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Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit: Staff-Recommended Alternative Project Update January 30, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO C SAN FR ANCISCO COUNT UNTY TR TRANSPOR ANSPORTATION A TION AUTHORIT THORITY SAN FRANCI SAN FRANCISC SCO MUNICI O MUNICIPAL

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SAN FR SAN FRANCISCO C ANCISCO COUNT UNTY TR TRANSPOR ANSPORTATION A TION AUTHORIT THORITY SAN FRANCI SAN FRANCISC SCO MUNICI O MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT L TRANSPORTATION A TION AGENCY ENCY

Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit: Staff-Recommended Alternative

Project Update January 30, 2014

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Tonight’s Agenda

  • Overview presentation

Overview presentation

  • Background, process

Background, process

  • Staff-recommended

Staff-recommended alternative alternative

  • Next steps

Next steps

  • Questions and

Questions and comments comments

  • Open House for detailed

Open House for detailed discussions discussions

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  • 6.5 mile corridor

6.5 mile corridor

  • Major SFMTA

Major SFMTA trunkline: more than trunkline: more than 50,000 trips / day 50,000 trips / day

  • Peak 38 &

Peak 38 & 38L 38L frequencies: 6 frequencies: 6 min min

  • Slow, unreliable

Slow, unreliable travel: travel:

38 Local - 38 Local - 60 min 60 min 38L Limited 38L Limited - 45 min 45 min

  • Leads to crowding

Leads to crowding

Background: Need for Geary Improvements

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Bus Rapid Transit Features

  • Dedicated bus lane

Dedicated bus lane

  • Signal optimiz

Signal optimization for transit tion for transit priority priority

  • All-door boarding

All-door boarding

  • Low-floor vehicles

Low-floor vehicles

  • Enhanced bus stations

Enhanced bus stations

  • Pedestrian crossing

Pedestrian crossing improvements improvements

  • Streetscape enhancements

Streetscape enhancements

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Existing Existing Pr Proposed

  • posed
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Community Engagement

  • 50+ stakeholder meetin

50+ stakeholder meetings along Geary Corridor gs along Geary Corridor

  • 3 hosted community meetings in 2012

3 hosted community meetings in 2012

  • Ongoing engagement: Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee

Ongoing engagement: Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Supervisors, local agencies, stakeholder groups (CAC), Supervisors, local agencies, stakeholder groups

  • Feedback collected on an ongoing basis

Feedback collected on an ongoing basis

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Getting to a Locally Preferred Alternative: Approach and Process

 Culmination of years of Culmination of years of planning, planning, community input community input  Coordinate among agencies on Coordinate among agencies on preliminary recommendation preliminary recommendation  Share with Boards, community Share with Boards, community Ahead: Ahead:

  • Identify as staff-recommended

Identify as staff-recommended alternative in Draft Env. Doc. alternative in Draft Env. Doc.

  • Any needed adjustments in Final

Any needed adjustments in Final

  • Env. Doc.
  • Env. Doc.

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Decision Criteria

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  • Transit Performance

Transit Performance

  • Travel time

Travel time

  • Reliability

Reliability

  • Ride

Ridersh rship

  • Circulation/System

Circulation/System Performance Performance

  • Average person delay

Average person delay

  • Environmental,

Environmental, Social Effects Social Effects

  • Preservation of on-street

Preservation of on-street parkin parking

  • Preservation of existing trees

Preservation of existing trees

  • Pedestrian A

destrian Access and ccess and Saf Safety ty

  • Access t

ccess to st stops, transf

  • ps, transfer

ers

  • Cr

Cross

  • ssing, w

, waitin iting g conditions conditions

  • Construction and Capital

Construction and Capital Costs Costs

  • Total construction cost

tal construction cost

  • Operations and

Operations and Maint Maintenance nance

  • Cost t

st to operat

  • perate, maintain

e, maintain

  • Rail R

Rail Readiness adiness

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Recommended Alternative: Decisions and Segments

  • Selecting the best configuration for each segment

Selecting the best configuration for each segment

  • Combining segments to cons

Combining segments to construct recommended alternative truct recommended alternative

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

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Staff-Recommended Alternative: Highlights

  • Strong bus benefits where BRT

Strong bus benefits where BRT treatments applied: treatments applied:

  • Travel time: 25% savings

Travel time: 25% savings

  • Reliability: 20% reduction in

Reliability: 20% reduction in travel time variability travel time variability

  • Ridership: 10%+ gains

Ridership: 10%+ gains forecasted – forecasted – strong cost trong cost effectiveness effectiveness

  • Lower trave

Lower travel times = more times = more service, more riders at lower service, more riders at lower

  • perating cost
  • perating cost
  • Pedestrian benefits

Pedestrian benefits

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Proposed BRT, westbound on Geary at Masonic

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Inner Geary Recommendation: Enhance Existing Lanes

  • Colorize existing lanes

Colorize existing lanes and remaining gap and remaining gap

  • Bus bulbs

Bus bulbs at at high high- ridership s dership stops

  • ps
  • ‘Spot’ improvements at

‘Spot’ improvements at congested intersections congested intersections

  • Corn

Corner er bulbs bulbs at at strateg strategic c location locations

  • Curbside loading access

Curbside loading access preserved preserved

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Proposed BRT, eastbound on O’Farrell at Powell

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Masonic-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes

  • Surface stop provides strong access,

Surface stop provides strong access, security and safety, transfer to 43-Masonic security and safety, transfer to 43-Masonic

  • Smooth multim

Smooth multimodal interactions

  • dal interactions
  • Responds to community feedback

Responds to community feedback

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Existing Masonic underpass Existing Masonic surface level Proposed BRT, eastbound surface level at Masonic

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Richmond-Area Recommendation: Center Bus Lanes, Consolidated Stops

  • Local, BRT buses stop at

Local, BRT buses stop at every stop every stop

  • Strong travel time savings

Strong travel time savings (30% compared with No (30% compared with No Project) Project)

  • Better reliability

Better reliability

  • New medians and

New medians and pedestrian safety pedestrian safety improvements improvements

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Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes

  • Separate, future underpass

Separate, future underpass Fill project envisioned Fill project envisioned

  • Community process to

Community process to determine ultimate design determine ultimate design

  • Side bus lanes enable

Side bus lanes enable interim transit & pedestrian interim transit & pedestrian improvements improvements

  • Does not preclude Fill or

Does not preclude Fill or future center bus lanes future center bus lanes

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Existing Fillmore underpass Potential future boulevard treatment (Octavia Blvd)

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Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes

  • Surface station with new amenities, good

Surface station with new amenities, good connection to 22-Fillmore connection to 22-Fillmore

  • “Road diet” for traffic calming, pedestrian safety

“Road diet” for traffic calming, pedestrian safety

  • Gough to

ugh to Di Divisadero visadero

  • Two traffic lanes each way

Two traffic lanes each way

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Existing Fillmore surface level Proposed BRT, eastbound surface level at Masonic

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Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Pedestrian Crossings

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  • Ne

New sur w surface crossings at ace crossings at St Steiner einer, W Webst bster t r to include: include:

  • Fe

Fewer t traffic lanes

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New median refuge w median refuge areas areas

  • Countdo

Countdown signals n signals

  • Ne

New signalized crossw w signalized crosswalk at alk at Buchanan pr Buchanan proposed

  • posed
  • Pr

Provides direct access ides direct access to Peace Plaza ace Plaza

New median refuges

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Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Pedestrian Overcrossings at Steiner, Webster

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  • Remo

moval proposed t l proposed to accommodat accommodate

  • ptimal bus lane design
  • ptimal bus lane design
  • Sur

Surface crossings t ace crossings to be installed be installed

  • Webst

bster bridge could be k r bridge could be kept if pt if community desires community desires

Image: Google

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Fillmore Area Recommendation: Stop Locations and Spacing

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  • Pr

Proposed consolidation

  • posed consolidation of
  • f Webst

bster r & Laguna & Laguna st stops t

  • ps to ne

new Buc w Buchanan anan st stop

  • p
  • Buc

Buchanan st anan stop at

  • p at Peace Plaza,

ace Plaza, pr provides ne ides new w signalized cr signalized crossing

  • ssing
  • Pr

Provides 2-3 ides 2-3 bloc block local k local st stop

  • p

spacing spacing

  • Sensitiv

Sensitive population outreac e population outreach under underway thr throughout corridor ughout corridor

38, 38L 38, 38L 38 38 38 38

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Staff-Recommended Alternative: On-Street Parking Effects

  • Corridor-wide

Corridor-wide

  • About

About 20% loss 20% loss on Geary

  • n Geary
  • Fillmore and Japantown

Fillmore and Japantown

  • 20-115 spaces lost Gough

20-115 spaces lost Gough to Steiner to Steiner

  • 1-5% of area public

1-5% of area public parking parking

  • Masonic

Masonic

  • 50-85 spaces lost St. Joseph’s to

50-85 spaces lost St. Joseph’s to Collins Collins

  • 5-8% of area public

5-8% of area public parking parking

  • Evaluating potential

Evaluating potential replacements replacements

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Staff-Recommended Alternative: Construction Impacts

  • Sidewalk, travel lane access

Sidewalk, travel lane access preserved preserved

  • Construction period: 2 years

Construction period: 2 years

  • Segment-based; duration for

Segment-based; duration for typical block: 1-5 months typical block: 1-5 months

  • Merchant and community

Merchant and community

  • utreach
  • utreach

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Recommended Alternative: Cost and Funding

Sour Source Funds unds Prop K Sales Tax $38M Federal discretionary $75M Land development contribution (CPMC) $2.5M Other funding to be determined $110-$145M

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Funding $M

Total Cost: $225M-$260M

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Schedule

Schedule Schedule Activity/Milest tivity/Milestone

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December 2013 – February 2014 Outreach Summer 2014 Draft Environmental Document w/ preferred alternative Public comment Fall 2014 Action to endorse preferred alternative Winter 2014 Final Environmental Document

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For More Information: www.gearybrt.org

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