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Public Me e ting Union Station to Ge or ge town Str e e tc ar T r anspor tation Impr ove me nts No ve mb e r 17, 2016 Age nda I ntro duc tio ns Ove rvie w o f Pro je c t Alte rna tive s Co nside re d F o c us Are a

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Public Me e ting

Union Station to Ge or ge town Str e e tc ar T r anspor tation Impr

  • ve me nts

No ve mb e r 17, 2016

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Age nda

  • I

ntro duc tio ns

  • Ove rvie w o f Pro je c t
  • Alte rna tive s Co nside re d
  • F
  • c us Are a
  • Ope ra tio na l Co mpo ne nts
  • Ne xt Ste ps

2

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Ove rvie w o f Pro je c t

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Study Ar e a

Focus Area for Tonight’s Public Meeting

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Pur pose and Ne e d

T he purpo se o f the pro je c t is to pro vide multi-mo da l tra nspo rta tio n impro ve me nts in the E a st-We st Co rrido r b e twe e n Unio n Sta tio n a nd Ge o rg e to wn tha t o ffe r impro ve d re lia b ility a nd e nha nc e d mo b ility fo r pe o ple a nd g o o ds, c o nsiste nt with the move DC Plan. T he ne e ds fo r the pro je c t a re :

  • Pro vide re lia b le a nd de pe nda b le Stre e tc a r Se rvic e within the

E a st-We st Co rrido r

  • I

mpro ve E a st-We st c o nne c tivity a nd a c c e ssib ility fo r a ll mo de s

  • I

mpro ve tra nspo rta tio n syste m mo b ility

  • Suppo rt e xisting a nd future la nd use s
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NE PA Pr

  • c e ss
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Alte rna tive s Co nside re d

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Alte r native s Conside r e d

Alte rna tive 1: No Build

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Alte r native s Conside r e d

Alte rna tive 2 – Sha re d Stre e tc a r 28% to 51% De dic a te d L a ne s fo r Stre e tc a rs

  • Assume s WMAT

A b use s wo uld sha re the tra nsitwa y with stre e tc a rs

  • Assume s c o mmute r b use s wo uld no t sha re the tra nsitwa y
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Alte r native s Conside r e d

Alte rna tive 4 – De dic a te d Stre e tc a r 73% to 90% De dic a te d L a ne s fo r Stre e tc a rs

  • Assume s WMAT

A a nd c o mmute r b use s wo uld NOT b e in the tra nsitwa y with the stre e tc a rs

  • Ne w lo o p ra mp a t K

St/ 27th Stre e t to e limina te le ft turns a nd a c c o mmo da te 2 de dic a te d stre e tc a r la ne s

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Alte r native s Conside r e d

X Alte rna tive 3 – Dro ppe d fro m F

urthe r Co nside ra tio n X

  • Alte rna tive 3 wa s e nvisio ne d to b e e a sie r a nd le ss e xpe nsive to imple me nt
  • Alte rna tive 3 is dro ppe d b e c a use :
  • L

a c k o f width fo r stre e tc a rs a nd pa rking in se rvic e la ne s

  • Hig h c a pita l c o sts
  • Hig h risk fo r lo a ding c o nflic ts
  • Slo we r a nd le ss re lia b le tra nsit tra ve l time s
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We st E nd F

  • c us Ar

e a

  • Wa shing to n Circ le to 26th Stre e t
  • 26th to 29th Stre e ts
  • Ge o rg e to wn
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F

  • c us Ar

e a

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Pe de str ian E nvir

  • nme nt

K Stre e t, NW b e twe e n 25th to 26th Stre e ts

Mid-block, looking east Mid-block, looking east from south side of K Street

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

26th Str e e t to 29th Str e e t

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F

  • c us Ar

e a

26th Str e e t to 29th Str e e t – L

  • op Ramp
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L

  • we r

K Str e e t NW

Alte rna tive 2 Alte rna tive 4

K Stre e t NW a t 31st Stre e t NW K Stre e t NW a t 31st Stre e t NW

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Ope ra tio na l Co nside ra tio ns

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Str e e tc ar Pr

  • pulsion Conside r

ations

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  • 100% On- Wir

e : F ull L e ngth of Cor r idor

  • n Ove r

he ad Wir e

  • Be ne fits: Pro ve n te c hno lo g y,

re lia b le a nd c o st-e ffe c tive

  • I

ssue s: Visua l a nd a e sthe tic impa c ts fo r po le s a nd

  • ve rhe a d wire s
  • 100% Off- Wir

e : Comple te ly Off- Wir e T e c hnology

  • Be ne fits: No o ve rhe a d wire s
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ssue s: Ofte n pro prie ta ry a nd e xpe nsive a nd q ue stio na b le re lia b ility in he a vy tra ffic a nd we a the r se nsitive

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Risk Par ame te r s

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Ove r he a d Wir e to Pole s Ove r he a d Wir e to Building s Ove r he a d Cha r g ing F a c ilitie s 100% Off-Wir e

100% On- Wire

Str e e tc ar Pr

  • pulsion Conside r

ations

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Ba tte r y Powe r e d Str e e tc a r s with Ra pid Re c ha r g ing

De sign Goals

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sta b lish a Co he sive Urb a n De sig n fo r the Sto ps

  • Minimize Visua l I

mpa c t o f Rig id Ca te na ry a t Vie w Co rrido rs, Vie wshe d s, a nd Sto ps

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nte g ra te Rig id Ca te na ry with Sto p Arc hite c ture - Ca no py, L ig hting , L a ndsc a pe , Se a ting , Wa yfinding , a nd F urnishing s

Rigid Cate nar y E xample s

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Stor a g e F a c ility Site Options

  • Additional vehicles storage

will be required

  • Potential storage facility

sites; sites #2 and #3 remain under consideration

  • Provide needed flexibility

and efficiency for streetcar

  • perations

X X

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Ne xt Ste ps & Disc ussio n

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Sc he dule & Ne xt Ste ps

Pro je c t K ic ko ff July 30, 2014 Se c tio n 106 I nitia tio n Se pte mb e r 2014 Pub lic Me e ting # 1 Oc to b e r2, 2014 Pub lic Me e ting # 2 De c e mb e r 2, 2014 Alte rna tive s De ve lo pme nt 2015 - 2017 Pub lic Me e ting # 3 Ma y 17, 2016 Pub lic Me e ting # 4 No ve mb e r 17, 2016 Pub lic Me e ting # 5 Winte r/ Spring 2017 Pub lish E A & Pub lic He a ring F a ll 2017 F ina l NE PA De c isio n Do c ume nt E a rly 2018