Building Equitable Sustainable Transit: Gratiot June 9, 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Building Equitable Sustainable Transit: Gratiot

June 9, 2015

Presentation at 6:00PM

Topics for Presentation

• Transit Lingo
• What is the Regional Transit Authority
• Other Transit Projects
• Gratiot Avenue “At a Glance”
• Different types of Transit options
• What do you want to see on Gratiot?
• What will the outcome be?
• What is the process? When will this happen?
• Having your voice heard and staying involved

Transit Lingo

Term Definition BEST Building Equitable Sustainable Transit RTA Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan FTA Federal Transit Administration Mode Various types of transit, such as bus, light rail, subway BRT Bus Rapid Transit, a type of mode LPA Locally Preferred Alternative, describes the mode, location and station locations TOD Transit Oriented Development, an area near a transit station to increase mixed use density to increase ridership NEPA National Environmental Policy Act, requires documentation to determine impacts that a project has on the environment

What is the Regional Transit Authority?

Cooperating Partner/Related Agency

Where else are there RTA’s?

Greater Cleveland RTA New Orleans RTA Chicago RTA Dayton RTA Des Moines RTA

Current RTA Projects

Regional Transit Master Plan

• Overall transit vision for

Southeast Michigan

• Coordination with current

transit providers

• Includes bus, paratransit,

express bus, rapid transit and rail

• Considers BEST plans for

Michigan, Gratiot and Woodward

• Draft Plan in November

2015

Woodward Avenue

• Initial planning is

complete and Bus Rapid Transit has been endorsed by the communities along the Corridor

• Transit would generally

run along center of Woodward Avenue

• Preliminary station

locations identified

• Environmental Review

has begun

• Report in November 2015

Michigan Avenue

• Evaluates transit alternatives

between Detroit and Ann Arbor, including connections to Metro Airport

• Considers end-to-end travel

needs, as well as links between the corridor communities

• Focuses on complete streets

and economic development

• Explores new rapid transit to

complement existing and planned service

• LPA Report in March 2016

Gratiot Avenue

• Examines enhanced

transit between Downtown Detroit and M-59

• Includes communities
• f Detroit, Eastpointe,

Roseville, Clinton Township and Mount Clemens

• Recommends the type
• f transit, where it runs

and best locations for stations

• LPA Report in March

2016

Gratiot “At a Glance”

Previous Studies along the Corridor:

• 2001: Improving Transit in SE

Michigan

• 2008: Regional Transit

Service Plan

• 2008: Gratiot Avenue

Corridor Improvement Plan

• 2009: Detroit Transit Options

for Growth Study

• 2014: Gratiot Avenue Pilot

Corridor

Gratiot “At a Glance”

• 23 miles between M-59 and

Detroit

• 45–50 minutes to drive along

Gratiot

• 40–50 minutes to drive along I-94
• 55–65 minutes to ride on SMART
• 12,000 people ride on DDOT/

SMART

• 115,400 households within one-

mile

• Destinations include:
• Downtowns, Eastern Market,

Ford Field/Comerica Park, Libraries, Medical Centers, Shopping, Education, Employment and more…

Different Types of Transit

Express Bus

• Route can be flexible and

move

• Typically commuter service
• nly
• Mixed in with traffic or bus
• nly lanes
• Does not have enhanced

stations or on-board amenities

• Detroit, New York, and LA
• ~ $1 million per mile
• Stops every 1 mile or more

Express Bus

Different Types of Transit

Streetcar

• Fixed guideway
• Can be mixed in traffic or

separated

• Typically for short routes
• Enhanced stations and on-

board amenities

• New Orleans, Philadelphia,

Detroit

• ~ $50 million per mile
• Stations every ¼ to ½ mile

Different Types of Transit

Bus Rapid Transit

• Separated guideway or mixed

in traffic

• Flexibility in routing
• Travel time advantage if

separated

• Enhanced stations and on-

board amenities

• Cleveland, Chicago and

Grand Rapids

• ~$17 million per mile
• Stations every ¼ mile to 1

mile

Different Types of Transit

Light Rail Transit

• Separated guideway
• Travel time advantage
• Enhanced stations and
• n-board amenities
• Attractive to choice

riders

• Minneapolis, San Jose
• ~ $63 million per mile
• Stations every 1 mile

Comparison of Modes

Express Bus Streetcar Bus Rapid Transit Light Rail Types of Vehicles 40’ or 60’ bus 1-2 car trains 40’ or 60’ bus 2-3 car trains Station Frequency 1 mile to 5 miles ¼ mile to ½ mile ¼ mile to 1 mile 1 mile Route Length 10 – 30 miles 1 – 5 miles 5 – 30 miles 20 – 50 miles Mixed with Traffic Yes Possible Possible No Level Boarding No Yes Yes Yes Route can be flexible Yes No Yes No Average Cost to build per mile $1M $50M $17M $63M

Benefits of Rapid Transit

• Better for business –

access to jobs is better

• Reduces congestion
• Improves public health
• Improves the

environment

• Increases in number of

businesses

• Increase in property

values

What do you want to see?

• A service that is reliable
• Service that is provided

all throughout the day

• Frequent service

throughout the day and weekends

• Service that can increase

development along the

corridor

• Service that is

competitive with the automobile

*Based on

• utreach done to

date

What will the outcome be?

• Location of the transit

within the roadway (cross-section)

• Center-running versus

side-running

• Mixed in with traffic or

separated from traffic

What is the process?

How to have your voice heard and stay involved

• Give us your email
• Twitter
• @RTAMichigan
• #HeyRTA
• Facebook
• MySidewalk.org
• www.rtamichigan.org

Next Public Meeting in September or October 2015

Questions?