist. Streetcar 2013 2016 40' Motor bus 60' Motor bus 50* 25* 50-70* 0 125 25 70 or 160 70 or 0 OK - fully furnish w/ equipment Modification to accept 60' underway * = Numbers are approximate. Red boxes = overcrowding and/ or need for renovation or replacement Lavender box = still under construction GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 23
Geary BRT SFMTA Fleet Management Issues Related to Alternative 4 Cost of Vehicles A 5-door bus from New Flyer (bus supplier) will cost approximately $250,000 more than a similar 3-door bus offered by New Flyer 80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 0 1-5 door bus 1 = $1.40M 5 5 door buses 2 = $7.00M 50-5 door 3 buses = $70.00M 1-3 door bus = $1.15M 5 3 door buses = $5.75M 50 3 door buses = $57.50M 6 3 door buses can be purchased 60 3 door buses can be purchased for the cost of 5 5 door buses for the cost of 50 5 door buses GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 24
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