Public Workshop #2

March 12, 2020

HART Tampa Arterial BRT Study

BRT Study Introduction

• Purpose: Identify a corridor, using some combination of Florida, Nebraska and/or Fowler avenues to connect Downtown Tampa to the USF Tampa Campus

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Study Goals• Improve safety and transit operating

conditions

• Improve connectivity for east-west routes

• Improve local transit access for communities between USF and Downtown Tampa, including bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and signalized crossing improvements

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Initial Alternatives & Screenings• Seventeen (17) alternatives

identified • Florida Ave to Fowler Ave• Nebraska Ave to Fowler Ave• Remaining use 1 of 15 cross-streets to

connect from Florida Ave to Nebraska Ave

• Conducted 2 screenings:• Fatal Flaw Analysis• Preliminary Alternatives Analysis

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Removed due to overlap with MetroRapid

North/South

17 Initial Alternatives

Fatal Flaw Analysis

3 Preliminary Alternatives

Preliminary Alternatives Analysis

Recommended Initial Alignment

Waters AvenueLinebaugh Avenue

Palm Avenue

Initial BRT Alignment• Linebaugh Ave Alternative is

recommended• Provides the following benefits to

the study area:• A higher opportunity for infill and

redevelopment• Higher existing transit use and

more uses that are compatible with transit

• Higher degree of supporting land use

• A greater potential for transit travel time savings

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Linebaugh Avenue:Total Alignment: ~12.09 miles

Dedicated Guideway: ~8.04 miles

66% Dedicated Guideway

Median Stations: 7

Curbside Stations: 26 (13 pairs)

Since December 2019…

•We’ve been refining the BRT alignment with a focus on:• Guideway options• Station locations• Operating plan

• Identifying supportive transit and non-motorized projects

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Recommended BRT Alignment

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Alignment: ~15.66 miles

Dedicated Guideway: ~11.77miles

71% Dedicated Guideway

Total Number of StationAreas: 19

• Median Stations: 9• Curbside Stations: 10 (9

pairs + 1)

Recommended BRT Guideways

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Dedicated Bus Lane or Business Access Transit (BAT) Lane

Right Lane Mixed Traffic

Median Running Way (Bi-Directional or Two Lanes

Potential BRT Stations

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Northern Portion of the Alignment: Linebaugh Ave to USF area

Potential BRT Stations

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Central Portion of the Alignment: Linebaugh Ave to Hanna Ave

Potential BRT Stations

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Central Portion of the Alignment: Hillsborough Ave to Floribraska Ave

Potential BRT Stations

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Southern Portion of the Alignment: Floribraska Ave to Whiting St

Modern BRT Station Concept

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Shelters with lighting

Pre-board ticketing machines

Security and lighting fixtures

Real-time/ accessible displays

Level boarding and detectable edges

Benches

Trash and recycling containersBicycle parking/ sharing

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B

A

F

E

DH

G

B

C

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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Note: BRT station concept.Final station design to be determined.

Comparative Travel Times

Midpoint Travel Times

Supporting Transit ProjectsFor more detail, please see full size display boards.

Supporting Non-Motorized ProjectsFor more detail, please see full size display boards.

Supporting Non-Motorized ProjectsFor more detail, please see full size display boards.

Next Steps

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Tasks associated with applying for a Federal Transit Administration Capital

Improvement Grant

Tasks associated with implementationof these projects

2019

Apply for FTA Capital Grant Pursue Supporting Projects Only

Phase 2Begins

Initial Public Workshop

Second Public Workshop

Jun

2020

Dec Mar

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Phase 2Recommendation

Phase 1Begins