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DRAFT Artpprojectlis DRAFT 2020 ARTP Projects Total Total Total Seeking Project Project Project Project Capital O&M Project Discretionary Name Sponsor Description Type Cost Cost Cost Funding? MARTA West Line High Capacity City of Heavy rail extension to the interchange of Martin Luther King, Jr. Expansion $250.0M $33.6M $283.6M Yes Transit Atlanta Drive and I-285 and a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) segment along I-20 to Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Northwest Regional High Capacity City of 2.5 miles of BRT in dedicated lanes for all or a significant portion of Expansion $491.0M $140.0M $631.0M Yes Transit Corridor Atlanta the alignment. The proposed facility could accommodate one or more stations in the Atlantic Station development. Fixed Route Operating Assistance Connect Douglas County has funds (CMAQ Flex) in place for the period May Expansion - $4.0M $4.0M No Douglas 2019 to May 2020 to operate fixed route and paratransit bus. Commuter Vanpool Replacement Connect No description provided by project sponsor. SGR $266K $30K $308K Yes Vehicles Douglas Staff Vehicles Connect Staff vehicles are needed to respond to issues with the Connect Enhancement $46K $8K $54K Yes Douglas Douglas transit system and to monitor buses and routes. Preventative Maintenance Connect Funds for servicing and repairing transit vehicles. SGR - $900K $900K No Douglas Fixed Route Vehicles Connect Douglas County will be purchasing eighteen 15-passenger Expansion $1.2M $324K $1.5M Yes Douglas cutaways during the period 2020 through 2025. Vehicles for Paratransit Expansion Connect Douglas County estimates it will need 7 additional 15-passenger Expansion $455K $49K $504K Yes Douglas cutaways to handle the paratransit demand. Vehicles for Vanpool Expansion Connect New vehicles are needed to accommodate vanpool program Expansion $320K $49K $369K Yes Douglas growth. Fixed Route, Paratransit Replacement Connect Replacing fixed route and paratransit vehicles that have reached or SGR $780K $90K $870K Yes Vehicles Douglas exceeded their useful life of 5 years or 125,000 miles. Bus Shelters and Passenger Amenities Connect Installation of 20 passenger shelters, 25 passenger benches, and Expansion $300K $7K $307K Yes Douglas 50 trash receptacles. Hardware/Farebox Upgrades Connect Funding for future farebox upgrades. Enhancement $250K $7K $257K Yes Douglas Software Connect Licensing for software that can enhance fixed route scheduling, Enhancement $300K $15K $315K Yes Douglas automatic vehicle locators, and various passenger apps. Safety/Surveillance Connect Installing fencing around the perimeter of the Douglas County Enhancement $250K $10K $260K Yes Douglas Transportation Center, approximately 12 acres, and replacing the camera surveillance system at the Transportation Center. Land Acquisition Connect Land acquisition for park-and-ride facilities in the Liberty Road and Expansion $4.0M - $4.0M Yes Douglas Thornton Road areas. Park and Ride Lot Construction Connect Construction of park-and-ride facilities in the Liberty Road and Expansion $5.0M $20K $5.0M Yes Douglas Thornton Road areas. Draft 10/8/2020 1 DRAFT 2020 ARTP Projects Total Total Total Seeking Project Project Project Project Capital O&M Project Discretionary Name Sponsor Description Type Cost Cost Cost Funding? Fixed Route Service, 2022 - 2026 Connect Operational funding for fixed-route service. Expansion - $15.0M $15.0M No Douglas Demand Response Service Connect Initiation of countywide demand response service in 2022. Expansion - $15.0M $15.0M No Douglas Aerotropolis Mobility District Aerotropolis 1-year pilot on-demand microtransit program focusing on Expansion $1.3M - $1.3M Yes CIDs overnight workers. Business participation will also be encouraged. Aerotropolis Intermodal Transportation Aerotropolis The Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) would be a centralized Enhancement $50M - $50.0M Yes Center CIDs transportation hub that provides connectivity between several modes while providing high-tech passenger amenities. Capitol Ave /Summerhill BRT MARTA Bus Rapid Transit Line with defined stations, transit signal priority, Expansion $96M $80.0M $176.0M Yes frequent bi-directional service, separate branding, dedicated/managed running way, off-board fare collection, level platform boarding, and increased station spacing. Cleveland Ave ART MARTA Arterial Rapid Transit Line with defined stations, transit signal Enhancement $21M $54.6M $75.6M No priority, frequent bi-directional service, separate branding, skip-stop practice, and increased stations spacing. Clifton Corridor (Phase 1) MARTA Light Rail Line with defined stations, transit signal priority, frequent Expansion $1.7B $138.6M $1.9B Yes bi-directional service, separate branding, dedicated/managed running way, off-board fare collection, level platform boarding, and increased station spacing. New Service / New Technology Town Chamblee Shared autonomous vehicle (SAV) pilot project along the 2.1 mile Expansion $2.0M $20.0M $22.0M Yes Center Autonomous Shuttle Peachtree Road route in Chamblee with necessary connections to employment, amenities, and housing using a self-driving shuttle to connect MARTA inside I-285. Multi-Modal Mobility Hub and MARTA Chamblee Multi-modal mobility hub to be located on the north side of the Enhancement $1.5M $400K $1.9M Yes Station Reconfiguration Chamblee MARTA station and a reconfiguration of the Chamblee MARTA station to provide a connection across the railroad corridor to improve connectivity for transit, vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, and micro-mobility traffic. Aerotropolis Corporate Crescent Aerotropolis Circulator system serving as a feeder system to the larger regional Expansion $10.0M - $10.0M Yes Circulator – Phase I CIDs transit system, primarily MARTA, while also serving terminal-to-terminal transfers at HJAIA. Park Avenue Extension and Covered Doraville Park Avenue Extension and Covered Street would connect Enhancement $65.0M $500K $65.5M No Street Assembly to downtown Doraville and the Doraville MARTA Station. The project would extend Park Avenue under the MARTA Station and 13 Norfolk Southern Railway tracks to link up to Peachtree Boulevard and would include pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Draft 10/8/2020 2 DRAFT 2020 ARTP Projects Total Total Total Seeking Project Project Project Project Capital O&M Project Discretionary Name Sponsor Description Type Cost Cost Cost Funding? Metropolitan Parkway ART MARTA Arterial Rapid Transit Line with defined stations, transit signal Enhancement $22.7M - $22.7M No priority, frequent bi-directional service, separate branding, skip-stop practice, and increased stations spacing. Moores Mill Transit Center MARTA Multi-modal transit center. Expansion $2.0M - $2.0M No Greenbriar Transit Center MARTA New transit center. Expansion $5.0M - $5.0M No South Fulton Parkway Rapid Transit in Fulton Rubber wheel rapid transit from the College Park MARTA Station to Expansion $145.0M $130.0M $275.0M Yes Dedicated Lanes County Highway 92 in dedicated transit lanes to be added to the corridor with stations at Highway 29, Stonewall Tell Road, and Campbellton-Fairburn Road/Highway 92. Highway 29/Roosevelt Highway Arterial Fulton Rubber wheel rapid transit in existing travel lanes along Highway Enhancement $44.9M $176.4M $221.3M No Rapid Transit County 29/Roosevelt Parkway including raised stations, pedestrian improvements, pull-offs, and signal prioritization. Peachtree Rd ART MARTA Arterial Rapid Transit Line with defined stations, transit signal Enhancement $23.0M $3.5M $26.5M No priority, frequent bi-directional service, separate branding, skip-stop practice, and increased stations spacing. Holcomb Bridge Road Arterial Rapid Fulton Rubber wheel rapid transit in existing travel lanes along Holcomb Expansion $27.2M $90.2M $117.4M No Transit County Bridge Road/Highway 92 including raised stations, pedestrian improvements, pull-offs, and signal prioritization. Highway 9/Roswell Road Arterial Rapid Fulton North Fulton County and the Mt. Vernon Highway or Abernathy Expansion $45.0M $122.7M $167.0M No Transit County Road corridor and Highway 9 corridor between Sandy Springs MARTA rail station, Downtown Sandy Springs/City Springs, and Downtown Alpharetta. Old Milton Parkway/State Bridge Road Fulton North Fulton County and the Old Milton Parkway/State Bridge Road Expansion $24.M $76.1M $100.1M No Arterial Rapid Transit County corridor between Downtown Alpharetta and Highway 141 in Johns Creek near Gwinnett County. Camp Creek Parkway / Fulton Industrial Fulton Rubber wheel rapid transit in existing travel lanes along Camp Expansion $22.0M $103.8M $125.8M No Boulevard Arterial Rapid Transit County Creek Parkway and Fulton Industrial Boulevard including raised stations, pedestrian improvements, pull-offs, and signal prioritization. Southside I-85 Park and Ride Fulton Improvements to the Southside Park and Ride to include Enhancement $1.0M - $1.0M No Improvements County resurfacing, shelter, lighting, safety, and communications/ technology improvements to enhance user safety and experience. Fulton County Last Mile/Station Fulton Pedestrian, bicycle, and accessibility improvements at existing Enhancement $62.5M - $62.5M No Connectivity Improvements County MARTA rail stations in Fulton County, outside of the City of Atlanta, to improve last mile connectivity, accessibility, functionality, and user-experience. Improvements will include ramps, sidewalks, and potential safety/security enhancements to stations and station areas. Draft 10/8/2020 3 DRAFT 2020 ARTP Projects Total Total Total Seeking Project Project Project Project Capital O&M
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