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SAN DIEGO CITIZENS’
Quickway ProposalFOR A FAST, FREQUENT,
CONVENIENT, WORLD-CLASS TRANSIT SYSTEM
PART
2How to Create World-Class
Public Transit SEPTEMBER 2014
2PART
©2014 BY THE MISSION GROUP, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Apply Global Best Practices to Transit
Planning in San Diego
Apply Market Research Findings to Transit
System Design
Improve Connectivity, Make Trip Times Competitive, and Provide a Secure
Customer Experience
DevelopmentCommunity
DevelopmentCommunity
Community Groups
Community Groups
EnvironmentalCommunity
EnvironmentalCommunity
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The ResultsThe Results
The PlanThe Plan
BackgroundBackground
The Quickway ProposalThe Quickway Proposal
1Why We Need a
New Approach to Public Transit
1Why We Need a
New Approach to Public Transit
2How to Create a World Class
Transit System
2How to Create a World Class
Transit System
3The Proposal:Central Zone
3The Proposal:Central Zone
4The Proposal:South County
4The Proposal:South County
5The Proposal:
Mid-City & East County
5The Proposal:
Mid-City & East County
6The Proposal:
GreaterGolden Triangle
6The Proposal:
GreaterGolden Triangle
7The Proposal:I-15 Corridor
7The Proposal:I-15 Corridor
8The Proposal:North County
8The Proposal:North County
9Results:
Costs & Benefitsof the Proposal
9Results:
Costs & Benefitsof the Proposal
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We saw in Part I the three dimensions that San Diegans
value in a rapid transit system: connectivity, time, and the total customer experience.
Building from that, we looked at regional commute patterns.
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50,000 100,000 150,000
Some Top Commute Trip DestinationsTrips:
Detailed Market Analysis
The challenge in San Diego is to link dispersed origins with multiple destinations—which requires extensive “criss-crossing” of the region.
DowntownDowntown
Greater Golden TriangleGreater Golden Triangle
Kearny MesaKearny Mesa
Mission Valley
Miramar Road
Poway Industrial Park
Palomar Airport Road
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145,776 Commute Trips
Downtown
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47,783 Commute Trips
Mission Valley
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77,995 Commute Trips
Kearny Mesa
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181,433 Commute Trips
Greater Golden Triangle
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51,412 Commute Trips
Palomar Airport Rd
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#1 Goal: Reduce Travel Time
Infrastructure Strategy
TimeTimeTimeTime Operating Costs(Subsidy)
Operating Costs(Subsidy)
Ridership(Revenues)
Ridership(Revenues)
The smartest transit strategies aim to engineer time out of their networks, directing capital investments to reducing operating costs.
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Network Strategy
Elements Services
The physical building blocks of the
system
The kind of routes we plan to
operate
Projects Routes
The physical system
Suggested routes
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
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Elements of the Quickway Proposal
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Elements of the Quickway Proposal
Light Rail Quickways Coastal Rail Streetcar Vehicles Shuttles Stations
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Existing Light Rail
Extend the Sprinter to population zones where potential riders live.
Extend the Sprinter to population zones where potential riders live.
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Existing Light Rail
Improvements to the San Diego Trolley.
Improvements to the San Diego Trolley.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Commuter Rail to DMU Light Rail
Integrate with regional heavy rail (Coaster and Amtrak).Integrate with regional heavy rail (Coaster and Amtrak).
We believe that, with the installation of Positive Train Control on the LOSSAN corridor, the region has an opportunity, working with
our Congressional delegation and the Federal Railroad Administra-tion, to pursue a pilot program for exploring the use of
light DMUs on that corridor. Alternatively, we should explore heavy DMUs.
We believe that, with the installation of Positive Train Control on the LOSSAN corridor, the region has an opportunity, working with
our Congressional delegation and the Federal Railroad Administra-tion, to pursue a pilot program for exploring the use of
light DMUs on that corridor. Alternatively, we should explore heavy DMUs.
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Streetcar/Tram
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
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Streetcar/Tram
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
The newest generation of BRT vehicles is beginning to approach the comfort and attractiveness of many rail vehicles—but with the flexibility to “leave the tracks” and get you closer to where you’re going or coming from.
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
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People Mover/Shuttle
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Improved Station Design
Improved station design is at the heart of our proposal. Market research has consistently
pointed to the value of safe, clean, and adequate stations in making people feel comfortable using
a rapid transit system.
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Services
Core/Trolley Routes
MetroXpress StreetcarDirect Shuttles
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Core/Trolley Routes
Can Be Light Rail or Bus Rapid TransitCan Be Light Rail or Bus Rapid Transit
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Core/Trolley Routes
Operate Primarily within Dedicated TransitwaysOperate Primarily within Dedicated Transitways
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
BUS
RAIL
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core/Trolley Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Proposed Core/Trolley RoutesSERVICES
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Skipped stopsSkipped stops
MetroXpress Routes
Operate as Local Service in an Area, then Express to Key Destinations
Operate as Local Service in an Area, then Express to Key Destinations
Local stops
No transfer
Skipped stops
SERVICES
Local (Core) Route
MetroXpressRoute
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MetroXpress Routes
Crisscross at Strategically Located SuperStationsto Permit Rapid Access to Entire Region
Crisscross at Strategically Located SuperStationsto Permit Rapid Access to Entire Region
SERVICES
Local (core) route
Local (core) route
Local (core) route
MetroXpress
MetroXpress MetroXpress
SuperStations
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Proposed SuperStation Locations
Crisscross at strategically located
SuperStations to permit rapid access
to entire region
Crisscross at strategically located
SuperStations to permit rapid access
to entire region
SERVICES
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MetroXpress Proposed RoutesSERVICES
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Feeder Shuttles
Connect a Major Destination Nonstop with a SuperStationConnect a Major Destination Nonstop with a SuperStation
Greenmount College
More people can get to the destination more quickly from more origin locations with fewer
transfers.
More people can get to the destination more quickly from more origin locations with fewer
transfers.
SERVICES
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Streetcar Routes
Closely Spaced Stops Serve Urbanized AreasClosely Spaced Stops Serve Urbanized Areas
SERVICES
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Proposed Capital Projects (Infrastructure)
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Existing Transit Infrastructure
SD TROLLEYSD TROLLEY
COASTERCOASTER
SPRINTERSPRINTER
I-15 BRTI-15 BRT
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Quickway Proposal Projects
The Urban SpineSouth Bay LinksEast County LinksMid-Coast LinksMid-County Jobs LoopUrban Streetcar LinesI-5 QuickwayPalomar QuickwaySprinter ExtensionsI-15 LinksCoaster Improvements
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Central and South County
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Central & South County
Light Rail
The existing San Diego Trolley is retained
and enhanced.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
The existing San Diego Trolley is retained
and enhanced.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
Quickways—grade-separated transitways—support both Core BRT
Routes and MetroXpress Super Express Routes.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
Quickways—grade-separated transitways—support both Core BRT
Routes and MetroXpress Super Express Routes.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
T-Ways—at-grade transitways—provide transit
with its own right-of-way where the costs of grade
separation are not warranted.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
T-Ways—at-grade transitways—provide transit
with its own right-of-way where the costs of grade
separation are not warranted.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Freeways are used for rapid travel along non-critical
segments of the network. HOV lanes, managed lanes, and
shoulder lanes allow transit to avoid at least some congestion.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
Streetcar
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North County
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Existing Infrastructure
Sprinter
ManagedLanes
Coaster
North County
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North County
Light Rail
New Rail Tunnel
Under UTC
New Rail Tunnel
Under UTC
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
Streetcar
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The Quickway Proposal
South CountySouth County
CentralCentral
Mid-City &East CountyMid-City &
East County
Greater Golden Triangle
Greater Golden Triangle
I-15Corridor
I-15Corridor
North CountyNorth County
1. Why we need a new approach to public transit
2. How to create a world class transit system
3. Central Zone
4. South County
5. Mid-City & East County
6. Greater Golden Triangle
7. I-15 Corridor
8. North County
9. Results: Costs & BenefitsThe next six presentations
provide detail on the Quickway
Proposal