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City of Oakland Broadway Transit Line Project Goals Feasibility Study & Alternatives Analysis • 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 1

Broadway Transit Line Conceptual Route Major Transit Station 19th St. BART NOTE: Alignment options that would serve the Lake Merritt BART station and/or Oak to 9th Project may also be evaluated. CITY OF OAKLAND 2

Goals 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. CITY OF OAKLAND 3

Background 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) CITY OF OAKLAND 4

Background 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 options to expand the shuttle route along the Broadway corridor.” (Action TLU-13) CITY OF OAKLAND 5

6 Photo courtesy AC Transit Historic Broadway Shuttle CITY OF OAKLAND

7 Photo courtesy AC Transit Historic Broadway Shuttle CITY OF OAKLAND

More Historical Context Historic Broadway Shuttle Photo courtesy AC Transit CITY OF OAKLAND 8

BTL Study: Alternative 1 • Distinctive Bus Service (i.e. Broadway Shuttle) CITY OF OAKLAND 9

10 BTL Study: Alternative 2 Alternatives • Streetcar (modern) CITY OF OAKLAND

11 BTL Study: Alternative 3 • Streetcar (historic) CITY OF OAKLAND

12 BTL Study: Alternative 4 CITY OF OAKLAND • Bus Rapid Transit

13 BTL Study: Alternative 5 • Regular Bus Service CITY OF OAKLAND

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 CITY OF OAKLAND 14

15 Questions? CITY OF OAKLAND