Project Goals Feasibility Study & Alternatives Analysis Funded - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Project Goals

• Funded by $300,000 Urban Transit Planning Studies

grant from Caltrans.

• Assess costs, benefits and impacts of new transit line on

Broadway from Jack London to MacArthur BART.

• Evaluate different mode alternatives for a Broadway

Transit Line (bus and rail)

• Seek answers to key questions about the BTL concept:

– How much would it cost? – How would it be funded (capital and O &M)? – Would it travel in dedicated or mixed-flow lanes? – Who would operate it? – What impact would it have on the local and regional transit networks?

City of Oakland Broadway Transit Line Feasibility Study & Alternatives Analysis

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Broadway Transit Line Conceptual Route

Major Transit Station

NOTE: Alignment options that would serve the Lake Merritt BART station and/or Oak to 9th Project may also be evaluated. 19th St. BART

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Project Goals

• Enhance efficiency and connectivity within

the existing transit system.

• Catalyze mixed-use TOD along the

Broadway corridor.

• Spur economic development by attracting

businesses and encouraging workers and residents to patronize these businesses.

• Reduce VMT and greenhouse gases.

Goals

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Project Goals

• Estuary Policy Plan (1999)

– “A trolley line along the Broadway spine, connecting the Jack London Square with the City Center and beyond, could be implemented.” (Page 45)

• City of Oakland/BART/Caltrans Broadway

Corridor Feasibility Study (2004)

– “There is a strong desire among downtown stakeholders for an improved transit link from downtown to Jack London Square, and a circulator between neighborhoods.” (Conclusions- Page 53)

Background

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Project Goals

• City of Oakland General Plan, Land Use and

Transportation Element (1998)

– “Public transportation to the waterfront should be encouraged, coordinated, and strategically located.” (Policy W2.7)

• City of Oakland Draft Climate and Energy Action Plan

(2011)

– “Launch and sustain a downtown free shuttle to increase the ease of transit use in the downtown area. Explore

• ptions to expand the shuttle route along the Broadway

corridor.” (Action TLU-13)

Background

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Photo courtesy AC Transit

Historic Broadway Shuttle

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Photo courtesy AC Transit

Historic Broadway Shuttle

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More Historical Context

Photo courtesy AC Transit

Historic Broadway Shuttle

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BTL Study: Alternative 1

• Distinctive Bus Service (i.e. Broadway Shuttle)

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Alternatives

• Streetcar (modern)

BTL Study: Alternative 2

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BTL Study: Alternative 3

• Streetcar (historic)

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BTL Study: Alternative 4

• Bus Rapid Transit

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BTL Study: Alternative 5

• Regular Bus Service

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Stakeholder Participation

• Community meetings
• BTL Advisory Group

– AC Transit, BART, Amtrak Capitol Corridor, WETA Ferry, as-needed agencies (CPUC, PG&E, EBMUD) – Non-profit and community organizations representing neighborhoods along the Broadway Corridor

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Questions?