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CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS This chapter describes existing and projected future transportation conditions in the project area. It includes the following four sections: 1) transit, 2) vehicular traffic, 3) non-motorized traffic, and 4) parking. The transit section describes current and future rail and bus services and patronage. The vehicular traffic section describes the existing and future street and highway system in the corridor. The non-motorized traffic section focuses on existing pedestrian/bicycle traffic patterns, and future pedestrian walkways, bike paths, and attractors. The parking section describes existing parking amounts, locations, accessibility, and future needs. The information provides a baseline to assess the level of impact to existing transit services for each of the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project (Terminal/Extension Project) alternatives. Existing rail transit and bus service in and around the Terminal/Extension Project study area and planned future rail and bus service are described. See Figure 3-1 for a map illustrating the transit network in the study area. 3.1 TRANSIT 3.1.1 EXISTING RAIL TRANSIT SERVICES Caltrain, BART, and Muni Metro provide rail service in the study area. Service consists of commuter rail, heavy rail, light rail transit, and historic streetcar trolleys. BART and Muni Metro serve the Market Street subway located along the north edge of the study area. Caltrain provides passenger rail service from the south bay to the San Francisco terminal at Fourth and Townsend Streets. Figure 3-1 shows the rail transit network in the study area. 3.1.1.1 Caltrain Caltrain provides commuter rail service between Santa Clara County and San Francisco. The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), a joint powers agency consisting of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, operates the service. The 77-mile rail line serves 34 stations. The San Francisco terminal at Fourth and Townsend Streets is approximately 1.3 miles from the Transbay Terminal at Mission and First Streets. On weekends and during off-peak hours, the main southern terminal is the Tamien Station in San Jose, which provides a connection with the Santa Clara County light rail system. Of the 80 one-way weekday train trips on Caltrain, five morning trips originate and five evening trips terminate at the Gilroy Station. Figure 3.1-1 shows the Caltrain corridor and stations. Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension / Redevelopment Project EIS/EIR 3-1 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS Figure 3-1: Existing Transit Network in the Study Area 3-2 San Francisco Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension EIS/EIR CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS Figure 3.1-1: Caltrain Corridor with 34 Stations Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension / Redevelopment Project EIS/EIR 3-3 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS At the Fourth and Townsend Station, Caltrain connects with the Muni N-Judah light rail and nine Muni bus lines. The station is also served by an Amtrak bus connection to the Amtrak rail station in Emeryville. Connections with SamTrans are not provided at Fourth and Townsend but are available at 11 South Bay train stations (or within one block of these stations). Connections with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus lines are available at 15 South Bay Caltrain stations. Currently there is no direct connection between Caltrain and BART. Table 3.1-1 summarizes Muni, SamTrans, and VTA connecting bus services at Caltrain Stations. Table 3.1-2 details Muni service at the Fourth and Townsend Station. Table 3.1-1 Connecting Bus Service at Caltrain Stations Caltrain Feeder Bus Service Fourth & Townsend Muni 10, 15, 30, 38L, 45, 47, 80x, 81x, 82x, N-Judah Light Rail 22nd Street Muni 48 Paul Avenue Muni 29 Bayshore Muni 9, 9X, 15, 56; SamTrans 292 South San Francisco SamTrans 130, 131, 32, 34, 292 San Bruno SamTrans 40, 41 Millbrae SamTrans MX, 242, 390, 391 Broadway SamTrans 292; Burlingame Free Bee Burlingame SamTrans 292; Burlingame Free Bee San Mateo SamTrans TX, 250, 292, 295 Hayward Park Shelter only; no ticket sales Bay Meadows Race days only Hillsdale SamTrans KX, TX, 250, 262, 390, 391, 292, 294, 295 Belmont SamTrans KX, PX, TX, 260, 262, 390 San Carlos SamTrans KX, PX, TX, 261, 390 Redwood City SamTrans KX, PX, RX, 270, 271, 390, 391 Atherton Shelter only; no ticket sales Menlo Park SamTrans KX, RX, 390, 295, 296 Palo Alto SamTrans KX, PX, RX, 280, 281, 282, 390, 391; SCVTA 22, 35, 86, 300 Stanford Football days only California Avenue SCVTA 24, 88, Marguerite Shuttle San Antonio SCVTA 32, 35, 50, 86 Mountain View SCVTA 20, 50, 51, 52, 145, 304, 304A Sunnyvale SCVTA 32, 53, 54, 55, 56, 140, 26 (Weekends) Lawrence SCVTA 41, 43, 145, 304A Santa Clara SCVTA 10, 22, 32, 34, 44, 60, 300, 304A College Park SCVTA 36, 62 San Jose SCVTA 11, 22, 63, 64, 65, 68, 180, 300, 304A, Hwy. 17 Tamien SCVTA 25, 67, 82, Light Rail Capitol SCVTA 66, 68, 304, 304-A Blossom Hill SCVTA 67 Morgan Hill SCVTA 14, 15, 521 San Martin SCVTA 18, 18A, 19, 68, 521 Gilroy SCVTA 18, 18A, 19, 68, 521 Source: Muni, SamTrans, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Nelson/Nygaard, 2002. 3-4 San Francisco Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension EIS/EIR CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS Table 3.1-2 Muni Service at the Fourth and Townsend Caltrain Station Typical Headways in Minutes Average Estimated Typical Weekday Weekday Sat. Sun. Weekday Weekday Bus Line Hours of Operation Route Boardings and Peak Base Eve. Base Base Passengers Alightings at the Caltrain Station 10-Townsend 5:30 AM - 1:20 AM 10 12 15 12 12 N/A N/A 15-Third Street 4:45 AM - 1:30 AM 5-10 10 15 10 10 27,735 1,623 30-Stockton 5:00 AM - 2:00 AM 4-5 5-10 8-10 6 5-10 26,428 3,071 45-Union/Stockton 5:30 AM - 2:00 AM 6-9 6 15-17 12 15 19,344 2,252 47- Van Ness 6:00 AM - 1:15 AM 6-7 7-8 12-15 7-8 7-8 N/A N/A Daytime Sundays 76 - Marin Headlands - - - 60 60 N/A N/A Only 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM; 80x- Caltrain Express 6-10 - - - - 526 756 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM 6:15 AM - 9:30 AM; 81x- Caltrain Express 5-30 - - - - 718 843 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM 82x- Presidio & 6:15 AM -9:15 AM; 20-30 - - - - 711 477 Wharves Express 3:30 PM - 6:40 PM N-Judah Light Rail 5:00 AM - 1:45 AM 8 10 12 10 12 39,051 3,455 Notes: Service on the 10-Townsend and 47-Van Ness Lines began on June 9, 2000. Estimated boardings and alightings on the N- Judah refer only to the peak period (6 AM -9 AM and 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM) rather than a full day of service. Sources: Muni published schedules, February 2001; Muni Monitoring Data, FY 99 - 00 Weekday Caltrain service is a combination of express and local service. Weekday service hours are from 4:30 a.m. to midnight. Saturday service operates from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Sunday service operates from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Frequencies during the weekday peak period vary between five and 30 minutes. During the midday, trains run every 30 minutes. During evenings, trains run every 60 minutes. On weekends, trains run every 60 to 120 minutes. Caltrain’s fares are based upon travel zones that were adjusted July 1, 1998. The system is divided into nine fare zones. One-way adult fares vary from $1.25 for travel within one zone to $6.25 for traveling the entire length of the 77-mile corridor. Disabled patrons and seniors ride for approximately half the regular one-way adult fare. Children under five ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. Children between five and 11 years ride for approximately half the adult fare. A monthly ticket is available for unlimited rides between a specified number of zones. On weekends and holidays, the monthly ticket is valid for travel between all zones served by Caltrain. A Caltrain monthly ticket valid for two or more zones is good as local fare credit on all SamTrans and VTA buses. Discount monthly tickets are available to persons 17 years old and younger with a valid ID, seniors, disabled patrons or high school students older than 17. One-way weekday discount tickets are 25 percent off the regular fare and valid only on weekday trains that are scheduled to start their runs at San Jose or San Francisco stations between the morning and afternoon peaks. Ten-ride tickets and weekend passes are also available for purchase. Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension / Redevelopment Project EIS/EIR 3-5 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS Weekday Caltrain ridership in February 2001 is estimated at 35,609 passengers with almost 20 percent of the daily passengers boarding at the San Francisco Fourth and Townsend Station. During the morning peak, 27 percent of the passengers exit at the San Francisco terminus. During the afternoon peak, 39 percent of the passengers exit at Caltrain stops in San Mateo County and 44 percent exit at stops in Santa Clara County.1 Table 3.1-3 shows the weekday boardings and alightings at Caltrain stations. 3.1.1.2 BART BART provides heavy rail passenger service in the metropolitan Bay Area. The grade-separated service operates at high speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. BART currently has five operating lines: Pittsburg/Bay Point–Colma, Fremont–Daly City, Richmond–Daly City/Colma, Fremont– Richmond, and Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City.