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Rescue Muni’s Recommendations for Geary Rapid Transit. For PAR 1/30/2003. Agenda. Introduction Why Geary Rapid Transit? Types of Service Expansion Rescue Muni’s Recommendations for Geary Corridor: Phase 1: Bus Rapid Transit Phase 2: Subway/Surface Light Rail. RESCUE MUNI. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Rescue Muni’s Recommendations for
Geary Rapid Transit
For PAR1/30/2003
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Agenda
• Introduction• Why Geary Rapid Transit?• Types of Service Expansion• Rescue Muni’s Recommendations for Geary
Corridor:– Phase 1: Bus Rapid Transit– Phase 2: Subway/Surface Light Rail
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RESCUE MUNIA Transit Riders’ Association for San Francisco• Volunteer organization pursuing better public
transit (400 members, all-volunteer)• Co-sponsor of 1999 Prop. E (Muni Reform)
including Service Standards and Protected FundingAnnual sponsor of Muni Riders’ Survey measuring service reliability (last year 14% of riders delayed)
• Active participants on Citizens’ Advisory Council and in public forums concerning Muni (e.g. recent fare increase discussion)
• Join us: www.rescuemuni.org
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Why Geary Rapid Transit?• Geary Corridor is among most heavily used diesel bus
lines in the nation:– 38-Geary: 29,000 daily boardings– 38L-Geary Limited: 18,000– 38AX and 38BX Expresses: 3,000– total Geary: 50,000– 31-Balboa: 10,000 – 31AX, 31BX: 2,000– 2-Clement, 3-Jackson, 4-Sutter: 16,000– total with neighboring routes: 78,000
– By comparison: N-Judah LRT 39,000Data from 1999 and 2000. Source: Muni Short Range Transit Plan, 2002
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Why Geary Rapid Transit?• Time Savings and Higher Service Capacity
– 20 minute savings in scheduled time from 48 Av to downtown
• Current schedule: 49 min• LRT with Subway: 29 min
– 40% time savings = 40% more service with same equipment!(Source: Muni Geary Corridor Study, 1995)
– 10-15 min savings over Local for Bus Rapid Transit? (estimates)– Reduced delays for all services, particularly downtown
• 38 was 74% on-time in most recent study (2/02)• In same study, 38L was 82% on-time, and K-Ingleside rail was also
82% on-time• So fewer stops, subway = fewer delays than current local service
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Bus Rapid Transit
• Exclusive Right of Way
• Signal pre-empts
• Limited Stops
• POP ….Proof of Payment
• Ticket machines
• Low floor buses
• Bus “Stations”, not “Stops”. --amenities include schedules, NextBus type systems
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Good BRT looks like… (1)
Miami: Dedicated ROW, Stations,
Through Buses to Neighborhoodsfrom Ends of Busway
Curitiba:Stations, Paid Area, Special Vehicles
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Good BRT looks like… (2)
Cleveland: Dedicated ROW in Major Boulevard,
Signal Pre-Empts
Los Angeles:Express Service, Signal Pre-Empts,
Reduced Stop Frequency
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BRT should NOT look like... Boston Silver Line:
Lanes aren’t really dedicated, signal pre-empts didn’t work!
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Light Rail Transit• Efficient, high capacity transit for urban
corridors
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Excellent LRT here in SF• Muni’s new Embarcadero service
By Eric Haas. Found at www.nycsubway.org.
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Geary has had modern rail!• for a short stretch (Presidio to Divisadero) c.
1948
By Clark Frazier. Found at www.streetcar.org.
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Our Plan for Geary
• Two phased plan to upgrade transit:• Phase 1: Bus Rapid Transit
– To be built ASAP (2007?)– Upgradable to Light Rail with minimal additional
work– Enhanced Transit Preferential Streets inside Van
Ness
• Phase 2: Light Rail– Includes Geary Subway from Van Ness to Union Sq.– Much longer planning/construction timeline
(2015??)
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Phase 1: Bus Rapid Transit
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Geary BRT Designs (1)
Geary and 17th
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Geary BRT Designs (2)
Geary and 17th
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Geary BRT Designs (3)
O’Farrell and Jones
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Phase 2: Light Rail Transit
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Geary Light Rail Designs (1)
Downtown Subway
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Geary Light Rail Designs (2)
Laguna Portal
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Geary Light Rail Designs (3)
Geary and Presidio (Our recommendation)
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Geary Light Rail Designs (3a)
Geary/Presidio (More expensive choice)
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Geary Light Rail Designs (4)
Geary and 17th
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Detail: Outer Geary Now
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Rescue Muni Idea A (2003)
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Rescue Muni Idea B (2003)
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Possible Geary Timeline
• BRT: – Construction 2004-2007 (?)– Muni cost estimate: $170M
• LRT: – Construction 2009-2014 (??)– Muni cost estimate: $1.7B
• New funding will be necessary for both– e.g. extension of existing 1/2 cent sales tax
(1989 Prop B), transit oriented development; federal matching $
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Issues with Geary Transit?• Parking
– 1995 study: parking on Outer Geary can be almost completely conserved via 90 degree on side streets
– Some parking lost during BRT phase on Inner Geary
• Traffic Flow– Faster bus service = fewer buses in traffic, less traffic
• Construction Impact– This is a concern - but well-run projects can have less
impact (construct a section at a time, use deep boring techniques)
• Cost– Geary LRT will definitely need new funding sources
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To consider during planning:• LRT Design
– Elevated or Surface in middle section?
• Street Design– Parking vs. Landscaping
vs. Left Turn Lanes vs. Traffic Lanes– Station Location and Type (Low floors preferred!)
• Service Planning– Maintain local buses during BRT and/or LRT phases?– Through cars to Chinatown, Ballpark, Embarcadero,
?
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It’s Worth It!
• Many trips on Geary will be cut in half by subway– Geary/Masonic to Transbay by bus: 27 min (3 mi)– Castro to Embarcadero by subway: 13 min (3 mi)
• Delays are much reduced by dedicated right-of-way and subway– No traffic lights from Presidio to Embarcadero!
(if elevated design used)
• Much improved streetscape with rail service– Compare Embarcadero, King, Market, Church...
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Thanks!
Questions?
RESCUE MUNI:415 273 1558
www.rescuemuni.org
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backup
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2: Muni Idea A (1995)
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3: Muni Idea B (1995)
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6: Rescue Muni Idea C (2003)