Bus/Rail Integration Plan for Ala Moana Center Station Final April 2014 Prepared for: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Table of Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Purpose of Bus/Rail Integration Plans ....................................................... 1 1.3 Basis for Bus/Rail Integration Plans ........................................................... 2 1.4 Contents of Bus/Rail Integration Plans ...................................................... 2 1.5 Monitoring of Factors Affecting Bus/Rail Integration Plans ........................ 3 1.6 Direction for Planning and Design of Bus Facilities ................................... 3 2 Bus/Rail Integration Plan Overview for Ala Moana Center Station ....................... 6 2.1 Factors Affecting the AMC Bus/Rail Integration Plan................................. 6 2.2 Characteristics of AMC Station Area.......................................................... 8 3 Bus Networks Serving Ala Moana Center Station ................................................ 9 3.1 Current Bus Network in AMC Station Area ................................................ 9 3.2 Planned Bus Network in AMC Station Area ............................................... 9 3.3 Bus Route Changes from Project FEIS.................................................... 15 4 Recommended Bus Facilities at Ala Moana Center Station ............................... 21 4.1 Bus Services at AMC Station ................................................................... 21 4.1.1 Bus Services ............................................................................. 22 4.1.2 Other Operational Considerations ............................................ 26 4.2 Bus/Rail Integration Features .................................................................. 27 4.3 Bus Facilities in 2019/2030 ...................................................................... 36 4.3.1 All On-Street Bus Operations .................................................... 36 4.3.2 Off-Street and On-Street Bus Operations ................................. 37 4.3.3 Bus Staging Area ...................................................................... 39 4.4 Integration of Other Modes ...................................................................... 44 4.4.1 Pedestrian Access .................................................................... 44 4.4.2 Bike Sharing Facilities............................................................... 44 4.4.3 General-Purpose Vehicle Access ............................................. 45 4.5 Pedestrian Connections at AMC Station .................................................. 45 Appendix Appendix A—HHCTCP Design Criteria Chapter 6 Civil Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for Ala Moana Center Station Page i Honolulu Rail Transit Project April 2014 Figures Figure 3-1: 2030 Bus Network Serving AMC Station..................................................... 12 Figure 3-2: Inset of 2030 Bus Network Serving AMC Station—WITHOUT Off-Street Transit Center Scenario ........................................................................... 13 Figure 3-3: Inset of 2030 Bus Network Serving AMC Station—WITH Off-Street Transit Center Scenario ........................................................................... 14 Figure 4-1: Ala Moana Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout WITHOUT Proposed Off-Street Transit Center—2019/2030 ..................................... 32 Figure 4-2: Ala Moana Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout WITH Proposed Off-Street Transit Center—2019/ 2030 .................................................... 33 Figure 4-3: Ala Moana Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout WITHOUT Proposed Off-Street Transit Center—2019/2030 (enlargement of station entrance area).............................................................................. 34 Figure 4-4: Ala Moana Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout WITH Proposed Off-Street Transit Center—2019/2030 (enlargement of station entrance area) ......................................................................................... 35 Figure 4-5: Proposed AMC Bus Staging Area Location ................................................ 40 Figure 4-6: Proposed Bus Staging Extension between Kona and Waimanu Streets ..................................................................................................... 43 Figure 4-7: Wayfinding Example at an LRT Stop (Portland, Oregon) ............................ 46 Tables Table 2-1: 2030 Daily Passenger Volumes at AMC Station by Route ............................. 7 Table 2-2: 2030 Daily Passenger Volumes by Mode of Access at Ala Moana Station........................................................................................................ 7 Table 3-1: Current and 2030 Bus Routes Serving AMC ................................................ 10 Table 3-2: Phasing of Bus Service at AMC Station ....................................................... 11 Table 3-3: 2030 Service Characteristics of Bus Routes at AMC Station ....................... 16 Table 3-4: 2030 Expected Bus Route Changes Compared to FEIS (Appendix D) ........ 18 Table 4-1: Ala Moana Center Station Bus Volumes by Year ......................................... 23 Table 4-2: Ala Moana Center Station Bus Operations in 2019/2030 WITHOUT Proposed Off-Street Transit Center ......................................................... 28 Table 4-3: Ala Moana Center Station Bus Operations in 2019/2030 WITH Proposed Off-Street Transit Center ......................................................... 30 Page ii Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for Ala Moana Center Station April 2014 Honolulu Rail Transit Project Acronyms and Abbreviations ADA Americans with Disabilities Act AMC Ala Moana Center DPP Department of Planning and Permitting, City and County of Honolulu DTS Department of Transportation Services, City and County of Honolulu EB Eastbound ‘Ewa toward the west FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FTA Federal Transportation Administration GEC General Engineering Contract GGP General Growth Properties HART Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation KHSG Kamehameha Highway Station Group Koko Head toward Diamond Head/east LCC Leeward Community College makai toward the sea mauka toward the mountains NB northbound NEX Navy Exchange Shuttle ORTP 2Ӂahu Regional Transportation Plan OTS 2ދahu Transit Services Project Honolulu Rail Transit Project SB Southbound TDM Transportation Demand Management TOD transit-oriented development UH University of Hawai‘i WB Westbound WRCS WaikƯNƯ Regional Circular Study Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for Ala Moana Center Station Page iii Honolulu Rail Transit Project April 2014 1 Introduction 1.1 Background The Honolulu Rail Transit Project (Project) involves a 20-mile rail line located between East Kapolei and Ala Moana Center with a total of 21 stations. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) of the City and County of Honolulu is responsible for the design, construction, and operations of the Project. Bus will play a very important role in the transit system. The Project travel demand forecasting model indicates at some rail stations, more than 70 percent of total daily riders will be connecting to or from buses. While the June 2010 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) provided general bus requirements at each station, more detailed bus/rail integration plans will help guide final design and define on-street bus facility needs at each rail station. This bus/rail integration plan will provide station designers, public agencies, and other interested parties with guidance on the location of bus stops (both on- and off-street) near each rail station. Seamless integration of bus and rail service will help maximize the Project’s ability to meets its goals and objectives. 1.2 Purpose of Bus/Rail Integration Plans Bus/Rail integration plans are being prepared for each station design group— West O‘ahu, Farrington Highway, Kamehameha Highway, Airport, Dillingham, and Kaka‘ako. Although it is included in the Kaka‘ako Station Group, a separate report is being prepared for Ala Moana Center (AMC) Station because of its importance and complexity as a major transit hub. The integration plans for AMC and other rail stations are intended to provide information on bus access, including on- and off-street facilities as well as service characteristics of routes serving the stations. Key information items include: x Delineation of on- and off-street bus facilities in each station area, including types of stops (e.g., single or multiple bus bays). x Guidance and background information to HART, the Department of Trans- portation Services (DTS) of the City and County of Honolulu, and other interested parties for development and coordination of on-street stops. x Guidance to DTS and O‘ahu Transit Services (OTS) for operations planning of bus routes serving Project stations. Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for Ala Moana Center Station Page 1 Honolulu Rail Transit Project April 2014 1.3 Basis for Bus/Rail Integration Plans Key steps for preparing bus/rail integration plans include the following: x Confirm the bus service plans serving each rail station, including operations which reflect the roadway systems that are expected to be in place during each phase of Project implementation. These