Seatac APM Executive Summary
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SeaTac People Mover Study Final Report Prepared by 'BRill BRW, Inc. In Association with Bruce C. Allen & Associates, Inc. Berk & Associates, Inc. Decision Economincs, Inc. Inca Engineers KJS Associates, Inc. William A. Wilde Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Partnership February 1992 SEATAC PEOPLE MOVER STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE William R. Eager Christina T. Deffebach Project Manager and Capital Project Coordinator Steering Committee Chairman Metro IDA, Inc. 821 Second Avenue, MS 151 615 Second Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104 Seattle, WA 98104 684-1646 682-4750 David A. Cantey Michael Knapp Community Development Supervisor . Director of Planning/Community Dev. City of SeaTac City of SeaTac 19215 28th Avenue South 19215 28th Avenue South SeaTac, WA 98188 SeaTac, WA 98188 878-9100 878-9100 Dennis Olson Lisa Holliday Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines 19300 Pacific Highway South 19300 Pacific Highway South Seattle, WA 98188 Seattle, WA 98188 431-7236 431-7236 Burr Stewart Roy Moore Aviation Planning R & S Consultants Port of Seattle 19215 28th Avenue South Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, WA 98188 P.O. Box 68727 824-0113 Seattle, WA 98168 433-4633 Tack McCullough Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe Ms. Gerry HeckendOrn-Poor 6100 Columbia Seafirst Center Planner II Seattle, WA 98104 Port of Seattle 447-0900 Seattle...,Tacoma International Airport P.O. Box 68727 Tom Dantzler Seattle, WA 98168 Equitable Capital Group, Inc. 248-6866 19550 Pacific Highway South, #200 Seattle, WA 98188 Dan Burke 824-3160 King County King County Administration Building Liz Sroufe 500 Fourth Avenue, Room 976 Equitable Capital Group, Inc. Seattle, WA 98104 19550 Pacific Highway South, #200 296-6531 Seattle, WA 98188 824-3160 Steve Lindberg SeaTac Red Lion Hotel The Honorable Leo Thorsness 18740 Pacific Highway South Washington State Senate Seattle, WA 98188 Eleventh Legislative District 246-8600 212 Wells Street Renton, WA 98057 Robert W, Southall 786-7616/0Iympia General Manager 277-7104/Renton Seattle Airport Hilton 17620 Pacific Highway South Tohn Basic Seattle. WA 98188 The Boeing Comuanv :-i4-..;.KOO PO. Box 3999, MS 9P-·'H Seattle, W A 98124 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose Of The Study ....................................... ... .. .. E-1 Study Area Characteristics ........................................ .. E-1 Technologies and Alternatives Considered E-5 Preferred Alternative ............................................ .. E-6 PRT System Component ... .. E-8 Evaluation Summary ........................................... .. E-15 Baseline Transportation Improvements ............................... .. E-18 GRT Shuttle Component ........................................ .. E-19 Financing the Improvements and Operation E-20 Implementation Strategy E-22 INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND AND "MISSIONS" . 1-1 1.1 PROJECT MISSIONS . 1-1 1.2 STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS . 1-7 1.3 PEOPLE MOVER TRIP-MAKING POTENTIAL . 1-29 2.0 SEATAC PEOPLE MOVER TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT . 2-1 2.1 OVERVIEW . 2-1 2.2 BUS TECHNOLOGY . 2-9 2.3 PRT TECHNOLOGY . 2-13 2.4 GRT TECHNOLOGY . 2-23 2.5 SUMMARY . 2-27 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES . 3-1 3.1 BASE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS . 3-1 3.2 BUS ' '.' . 3-18 3.3 PRT . 3-22 3.4 GRT . 3-50 Table of Contents Continued Section 4.0 PATRONAGE ESTIMATES 4-1 4.1 FORECASTING APPROACH .. ......................... .. 4-1 4.2 REFINEMENT OF BASIC LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS 4-5 4.3 REFINEMENT OF PEOPLE MOVER TRIP FACTORS. ........ .. 4-6 4.4 SUMMARY OF BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 4-12 4.5 PATRONAGE FORECASTS 4-14 4.6 CONCLUSIONS 4-28 5.0 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION. .................................. .. 5-1 5.2 ASSUMPTIONS GUIDING THE ANALYSIS. ............... .. 5-2 5.3 LITERATURE REVIEW AND COMPARATIVE SURVEY. ...... .. 5-3 5.4 BASELINE ACCESS, AND TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING COSTS ............... .. ............. .. 5-7 5.5 ECONOMIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS CRITERIA 5-12 5.6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEMS 5-13 . 5.7 BENEFIT ASSESSMENT 5-22 5.8 ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND COSTS TO MUNICIPAL PARTICIPANTS 5-24 5.9 CONCLUSIONS : 5-25 6.0 EVALUATION. ......................................... .. 6-1 6.1 CAPITAL COST '. .............. .. 6-1 6.2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST ................. .. 6-11 6.3 RIDERSHIP. ...................................... .. 6-14 6.4 REVENUE SOURCES 6-16 6.5 GRT REMOTE PARKING SHUTTLE CONSIDERATIONS 6-18 6.6 HCT RAIL STATION TO AIRPORT TERMINAL CONNECTION 6-21 6.7 EVALUATION SUMMARY 6-22 6.8 PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 6-25 7.0 FINANCING ANALYSIS 7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION. .................................. .. 7-1 7.2 BACKGROUND. .. ................................. .. 7-1 7.3 POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES. ...................... .. 7-2 7.4 CONCLUSION. ..................................... .. 18 11 Table of Contents Continued Section 8.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 8-1 8.1 NEXT STEPS IN THE PROGRAM. ...................... .. 8-1 8.2 PHASING OF PRT 8-9 8.3 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRT COMPONENT ,.... .. 8-11 8.4 TURNKEY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 8-19 8.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM COMPONENTS - STAGE I 8-19 8.6 CONTINGENCY ACTIONS 8-21 APPENDIX A- Background Data Summary APPENDIX B - Supplemental GRT Analyses APPENDIX C - Supplemental Patronage/Ridership Tables APPENDIX D - Selected References to Articles on Economic Impacts of Rail Transit APPENDIX E - Interviews Conducted for Economic Analysis APPENDIX F - Project Staff III LIST OF FIGURES Figure Figure E-1 - Composite of Possible Study Area Trip Generators 3 Figure E-2 - Concept of Future SeaTac Internal Travel Patterns. ............... .. 4 Figure E-3 - Technologies and Alternatives 7 Figure E-4 - Potential Alternative for Comparative Evaluation . .. 10 Figure E-5 - Concepts of PRT Station Locations in Sea-Tac ................. .. 11 Figure E-6 - Implementation Schedule for Chicago RTA PRT System Demo. ..... .. 16 Figure E-7 - "Reduced" PRT System with GRT Shuttle .21 Figure E-8 - Overview of Major Work Tasks 24 Figure E-9 - Relationship of Governance Plan ........................... .. 29 Figure 1-1 - Project Study Area Limits 1-2 Figure 1-2 - Future SeaTac Internal Travel Patterns ...................... .. 1-5 Figure 1-3 - Proposed Metro Rail Alternative .... ...................... .. 1-8 Figure 1-4 - Proposed Metro Transitway Alternative 1-9 Figure 1-5 - Existing Metro Bus Routes .............................. .. 1-11 Figure 1-6 - Airport Parking ...................................... .. 1-12 Figure 1-7 - Rental Car Locations .................................. .. 1-16 Figure 1-8 - Hotel/Motel Locations 1-18 Figure 1-9 - Existing Land Use .................................... .. 1-12 Figure 1-10 - Proposed Development 1-23 Figure 1-11 - Existing Traffic ..................................... .. 1-24 Figure 1-12 - Potential Roadway ImprovementslProjected Traffic. ............ .. 1-26 Figure 1-13 - Major Employment Centers ............................. .. 1-27 Figure 1-14 - Environmentally Sensitive Sites .......................... .. 1-28 Figure 1-15 - SeaTac Development Patterns 1-30 Figure 1-16 - TransportationlDevelopment Interfaces 1-31 Figure 1-17 - Composite of Possible Study Area Trip Generators ............. .. 1-32 Figure 1-18 - People Mover Trip Generation Potential 1-33 Figure 2-1 - Technology Alternatives ................................ .. 2-8 Figure 2-2 - PRT Alternative Guideway Configuration .................... .. 2-15 Figure 2-3 -PRT Alternative Station Details 2-16 Figure 2-4 - PRT Alternative Guideway and Station Requirements ............ .. 2-17 Figure 2-5 - Implementation Schedule for Chicago RTA PRT System Demonstration . 2-24 IV Figures Continued Figure Figure 3-1 - Current Plan for Sea-Tac 3rd Floor Plaza . 3-3 Figure 3-2 - Shuttle Terminal Concepts . 3-4 Figure 3-3 - Shuttle Terminal Concepts . 3-5 Figure 3-4 - Suggested Diamond Lane Locations .......................... 3-7 Figure 3-5 - Possible Queue Bypass and Urban Design Treatments . 3-8 Figure 3-6 - Possible Queue Bypass Treatments . 3-9 Figure 3-6a - Left Turns from Right Lane Examples . 3-10 Figure 3-7 - Possible Queue Bypass and Urban Design Treatments . 3-12 Figure 3-8 - Possible Queue Bypass Treatments . 3-13 Figure 3-9 - International Boulevard Typical Section . 3-15 Figure 3-10 - International Boulevard Urban Design & HOV Treatment . 3-16 Figure 3-11 - International Boulevard Urban Design & HOV Treatment . 3-17 Figure 3-12 - Fixed Route Bus Alternative Definition . 3-19 Figure 3-13 - Aerial - PRT Conceptual Alignment Definition . 3-24 Figure 3-14 - PRT Urban Design Framework Linkage Forecourt . 3-25 Figure 3-15 - PRT Urban Design Framework Linkage Development . 3-26 Figure 3-16 - PRT Urban Design Framework Nodal Development . 3-28 Figure 3-17 - PRT Urban Design Framework Crossroads Development . 3-29 Figure 3-18 - PRT Guideway Concepts . 3-30 Figure 3-19 - PRT Guideway Trellis Concept Components . 3-31 Figure 3-20 - International Boulevard Typical Section After PRT . 3-32 Figure 3-21 - Typical View of PRT along International Boulevard . 3-33 Figure 3-22 - Typical PRT Station Interface with Red Lion Hotel . 3-35 Figure 3-23 - Alternative PRT Station Interface with Red Lion Hotel . 3-36 Figure 3-24 - PRT View at Red Lion Hotel . 3-37 Figure 3-25 - Option 1 PRT Station at Airport Terminal . 3-39 Figure 3-26 - Option 1 PRT View at Airport Terminal . 3-40 Figure 3-27 - Option 2 PRT Station at Airport Parking Structure . 3-41 Figure 3-28 - Option 2 PRT View at Airport Parking Structure . 3-42 Figure 3-29 - PRT/HCT Transfer Station Options . 3-44 Figure 3-30