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RTSP Metrorail Strategies:Split Yellow Line, New Blue Lines, Interline, Enhanced
Surface Transit, and Walkability
Presentation to the Technical Advisory Group
October 21st, 2010
Regional Transit System Plan 2
I. Welcome & IntroductionsII. Public EngagementIII. Update on Rail Interoperability StudyIV. Model Runs Completed and ProposedV. New Model ResultsVI. Next Steps
10/21/2010
Meeting Agenda
Regional Transit System Plan 3
• How will we engage the public?
– Jurisdictional Briefings/”Piggy-back” (Jan. – April)• TAG Member requests RTSP Briefing• Metro’s GOVR staff briefs jurisdictional representative• TAG Member & RTSP Staff schedule briefing/piggy-back
– Metro-hosted Regional Workshops (February-March)• 2 Workshops in each jurisdiction
• What will be discussed at the Workshops?
– Background– RTSP Purpose/People/Process/Product– Current Challenges– Transit Mode Characteristics– Strategies– Scenarios– How to Stay Involved
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Public Engagement Strategy
Regional Transit System Plan 410/21/2010
RTSP Website
Regional Transit System Plan 5
Model Runs Completed & Proposed
• “Round 1” – Base Case (2), Yellow Line (2), Rosslyn Interline, Pedestrian Tunnel (2)
• “Round 2” – Yellow Line (3rd option), Blue Line (2), Interline (3 more), PCN Bus, Enhanced Walkability
• “Round 3” – To be discussed later on agenda
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 6
Overview of New Model Results• Review of Base Case (Max CLRP)
– Refer to Attachment 3 for Strategies presented in Round 1• Definition of Strategies and Impact on Ridership and Capacity
(Round 2)– Set 1:
• New Rail Lines Through The Core– New Split Yellow Line (2nd St SE/NE)– New East-West Blue Line M St and New Jersey Ave– New East-West Blue Line M St and Constitution Ave
– Set 2:• Rail Enhancements
– Four Interline Connections
– Set 3:• Enhanced Existing Surface Transit
– Priority Corridor Network
• Improved Walkability
• Preliminary Evaluation10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 7
REVIEW OF BASE CASE (MAX CLRP)
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 8
Base Case (Max CLRP)• Address CLRP* issues related to capacity by:
– Increasing train frequencies to maximum supported by the infrastructure
– Reallocate Orange/Silver/Blue Line train frequencies to better balance demand
• Improve system understandability by eliminating multiple destinations for single color train– Extend Silver Line trains to Largo & route all Orange Line
trains to New Carrollton– Rename “Blue Line Split” via 14th Street Bridge to “Yellow
Line”• Basis for comparing various strategies
10/21/2010
(*MWCOG 2030 CLRP Modeled with 2040 Land Use)
Regional Transit System Plan 9
Core Capacity Analysis- 2040 Max CLRP
10/21/2010
Note: Metrorail capacity assumes 100 passengers per car
South SW NW North NE SE0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Year 2008
2008 Capacity 2008 Demand
Demand ex-ceeds capacity by 7%
South SW NW North NE SE0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Base Case (Max CLRP)
Max CLRP Capacity Max CLRP Demand
Demand exceeds capacity by 17%
Demand exceeds capacity by 22%
Screenline definition:South: Metrorail services from Virginia on Yellow line crossing PotomacSouthwest: Metrorail services from Virginia on Orange and Blue lines crossing PotomacNorthwest: Red Line approaching Dupont CircleNorth: Green/Yellow lines approaching Mt. Vernon Square and Red line approaching Union StationNortheast: Blue/Orange/[Silver] from Eastern Market to Capitol SouthSoutheast: Green line approaching L’Enfant Plaza
Regional Transit System Plan 10
Base Case (Max CLRP): 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads
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Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Regional Transit System Plan 11
Preliminary Evaluation (Round 1)
• Region continues to face critical issues about core capacity, auto VMT, and Metrorail parking.
• The Max CLRP and Interline Option provide some relief to the core capacity by better balancing the demand.
• Pedestrian tunnels provide some relief at congested rail stations.• New stations along 10th St SW/NW and re-location of Yellow line
resolves key core capacity restraint.• New stations along 2nd St SE/NE and re-location of Yellow line
increase crowding on Orange/Blue line at Rosslyn.
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Efficiency Auto Travel
Alternative
Sufficient Capacity to
Serve Demand
Reserve Capacity/
RedundancyStation
Capacity
Transit system
coverage
Service to Major Activity
Centers
Metrorail Parking
Sufficiency
Reduce Dependence
on Automobile to Access Metrorail
Region-wide Transit Share
Transit Access to
jobs
Passenger Miles Per
Route MileAuto VMT and Trips
Existing Conditions in 2008
2040 CLRP
2040 Max CLRP
2040 Interline Option 1
2040 New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW
2040 New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE
Core Capacity Access Mobility
Regional Transit System Plan 12
DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESNEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2)
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 13
Split N-S Yellow Line via 2nd St SE/NE• Relocate Yellow line trains from Huntington
to 2nd St SE/NE• Yellow line trains routing from Franconia
Springfield to Greenbelt are unchanged.• Headways:
• Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– 3rd and Eye St SW - Waterfront– 2nd and D Street SE – Capitol South– Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol
Street - Union Station
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Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak
Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0
Orange 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Blue 10.0 12.0 10.0 12.0
Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Yellow 2 12.0 ------- 6.0 12.0
Green 5.5 12.0 4.0 12.0
Yellow 1 (Base): Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq
Yellow 1 (Split Yellow): Huntington - 2nd St SE/NE
Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt
Base (Max CLRP) Split Yellow
Regional Transit System Plan 14
East-West Blue Line (Via M Street and New Jersey Avenue, NW)
Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut
North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II– Conn. Ave. – Farragut North– Convention Center I –
Convention Center II– Union Station I – Union
Station II
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• Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.
Initial Operating Plan Optimized Operating Plan
Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak
Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0 Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0
Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Orange 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0
Silver 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Blue 10.0 12.0 4.0 12.0
Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.5 12.0
Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ ------- Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------
Green 5.5 12.0 5.0 12.0 Green 5.5 12.0 4.0 12.0
Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq Blue (Base): Franconia Springfield - Largo
Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt Blue (New Blue M/NJ): Franconia Springfield - Largo via M St/NJ Ave
Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/NJ) Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/NJ)
Regional Transit System Plan 15
East-West Blue Line (Via M Street, Virginia Ave and Constitution Avenue, NW)
Pedestrian Tunnels:– Farragut West - Farragut North– Metro Center - Gallery Place– Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II– State Department – Foggy
Bottom– American History Museum –
Federal Triangle– National Gallery –
Archives/Navy Memorial– Union Station I – Union Station
II
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• Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.
Initial Operating Plan Optimized Operating Plan
Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak
Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0 Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0
Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Orange 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0
Silver 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Silver 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Blue 10.0 12.0 5.5 12.0
Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0 Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 4.0 12.0
Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ ------- Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------
Green 5.5 12.0 5.0 12.0 Green 5.5 12.0 5.5 12.0
Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq Blue (Base): Franconia Springfield - Largo
Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt Blue (New Blue M/Const): Franconia Springfield - Largo via M St/Const Ave
Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/Const) Base (Max CLRP) New Blue (M/Const)
Regional Transit System Plan 16
IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYNEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2)
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Regional Transit System Plan 17
Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips
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Round 1 Round 2
Summary of Weekday Transit Linked Trips by 4 Districts: 2040
Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 762,000 758,000 764,000 779,000 772,000
Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 322,000 325,000 327,000 328,000 327,000
Inner Suburbs 277,000 277,000 277,000 277,000 278,000 277,000
Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Region-wide 1,357,000 1,365,000 1,364,000 1,372,000 1,389,000 1,380,000
Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 0.6% 0.5% 1.1% 2.4% 1.7%
Split Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
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New Blue (M St and NJ Ave., NW)
New Blue (M St and Const.
Ave., NW)
2040 Base (Max CLRP)
New Yellow N-S 10th SW/NW
New Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
Regional Transit System Plan 18
Year 2040 Transit Boardings
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Round 1 Round 2
2040 Base (Max CLRP)
New Yellow N-S 10th SW/NW
New Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
Split Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
New Blue (M St and NJ Ave., NW)
New Blue (M St and Const.
Ave., NW)Metrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,072,000 1,074,000 1,082,000 1,109,000 1,094,000Commuter Rail 51,000 51,000 52,000 52,000 50,000 51,000Metrobus 555,000 552,000 552,000 550,000 534,000 537,000Other Bus 193,000 194,000 193,000 193,000 192,000 191,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 0 0 0 0 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,934,000 1,936,000 1,942,000 1,950,000 1,938,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.6% 1.0%
2040 Transit Boardings
Regional Transit System Plan 19
New Metrorail Stations: 2040 Weekday Boardings
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Round 1 Round 2
New Metrorail Stations
East Potomac Park 2 630 90
Banneker Park 11,080 - -
Museum of Natural History 7,100 - -
City Center 10,180 - -
Thomas Circle 4,030 - -
3rd and Eye St SW - 3,210 2,380
S Capitol and Eye St - 8,680 6,270
2nd and D St SE - 5,420 3,160
2nd St and Const. Ave - 2,570 2,140
Mass Ave and N Capitol St - 12,080 9,210
New Yellow N-S 10th SW/NW
New Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
Split Yellow N-S 2nd SE/NE
New Metrorail Stations
Rosslyn II 7,020 6,230
Georgetown University 2,340 2,030
Georgetown (31st & M St, NW) 14,850 12,960
West End (23rd & M St NW) 11,230 -
Conn. & M Streets, NW 18,360 -
Thomas Cir (14 & M St NW) 7,740 -
Mt Vernon Square II 5,880 -
NoMa (NJ and L, NW) 1,280 -
State Dept (23 & E St NW) - 7,030
DAR/Corcoran - 2,710
American History Museum - 3,100
National Gallery of Art - 4,170
Union Station II 16,930 14,510
8th & H Streets, NE 1,640 1,360
Atlas Dist MD & Benn RdNE 4,080 3,610
Langston Dwellings 2,670 2,540
Benn Road & Minn Ave. NE 2,270 2,500
New Blue (M St and NJ Ave.,
NW)
New Blue (M St and
Const. Ave., NW)
Regional Transit System Plan 20
New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesRelocated Yellow Line Segment Ridership 129,100
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 42,700
Metro Center - City Center - Gallery Pl Ped Tunnel Flows 82,900
Remaining New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 103,200
Regional Transit System Plan 21
New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesRelocated Yellow Line Segment Ridership 105,200
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 49,600
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 15,400
New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 147,300
Regional Transit System Plan 22
Split N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesRelocated Yellow Line Segment Ridership 49,900
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 42,600
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 14,800
New Yellow Line Ped Tunnels Flows 89,100
Regional Transit System Plan 23
New E-W Blue Line via M St and New Jersey Ave NW:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesNew E-W Blue Line Segment Ridership 215,100
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 37,800
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 10,400
New Blue Line Ped Tunnels Flows 187,600
Regional Transit System Plan 24
New E-W Blue Line via M St and Constitution Ave NW:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesNew E-W Blue Line Segment Ridership 153,800
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 39,000
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 11,100
New Blue Line Ped Tunnels Flows 135,900
Regional Transit System Plan 25
DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESRAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2)
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 26
Four Interline Connections
10/21/2010
1) Connect Orange and Blue at Rosslyn
2) Connect Yellow and Blue at Pentagon
3) Connect Yellow and Green near L’Enfant Plaza
4) Connect Orange and Silver near West Falls ChurchThree new rail services:
1. VA-772 to Mount Vernon Square using connectors 1 and 2 (Silver1)
2. Dulles to Branch Avenue using connectors 1, 2, and 3 (Green2)
3. Dulles to Vienna using connector 4 (Silver2)
Regional Transit System Plan 27
Four Interline Connections
10/21/2010
New stations at:• Pentagon II (Silver 1 and Green 2) with pedestrian connection
between Pentagon I and Pentagon II• West Falls Church II (Silver 2) with pedestrian connection
between WFC I and WFC II
Peak Off-Peak Peak Off-Peak
Red 2.5 6.0 2.5 6.0
Orange 6.0 12.0 5.0 12.0
Silver 6.0 12.0 ------- -------
Silver 1 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0
Silver 2 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0
Blue 10.0 12.0 5.0 12.0
Yellow 1 6.0 12.0 6.0 12.0
Yellow 2 12.0 ------- ------ -------
Green 1 5.5 12.0 6.0 12.0
Green 2 ------- ------- 10.0 12.0
Base (Max CLRP) Four Interline
Yellow 1: Huntington-Mt Vernon Sq
Yellow 2: Franconia Springfield - Greenbelt
Green 1: Greenbelt - Branch Ave
Green 2 (Interline): Dulles - Branch Ave
Silver 1 (Interline): VA 772 - Mt Vernon Sq
Silver 2 (Interline): Dulles - Vienna
Regional Transit System Plan 28
IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYRAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2)
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 29
Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips
10/21/2010
Round 1 Round 2
Summary of Weekday Transit Linked Trips by 4 Districts: 2040
Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 757,000 755,000
Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 324,000 326,000
Inner Suburbs 277,000 279,000 281,000
Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000
Region-wide 1,357,000 1,364,000 1,366,000
Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 0.5% 0.7%
2040 Base (Max CLRP)
Interline Rosslyn "Y"
Four Interline Connections
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Regional Transit System Plan 30
Year 2040 Transit Boardings
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Round 1 Round 2
2040 Base (Max CLRP)
Interline Rosslyn "Y"
Four Interline Connections
Metrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,066,000 1,064,000Commuter Rail 51,000 51,000 51,000Metrobus 555,000 555,000 560,000Other Bus 193,000 193,000 194,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 65,000 63,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 0 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,930,000 1,932,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 0.6% 0.7%
2040 Transit Boardings
Regional Transit System Plan 31
Interline Rosslyn “Y”: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesDulles Airport to National Airport Rail Line Ridership 37,500
Courthouse - Arlington Cemetery Rail Link Flows 19,700
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 42,300
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 15,800
Regional Transit System Plan 32
Four Interline Connections:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily Weekday VolumesDulles Airport to Vienna Line Ridership 11,200
Dulles Airport to Branch Ave. Line Ridership 61,200
VA-772 to Mt. Vernon Sq Line Ridership 63,300
Tyson East - West Fall Church II Rail Link Flows 5,000
Courthouse - Arlington Cemetery Rail Link Flows 45,400
Pentagon II - Waterfront Rail Link Flows 17,600
Farragut North – Farragut West Ped Tunnel Flows 45,500
Metro Center – Gallery Place Ped Tunnel Flows 12,300
Regional Transit System Plan 33
DEFINITION OF STRATEGIESENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 34
Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network
• Based on networks developed for Priority Corridor Network (PCN) study– New routes coded as a limited stop BRT mode– Improved running times for existing background bus
service as per PCN• PCN Routes operated at 10-minute peak and 15-
minute off-peak frequency• Average speed for PCN Routes improved by 2 MPH• Overlay the Metrorail operating plan from Max CLRP
alternative10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 35
Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network Routes
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 36
Improved Walkability StrategyIdentify TAZs within 3/4th mile of a Metrorail station with the potential for development;
Categorize the TAZs into two groups:1. Group 1 = TAZs inside or near the Capital Beltway with PEF = 150
(comparable to Clarendon or Ballston Stations):a. High volume of walk access;b. Development oriented towards transit access.
2. Group 2 = TAZs outside the Capital Beltway with PEF = 100 (comparable to Silver Spring or Greenbelt Town Center):a. High volume of drive access;b. Low density development at transit stations.
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Regional Transit System Plan 3710/21/2010
PEF – Base Case
Improved Walkability Strategy
PEF – Improved Walkability
The transit service plan is kept same as Base (Max CLRP)
Regional Transit System Plan 38
IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITYENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY
10/21/2010
Regional Transit System Plan 39
Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips
10/21/2010
Summary of Weekday Transit Linked Trips by 4 Districts: 2040
Core (DC/Arl CBD) 754,000 764,000 766,000
Central Jurisdictions Outside Core 322,000 335,000 361,000
Inner Suburbs 277,000 294,000 360,000
Outer Suburbs 4,000 4,000 4,000
Region-wide 1,357,000 1,397,000 1,491,000
Percent growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP ----- 2.9% 9.9%
2040 Base (Max CLRP)
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Surface Transit - PCN
Improved Walkability
Round 2Round 1
Regional Transit System Plan 40
Year 2040 Transit Boardings
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2040 Base (Max CLRP)
Enhanced Surface
Transit - PCNImproved
WalkabilityMetrorail (Fare gate to fare gate) 1,055,000 1,039,000 1,120,000Commuter Rail 51,000 49,000 53,000Metrobus 555,000 450,000 642,000Other Bus 193,000 181,000 242,000Streetcar/LRT 65,000 54,000 72,000BRT/Rapid Bus 0 216,000 0Total Transit Boardings 1,919,000 1,989,000 2,129,000% Growth vs. 2040 Max CLRP 3.6% 10.9%
2040 Transit Boardings
Round 2Round 1
Regional Transit System Plan 41
Enhanced Surface Transit – Priority Corridor Network:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Daily VolumesTotal ridership on PCN Routes 216,000
Change in linked transit trips vs. Max CLRP 40,000
Change in Metrorail trips vs. Max CLRP -16,000
Change in transit boardings vs. Max CLRP 70,000
Regional Transit System Plan 42
Improved Walkability:2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2)
10/21/2010
Daily Volumes
Change in linked transit trips vs. Max CLRP 134,000
Change in Metrorail trips vs. Max CLRP 65,000
Change in transit boardings vs. Max CLRP 210,000
Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.
Regional Transit System Plan 43
PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
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Regional Transit System Plan 44
Key Findings - 2040 North-South New Yellow Lines:
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Strategy Pros Cons
New Yellow N-S 10th St SW/NW
Continues direct service to high demand locations in core
Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations
Potential East Potomac Park station
Does not extend service to new core areas
Maintains much of transfer burden with little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link
New Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE
Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE
Increased core capacity
Potential East Potomac Park station
Discontinues direct service to high demand locations in core
Results in greater congestion on:
o Blue line through Rosslyno Green line via transfers at
Waterfront/SEU station
Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link
Split Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE
Continues direct service to high demand locations in core
Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE
Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations
Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link
New tunnel under utilized (10 trains per hour during peak)
East Potomac Park station is questionable
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Strategy Pros Cons
New E-W Blue via M St / New Jersey
Ave.
Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange, Silver, and Green lines and many core stations
Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-high levels of demand
New tunnel under utilized (15 trains per hour during peak)
Offers little or no relief for Yellow/Green lines at L’Enfant Plaza
New E-W Blue via M St / Constitution
Ave.
Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange and Silver lines
Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-low levels of demand
Crowding continues to be an issue on both Yellow and Green lines
Requires more rail-to-rail transfers
New tunnel under utilized (11 trains per hour during peak)
Key Findings - 2040 East-West New Blue Lines:
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Key Findings – Rail Interline Options:
Strategy Pros Cons
Interline options – Rosslyn “Y”
Better intra-Virginia service
Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn
Provided some flexibility in rail operations
Does not address core capacity
Loads on service using interline do not justify 8-car trains
Four Interline Connections
Better intra-Virginia service
Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn
Provides considerable flexibility in rail operations
Aggravates peak congestion problem at Rosslyn
Increases transfer volumes at more stations
Does not address core capacity
Loads on new rail lines do not justify 8-car trains
Regional Transit System Plan 4710/21/2010
Key Findings – Improved Walkability, Enhanced Surface Transit (PCN)
Strategy Pros Cons
Improved Walkability
Total transit trips increase by 9.9% vs. Max CLRP
Reduces parking overflow by reducing short drive access to rail trips
Increased utilization of reverse peak direction Metrorail capacity
Higher peak loads on Metrorail due to improved transit access/egress
Enhanced Surface Transit -
PCN
Total transit trips increase by 2.9% vs. Max CLRP
Limited relief of parking overflow
New PCN Routes carry 216,000 riders per weekday in 2040
Higher peak loads on Metrorail system due to:
o Better access via PCN
o PCN routes do not cross jurisdictions
Regional Transit System Plan 48
Preliminary Evaluation
10/21/2010
Efficiency Auto Travel
Alternative
Sufficient Capacity to
Serve Demand
Reserve Capacity/
RedundancyStation
Capacity
Transit system
coverage
Service to Major
Activity Centers
Metrorail Parking
Sufficiency
Reduce Dependence
on Automobile to Access Metrorail
Region-wide Transit Share
Transit Access to
jobs
Passenger Miles Per
Route MileAuto VMT and Trips
Existing Conditions in 2008
2040 CLRP 2040 Max CLRP 2040 New N-S Yellow Line 10th St SW/NW 2040 New N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE 2040 Split N-S Yellow Line 2nd St SE/NE 2040 New E-W Blue Line via M St and NJ Ave
2040 New E-W Blue Line via M St and Const Ave
2040 Interline Rosslyn "Y" 2040 Four Interline Connections 2040 Enhanced Surface Transit - PCN 2040 Improved Walkability
Measures of Effectiveness
Core Capacity Access Mobility
• Strategies developed so far address many of the issues (core capacity, parking capacity, mobility); however, some issues (transit coverage, service to activity centers, auto VMT) are not addressed by any of the strategies studied so far.
• No one strategy addresses all/most of the issues. Addressing most issues will require combining strategies into scenarios.
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UPCOMING MODEL RUNS
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Parking Capacity Relief Strategy - 1• Add direct shuttle bus service between remote parking location and Metrorail
station.• Shuttle service at 15 minute peak and 30 minute off-peak frequency.• Shadow price oversubscribed Metrorail park-and-ride lots.
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Metrorail Segment# of Parking
Spaces
2040 Metrorail Parking
Utilization Location Shuttle ToRed Line - Shady Grove-Grosvenor 10,140 94% Urbana (South Lot) MD 80 & I-270 Shady Grove Metrorail
Red Line - Silver Spring - Glenmont 3,354 123%
Burtonsville and Calvert County Fairgrounds
US 29 & MD 198/Calvert County Fairground Glenmont Metrorail
Green Line - Waterfront-Congress Heights 808 102% Equestrian Center MD 4 & Water Street Branch Avenue Metrorail
Green Line - Southern Avenue - Branch Avenue 7,310 126%
St. Charles Towne Ctr @ JC Penney and Dick's Sporting Goods and behind JoAnn's
11110 Mall Circle and MD 301 & Smallwood Drive Branch Avenue Metrorail
Yellow/Blue Line - Fran-Springfield, Van Dorn & Huntington 8,520 121%
Fredericksburg (NEW) ; Prince William Pkwy Transit Center (PRTC) (NEW); Massaponax (NEW);
Fredericksburg ( Rte 17 & RT 1); Massaponax (I-95 & Spotsylvania Pkwy); Prince William Pkwy Transit Center (PRTC) (I-95 & Telegraph Road)
Franconia-Springfield Metrorail
Orange Line- Vienna/Fairfax - West Falls Church 9,258 87%
Stone Road-US 29; Stringfellow Road; Sully Station; Bull Run @ 234/Sudley Road; VA 234 Bypass @ US 29; and Haymarket @ US 15
VA Bypass & US 29;VA 234 Bypass/Cushing Road; VA 234 & Sudley Road; Stone Road-US 29; US 15 in Haymarket Vienna Metrorail Station
Blue Line - Benning Road-Largo Town Center 4,475 133% Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman & Riva Road
Largo Town Center Metrorail
Park-and-Ride Lot
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CLRP Aspirations Strategy• Households
– Moves 69,000 additional households into the region;– Relocates 205,000 households to activity centers and
transit station areas.
• Jobs– Moves 22,000 additional jobs into the region;– Shifts 240,000 jobs to activity centers and transit station
areas.
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Potential In-fill Stations:• Eisenhower Avenue Valley between
King Street & Van Dorn Stations;
• St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (West Campus) between Anacostia and Congress Heights Stations;
• Kansas Avenue, NW between Fort Totten and Takoma Stations;
• Others?
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In-fill Station Strategy
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Enhanced Surface Transit – PCN+• Improve the PCN network strategy by
implementing the following:– Extend select premium buses to core to relieve
Metrorail peak load points– Interline existing PCN routes where possible– Identify PCN corridors with opportunity for:
• Express BRT• Off-Board Fare Collection
– Commuter Rail Enhancements:• MARC to Crystal City• Bi-directional service
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Rail Extensions-Combo of up to 5
• Greenbelt to BWI-Marshall Airport
• Vienna to Centreville/Rte. 28
• New Carrollton to Bowie
• Springfield to Dale City
• Branch Avenue to Waldorf
NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity
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Rail Extensions- additional ones• Shady Grove/Glenmont Closed Loop;
• Yellow Line relocated continuing north via North Capitol;
• St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to National Harbor;
• Richmond Highway;
• Leesburg;
• Brown Line:– Bethesda/Friendship Heights via Massachusetts
Avenue ;– Georgetown to Mt. Rainier or North Capitol Street
Corridor.
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LRT/BRT Connections-First Run
• Purple Line in Md to Va Connections– Grosvenor to Dunn Loring;– New Carrollton to Eisenhower Avenue.
• Virginia to DC Connections– Fairfax City and Vienna via Chain Bridge Road to
DC;– Pentagon City to DC;– Rosslyn to Georgetown.
• Intra-Virginia Connections:– Dulles to Manassas;– Potomac Yard to Ballston via Glebe Road;– Tysons Corner to Alexandria via Route 7.
NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
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TAG Meetings 1 & 2 TAG Meetings 3 & 4 TAG Meetings 5 & 6 TAG Meetings 7 & 8 & Public Engagement
Goals & Strategy Development
Strategy Modeling & Evaluation
Scenario Modeling & Evaluation Findings
Winter-Spring 2010 Spring – Summer Fall– Winter Winter – Spring 2011
RTSP Project Schedule
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