[PPT] - Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit SFMTA Citizens Advisory Committee PowerPoint Presentation

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SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit SFMTA Citizens Advisory Committee

Project Update

Aug ugus ust 6, 6, 20 2015 15

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Project Overview and Goals

 6.5 .5 mi mile eas ast-we west corridor

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SFMTA t trunk l line (38 Gear ary) wi with mor more than an 5 55,0 ,000 t tran ansit trips pe per da day  Characte cterized by slow, unreliable and crowd

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tran ansit Geary y BRT’s s project ct goals s include:  Improving t transit t reliability a y and effi fici ciency cy  Creating a a comp

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all users  Improving ng the p pedestrian e n env nvironmen ent 2

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Project Benefits

3  Strong b g bus b benef efits wher ere e BRT treatm tments ts applied:

 Travel l tim ime: 2 25% s savings gs  Relia liabili lity: 2 20% r reduction in in travel t tim ime variabil ilit ity  Ridersh ship: 10%+ g gains f s forecast asted – strong c cost st e effectiveness ss  Lower t travel t tim imes = = more s service, more rid iders a at lo lower o

perating c

g cost

 Pedestr strian cro rossing ng i improvem ement nts  Streetsca tscape enhance cements ts

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BRT Recommended Alternative

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4 Palm/Jordan-to-27th Masonic Fillmore/ Japantown No bus lanes Side Lanes (existing) Center Lanes Side Lanes

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Environmental Document Status

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Summer – Fall 2014

Admin. Draft EIR/S local agency reviews

December 2014 Submitted Administrative Draft EIR/S to FTA January – April 2015 Discussion of preliminary FTA comments on project definition and Small Starts Packages May 2015 Submitted Admin. Draft EIR/S Round #2 to FTA June 2015 Received FTA Comments on Round #2 August 2015 Submitting Admin. Draft EIR/S Round #3

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FTA Review: Potential Funding Sources

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POTENTIA IAL F FUNDIN ING S SOURCE POTENTIA IAL AMOUNT ( T ($M) FEDERAL FUNDS Active Transportation Program $1-5 Highway Safety Improvement Program $1-5 Lifeline Transportation Program $5-15 FTA Small Starts $75 OneBayArea Grant Program $5-20 Transit Performance Initiative Incentives $5-15 Transit Performance Initiative Investments $5-15 STATE FUNDS Cap and Trade $10-30 LOCAL FUNDS Prop K Transportation Sales Tax $44-55 Cost sharing opportunities (e.g. SFPUC, Public Works, others for utilities, paving, etc.) $20-50 2014 General Obligation Bond $5-10 Prop AA Vehicle Registration Fee $1-5 SFMTA Revenue Bond $1-10 Transportation Sustainability Fee $5-10 Vehicle License Fee $10-30 AB 644 Bridge Tolls $5-10 TOTA TAL $198 to $360 Project cost: $320

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Environmental Process Schedule

7 Schedule Environmental Process Fall 2015 Public Draft EIR/S release,

utreach & comment period

Winter, Spring 2016 Develop FEIR/S, including responses to comments Summer, Fall 2016 Locally Preferred Alternative and FEIR/S approvals

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Environmental Public Outreach Plan

 Notific icatio ions ( (mult ltilin ilingua ual) l)  Stakehol

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Ema Email Mail il Commen ent c t cards Cou Court r t rep eporter a at t hea earing

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Other Work

 SF SFMT MTA Prop K K fu fund r requests ( (Jul 2015) 2015):

Nea Near-te term/Initi tial al C Constr tructi tion P Phase implementati ation Full ll-project engineering d design ( (Conceptual al E Engineering Repo port)

 Transit itio ion Pla lan  Commun munit ity inpu put on

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design

Webste ter S Street B et Bridge Palm m Ave Avenu nue

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Near-Term Improvements: Phasing Packages

 Pha hase 1 1 Nea Near-te term: Delivers s project ct benefi fits ts prior t to completi tion of full project* t*

 Sid ide-running t transi sit-onl

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y lanes  Transit s signa nal p priority y (TSP) and nd qu queue-jump s p signals  New ew and ex exten ended ed t transit b bulbs  Walk lkFir irst/Vision Z Zer ero p ped edes estrian safet ety t trea eatments  Muni F i Forward im improvements  Japantow ntown trans nspor

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tati tion i n improv

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nts  Rig ight-turn p pockets ( (pending a analysi sis) s)

 Phase se 2 Full Build-out: t: Comple leti tion of the remaining project ct elements ts including constr tructi ction of cente ter-running l lanes and utility w ty work 10

*Note: Near-term improvement design will be at-risk pending selection of Locally Preferred Alternative and FEIR/S approvals.

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Near-term Improvements: Red Transit-only Lanes

 Complet eted ed: Marke ket t to

Gou
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Streets, Summe mmer 2014  Ph Phase 1:

 Stanyan – Wood Street eets  Ba Bake ker – Gough S Street ets w wher ere e feasible le (Timing to b be e det deter ermined ed p pen endi ding repaving) g)

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Near-term Improvements: TSP and Queue-jump Signals

 Complete ted: Transi sit t signal priority: ty: e exte tends s green phas ase for

r buses

 33rd Ave t to Marke ket/3 /3rd rd Street

 Phase e 1: Qu Queu eue-jumps: s: dedica cate ted b bus p s phase se to give bus s priority ty through the interse secti ction

 Powell ll/O’Farrell a l and Geary/Maso Masonic A Ave Queue-jump 19th Ave and Lincoln Way

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Near-Term Muni Forward Service Improvements

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Service Imp mprov

vements

 Incr creased f frequency (38 & (38 & 38R 38R)  Sun unday service (38R (38R)

 Phase se 1: Bus s Stop M Modifi fica cati tions

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Near-Term Vision Zero/ WalkFirst Safety Improvements

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and Phase e 1 elem ement ents:

 Pedestrian bulb lbs, s sin ingle and w wrap- around  Pedestrian s sig ignals  New s sig ignalize zed c crossin ings gs  New countdown s signal als s  Leading p g pedestria ian in interval  Hig igh-vis isib ibil ilit ity c crosswalk lks  Da Day-li ligh ghtin ing  ADA u upgrades Sidewalk bulbs

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Near-Term Improvements: New and Extended Transit Bulbs

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e rel eliable r ride de 11 n 11 new t tran ansit bulbs 4 ex exten ended bu bulbs bs

15 Geary and Leavenworth

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Near-Term Improvements: Japantown/ Fillmore

 Road Roadwa way r redesign

 Lane r reductio ion to calm lm traffic ic a and priorit itiz ize transi sit

 Op Openi ening g of

f Webste

ster surfa face ce-level l west-si side crossw swalk

 New p pedestria ian r refuge ges a and c corner b bulb lbs  Sig ignal t l tim iming g change ges  Pedestrian b brid idge ge r removal

 New New mi mid-bloc

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at Bu Buchan anan an/Peac ace P Plaz aza

 Dedic icated p pedestria ian s sig ignal l wit ith u upgraded median

 Remov

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al of pedestr strian overcr crossi ssings s at Webste ter a and Steiner

 Opening of

f surfa

face-level e l east-sid ide c crosswalk lks

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Project Schedule

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Schedule Environmental Process Near-Term Improvements Fall 2015 Public Draft EIR/S release,

utreach & comment period Begin conceptual design

Winter, Spring 2016 Develop FEIR/S, including responses to comments Begin utility construction Detailed design for contract elements* Summer, Fall 2016 Locally Preferred Alternative and FEIR/S approvals Red lane installation Winter 2016 Begin construction contracting for remaining near-term improvements

*Note: Near-term improvement design will be at-risk pending selection of Locally Preferred Alternative and FEIR/S approvals.

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