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Acknowledgements

The City of Annapolis initiated this study with the Maryland Transit Administration, and with the assistance of Anne Arundel

County, Annapolis Transit, and the Maryland State Highway Administration, the Project Team consisting of Kittelson & As-

sociates, Inc. and The Faux Group assembled this report as a The West Street Transit Vision. Without the contributions of

the City Appointed Advisory Committee and representatives from these groups, this study would not have been possible.We want to thank all of the individuals who spent time and participated in this study.

Bob Agee

Jon ArasonVirginia Burke

George CardwellKwaku DuahGlenn Hoge

Lenny HowardDon Lamb-Minor

Vaughn Lewis

Danielle MatlandMichael MironKeisha RansomeJerry SmithLee StarkloffLouise Tinkler

Technical Advisory Committee

Joe Adams

John BodkinJoe Budge

Bob BurdonJohnny Calhune

Gray Gentil

John Holt

Classie Gillis HoyleRick MorganMichael RoblyerVeronica Tovey

Citizen Advisory Committee


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Executive Summary

INTRODUCTION

The City of Annapolis (City) initiated a study in the fall of 2008 withfunding support from the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) tocreate a premier transit route along the West Street corridor. The Project!"#$%&'()*+*,+)-& (.&/+0"1*()&2& 3**('+#,"*%&4)'5& 6/347)8& !9"&:#;(;?&6!:=7%&9#*&'()8;',"8&?>"1+$+)#>@&"A#1;#,+()&(.&B"*,&C,>"",*&

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Taylor Avenue, creating a new

neighborhood of hotels, offices

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Executive Summary

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caption: A potential future for West Street : Mixed land uses in more transit-oriented densities. Roundabouts that reinforce the West Streets

history are used to manage all modes of traffic at intersections.

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Corridor Transit Vision

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Noting that West Street was the historic entrance to the

city, demarcate this Gateway into the city with streetscape

improvements and other design features to convey arrival

and welcome. It is recommended that the street transition

to an urban boulevard in character with widened sidewalks,

enhanced pedestrian and bicycle crossings, street trees,

transit features, and street lights.

This statement shows the importance of West Street to the identity(.&J#>@1#)8E*& '#?+,#1& '+,@& #)8&"$?9#*+T"*& ,9"& )""8& .(>& *,>"",*'#?"&+$?>(A"$"),*5& !(& ,9#,& ")8%& ,9"& D($?>"9")*+A"& I1#)& #)8& #& M\\^&

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1. Provide a high quality distinctive transit circulator route that:

o connects downtown, Inner West Street, Parole Town Center, and the

development in between,

o serves local residents, workers, tourists and visitors,

o is part of a reconfigured transit system that is more intuitive and makestransit significantly more attractive and convenient for those who ride

from choice as well as need,

o uses distinctively branded vehicles and stops with frequent service inthe near term, and

o includes the planning and standards necessary to allow for conversion to

fixed-rail service once a critical mass of development, ridership demand

and funding can be projected to support that level of investment.

2. Establish an Intermodal Transit Center centrally located serving both theCity and County and links local transit services with regional services,provides for some transit parking, and catalyzes quality transit-orienteddevelopment along the corridor.

3. Encourage redevelopment that is transit-oriented and attractive tobusinesses and residents that wish to use transit, walk or bicycle withdensities, designs and a mix of uses that support economic vitality withreduced levels of traffic and parking demand.

4. Create a distinct and attractive Capital City Gateway with a morecohesive street edge with commercial access via local streets ratherthan driveway, possibly using roundabouts to manage traffic at OldSolomons Island, Gibraltar Avenue, and Chinquapin Round Road

5. Plan an attractive and functional road and streetscape corridor, designedfor an integration of modes adequate vehicular traffic capacity/flow

and greatly increased transit and pedestrian activity within and to thecorridor, attractive to development with selected monumental featuresthat reflect this corridors history in the Revolutionary War.

caption: Downtowns trademark streets (belo

and a possible future integrating transit-friend

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travel by non-auto modes.

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Premier Transit Service

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!"Transit Development Plans: The Annapolis TransitTDP should evaluate route concepts developedin this report. It should identify a broad range oftarget populations that would want to use such a!"#$%&"'()*'!+"&%,&(--.'(!!"!!'/#()!%/'%)/"#"!/'()*'incentive potential in the Parole and WestgateCircle new developments.

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Introduction and Background

BACKGROUND AND PROCESS

The City of Annapolis, in partnership with Anne Arundel County andthe Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), initiated a study to evaluatetransit in the West Street corridor in the fall of 2008. The Project Team,'()*+*,+)-&(.& /+0"1*()&2& 3**('+#,"*%&4)'5&6/347)8& !9"&:#;(;?&6!:=7%&G#**W"8&,(&"A#1;#,"&B"*,&C,>"",*& ?>+(>+,@&,>#)*+,&'(>>+8(>&

consistent with City and Anne Arundel County plans for greater transitconnectivity between major destinations in downtown Annapolis andParole Town Center.

During the course of the study, the Project Team met three times, ine#);#>@%&:"F>;#>@%)8&3?>+1%&G+,9)&38A+*(>@&D($$+0""&'($?>+*"8&(.& *,#O&.>($& ,9"&D+,@& (.&3))#?(1+*%&3))"&3>;)8"1&D(;),@%& #)8& ,9"&MTA and community and business representatives invited by the Cityof Annapolis and City Aldermen. Several technical meetings were9"18&G+,9& *,#O&.>($&,9"& J!3%& ,9"&D+,@&(.& 3))#?(1+*%&3))"&3>;)8"1&County, and the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) tofacilitate coordination, support and guidance. The resulting studyrecommendations will be presented to the Citys Planning Commission,City Council, and County leadership for support.

This study was designed to initiate a public dialogue about a longterm

transit investment in the corridor, to investigate major transit generatorsand redevelopment opportunities to determine a route, to understandthe conditions for transit users in the corridor, and to launch an initialset of concepts that could be more fully developed in local TransitK"A"1(?$"),&I1#)*)8&>"R)"8>"#&?1#))+)-5&

!9"&R>*,&-(#1*&(.&,9+*&*,;8@>"&,(&8"A"1(?)8&*"1"',)&+)+,+#1&'()'"?,&for enhanced transit in the corridor and assess the initial feasibility ofthose concepts. Another goal is to plan for corridor road and streetscape")9#)'"$"),*& ,9#,& 9"1?& *;??(>,& #& ?>"$+">& ,>#)*+,& *">A+'"%& #0>#',&8"A"1(?$"),%)8&*">A"*)>#',+A"&-#,"G#@&,(&,9"&C,#,"&D#?+,#15&:(>&F(,9&-(#1*%&,9"&*,;8@&G+11&>"'($$")8&)";)8"1&D(;),@&reviewed the transportation goals and opportunities for the West Street

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DRAFT - West Street Transit Study

Executive Summary

These principles were used to guide the study process and evaluateroute concepts developed by the Project Team:

!"Create a circulator that serves the major trip generators in the Citys downtownand the Parole area of the County at their front doors:

!"Develop a Transit System that will attract riders to choose transit:

!"Maintain vehicular flow and access to corridor businesses:

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Create a compact route with potential for short loops:!"Integrate with regional transit and plan for a system that minimizes transfers

for riders, supplementing rather than replacing the existing downtown shuttleand remote parking system at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium

!"Serve a wide set of user groups including:

o Existing Annapolis fixed-route transit riders:

o Existing area residents and workers for trips within the corridorcurrently made in personal vehicles such as travel between homeand work, shopping and services and business to business:

o Existing trips to and from regional destinations via access to regionaltransit networks at one or more transfer locations:

o New trips spurred by economic development along the new route:and

o Regional or local tourists/visitors arriving to the area by car andother modes and accessing attractions via transit after either by

parking at one of the corridor hotels or by using remote parking atthe intermodal center

!"Create a positive visual impact for the gateway to the City and

!"Plan for both interim and permanent alignments & a mode, preserving thepotential to enhance the service to a fixed-rail streetcar if that is appropriatein the future.

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The following chapter reviews the conditions within the West Streetstudy corridor and begins to consider how these principles can beaddressed.

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The projects study area comprises a roughly threemile segment ofMain and West Streets in the City of Annapolis and the Parole sectionof Anne Arundel County. The study area includes adjacent or parallel>(#8G#@*&,(&B"*,&C,>"",&6JK&^a\7%&*;'9*&*"',+()*&(.&C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#8&6JK&M7%&N18&C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#8%&:(>"*,&K>+A"%&L+A#&L(#8)8&Somerville Road bordering the Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole,

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EXISTING ROADWAY NETWORK

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The higher order roads, including interstates and highways, provideregional access both to and from the area. While these facilities provide'()A")+"),''"**+F+1+,@&.(>&A"9+'1"*%&,9"@>"&([")&F#>>+">*&,(&1('#1&,>#A"1&F@&$(8"*5&YC&a\&+)&I#>(1"%&.(>&",">+#1&*,>"",*&;).>+")81@&to pedestrian and bicycle travel. Arterial streets become important local1+)W*&'())"',+)-& )"+-9F(>9((8*& #)8& 8+*,>+',*&,(& ()"& #)(,9">& #)8& ,(&the regional road system. Anne Arundel Countys geography creates ahigh demand on a particular type of arterial that feeds waterorienteddevelopment from its many peninsulas. West Streets function within,9">"#E*>,">+#1&.>#$"G(>W&6*""&:+-;>"&M7&?">.(>$*&,9+*&.;)',+()%&F"+)-&the main route to many neighborhoods along it. Moving out into Parole,

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CORRIDOR SEGMENTS

The priority travel mode along West Street varies according to roadwaysegment. Changes in land use diversity, design, and density as one moves#1()-&,9"& '(>>+8(>& >"+).(>'"*)& +)'()*+*,"),& *,>"",& *"',+()& ,@?"5&:(>&"#*,%&*"-$"),*&(.&N;,">&B"*,&C,>"",>"&8($+)#,"8&F@&?#>W+)-&1(,*)8&8>+A"G#@*&G+,9&A">@&8+O">"),&8+*,>+F;,+()&(.&8")*+,@&supporting local streets.

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neighborhoods. Just beyond West Street are several important culturalassets: the Bates Performing Arts Magnet School, the Bates Center, andthe Maryland Hall for the Arts. The corridor is targeted to become a lowscale commercial district.

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such plans will help to guide nearterm decisions for the West StreetCorridor. The Anne Arundel County TDP is nearing completion, andthe City of Annapolis TDP is just beginning its regular update.

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!9"& 3))#?(1+*& !KI& +*& H;*,& -"0+)-& ;)8">G#@5& 4)+,+#1& 8+*';**+()*&suggest the plan will assess the potential to restructure and simplify

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Service Characteristics

Annapolis Transit serves the City of Annapolis with seven general?;F1+'%&R"")&B"*,%&=>"")&d#*,%&N>#)-"%&=(18&3%)8&=(18&h&1+)"*>"&8"*+-)"8&,(&(?">#,"*&k?;1*"l&

system, where all routes meet at the Spa Road Transfer Center to allowriders to transfer or wait for transferring passengers from other linesto complete their trip. Routes meet at the Spa Road Transfer Point on,9"&9(;>)8g(>&9#1.S9(;>5&4)X+,+()%&,G(&8"A+#,"8&R#,"&+)& #&'1('WG+*")8& '(;),">'1('WG+*"&loop, respectively, through the city. These nine routes are collectivelyreferred to as the city routes or the city service and are shown ind(;,"*&(?">#,"&"A">@&9#1.S9(;>c&,9"&(,9">*&(?">#,"&9(;>1@5&C">A+'"&(?">#,"*&()&>(;,"*&.>($&aVQ\$5&,(&nV\\&?5$5%&Monday through Saturday. The Brown A and Brown B routes operate1#,">&+)&,9"&"A")+)-)8*(&()&C;)8#@*%)8&,9"&=(18&3)8&=(18&h&routes also operate on Sundays.

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Corps Memorial Stadium. Three other routes, the C40, C50, and C60,connect Annapolis with outlying areas of Anne Arundel County. Each of,9"*"&k'(;),@&>(;,"*l&(?">#,"*&"A">@&,G(&9(;>*%&F",G"")&nV\\$5)8&nV\\&?5$5%&J()8#@&,9>(;-9&:>+8#@5&h(,9&,9"&*9;01"&*">A+'")8&'(;),@&routes are also shown on the route map.

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Ridership

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Within the West Street corridor, the MTA ridership*;>A"@&'(;),"8&oo^&F(#>8+)-*,&"*9+?&+)&,9"&*;>A"@5&!9"&$#H(>+,@&of this ridership came from stops along West Streetor on Jennifer Road, with 20 percent coming fromother stops in downtown, along Admiral Drive,:(>"*,&K>+A"%&(>&C?#&L(#8&+)&,9"&*,;8@>"#5&

Exhibit 2 - Fixed Route & Free Shuttle Transit Service


Caption: Annapolis Transit currently operates fixed-route bus lines in a pulse system where all routes meet

at the Spa Road Transfer Center. Two other transit routes, the State Shuttle and Navy Blue Shuttle, provide free shuttle service between downtown Annapolis and the Navy-

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Concept A

Beginning in downtown Annapolis, Concept A uses Main Street andK;W"&(.&=1(;'"*,">&C,>"",&,(&*">A"&8"*,+)#,+()*&)"#>&,9"&G#,">,&D+,@&K('W)8&'($"*&G+,9+)&G#1W+)-&8+*,#)'"&(.&,9"&YC&Z#A#1&3'#8"$@5&!9"&route continues out of downtown towards Westgate Circle, where stopson each side of the roundabout serve the residential and commercial8"A"1(?$"),*& )"#>F@5& :;>,9">& G"*,& ()&B"*,& C,>"",%& ,9">"& #>"& *,(?&

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Concept B

Concept B begins at Church Circle in downtown before heading onWest Street along the same route as Concept A until it reaches Old

C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#8%&G9">"&F(,9&8+>"',+()*&(.&,9"&>(;,"&*9+[&,(&,9"&south. Here the route travels on Somerville Road before heading toL(;,"&M&6C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#875&N)'"&?1#)&.(>)&+),">$(8#1&'"),">&in this area is completed, the route should be aligned to serve the center.

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Both of these route concepts will be evaluated as part of the City ofAnnapolis Transit Development Plan in order to further evaluate themfrom an operations perspective and integrate a route on this corridorwith other arterial routes.

Transit Mode Options

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h(,9& >;FF">S,+>"& #)8& RA+'"& 9#A"& ,9"+>& #8A#),#-"*& #)8&8+*#8A#),#-"*%&G+,9&,9"&.(11(G+)-&$#,>+A+'"&G+11&(?">#,"&+)&$+& ,9#)&+)& +,*& (G)&>+-9,S(.SG#@5& h(,9&$(8"*>"& #F1"& ,(&F")"R,&from recent advances in technology and innovation for travel priority

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h;*"*&9#A"&F"")&+)&(?">#,+()&+)&,9"&Y5C5&*+)'"&*9(>,1@[">&,9"&,;>)&(.&the 20th century. This is a highly developed mode of transportation,#1,9(;-9&);$F">&(.&.#+>1@&*+-)+R'#),&'9#)-"*&9#A"&"$">-"8&>"'"),1@5&!9"&b""#*()*&.(>&+,*&G+8"&;*")8&success around the world. Bus routes can be easily altered to meet a

change in demand or operating conditions, particularly when they arenot designed for separated space operations.

FIXED-RAIL STREETCAR

The streetcar is one of the three major types of lightrail transit. Streetcarsoperate along mostly shared or segregated rightsofway, with one ormore car trains. Vehicle types and ages can vary greatly. When streetcars>"?1#'"&1('#1&F;*&>(;,"%&,9"@&,@?+'#11@>#',&1#>-">&*9#>"&(.&?(,"),+#1&>+8">*5&X(G"A">%&*+)'"&R#+1>"&*+-)+R'#),1@&9+-9">&,9#)&F;*%&,9"@&>"U;+>"&9+-9">&1"A"1*&(.&8")*+,@)8&>+8">*9+?&,(&H;*,+.@&costs.

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to add to an areas historic character and economicimportance.

Examples from Other Cities

Listed below are descriptions of successfulcirculator systems, some rubbertire and someR+*,+'*%& #)8& ,9"&W"@& 1"**()*& ,9#,&,9"@&'#)& ?>(A+8"& .(>& ,9"&B"*,&Street corridor.

DC CIRCULATOR WASHINGTON, DC

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with local business improvement districts and other organizations. TheD.C. Circulator started operations in July 2005, charges $1 per ride, and;*"*&$(8">)%&^\S.((,&1()-%&1(GSb((>%&8+"*"1S?(G">"8&F;*"*&,(&*">A"&$+&8"F;,"8&G+,9& ,G(& >(;,"*& #)8&)(G& 9#*& RA"&>(;,"*& ,9#,& '())"',& 8"*,+)#,+()*&around the District of Columbia. As of December 2008, the system wasaveraging 10,000 riders per day. The system has a very distinct identity#)8&*">A"*& ,9"&,(;>+*,&$#>W",&G"11%&'())"',+)-& W"@&8"*,+)#,+()*5& :(>&

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Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)in partnership with the City of Tampa andlocal business groups. The Tampa CityD(;)'+1&9#*??>(A"8&PgQ&$+1"&"*9+?&+*&9+-9"*,&()&,9"&G""W")8*%& "A")+)-*%& #)8& #,& 1('#1&."*,+A#1*&and other special events. The residentialcommunity is still being built around theTECO streetcar, but its ridership has been

based on special events and connecting tourists downtown to a historicentertainment district.

Potential Ridership Market

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The ridership for a transit route along West Street from downtownAnnapolis to the Annapolis Towne Center at Parole, the Anne ArundelJ"8+'#1&D"),">%)8&,9"&B"*,R"18&J#11&G(;18&+)'1;8"&+)8+A+8;#1*&1+A+)-)8&G(>W+)-&G+,9+)&,9"& '(>>+8(>%&,(;>+*,*&A+*+,+)-&8"*,+)#,+()*&G+,9+)&the corridor, and residents and customers of new development projects

built in the corridor.

According to 2006 data from the US Census Bureaus LongitudinalEmployer Household Dynamics data and the Transportation AnalysisZones (TAZ) data provided by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council

(BMC), the area within mile of the route concepts described above'(),#+)*& P]%^n^&?>+$#>@&H(F*& 6M\\o7%& f%Qnn&,(,#1& >"*+8"),*&6M\\\7%& #)8&

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but connected by the relativelylow densityresidential neighborhoods of Central WestStreet. The most surprising piece is that only

anf&(.&,9(*"&>"*+8"),&"$?1(@""*&G(>W&G+,9+)&the corridor. More than half of the corridor>"*+8"),*& G(>W& +)& 3))"& 3>;)8"1& D(;),@&6+)'1;8+)-&,9"&D+,@7& #)8& U;#>,">&G(>W& +)&the City itself, while half of the employeesG(>W+)-& +)& ,9"& '(>>+8(>& '($"& .>($& 3))"&Arundel County and only 12 percent livewithin the City.

This information does not include the Westgate Circle and the AnnapolisTown Center at Parole that will introduce new levels of residential8")*+,+"*5&4,&?(+),*&,(G#>8&,>")8&+)&*;??(>,&(.&T()+)-&'9#)-"*&*;--"*,"8&+)&,9"&8>#[&3))#?(1+*&D($?>"9")*+A"&I1#)5&!9"&M\Q\&!3q&?>(H"',+()*&*9(G&an&?">'"),&+)'>"#*"&+)&9(;*"9(18*c&,9"&8#,#&+*&F"1+"A"8&,(&+)'1;8"&Westgate and Parole development plans but not the proposed changes

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3&W"@&.#',(>&+)&*;''"**.;1%&"`'+"),)8&'(*,&"O"',+A"&,>#)*+,&*">A+'"&+*&concentration of riders, or densities of households, jobs or both, along,9"&1+)"5&&:"G&*(;>'"*&"(?>+#,"&1"A"1&(.&8")*+,@&.(>&8+O">"),&$(8"*&(.&,>#)*+,5&J(*,&>"*"#>'9&9#*&.(;)8&,9#,&)",&8")*+,+"*&of between seven and nine residential units per acre are necessary for

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B"*,&C,>"",&'(>>+8(>>"&F",G"")&Q)8&P\&;)+,*&?">'>"%&G+,9&,9"&9+-9"*,&densities in the Annapolis Towne Center at Parole and in downtownAnnapolis. These densities, when converted to net residential density,$+-9,&F"&*;`'+"),&,(&*;??(>,&.>"U;"),&F;*&*">A+'"%&F;,>"&;)1+W"1@&,(&?>(A+8"&,9"&>+8">*9+?&)"'"**#>@&,(&*;??(>,&RA+'"5&This is, of course, just one way of measuring the potential ridership and8("*&)(,&,#W"&+),(''(;),&>+8">*9+?&.>($&,(;>+*,*%&F",G"")&F;*+)"**"*%&and other visitors. However, as the City of Annapolis ComprehensivePlan moves forward and a more detailed small area plan and zoningis developed for Outer West Street, it is worth considering the density8"*+>"8)8&G9",9">&,9#,&$#@&F"&*;`'+"),&,(&*;??(>,&R+'&8+*,>+',%& Z#A#1&3'#8"$@%& C,#,"& X(;*"%& h#))"W">SK(;-1#**&J;*";$%&Z#,+()#1& C#+1+)-& X#11& (.& :#$"%& C,5& e(9)E*& D(11"-"%& ",'57& #>"& 1('#,"8&G+,9+)&G#1W+)-&8+*,#)'"&(.&,9"&G#,">.>(),&+)&8(G),(G)&3))#?(1+*5&3&West Street transit route could bring tourists from hotels in Parole and#1()-&B"*,&C,>"",5&I"(?1">>+A+)-,&,9"& ?>(?(*"8&4),">$(8#1&D"),">&'(;18&;*"&,9"&*">A+'"%&*+$+1#>&,(&,9"&G#@&+)&G9+'9&,9"&"+)"&D(>?*&C,#8+;$& 1(,5&388+,+()#11@%*&8"*,+)#,+()*&1+W"&,9"&J#>@1#)8&X#11&.(>&D>"#,+A"&3>,*)8&,9">"#*&around Westgate Circle and Parole grow, a transit route along West Streetwill create a greater synergy among the various destinations with Parole>"*+8"),*&,>#A"1+)-& +),(&8(G),(G))8& ,(;>+*,*&?(,"),+#11@&"


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ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES BY SEGMENT

!9"&.(11(G+)-&8+*';**+()&?>"*"),*&,9"&'9#>#',">+*,+'*)8>+F;,"*&(.&,9"&study area organized according to routing segment. The types of riders,9#,&G+11&1+W"1@&F">#',"8&,(&,9"&*">A+'"%"*,9",+'*&(.&,9"&*,>"",*'#?"%&and the geometric constraints for transit vehicles are discussed for eachsegment.

4)X+,+()%&,9"&,>#`'&+$?#',***('+#,"8&G+,9&,9"&,>#)*+,&>(;,"&G+11&F"&8+O">"),&.(>&"#'9&*"-$"),5&!>#`'&A(1;$"*&A#>@&G+8"1@&()&B"*,&C,>"",%&G+,9&3));#1&3A">#-"&K#+1@&!>#`'&+)&F(,9&8+>"',+()*&>#)-+)-&.>($&Pa%\\\&A"9+'1"*&+)&4))">&B"*,&C,>"",&,(&(A">&QQ%\\\&A"9+'1"*,&,9"&+),">*"',+()&G+,9&C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#84. The critical issues associated with eachsegment that may not apply to other segments are also detailed.

Segment 1: Downtown

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Figure 7 - Fixed-Rail Vehicle Path at Church Circle

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Segment 3: Central West Street

The narrow, twolane roadway section of West Street in this part of thecorridor ensures that cars and transit vehicles will share the same lane+)&"+,9">&8+>"',+()%&G9+'9&G+11&1+W"1@&8"1#@&*($"&8>+A">*5&X(G"A">%&F(,9&Concepts A and B do not include stops on the sections of roadwaythat are the narrowest. Concept B also includes an option for the routeto divert to Smithville Street to the south, thus avoiding the twolane

section.:(>& F(,9& '()'"?,*%& *,(?*& *9(;18& F"& ?1#'"8& ()& ,9"& "),">+)-& *+8"& (.&B"*,-#,"&D+>'1"5&4)&,9"&G"*,F(;)8&8+>"',+()%&,9"&*,(?&*9(;18&F"&?1#'"8&()&,9"&"#*,&*+8"&(.&,9"&>(;)8#F(;,%)8&+.&?(**+F1"[">&,9"&>(#8G#@&widens to allow automobiles to pass a stopped transit vehicle waitingfor passengers. Overall the stops suggested in these concepts are not+),")8"8*&?;11S(;,*%&"&,9"&>(#8G#@&G+8")*&,(&"),">&,9"&>(;)8#F(;,5&

Since Concept B diverts to Smithville Street and Spa Road, a section of,9"&?#>W+)-&1#)"&'(;18&F"&;*"8&.(>&*,(?5

3& ?>"1+$+)#>@&"A#1;#,+()& (.&,9"& ,;>)+)-&>#8+;*& )""8"8&.(>& R&R"*"),)8&?1#))"8&+))8&)"#>&,9"&B"*,&C,>"",&'(>>+8(>5&!>#)*+,)8&F+'@'1+)->#',&$#)@&(.&,9"&*#$"&;*">*)8&should be planned to compliment and support one another. The bicycle

.#'+1+,+"*&*9(;18&$+)+$+T")@&F#>>+">*&,(&'($?1","&*@*,"$*)8&(O">&*;`'+"),)8&.>"U;"),&?#>W+)-%&?#>,+';1#>1@&+)&>",#+1)8&"$?1(@$"),&


3)(,9">&?(,"),+#1&+**;"&.(>&R($&?>"1+$+)#>@&"*,+$#,"*& ()&,9"& ,;>)+)-&>#8+;*&(.&R'1"5&:+-;>"&n&*9(G*&,9"&?#,9&A"9+'1"&G(;18&,#W"&around the Circle while staying in the outside lane.

3)&+)+,+#1&,>#`'&"A#1;#,+()&*;--"*,*&,9#,&*,>"",'#>&+)&D9;>'9&D+>'1"&+*&1+W"1@&,(&8"1#@&'+>';1#,+)-&,>#`',&,9"&*,(?&()&,9"&"#*,&*+8"&(.&,9"&D+>'1"5&388+,+()#11@%&G9+1"&R#'W&G+11&'#;*"&*U;"#1+)-&*(;)85

Segment 2: Inner West Street

4))">&B"*,&C,>"",&,>#)*+,+()*&.>($&,9"&9+*,(>+'&F;+18+)-*&(.&8(G),(G)&,(& )"G">& 8"A"1(?$"),*& #,& B"*,-#,"& D+>'1"5& 4)& F",G"")%& >"*+8"),+#1&)"+-9F(>9((8*& 9#A"& ,>""S1+)"8& *,>"",*& #)8& *+8"G#1W*& ,(& ")'(;>#-"&G#1W+)-5&Z#>>(G&*,>"",&*"',+()*&()&B"*,&C,>"",)8&1#'W&(.&?#>#11"1&through streets concentrate motor vehicles, transit, and pedestrians on aG"11S8"R)"8&,>#8+,+()#1&k$#+)&*,>"",l&*"',+()&(.&,9"&'(>>+8(>5

Throughout this entire section, transit vehicles will use the same lanes as#;,(&,>#`'5&!G(&,>#A"1&1#)"*>"&?>"*"),%&()"&+)&"#'9&8+>"',+()%&,9>(;-9&4))">&B"*,& C,>"",5& B9+1"& ,9"& >(#8G#@& +*&,9>""&1#)"*&G+8"& +)& *($"&*"',+()*%&;*;#11@)&(;,*+8"&1#)"&+*&8"8+'#,"8&,(&?#>W+)-%&(>&'"),">&1#)"&+*&;*"8&.(>&1"[S,;>)&$(A"$"),*,&+),">*"',+()*5&

D()'"?,*&k3l)8&khl&9#A"&)"#>1@&,9"&*#$"+-)$"),&,9>(;-9&4))">&B"*,& C,>"",%& G+,9& ,9"& ()1@& 8+O">")'"*& #,&,>#)*+,+()&?(+),*& ()&"+,9">&end of the segment at Church Circle and Westgate Circle. Both routesmaintain east and westbound directions on West Street, and propose*,(?*,&"*&G+11&1+W"1@&"


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Figure 8 - Fixed-Rail Vehicle Path at Westgate Circle

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4)&,9+*&*"',+()&(.&,9"&'(>>+8(>%&,9"&I(?1#>&3A");"&!>#+1&>;)*&+))&(18&railroad rightofway parallel to West Street. Bicyclists have varying1"A"1*& (.& '($.(>,& #)8&8+>"',%& (OS*,>"",&.#'+1+,+"*& *;'9& #*& ,9"& I(?1#>&Avenue Trail provide a good alternative to riding on busier streets. The?>"*")'"& (.&9+-9& ,>#`'&A(1;$"*)8& 1+$+,"8& >+-9,S(.SG#@& #1()-&,9+*&*"',+()&(.&B"*,&C,>"",&?>"*"),*&'9#11")-"&G9")X+)-&,>#)*+,&*,(?*5&4.&space cannot be provided to separate bicycles from fastertraveling cars,9"&,>#+1&*9(;18&F"&"($&+,*&';>>"),&,">$+);*,&38$+>#1&K>+A"&farther into Outer West Street.

Segment 4: Outer West Street

INTERMODAL CENTER

3& 1()-& ""**"8& )""8& +)& ,9"&'(>>+8(>& #)8& W"@& "1"$"),& (.&this study is the concept of an4),">$(8#1& D"),">& #1()-& B"*,&Street. Plans prepared by boththe County and the City call for

such a center. Anne ArundelD(;),@& d#)*?(>,#,+()& I>+(>+,+"*& 1"0">&to the Maryland Department of

!>#)*?(>,#,+()&1+*,*& ,9"&kI#>(1"& 4),">$(8#1&:#'+1+,@l*& ,9"&D(;),@E*&third highest priority.

!9"&?>(?(*"8&4),">$(8#1&D"),">&G(;18&*">A"*&9;F&.(>&,9"&$"",+)-&of various local and regional transit services. Riders would be able totransfer between local routes and to regional services. Transit patrons'(;18&F"&8>(??"8&(O&(>&?#>W&,9"+>&'#>*)8&F(#>8&,>#)*+,&,(&$(A"F(;,&the City and Parole. The location should be easily accessible to major#>,">+#1&>(#8*5&4,&*9(;18A#)'"&;>F#)&8"*+-)&'()'"?,*&.(>&N;,">&B"*,&Street and Parole, recognizing the ability of new projects to createU;#1+,@&?1#'"*)8&")9#)'"&G#1W+)-)8&F+'@'1+)-5&!9"&*+,"&*9(;18&F"&

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Exhibit 6 - Intermodal Center Rendering

3&I;>?(*")8&Z""8&*,;8@&*9(;18& F;+18&;?()&,9"F(A"&-(#1*)8&assess longterm needs of growing transit demand and limitations of,9"&X#>>@&C5&!>;$#)&I#>W&2&L+8")8&,9"&3))#?(1+*&!>#)*.">&D"),">&()&C?#&L(#85&3&C+,"&C"1"',+()&*,;8@&*9(;18&F"&;)8">,#W")&,(&+)A"*,+-#,"&options, including an area proposed by the City that lies close to theD(;),@&1+)"&F",G"")&L(;,"&M&6C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#87%&N18&C(1($()E*&4*1#)8&L(#8%)8&B"*,&C,>"",%*&*9(G)&+)&:+-;>"&PP&;)8">&_#)8&Y*"&+)&this section.

Roadway Improvements

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Caption: This example of an intermodal center in

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Documents

2009 West Street Transit Study