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Public Meeting May 22, 2012 Mimosa Elementary School 2 Todays Meeting Purpose Where We Are What Weve Heard Why is Transportation and Land Use Important What are Transit Modes Your Input! o Potential Transit

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Public Meeting

May 22, 2012 Mimosa Elementary School

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Today’s Meeting Purpose

  • Where We Are
  • What We’ve Heard
  • Why is Transportation and Land Use Important
  • What are Transit Modes
  • Your Input!
  • Potential Transit Connection Options

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Where We Are

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Federal Project Development Process

Alternatives Analysis

Preliminary Engineering / Finalize Environmental

Final Design

Construction Operation

Project Development: Typically 6 – 12 years

1 – 2 years 2 – 3 years 1 - 3 years 2 – 3 years

4 We are Here

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Connect 400 Alternatives Analysis Schedule

5 We are Here

2011 Winter 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2012 Summer-Fall

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  • Evaluate feasibility of increased transit service
  • Identify potential for high-capacity transit project

implementation

Differentiation Between Past Studies

  • Focused investment along GA 400 corridor
  • Assess land development over past decade
  • Consider demographic changes in study area
  • Advance planning process from previous studies

Importance of this Study

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Study Area

  • I-285 to McGinnis Ferry
  • Study area of influence:
  • Sandy Springs
  • Dunwoody
  • Roswell
  • Alpharetta
  • Milton
  • Mountain Park
  • Johns Creek
  • Atlanta
  • DeKalb, Fulton,

Gwinnett, Forsyth and Cobb Counties

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What We’ve Heard

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Community Input: Where does it Come From?

  • Public Agencies
  • Business

Organizations

  • Private Companies
  • Advocacy Groups
  • Public Meetings
  • Open House/Workshop
  • Speakers Bureau
  • Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Website
  • E-mail
  • Technical Advisory

Committee (TAC)

  • Stakeholder Advisory

Committee (SAC)

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What We’ve Heard

Key Topics:

  • Travel Reliability
  • Service Type
  • Connectivity
  • Congestion
  • Outreach Needed
  • Land Use
  • Funding/Cost
  • Policy
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Purpose

The purpose of the project is to provide reliable, convenient, efficient, and sustainable transit service in the GA 400 corridor by:

  • Providing high capacity transit
  • Improving transit linkages and

coverage

  • Enhancing mobility and

accessibility

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Need

Travel demand - Increased travel demand and traffic congestion is expected to result from Population, employment, and households. Transit mobility - There is inadequate transit including: east- west travel; and limited north- south roadway connectivity across the Chattahoochee River.

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Goal #1: Improve Mobility and Access

  • Congestion worsens by 2040

even with additional capacity

  • Half of trips starting in study

area also end in the study area

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Goal #2: Support Land Use & Economic Development Planning

  • Employment in the area is

expected to increase over 45%

  • Commercial land uses comprise

25% of study area

  • Majority of land use within the

area is residential

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Goal #3: Provide Cost Effective Transit Service

  • Capitalize on existing

investments like GRTA Xpress

  • Maximize operating cost-

efficiency

  • Match the transportation

investment to the study area’s level of travel demand

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Goal #4: Minimize Environmental Impact

  • Interconnected wetlands/park

system

  • Avoid, minimize and mitigate

impacts on the community and its resources

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Why is Transportation and Land Use Important?

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Transportation investments are powerful and far‐reaching.

Transportation accounts for 18% of spending by the average household in America ‐ as much as for food and health care combined.

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Anticipate Forecast

(Based on Speed)

Accommodate Land Use Travel Road Capacity

generates demands

Conventional Approach

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Alternative Transportation Approach

vs

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What are Transit Modes

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Transit Modes

BUS BUS RAPID TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY DIESEL MULTIPLE UNIT HEAVY RAIL TRANSIT

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Transit Considerations

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Question and Answer Session

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Your Input

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Breakout Session

What are your Potential Transit Connection Options?

Keep in Mind:

  • Goals and Objectives
  • Where Are the Transit

Opportunities?

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Moving Forward

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Next Steps

  • Next Public Meeting – Summer

Other Input Opportunities

Let us know if….

  • Are there organizations that would benefit

from a presentation about this project?

  • Are you a local liaison that would distribute

project information to your organization?

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Connect 400 Contact

Jason Morgan, MARTA Project Manager Connect400@itsmarta.com Follow us at Connect 400 on facebook www.itsmarta.com/north-line-400-corr.aspx

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