GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 2017 Campus Plan Comprehensive Transportation Review
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 2017 Campus Plan Comprehensive Transportation Review October 2016 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia Case No. 16-18 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia CASE NO.16-18 DeletedEXHIBIT NO.33 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION ______________________________________________________________ 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 Study Scope .............................................................................................................................. 4 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES _______________________________________ 5 Roadway Network ..................................................................................................................... 5 Table 1: Roadway Segment Details ........................................................................ 5 Existing Multi‐Modal Transportation Facilities and Services .................................................... 6 Georgetown University Transportation System (GUTS) ..................................................... 6 Table 2: GUTS Headways (in minutes) ................................................................... 7 Georgetown University Student Late Night Shuttle Loops ................................................. 7 Georgetown University SafeRides ...................................................................................... 8 Uber Pilot Program ............................................................................................................. 8 Metrorail ............................................................................................................................. 8 Table 3: Metrorail Headways (in minutes) ............................................................. 9 Metrobus and DC Circulator ............................................................................................... 9 Table 4: Metrobus and DC Circulator Headways (in minutes) ............................. 10 Car‐sharing Services .......................................................................................................... 11 Capital Bikeshare............................................................................................................... 12 Chart 1: Bikeshare Trips by Station (September 2014 – March 2016) ................. 13 Chart 2: Capital Bikeshare Usage – 37th/O Street Station ................................... 13 Bicycle Facilities ................................................................................................................ 14 Pedestrian Facilities .......................................................................................................... 14 Future Multi‐Modal Transportation Facilities and Services ................................................... 15 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 15 Bicycle Facilities ................................................................................................................ 15 Pedestrian Facilities .......................................................................................................... 16 Transit Facilities ................................................................................................................ 16 Union Station – Georgetown Streetcar Line ............................................................... 17 Southwest Waterfront – Georgetown Metrorail Line ................................................ 17 Rosslyn – Georgetown Gondola ................................................................................. 17 EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS _______________________________________________ 18 Traffic Volumes ....................................................................................................................... 18 Capacity Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 19 Table 5: Level of Service Summary – Existing and Background Conditions ......... 20 Queue Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 25 Table 6: Synchro 95th Percentile Queue Summary (in feet) Existing and Background Conditions ................................................................ 26 Safety Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 31 Table 7: Crash Data Summary .............................................................................. 31 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Reservoir Road/39th Street ......................................................................................... 32 Reservoir Road/38th Street/Gate 1 ............................................................................. 32 M Street/Whitehurst Freeway .................................................................................... 32 M Street/34th Street .................................................................................................. 32 M Street/33rd Street .................................................................................................. 33 M Street/Wisconsin Avenue ....................................................................................... 33 Prospect Street/37th Street ......................................................................................... 33 FUTURE BACKGROUND CONDITIONS ____________________________________________ 34 Traffic Volumes ....................................................................................................................... 34 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 34 Regional Growth ............................................................................................................... 34 Pipeline Developments ..................................................................................................... 34 Background Forecasts ....................................................................................................... 35 Background Roadway Network .............................................................................................. 35 Capacity Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 36 Queue Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 37 CAMPUS ANALYSIS ___________________________________________________________ 38 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 38 Parking .................................................................................................................................... 39 On‐Campus Parking ........................................................................................................... 39 Table 8: Existing On‐Campus Parking Inventory .................................................. 39 Table 9: Proposed Parking Supply ........................................................................ 40 Reservoir Road Parking ..................................................................................................... 41 Chart 3: On‐Street Parking Occupancy on Reservoir Road By Time of Day .................................................................................................. 41 Loading ............................................................................................................................... 42 University Loading ............................................................................................................ 42 Table 10: Summary of Delivery Demand – University .......................................... 44 Hospital Loading ................................................................................................................ 44 Table 11: Summary of Delivery Demand – Hospital ............................................ 45 Site Access and Circulation ..................................................................................................... 46 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 46 Vehicular Access ............................................................................................................... 46 GUTS Access ...................................................................................................................... 47 Campus Pedestrian/Bicycle Network ............................................................................... 47 Campus Bicycling Services and Infrastructure .................................................................. 48 Table 12: Bicycle Parking Occupancy Summary ................................................... 50 Trip Generation Analysis ......................................................................................................... 52 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 52 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Existing Trips 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