Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group Final
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Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group 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 ........................................................... 1 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 the Farrington Highway Station Group ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Factors Affecting the FHSG Bus/Rail Integration Plan ............................... 6 2.2 Characteristics of FHSG Station Areas ...................................................... 8 3 Bus Networks Serving FHSG Stations ............................................................... 10 3.1 Current Bus Network in FHSG Station Areas .......................................... 10 3.2 Planned Bus Network in FHSG Station Areas ......................................... 11 3.3 Bus Route Changes from FEIS ................................................................ 15 4 Recommended Bus Facilities at FHSG Stations ................................................ 16 4.1 West Loch Station .................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Bus Services ............................................................................. 17 4.1.2 Bus/Rail Integration Features ................................................... 19 4.1.3 Integration of Other Modes ....................................................... 25 4.2 Waipahu Transit Center Station ............................................................... 26 4.2.1 Bus Services ............................................................................. 26 4.2.2 Bus/Rail Integration Features ................................................... 28 4.2.3 Integration of Other Modes ....................................................... 34 4.3 Leeward Community College Station ....................................................... 35 4.3.1 Bus Services ............................................................................. 35 4.3.2 Bus/Rail Integration Features ................................................... 36 4.3.3 Integration of Other Modes ....................................................... 36 4.4 Pedestrian Connections at FHSG Stations .............................................. 38 Appendix Appendix A—Compendium of Design Criteria Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group Page i Honolulu Rail Transit Project April 2014 Figures Figure 3-1: 2030 Bus Network Serving FHSG Stations ................................................. 12 Figure 4-1: West Loch Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout—2017 ................... 22 Figure 4-2: West Loch Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout—2019 through 2030......................................................................................................... 23 Figure 4-3: Waipahu Transit Center Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout— 2017......................................................................................................... 31 Figure 4-4: Waipahu Transit Center Station TheBus and TheHandi-Van Layout— 2019 through 2030 ................................................................................... 32 Figure 4-5: Leeward Community College Station Site Layout—2019 through 2030......................................................................................................... 37 Figure 4-6: Wayfinding Example at an LRT Stop (Portland, Oregon) ............................ 38 Tables Table 2-1: 2030 Passenger Volumes by Route and Station ............................................ 7 Table 2-2: 2030 Daily Passenger Volumes by Mode of Access at Farrington Highway Station Group Stations ................................................................ 7 Table 3-1: Current Bus Routes Serving FHSG Areas ................................................... 11 Table 3-2: Phasing of Bus Service at FHSG Stations ................................................... 13 Table 3-3: 2030 Service Characteristics of Bus Routes Serving FHSG Stations .......... 14 Table 3-4: 2030 Expected Bus Route Changes Compared to FEIS Appendix D .......... 15 Table 4-1: West Loch Station Bus Volumes by Year ..................................................... 17 Table 4-2: West Loch Station Bus Operations in the Year 2017 ................................... 20 Table 4-3: West Loch Station Bus Operations in the Years 2019-2030 ........................ 21 Table 4-4: West Loch Station Site Requirements in 2030—Other Modes ..................... 26 Table 4-5: Waipahu Transit Center Bus Service Changes by Year ............................... 27 Table 4-6: Waipahu Transit Center Bus Operations in the Year 2017........................... 29 Table 4-7: Waipahu Transit Center Bus Operations in the Years 2019-2030................ 30 Table 4-8: Waipahu Transit Center Station Site Requirements in 2030 ........................ 35 Page ii Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group April 2014 Honolulu Rail Transit Project Acronyms and Abbreviations ADA Americans with Disabilities Act 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 FHSG Farrington Highway Station Group FTA Federal Transportation Administration GEC General Engineering Contract HART Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Koko Head toward Diamond Head/east LCC Leeward Community College makai toward the sea mauka toward the mountains NB northbound OTS O‘ahu Transit Services Project Honolulu Rail Transit Project SB Southbound TOD transit-oriented development UH University of Hawaiދi WB Westbound Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group 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 that, 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—plus a separate plan of Ala Moana Center Station. These integration plans 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. 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 bus service plans were initially Final Bus/Rail Integration Plan for the Farrington Highway Station Group Page 1 Honolulu Rail Transit Project April 2014 developed and refined as part of the Project Final EIS, and provide a major basis for each bus/rail integration plan. x Review information from the Station Access and Modal Interface Report (August 2011), which provided recommendations for phasing of bus/rail integration elements and other items. x Prepare base maps showing the road network in station areas and the location of station entrances, bicycle parking, and, for some stations, park-