T ransportation Study City of Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cool Springs Multimodal T ransportation Study

City of Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen August 25, 2015

3 Interstate Interchanges Corporate Headquarters

CHS (4,300) Williamson Medical Center (1,440) Healthways (1,160) Nissan (1,600) V erizonWireless (1,300)

Business Parks,Hotels, Retail Centers, Restaurants Single and Multi-Family Housing

The Need Support Economic Development

The Need Reduce Roadway Congestion

Between 2004 and 2013,Cool Springs average daily traffic increased 13%.T raffic east of I-65 increased 26%!

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

• 10%
• 20%

Murfreesboro at Southwinds Mallory at Frazier Drive Carothers at Monte Bella Mallory at Mallory Station Road Royal Oaks at Holiday Carothers at International Cool Springs at Frazier Drive Liberty Pike at Liberty Hill Drive Carothers at Covey Royal Oaks at Creekstone Moore's at Westgate Moore's at Covington Average Daily Traffic Volume Change 2004-2013

The Need Provide Increased Mobility Options

2012 Jobs/Acre 2040 Jobs/Acre

69% Increase in Jobs!

36,000 Jobs in StudyArea 61,000 Jobs in StudyArea

The Need Protect Franklin’ s Quality of Life

How DoW e Manage the Congestion that Comes with Economic Growth?

Create a Multimodal Solution

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ransit Solutions

• New local bus routes
• Regional connectivity
• New express/commuter bus routes
• ITS /smart technology solutions
• Longer term - rail (LR

T) connections

• Multimodal Solutions
• Ridematching for carpoolers
• VanStar vanpools
• Carshare
• Bikeshare ,bike lanes,pedestrian access
• Park n’ ride lots

How DoW e Manage the Congestion that Comes with Economic Growth?

Employer Partnerships

• T

elecommute – work from home

• Flexible work schedules
• T

ransit Benefits/Incentives

• Corporate sponsored and prime parking

for vanpools and carpools

• Commuter tax benefits

Best Practices

• CommuteT

rip Reduction Ordinances

• T

raffic Calming

ShortT ermT ransit Solutions in Cool Springs

LocalT ransit Options

• New routes in Cool Springs corridor
• Late night service
• 30 Minute peak service on most local routes
• Sponsored free service on routes serving

Carothers Parkway (11 a.m.– 1 p.m.) with 15 minute frequencies

• Improved bike and pedestrian connectivity
• Emergency Ride Home program expanded

to FranklinT ransit and bike commuters

ShortT erm TransitVehicle and Infrastructure Recommendations

• A new“brand” and 30-foot local buses serving the Cool Springs area
• ADA accessible bus stops at key locations to include concrete pad,

bench,and trash receptacles

• Shelters atWal-Mart,Mallory Lane and Liberty Pike,andWilliamson

Medical Center

• Park and ride locations with directional signage

Key P

• ints

ShortT erm Bike Network

ShortT erm P edestrian Recommendations

P edestrian Infrastructure

• Sidewalks through parking lots to connect with arterial

roadways

• Extension of walk signal length
• Restricted right turn on red
• Signalization at Centennial High School and Mallory Lane
• Wayfinding signs to sidewalks and paths

ShortT erm T ransportation Demand Management

Employers

Implement best practices for changing employee transportation behaviors

• Flexible work times and telecommuting
• Corporate sponsored carpool and

vanpool programs

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ell publicized award systems rewarding employee mode shift to ridesharing, transit and biking

• CommuterT

ax Benefit promotion

• “BestW
• rk Places for Commuters”

program

ShortT erm T ransit Enhancement Recommendations

T echnology and Promotion

• Real time bus information for riders
• MobileApp technology
• Improved and simplified route identification

ShortT erm Carsharing in Cool Springs

Gives transit and rideshare commuters the ability to go where they want to go when they want to go

A two-seater sharecar now available in Europe

MediumT erm Regional Express Bus Network Serving Cool Springs P

• ints of Origin
• Murfreesboro
• Antioch
• Spring Hill/Columbi
• Nashville
• Airport

a

Cool Springs ProposedT ransit Center

(In the vicinity of Carothers Parkway and McEwen Drive)

P

• tentialAmenities
• Staffed ticket and information desk
• Real time multimodal information on arrivals

and departures

• Bathrooms
• Retail services,Café

T ransportation Connections

• Local,express,and intercity bus bays
• Bikeshare station
• Carshare parking
• Park and Ride location
• Vanpool and carpool pickup/drop off points

MediumT erm

Additional Recommendations

T ransit

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ransit Signal Priority for buses along Mallory and Carothers

• Improved bus stop signage
• Real time bus arrival and departure displays
• I-65 HOV lane restriction hours expansion
• Shoulder use for commute express bus on Interstate

Bicycle

• Bike racks at bus stops
• Bike racks in business centers
• Bikesharing program expansion

P edestrian

• Residential sidewalk construction
• Prioritize projects benefiting children and transit access

LongT erm

High CapacityT ransit

• Following CSX rail alignment or I-65

Additional Connections

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ransit Center to Maryland Farms

• Carothers Parkway to a light rail station

Additional Express Service

• Conversion of peak only service to all day

service

• Additional route to Berry Farm

On-going transit,pedestrian,bike friendly street design

Costs and Funding

T ransit Funding Options

• Dedicated Funding Solutions
• Public Private Partnerships

The Funding Puzzle

$$ Federal State $$ $$$Local $$$$New Transit Funds

For every commuting obstacle, there’ s a brighter dream of better mobility

Can You See It?

Cool Springs MultimodalT ransportation Study

GinaT rimarco,Project Manager www.transystems.com And TheTMA Group www.tmagroup.org

Funding provided by the FederalT ransitAdministration,State ofT ennessee,and City of Franklin