Radnor Station Connectivity 2 Figure A: Map of Study Area Recommendations

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Contents

Executive Summary ...... 1

Chapter 1: Introduction ...... 5 Project Overview and Purpose ...... 6 Previous Recommendations ...... 6

Chapter 2: Existing Conditions ...... 9 Transit Options in Radnor ...... 10 Parking and Shuttles ...... 16 Roadway and Walking Conditions ...... 18 Conclusion ...... 19

Chapter 3: Transfer Demand Assessment ...... 21 Existing Transfers ...... 22 Potential Transfers for Existing Trips ...... 24 Conclusion ...... 31

Chapter 4: Recommendations ...... 33 Short-Term (1-5 years) ...... 36 Medium-Term (5-10 years) ...... 38 Long-Term (10 years+) ...... 40

Chapter 5: Conclusion ...... 43

i List of Figures

Figure A: Map of Study Area Recommendations ...... 3 Figure 1.1: Map of Radnor Sub-Area Recommendations from US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Corridor Study: Creating Linkages and Connecting Communities ...... 7 Figure 2.1: Regional Study Area (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014) ...... 10 Figure 2.2: Local Study Area ...... 12 Figure 2.3: Rail Transit Vehicle Volumes (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014)...... 13 Figure 2.4: Bus Transit Vehicle Volumes (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014) ...... 14 Figure 2.5: Parking Conditions Observed in the Study Area ...... 16 Figure 2.6: Popular Pedestrian Paths Observed in the Study Area ...... 18 Figure 3.1: Transit Competitiveness Index ...... 25 Figure 3.2: Total Households by Municipality ...... 26 Figure 3.3: Activity Centers ...... 27 Figure 3.4: Journey-to-Work Flows ...... 28 Figure 3.5: Station Shed Inventory for Radnor NHSL and Regional Rail Stations ...... 29 Figure 4.1: Conceptual Bus Stop and Sidewalk Improvements at Radnor Financial Center ...... 35 Figure 4.2: Conceptual Bus Shelter near NHSL Station and Transfer Route Wayfinding ...... 37 Figure 4.3: Conceptual Pedestrian Path with Transfer Route through Radnor Financial Center Parking Lot ...... 39 Figure 4.4: Conceptual Pedestrian Connection from NHSL Station to Radnor Township Trail ...... 41 Figure 5.1: Map of Study Area Recommendations ...... 44

ii List of Tables

Table 2.1: Total Weekday Ridership by Mode in the Study Area ...... 11 Table 2.2: Travel Time by Origin and Destination Pair (AM Peak) ...... 11 Table 2.3: Transit Headways and Availability ...... 15 Table 2.4: Parking Capacity and Utilization ...... 17 Table 3.1: Transfers Between Regional Rail and NHSL Stations in 2013 Base Year ...... 23 Table 3.2: Most Transit-Competitive Origin-Destination Pairs ...... 24 Table 3.3 Transfers Between Regional Rail and NHSL Stations in 2040 Model Year...... 30

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Executive Summary The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Regional Transfer Demand Assessment: • Wayfinding: Better signage, maps, and Commission (DVRPC) evaluated the pavement treatments can be installed feasibility and benefits of consolidating two • Transit travel times are generally not in the short-term (1-5 years), while Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation competitive with driving, particularly in formalized shortcuts and real-time arrival Authority (SEPTA) rail stations to improve a region where walking and biking to information can be implemented in the the connection between the Paoli/Thorndale stations is difficult, and an easier transfer medium-term (5-10 years). Regional Rail Line and the Norristown High- in Radnor would not benefit potential • Facilities: Upgrades can be made Speed Line (NHSL) in Radnor Township, passengers enough to rival driving times. in the short-term to increase comfort Delaware County. The project team concluded • Passengers living near either of the rail and access to transit by creating that current demand for transfers between the lines can drive to the Radnor stations, bicycle parking and improving bus two rail stations is too low and future demand find available parking at a low cost, and stop amenities. Over the medium-term, too uncertain to justify the high capital cost of begin their transit trip there, rather than more complete, accessible, and safe station consolidation. beginning their journey nearer to their pedestrian infrastructure can be installed. home and transferring in Radnor. Results of observations, analysis, and These lower-cost improvements present modeling include the following main findings at • The majority of commuters’ trips in the SEPTA with an opportunity to increase the local and regional levels. area, as determined by the locations of connectivity by helping passengers better major employers and journey-to-work navigate between these two rail stations, as Local Transfer Demand Assessment: travel flows, do not align with trips that well as to the local bus service and planned would include a transfer in Radnor trail extension. Increased connectivity provides • Few passengers currently make transfers Township. passengers with higher mobility, thereby between the two stations, and there is no increasing the overall flexibility of the existing network wayfinding or local signage to Based on the low demand for transfers, the network. encourage it. project team recommends improvements • The stations are connected by a sidewalk that are inexpensive but impactful and create In the long-term (10 years+), station along King of Prussia Road, but that path a more perceptible and distinct connection consolidation should be revisited, particularly is indirect and with changes in elevation. between the two Radnor stations for once any resulting effects to transfer demand This leads passengers who do transfer to passengers who walk or bike to or between due to SEPTA’s anticipated extension of the cut across the Radnor Financial Center the stations. These recommendations are NHSL, the King of Prussia Rail Project, can be parking lot. distinguished between improvements to properly assessed. wayfinding and improvements to facilities, which are shown in Figure A.

Radnor Station Connectivity 2 Figure A: Map of Study Area Recommendations

0 75 150 Radnor Station Regional Rail Feet

Source: DVRPC.

A1 Figure 4.3 | p. 39

King of Prussia Rd

Radnor Chester Rd Figure 4.1 | p. 35 Recommended Improvements

A1 A2 Station area bicycle parking and transfer information

B Wayfinding treatment along path between stations Radnor Station Norristown High Speed Line C Radnor Township Trail

D High visibility crosswalk with ADA-compliant curb ramps A2 E Bus shelter with seating and informational signage

F Planted and painted medians E

G High visibility crosswalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps Figure 4.2 p. 37 F | Improvements rendered in Chapter 4 figures Figure 4.4 | p. 41 Pavement and sidewalk wayfinding marking G

Source: DVRPC, 2017

3 Executive Summary

Chapter 1 Introduction Project Overview and Purpose 3. Would the extension of the NHSL to King of Prussia substantially increase the likely SEPTA and the Delaware County Planning demand for transfers between the two Department asked DVRPC to determine if stations? there is a demand for a consolidated Radnor Regional Rail and NHSL station, and if so, if Previous Recommendations consolidation is feasible. Station consolidation would reduce the time and difficulty of This is an area which has been studied transferring, thereby improving the transit by DVRPC before and some of the network’s efficiency, versatility, and reach. recommendations in this report have been identified in earlier studies. The most directly Additionally, SEPTA is currently conducting an applicable study is explained below. “Alternatives Analysis and Draft Environmental Radnor Station served by the Paoli/Thorndale Line Impact Statement” for the King of Prussia US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Corridor Regional Rail. Rail Project that will extend the NHSL to King Study: Creating Linkages and Source: DVRPC, 2016 of Prussia. This will increase the number of Connecting Communities destinations accessible via the NHSL and In 2011, DVRPC published a report discussing other regional transit lines. land use, and pedestrian and transit improvements along the US 30 corridor. The The Radnor Station Connectivity project study area included parts of Radnor Township explores near-term, low and high cost and this plan’s study area. Recommendations approaches to help improve the connection from the 2011 study were based on similar between the stations. To determine if, and principles and strategies as this report, what, additional investment can and should be and are outlined in detail in its Chapter made by SEPTA and local governments, the 4: Recommendations. Figure 1.1 shows DVRPC project team analyzed the following recommendations from the US 30 study that questions. would most impact the study area of this plan. Shared recommendations between the two 1. Are there currently transfers being made projects include improved wayfinding and between the two Radnor stations? safer pedestrian access and crossings. Radnor Station served by the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL). 2. If a transfer between these two stations Source: DVRPC, 2016 were easier, is there likely demand for additional transfers?

Radnor Station Connectivity 6 Figure 1.1: Map of Radnor Sub-Area Recommendations from US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Corridor Study: Creating Linkages and Connecting Communities

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7 Introduction

Chapter 2 Existing Conditions Transit Options in Radnor Figure 2.1: Regional Study Area (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014) The availability of facilities such as convenient regional transit, major thoroughfares and M o n t g o m e r y expressways, and multi-use trails make Norristown Radnor Township an attractive place to live Norristown Transportation Center UPPER Bridgeport and work. MERION Bridgeport 1st and Moore 1st Ave East DeKalb Street C h e s t e r Court Henderson Rd Mall Blvd North Hughes Park Regional Connections Gulph Mills TREDYFFRIN Radnor Station Regional Rail Figure 2.1 shows the regional public transit Matsonford EAST Strafford Berwyn County Radnor Station network for Radnor Township and surrounding WHITELAND Devon Paoli Wayne Line Norristown High Speed Line Malvern municipalities in Delaware, Chester, and WEST Daylesford St. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Villanova Rosemont Malvern Stadium LOWER RADNOR Montgomery counties. The SEPTA Paoli/ EAST CALN Exton Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr MERION EASTTOWN Roberts Road Haverford Thorndale Regional Rail Line provides service Bryn Mawr Ardmore Narberth CALN Downingtown Whitford Haverford SEPTA Route 105/106 Narberth between Philadelphia (and other connecting WILLISTOWN Ardmore Avenue Merion Downingtown Wynnewood Ardmore Junction Regional Rail lines) and the Thorndale Thorndale Wynnewood Road Beechwood-Brookline Overbrook station located in Caln Township. Amtrak EAST HAVERFORD Penfield BRADFORD Township Line Road train service is also provided at 30th Street Parkview 69th Street UPPER Terminal Station (Philadelphia), Ardmore, Exton, and DARBY

Paoli stations, each located along the Paoli/ D e l a w a r e Thorndale Line, connecting to the Northeast Corridor and to Harrisburg. Study Area Municipality SEPTA Bus Route 105/106 SEPTA Bus Routes 105 and 106 are also Regional Rail Station KOP Rail Extension Station NHSL Station KOP Recommended Locally shown in Figure 2.1. These routes previously Preferred Alternative 0 1 2 Regional Rail operated between 69th Street Transportation Miles NHSL Rail Center and Paoli, serving the Radnor NHSL Sources: DVRPC, SEPTA. and Regional Rail stations. As of June 20, 2016, Route 105 was truncated to terminate The change enabled several improvements service in the afternoon rush hour between at Rosemont Station, ending the duplicative to bus service along the Lancaster Avenue 69th Street Transportation Center and the service with Route 106 to Paoli. Because of corridor. SEPTA was able to provide more intersection of Lancaster Avenue and Station this change, the only SEPTA bus service to trips to Paoli on Route 106 with weekday Street in Ardmore. At the same time, SEPTA Radnor is now Route 106. rush hour headways of 30 minutes and extra provided hourly service on Route 106 during

Radnor Station Connectivity 10 midday hours and on Saturdays. SEPTA Table 2.1: Total Weekday Ridership by Mode in the Study Area coordinated schedules between Routes 105 Mode and 106 in Ardmore for passengers continuing toward Paoli to allow for easy connections NHSL Regional Rail Bus Route 106 (Stop at King (Radnor Station) (Radnor Station) of Prussia Road and NHSL) between the two routes. Ridership (boards and alights) 706 1240 96 Also included in Figure 2.1 is the proposed Source: SEPTA, Spring 2014 extension of the NHSL as part of the King of Prussia Rail Project, which is shown in blue. Table 2.2: Travel Time by Origin and Destination Pair (AM Peak) The preferred alternative for the extension Travel Time includes five additional stations, terminating in Mode Origin Destination (minutes) King of Prussia. This new service will create additional options for passengers traveling to NHSL Norristown Transportation Center Radnor 9-10 and from King of Prussia, which is considered Radnor Norristown Transportation Center 10-12 in Chapter 3: Transfer Demand Assessment. Radnor 69th Street Transportation Center* 15-22 69th Street Transportation Center* Radnor 10-17 Table 2.1 shows the total average weekday transit ridership by mode, which is highest on Regional Rail Thorndale Radnor 35 the Regional Rail with 1240 boards and alights Radnor Thorndale 41 (at Radnor Regional Rail Station). Whereas Radnor Suburban Station 32 the NHSL has 706 (at Radnor NHSL Station) and Route 106 has 96 (at the bus stop by Suburban Station Radnor 40 the corner of King of Prussia Road and the Bus Paoli Radnor 24-25 entrance to the NHSL). Table 2.2 shows how Radnor Paoli 24-25 trip times vary during the morning commute, from the study area to regional destinations. Radnor 69th Street Transportation Center* 20-32 The origins and destinations (except for 69th Street Transportation Center* Radnor 28-39

Suburban Station) are shown on the map in *69th Street Transportation Center is an additional 15 minutes from Center City by the MFL. Figure 2.1. Source: Google Maps, 2016

11 Existing Conditions Local Transit Access Figure 2.2: Local Study Area Figure 2.2 illustrates the local study area. The Radnor Corporate Center map shows each station and the bus stops, Mastonford Rd Centennial Dr 0 0.02 0.04 as well as destinations that are accessible via Radnor Miles Memorial Park SEPTA services, including large employers, Source: DVRPC. such as Penn Medicine at Radnor. Archbishop John Carroll HS

Transit Vehicle Volumes Belrose Ln

Transit vehicle volumes, or the number of Radnor Station Regional Rail vehicles that serve a station in a standard weekday, are shown in Figures 2.3 and 2.4. The color and thickness of the line indicates the number of vehicles in a 24-hour period, with green being the highest and red the lowest. Figure 2.3 illustrates the transit vehicle Radnor Financial Center volumes for the NHSL and Paoli/Thorndale King of Prussia Rd lines, and highlights where there is more service. Between the two rail lines, the NHSL SEPTA Route 106 runs higher transit vehicle volumes through Penn Medicine Radnor Township. at Radnor Radnor Racquet Club Radnor Station Radnor Norristown High Dialysis Speed Line The Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail runs three Radnor Chester Rd different service patterns, a local, and two express variations. The red line between

Malvern and Thorndale illustrates that this Bus Stop section of the corridor has the lowest number SEPTA Route 106 of vehicles serving it per day.

Radnor Station Connectivity 12 Figure 2.3: Rail Transit Vehicle Volumes (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014) Improvements at NHSL Radnor Station

M o n t g o m e r y SEPTA made a series of improvements to

Norristown NHSL Radnor Station from 2015 to 2016 Norristown Transportation Center UPPER to address safety and comfort concerns for Bridgeport MERION Bridgeport transit customers. These included: 1st and Moore 1st Ave East DeKalb Street C h e s t e r Court Henderson Rd Mall Blvd North Hughes Park • Repairs made to the station platforms Gulph Mills TREDYFFRIN Radnor Station Regional Rail and stairs. Matsonford EAST Strafford Berwyn County Radnor Station WHITELAND Devon Paoli Wayne Line Norristown High • Installing new guardrails and handrails. Speed Line Malvern WEST Daylesford St. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Villanova Rosemont Malvern Stadium LOWER • The shelters were upgraded with new RADNOR EAST CALN Exton Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr MERION EASTTOWN Roberts Road Haverford paint, glass block windows, and roofing. Bryn Mawr Ardmore Narberth Downingtown CALN Whitford Haverford Narberth WILLISTOWN Ardmore Avenue Merion Downingtown Wynnewood • New furniture and signage were added. Ardmore Junction Thorndale Wynnewood Road Beechwood-Brookline Overbrook • Station lighting was upgraded. EAST HAVERFORD Penfield BRADFORD Township Line Road Parkview • Station landscaping was upgraded. 69th Street UPPER Terminal DARBY

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24-hour Transit Vehicle Volumes Less than 45 45 - 74 75 - 160 0 1 2 Miles More than 160 Sources: DVRPC, SEPTA.

13 Existing Conditions Figure 2.4 illustrates the much lower transit Figure 2.4: Bus Transit Vehicle Volumes (SEPTA Schedule: Spring 2014) vehicle volumes for SEPTA bus Route 106, compared to the Regional Rail and the NHSL serving Radnor Township (which are M o n t g o m e r y shown in Figure 2.3). Table 2.3 shows the Norristown Norristown Transportation Center transit frequency and hours of operations for UPPER Bridgeport MERION Bridgeport the three modes, with the NHSL running at 1st and Moore 1st Ave East DeKalb Street C h e s t e r Court Henderson Rd the highest frequency. As discussed earlier, Mall Blvd North Hughes Park depending on the trip pair, the total trip TREDYFFRIN Gulph Mills time can be competitive between modes. Matsonford EAST Strafford Berwyn County Specifically, the Paoli/Thorndale Regional WHITELAND Devon Wayne Paoli Line LOWER Malvern MERION Rail and Route 106 serve both Radnor and WEST Daylesford St. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Villanova Rosemont Malvern Stadium Paoli, and the travel time is similar with the EAST CALN Exton RADNOR Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr EASTTOWN Roberts Road Haverford Narberth bus offering access to intermediate, local Bryn Mawr Ardmore Downingtown CALN Whitford Haverford Narberth SEPTA Route 105/106 destinations. However, the bus frequency of WILLISTOWN Ardmore Avenue Merion Downingtown Wynnewood Ardmore Junction service is much lower, and it has shorter hours Thorndale Wynnewood Road Beechwood-Brookline Overbrook of operation. EAST HAVERFORD Penfield BRADFORD Township Line Road Parkview 69th Street UPPER Terminal DARBY

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24-hour Transit Vehicle Volumes 5 - 13 14 - 44 0 1 2 Miles

45 - 48 Sources: DVRPC, SEPTA.

Radnor Station Connectivity 14 Table 2.3: Transit Headways and Availability

Mode Base Transit Headways Hours of Operation NHSL 15/20 minutes 4:30 AM - 2:30 AM

Regional Rail 30 minutes 5:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Bus 60 minutes 5:30 AM - 8:00 PM

Source: SEPTA, 2016

A man waits for the bus (left photo) along King of Prussia Road just outside of the NHSL Radnor Station (right photo). Source: DVRPC, 2016

15 Existing Conditions Parking and Shuttles Figure 2.5: Parking Conditions Observed in the Study Area Radnor Corporate Center

Parking Mastonford Rd

Centennial Dr The project team completed fieldwork in 0 0.02 0.04 Radnor Miles Memorial Park March 2016 in the study area, and the Source: DVRPC. observations of parking use and regulations Archbishop are shown in Figure 2.5. SEPTA-owned John Carroll HS Regional Rail parking is divided between two Belrose Ln areas: north and south of the station. On the north side of the station there are both daily Radnor Station Regional Rail and permit parking spaces. In addition, there is municipal parking which is shaded in purple. 1240

The south side of the station has designated permit spaces. Also, on the south side of the Radnor Financial Center station is a part of the Radnor Financial Center King of Prussia Rd parking area that is used for station activity. The space is used as an informal passenger 5 11 drop-off and pick-up area and a car and SEPTA Route 105/106

3 shuttle waiting area. This area is defined by a Penn Medicine 5 3 yellow shading. at Radnor Radnor Racquet Club Radnor Station Radnor Norristown High Dialysis Speed Line Radnor Chester Rd

706 Adjacent Business Parking Municipal Parking 44 Transit Parking Shuttle Pick-up Location 52

Used as Shared Parking and Pick-up and Drop-off

Radnor Station Connectivity 16 There are significantly more parking spaces Table 2.4: Parking Capacity and Utilization at the Regional Rail station compared to the Regional Rail Non-SEPTA Municipal Parking Parking Lot NHSL NHSL station; however, both SEPTA-owned (Daily and Permit) (adjacent to RR) parking lots are at capacity on a typical weekday (see Table 2.4). Parking Capacity 19 141 79 Parking Utilization (%) 100% 100%* 76% The cost of parking varies between the Cost ($) Free $1 per day and $20 per month $.50 per hour parking areas, and likely determines how passengers are filling the spaces in the *From SEPTA parking census. During the two field observations for this project, the parking lots were not at 100% capacity. morning, with the cheapest lots filling first. Source: SEPTA, 2016 Additionally, anecdotes suggest that the NHSL parking lot is frequently used by students from the high school across the street.

Shuttles Both stations are served by shuttle services from local colleges and offices, such as Cabrini College and Eastern University, which are less than three miles away. The shuttle service provides the last-mile connection for many local destinations that are outside of walking distance. Therefore, more people have the ability to use public transit because there are private offerings for last-mile connections.

17 Existing Conditions Roadway and Walking Conditions Figure 2.6: Popular Pedestrian Paths Observed in the Study Area ") All three SEPTA services are accessible via Radnor Corporate Center Mastonford Rd

King of Prussia Road, which is an arterial. Centennial Dr 0 0.02 0.04 Radnor Ê Miles Traffic counts collected indicate that in the Memorial Park southbound direction the annual average ") Source: DVRPC. Archbishop number of daily vehicles was approximately John Carroll HS ")

5,000 vehicles per day, and the crash data Belrose Ln reveals a relatively low number (six total crashes) from 2010 to 2015, none of which Radnor Station Regional Rail involved pedestrians or were fatal (DVRPC, 2016). (!

Walking Conditions and ADA Accessibility Radnor Financial Center Sidewalks along King of Prussia Road ") King of Prussia Rd between the two rail stations are complete and easy for pedestrians to navigate. (! (! However, the driveway entrances to Radnor SEPTA Route 105/106 (! Financial Center and the NHSL station ") Penn Medicine (! are missing crosswalks and curb ramps. at Radnor Radnor Racquet Club Radnor Station Additionally, there is a lack of wayfinding ") Radnor ") Norristown High Dialysis Speed Line signage to help communicate to passengers Radnor Chester Rd who may potentially transfer to another transit Walking Route )" Contour Line (5ft) ! mode. ( (! (! Bus Stop Figure 2.6 illustrates (in orange) pedestrian SEPTA Route 105/106 routes the project team observed during 2016 fieldwork. Typically passengers use the However, pedestrians were observed cutting a sidewalk or any other markings to increase sidewalks along King of Prussia Road. Also through the northwest section of the Radnor pedestrian safety. The north side of the shown in Figure 2.6 are the elevation changes Financial Center parking lot to access the Regional Rail parking lot has a sidewalk that that deter pedestrians from choosing informal Regional Rail station or Archbishop John connects with the Archbishop John Carroll pathways between the two stations. Carroll High School. This route does not have High School.

Radnor Station Connectivity 18 If passengers are alighting from the Radnor Conclusion Transportation Alternatives Program NHSL station, they typically walk west down From the project team’s observations, Award and Upcoming Improvements the pedestrian pathway to King of Prussia pedestrian, vehicle, and transit networks are Building on the success of the Radnor Trail, Road. The project team saw many passengers mostly in good condition and complete. The which opened in 2005, Radnor Township alighting at the Radnor NHSL station and area is well-served by transit, with two rail lines was awarded a Transportation Alternatives making the transfer to SEPTA Bus Route 106 and bus service. Frequencies range across Program grant in 2017 to expand the trail outbound (Route 105 still served Radnor at these services with the highest frequency with five miles of new on- and off-road the time of observation). The bus ridership run by the NHSL, although schedules are facilities. The new Radnor Township Trail will numbers discussed earlier in Table 2.2 also subject to change based on maintenance connect the existing endpoint of the Radnor suggest that a large number of transfers are and construction. The two stations provide Trail in Enke Park to the Radnor Regional taking place. This can be assumed because several parking options, with a combined Rail station and the Radnor NHSL station. these numbers are significantly higher than 150 spots adjacent to the stations with high the ridership at the other local bus stops in the utilization rates. There are also 79 additional Within this report’s study area, the new study area. facilities will include an off-road, multi-use spaces managed by the township that are not yet at capacity. In addition, local schools and sidepath around the perimeter of Radnor A few passengers were observed cutting offices provide shuttle services to and from High School and the Penn Medicine facility through the Radnor Racquet Club and the the Radnor stations that provide the last-mile along Lancaster Avenue and King of Radnor Financial Center parking lot to get to connection for many transit passengers. Prussia Road. It also includes a mid-block their destination, creating an informal path. crossing to the Radnor NHSL station. The While the walking environment between the sidepath would be separated from the road All SEPTA buses are ADA accessible, as is two rail stations exists and is pleasant, few by barriers at this location to funnel crossing the Radnor Regional Rail Station. However, people were observed making a transfer activity. Final design and a construction Radnor NHSL Station is not ADA accessible, between the two. For first-time users, the timeline will be determined in the coming limiting transfers and connectivity for transfer opportunity may be unclear or months. passengers with limited mobility. unknown because of a lack of wayfinding signage indicating the potential connection between the rail stations.

19 Existing Conditions

Chapter 3 Transfer Demand Assessment Existing Transfers On-Board Transit Survey Rail. However, it is unknown whether these transfers occurred between the stations at Because there is no current data source for DVRPC conducted an On-Board Transit Radnor or Villanova, or somewhere else along SEPTA transfers, it was necessary to estimate Survey of all regional public transit routes in 1 the two lines. current transfer activity by passengers. The Pennsylvania, in 2010 and 2011. The main project team investigated the occurrence of purpose of the survey was to gather current transfers between the Radnor NHSL Station data on how the transit system was being Transferring at Radnor vs. Villanova and the Radnor Regional Rail Station using used. The NHSL and Paoli/Thorndale Regional three methods: observation of the rail station Rail Line cross in Radnor Township. Due to users, an analysis of the 2011 On-Board From this data source the DVRPC project the proximity of the lines, passengers can Transit Survey, and DVRPC’s Travel Demand team estimated a weighted total of 30 daily reasonably transfer between the Radnor Model. transfers between the NHSL and Regional stations or the Villanova stations. 1 The on-board survey was expanded to match the Transfer Observations 2010 SEPTA ridership, as determined by SEPTA’s 2010 Depending on the time of day, Google In March 2016, the project team observed Route Operating Ratio (ROR) Report. The RORs are Maps directs users to transfer at Radnor used to report expenses and passenger revenue, and or Villanova. The actual distance between and documented transfers between the two are available for every transit line. Radnor stations. During the morning commute the Radnor NHSL Station and the Radnor period, only one transfer was seen, and it Regional Rail Station is 0.5 miles or nine was not this passenger’s typical trip. Two minutes of walking time. The path goes deterrents to transferring were noted: through the parking lot of the Radnor • Transferring between the two stations Financial Center. requires walking about a half mile or 10 minutes along King of Prussia Road, Transferring between the two Villanova which has some ascents and descents stations is a 0.4 mile distance or an eight 2 that could act as obstacles, particularly for minute walk. Although the walk time those passengers with limited mobility. between the Villanova stations is less, a • The ability to transfer between the stations pedestrian has to cross Lancaster Avenue. may not be apparent to passengers, since This may be undesirable because of the it is not promoted at the SEPTA stations, width and congestion of this roadway. A on the network map, or in any schedule. new pedestrian overpass is currently under To transfer to the Radnor Station served by the Regional construction near the Villanova NHSL Rail, the most direct route is to walk through parking lots. Station. Source: DVRPC, 2016 2 Google, 2016

Radnor Station Connectivity 22 Travel Demand Model Table 3.1: Transfers Between Regional Rail and NHSL Stations in 2013 Base Year Results from DVRPC’s Travel Improvement RADNOR VILLANOVA Model (TIM 2.0), which was developed and calibrated for analyzing the proposed King of 2013 RR to NHSL NHSL to RR RR to NHSL NHSL to RR Prussia Rail Project alternatives, was another 15-Minute Walk Time 59 85 17 22 source used to estimate current transfer activity. The model assumed a 15-minute Source: DVRPC, 2016 transfer time between the two stations, as a proxy for the travel time and the transfer penalty due to the preference riders have for Each of the methods used for estimating not transferring. The model does not account transfers—observations, survey data, and for any additional monetary cost associated model data—are approximations since actual with transferring. Therefore, this method may transfer data is not currently available. The overestimate the desirability of transferring three estimates vary considerably. In order to between the two lines. compare current transfer activity with potential future activity, the ‘middle ground’ value from Using 2013 as the base year, the number the On-Board Transit Survey, of approximately of transfers estimated by the model was 30 transfers occurring between the lines per the highest of the three estimation methods day, is assumed to be the most accurate used and about four times higher than was reflection of transfers taking place. estimated using the 2011 On-Board Transit Survey. A higher number of transfers was calculated occurring from the NHSL to the Regional Rail station. The model also estimated that transfers were almost four times higher between the Radnor stations compared to between the Villanova stations. Model results are summarized in Table 3.1.

23 Transfer Demand Assessment Potential Transfers for Existing Trips 2. Frequency of Service: There is higher Competitive Transit Trips frequency of service for some transit Next, the project team investigated transfer Analyzing potential trip pairs that would routes than others. The Radnor NHSL potential between the three SEPTA services necessitate a transfer at Radnor, the project Station is an express stop and has much in the study area, assuming the transfer team found that longer distance transit trips higher frequency than the Regional Rail becomes more convenient. The team looked provide the greatest travel time savings or bus. This makes a transfer to the at reasonable origin-destination pairs and compared to driving. This relationship was NHSL relatively convenient, but transfers compared the transit travel time across found using a transit competitiveness ratio, to the other services less so. these modes, as well as the drive times. which calculates a value for how competitive The team found that transferring at Radnor it is to take transit versus driving. A transit only becomes competitive with driving if competitiveness ratio of one corresponds the passenger is coming from, or going to, the end of the NHSL or the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail Line. There are two important factors that lead to fewer transfers. Table 3.2: Most Transit-Competitive Origin-Destination Pairs

1. Route Overlap: There are some places Transit Drive Drive Travel in the study area where transit routes Origin Destination Travel Time Distance Time (minutes) overlap, making transfers less helpful in (minutes) (miles) reducing travel times. SEPTA Bus Route Paoli (P/T Line) 69th Street Transportation Center (NHSL) 47.5 44 13.9 106 parallels the Paoli/Thorndale Line Paoli (P/T Line) Township Line Road (NHSL) 40.5 40 12.8 between Wynnewood and Paoli (Bus Route 105 parallels the line between Wynnewood (P/T Line) DeKalb Street (NHSL) 33.5 35 9.4 Wynnewood and Rosemont). The NHSL Paoli (P/T Line) Beechwood-Brookline (NHSL) 35.5 37 12.8 operates within one mile of the Paoli/ Berwyn (P/T Line) 69th Street Transportation Center (NHSL) 43 45 13.7 Thorndale Line for approximately five miles between Ardmore and Radnor Thorndale (P/T Line) Beechwood-Brookline (NHSL) 65 68 31.8 stations. In order to have a one-seat ride, Source: Google Maps, 2016 people often choose a longer trip time by walking or driving a short distance, rather than transfer.

Radnor Station Connectivity 24 to equivalent driving and transit trip times; Figure 3.1: Transit Competitiveness Index higher than one means that the trip takes longer by transit. All travel times were derived using Google Maps, based on a weekday departure during the morning commute.

In Figure 3.1, this ratio was graphed against trip distance for 57 origin-destination station pairs. In order to compare stations that vary greatly in distance from one another, the horizontal axis normalizes the distance between the stations by the average trip length from each origin station.

In only six origin-destination pairs is the Driving faster than transit travel time about the same whether the trip is made by driving or by transit (see Table

3.2). This suggests that few people would than driving Transit faster Transit opt to travel by transit if they had access to a car. Further, this analysis does not account for last-mile challenges of transit that add a substantial penalty to the transit travel time Source: DVRPC, 2016 across all trips analyzed. Transit-competitive trips are between the end of the Paoli/ Thorndale Line and stations south of Radnor on the NHSL. Transit trips between stations east of Radnor on the Paoli/Thorndale Line and north of Radnor on the NHSL also have a transit competitiveness ratio close to one.

Based on this comparison, it is unlikely that there is strong latent demand for transferring between the Radnor stations for the locations that are currently served.

25 Transfer Demand Assessment Transit Demand Around Stations Figure 3.2: Total Households by Municipality Based on the previous analysis, trips with a transfer at Radnor are the most competitive with driving when they start near the end M o n t g o m e r y Norristown of the Regional Rail Line. So, to determine Norristown Transportation Center UPPER Bridgeport how impactful improvements to the ease MERION Bridgeport 1st and Moore 1st Ave East DeKalb Street of transferring could be, the project team C h e s t e r Court Henderson Rd Mall Blvd examined current demographics (population North Hughes Park Gulph Mills and employment) near end-of-the-line TREDYFFRIN Radnor Station Regional Rail stations. Matsonford EAST Strafford Berwyn County Radnor Station WHITELAND Devon Paoli Wayne Line Norristown High Speed Line Malvern Residential Population WEST Daylesford St. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Villanova Rosemont Malvern Stadium LOWER RADNOR EAST CALN Exton Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr MERION Figure 3.2 shows the total occupied EASTTOWN Roberts Road Haverford households in the regional study area. The Bryn Mawr Ardmore Narberth CALN Downingtown Whitford Haverford SEPTA Route 105/106 Narberth WILLISTOWN Ardmore Avenue Merion population along the three transit routes Downingtown Wynnewood Ardmore Junction Thorndale Wynnewood Road is concentrated to the east, closer to Beechwood-Brookline Overbrook EAST HAVERFORD Penfield Philadelphia. This suggests that there are BRADFORD Township Line Road fewer potential riders from the end-of-line Parkview 69th Street UPPER Terminal Paoli/Thorndale Line stations, where many DARBY of the most competitive transit travel times D e l a w a r e originate. There are a substantial number of households around the Paoli/Thorndale Line stations in Lower Merion Township where transit trips originate that are competitive with Total Occupied Households driving. However, it is likely that many people 1,416 - 7,084 7,085 - 17,577 0 1 2 do, or would opt to, travel directly to the Miles 17,578 - 30,455 NHSL for a one-seat ride, given the proximity Sources: DVRPC, U.S. Census. of the NHSL to these communities.

Radnor Station Connectivity 26 Figure 3.3: Activity Centers Activity Centers Figure 3.3 shows large employers and M o n t g o m e r y schools within two miles of the three transit Norristown routes. There is minimal potential for transfers

Norristown Transportation Center UPPER between the Radnor stations based on this MERION Bridgeport C h e s t e r 1st Ave East Bridgeport mapping because many of the largest activity 1st and Moore Court DeKalb Street Henderson Rd centers are between stops or near both rail Mall TREDYFFRIN Blvd North Hughes Park lines. Potential transfer activity could come Gulph Mills VANGUARD Cabrini Eastern from the following: GROUP INC College University Matsonford Radnor Station Norristown High Berwyn Devon Strafford County Line Wayne Speed Line EAST Paoli WHITELAND Villanova University • Eastern Chester County could draw WEST Malvern Daylesford St. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Villanova Rosemont LOWER MERION transit riders that transfer at Radnor Malvern Stadium EAST CALN Exton Radnor Station Regional Rail Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr Whitford Immaculata Roberts Road Haverford because taking transit is competitive with EASTTOWN Downingtown University Bryn Mawr Ardmore CALN RADNOR Narberth driving. There could be particularly large WILLISTOWN Haverford Merion Downingtown Ardmore Avenue Wynnewood Ardmore Junction demand for destinations around Paoli. Thorndale Wynnewood Road EAST Beechwood-Brookline BRADFORD Penfield • Future transfer demand is plausible HAVERFORD Township Line Road Parkview between Lower Merion Township stations 69th Street along the Paoli/Thorndale Line and D e l a w a r e Terminal UPPER DARBY employment centers in Upper Merion SEPTA Route 105/106 Major Employer University or College Rail Line Buffer Township on the NHSL. The majority of Number of Employees Number of Students 0.5 mile buffer these destinations, however, will not be 500 - 999 500 - 999 1 mile buffer accessible until the completion of the 1,000 - 2,999 1,000 - 2,999 2 mile buffer King of Prussia Rail Project. 3,000 - 4,999 3,000 - 4,999 0 1 2 5,000 - 14,825 5,000 - 14,825 Miles Sources: DVRPC, SEPTA, NETS.

27 Transfer Demand Assessment Commuter Travel in Study Area Figure 3.4: Journey-to-Work Flows Figure 3.4 shows journey-to-work flows between municipalities in the study area. M o n t g o m e r y The most substantial flows occur between Lower Merion and Upper Darby townships Norristown and between Lower Merion and Haverford Norristown Transportation Center Bridgeport C h e s t e r 1st and 1st Ave UPPER Bridgeport townships. These flows constitute trips Moore East MERION DeKalb Street Radnor Station Regional Rail Henderson Rd that are very unlikely to warrant a transfer Mall Court Hughes Park at Radnor given the proximity of the Blvd North TREDYFFRIN Gulph Mills Radnor Station Norristown High municipalities. The work trips originating Speed Line EAST Matsonford WHITELAND Strafford County Line around western Paoli/Thorndale Line stations Berwyn Devon Paoli LOWER MERION WEST Malvern are substantially lower in volume and tend to WayneSt. Davids Villanova WHITELAND Daylesford Villanova Rosemont end in Upper Merion Township, a destination Malvern Stadium EAST CALN Garrett Hill Bryn Mawr EASTTOWN Roberts Road Haverford where the transit travel time is not competitive Exton RADNOR Bryn Mawr Downingtown Ardmore with driving. CALN Whitford Haverford Narberth Ardmore Avenue Downingtown WILLISTOWN Wynnewood Ardmore Junction Thorndale There is a significant flow of commuters Wynnewood Road HAVERFORD between Lower and Upper Merion townships, 69th spurred by the population and activity centers Street D e l a w a r e Terminal documented in these locations. A transfer at EAST BRADFORD UPPER DARBY Radnor might be used for these trips once SEPTA Route 105/106 the King of Prussia extension of the NHSL Total Work Trips is constructed, but currently, employment 100 - 249 centers there are not accessible via any of the 250 - 499 transit services that go through Radnor. 500 - 999 1,000 - 1,499 0 1 2 Miles Overall, a look at journey-to-work data 1,500 or more Sources: DVRPC, U.S. Census. supports the two earlier findings: existing work trip flows are not competitive enough with driving to warrant a transfer, and most commuter origins are close enough to both rail lines that a transfer is not necessary.

Radnor Station Connectivity 28 Figure 3.5: Station Shed Inventory for Radnor NHSL and Regional Rail Stations Parking Survey

SCHUYLKILL WEST NORRITON Norristown To help understand the existing and potential Norristown Transportation Center LOWER PROVIDENCE travel markets for service at the Radnor NHSL 0 0.5 1 and Radnor Regional Rail stations, the project Miles Bridgeport PLYMOUTH Source: DVRPC. team completed a station shed inventory. Bridgeport SCHUYLKILL 1st and Moore 1st Ave East DeKalb Street

UPPER MERION In partnership with SEPTA and PennDOT, Henderson Rd Mall Court Blvd North DVRPC has a longstanding program to survey WHITEMARSH

Hughes Park license plates of the vehicles that are parked at each station and map the addresses that Conshohocken

Gulph Mills are associated with those plates. By exploring West Conshohocken the distribution of mapped records, the TREDYFFRIN SPRINGFIELD project team can get a sense of where the Matsonford station’s highest concentrations of park-and- Radnor Station Regional Rail Philadelphia ride customers originated from, as well as Strafford County Line Berwyn Devon the typical drive-access distances. Figure 3.5 Wayne Radnor Station Daylesford St. Davids Norristown High Speed Line shows the license plate data collected at both

Villanova parking lots in the study area. Villanova Stadium Rosemont RADNOR The highest concentrations of vehicles are EASTTOWN Garrett Hill LOWER MERION Bryn Mawr coming from just northwest of the study Shed Density Roberts Road area in Upper Merion, Tredyffrin, and Radnor Bryn Mawr Haverford townships. This shows that passengers are

Low High Ardmore choosing to access the Paoli/Thorndale Haverford Narberth License Plate Registration Location (by parking lot) Narberth NEWTOWN Regional Rail line by car instead of riding WILLISTOWNRegional Rail HAVERFORD Wynnewood Ardmore Avenue the NHSL to Radnor and transferring to the NHSL Ardmore Junction MARPLE Wynnewood Road Regional Rail.

29 Transfer Demand Assessment Model Outputs: Effects of King of Table 3.3: Transfers Between Regional Rail and NHSL Stations in 2040 Model Year Prussia Rail Project RADNOR VILLANOVA The project team adapted DVRPC’s Travel Improvement Model (TIM 2.0) developed to RR to NHSL NHSL to RR RR to NHSL NHSL to RR forecast the potential impacts of the King of Prussia Rail Project Recommended Locally Scenario 1 15-Minute 66 72 15-Minute 20 30 Transfer Time Transfer Time Preferred Alternative to estimate the number of transfers between the Radnor stations as Scenario 2 7-Minute 308 466 15-Minute 14 11 a result of the five-station extension of the Transfer Time Transfer Time NHSL, assuming a base year of 2013 and a Scenario 3 15-Minute 46 60 7-Minute 126 131 build year of 2040.3 Transfer Time Transfer Time Source: DVRPC, 2016 Despite the increased number of destinations accessible to riders of the NHSL, transfers was about 50 percent higher compared to consolidated Villanova station. between the two Radnor stations remain the transfers from Regional Rail to the NHSL. same after construction of the King of Prussia However, since the model likely estimates The modeling of 2040, assuming the Rail Project, assuming the stations are not current transfer activity four times higher than completion of the King of Prussia Rail Project, consolidated and there is still a 15-minute the assumed actual activity, as shown in the suggests that there may be some future transfer time between the two. This is previous section, it is also likely overestimating demand for a consolidated Radnor station. Scenario 1 in Table 3.3. future transfer demand by a similar factor. Therefore, transfers at a consolidated station Challenges of Station Consolidation might increase to about 200 transfers a day. To forecast the effects of a consolidated While the stations are close to each other, station, a 7-minute transfer time between the there is a difference in elevation and curves In a third scenario, the project team tested two Radnor stations (e.g., a lower transfer in the rail right-of-way. This would make whether there would be greater transfer “penalty”) was modeled. This did have a consolidating the two Radnor stations into demand for a consolidated Radnor station significant effect on transfer activity, shown one, or creating an accessible connection versus a consolidated Villanova station in in Scenario 2 in Table 3.3. Transfers were between them, costly. Furthermore, given the 2040 by modeling a scenario where the estimated to be about six times higher in uncertainty of modeling roughly 20 years into Villanova stations are consolidated while the a consolidated station scenario. Demand the future and the difficulty of constructing Radnor stations are not. The model estimated remained higher for transfers from the NHSL a consolidated station, the question should that a consolidated Radnor station would station to the Regional Rail station and be revisited following the construction of the generate three times as many transfers as a KOP extension, if there remains interest in 3 King of Prussia Rail Project, Tier 3 Screening. http://www.kingofprussiarail.com/tier3.html

Radnor Station Connectivity 30 a consolidated station, and actual transfers increase.

Conclusion Based on observations, data from the DVRPC On-Board Transit Survey, and a modeling analysis, very few transfers were found to be taking place between the Radnor NHSL and Radnor Regional Rail stations, with uncertain potential for additional future demand. Additionally, given the location of residential populations, activity centers, and the resultant commuting patterns, only a few transit trips The view from the NHSL Radnor Station of where the that include the transfer are time competitive NHSL tracks curve underneath the Regional Rail tracks. compared to driving. Compounding these Source: DVRPC, 2016 factors, the sloped topography and substantial costs to construct a consolidated station make it difficult to justify the investment. However, more cost-effective improvements could still significantly improve the connection between the rail stations. Chapter 4: Recommendations lists improvements to create a more fluid connection.

31 Transfer Demand Assessment

Chapter 4 Recommendations This chapter outlines short-term, medium- • Improving Multi-modal Facilities term, and long-term recommendations, These improvements increase the short of station consolidation, to create a safety and comfort of people walking, more comfortable, perceptible, and intuitive biking, and taking the bus to the connection between the two Radnor stations. Radnor stations. For the study area, this These recommendations are categorized by includes adding bus stop loading pads two main strategies: 1) installing wayfinding and shelters, bicycle parking at the rail and 2) improving multi-modal facilities. stations, and crosswalks and curb ramps Possible project partners are proposed for that allow for safer access between these each. Additionally, communicating the transfer facilities. Additionally, painted and planted connection with a public outreach campaign medians would calm traffic where the to a wider audience could increase transfers. Radnor Township Trail, Route 106 bus stop, and NHSL Radnor Station all Station consolidation should be reexamined converge, increasing safety for all modes. Walk! Philadelphia wayfinding signage indicates the at a later date if and when the King of Prussia location of nearby neighborhoods and points of interest. Figure 4.1 shows how the sidewalk Rail Project is complete and more data is Source: Andreas Olsson - Flickr Creative Commons, 2010 connection in front of the Radnor Financial available. Center along King of Prussia Road could be improved. Wayfinding in the form of SEPTA’s Wayfinding • Improving Wayfinding: logo can be incorporated into the pavement, alerts people to the transfer possibility in addition to a high-visibility crosswalk and and marks the route between the Radnor curb ramps that create a more accessible and stations. It should have a consistent style safe connection to the Route 106 bus stop. A and identity that is specific to the area. new bus loading pad would improve access Signage and maps should be installed at for riders, and signage would inform riders of both the rail stations and bus stops, and how to connect to the nearby rail stations. should indicate the transfer opportunities in the area around the stations by Many of the strategies identified in this chapter marking the sidewalks and pavement are also recommended in DVRPC’s 2011 that connect the transit modes. plan, US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Corridor Study: Creating Linkages and Connecting Communities. This brick pathway helps visitors navigate along the Boston Freedom Trail. Source: Wikimedia Commons, 2006

Radnor Station Connectivity 34 Figure 4.1: Conceptual Bus Stop and Sidewalk Improvements at Radnor Financial Center

Curb ramps and crosswalk Bus stop loading pad Wayfinding between stations

Source: DVRPC, 2017

35 Recommendations Walking steps between stations on the same line

Walking can be a quick and easy way to get around, particularly 3 Archway Manor House Gospel 1200 1300 Oak Upper Holloway when travelling during the busiest Hampstead 2800 Hampstead Heath 1000 3 1700 Tufnell Park times, which are 08:00-09:00 and 1600 Arsenal 1000 Finsbury Stoke 2100 1600 2000 Park Newington Willesden Green Kentish Holloway Road 17:30-18:30 Monday to Friday. This Finchley Road Town West Kentish Town 2900 1600 & Frognal Belsize Park 1000 Rectory 1300 1300 Road Kilburn 14 00 Caledonian Road Highbury & Clapton Kensal 1600 Dalston map shows how many steps it Brondesbury 1500 Chalk Farm Islington Kingsland Rise Park 1300 1700 2000 Willesden Junction 2400 1200 1200 800 West Hampstead 1200 Camden Stratford 1300 Road 2500 1300 1500 Hackney International 1100 takes to walk between stations on Brondesbury 1000 Camden Town Caledonian Downs Hackney 2000 Finchley Road 1800 Central Road & Canonbury 19 00 2900 Kensal Green 700 800 Barnsbury 1800 Stratford 1800 Swiss Cottage 2700 14 00 the same line. For more walking 2 Mornington 1900 1600 Homerton Hackney Dalston Junction Queen’s Park Kilburn South 1400 Crescent 700 London Fields Wick 1300 High Road 1500 Hampstead 4400 St. John’s Wood 5300 King’s Cross 1200 1100 1100 3500 1500 Stratford maps, visit tfl.gov.uk/walking. St. Pancras Haggerston 2400 High Street 1200 Edgware Cambridge Heath 4300 Kilburn Park Paddington Marylebone 2200 1100 1300 2400 1000 1600 1100 Road 700 Baker Great Portland Euston 1200 1100 Street Bethnal Green Maida Vale 600 Street 900 Hoxton 2 Pudding Abbey 1600 2000 Warwick Angel Bethnal Mill Lane Road Avenue 1000 Mile End 1600 1300 1000 1500 Old Street 2500 Green 2400 Key to lines 1900 900 Euston 2600 1500 Bow 10 00 1000 Edgware Warren Street Square Road Road 1000 14 00 Royal Oak Farringdon 800 Shoreditch 1300 1700 900 1200 700 1700 Bakerloo Regent’s Park 700 Russell 3300 High Street Bromley- Westbourne Park Square 1700 Stepney by-Bow West Walking steps between1600 stations on1000 the sameGreen line Bow Ham Central 1300 1500 1800 Goodge 900 Barbican 1600 600 1100 900 Church Ladbroke Grove Bayswater Street 1200 1100 Aldgate Whitechapel Circle 1300 1 Bond Oxford 700 East Devons Road 2200 Street Circus Moorgate Latimer Road 900 Liverpool Star Lane 3 1000 800 900 1300 Marble Arch Street District 1500 700 700 Tottenham 1000 Holborn Chancery Lane 900 Langdon Park East White Shepherd’s Court Road 800 1000 1800 1100 Notting Aldgate 1000 600 Acton City Bush Hill Gate 1500 14 00 1500 800 14 00 Bank Hammersmith & City Walking2400 2500 can be a quick1000 and 10easy00 1200 Covent Garden 900 All Saints 2/3 Canning 900 2 Lancaster 400 2900 Town North 1500 1100 Holland 800 Queensway Gate St. Paul’s 1 900 Jubilee Acton Park Green Park 600 Leicester Square Limehouse Poplar way to Woodget Lane around, particularly1300 1200 1000 1500 1000 1100 2600 Hyde Park Corner 3 Archway Manor House 1700 800 800 1500 1300 Metropolitan Piccadilly 1100 700 Cannon Street 1800 Gospel Shepherd’s Kensington 500 Tower Shadwell Westferry 1200Blackwall East 1300 High Street Kensington 700 Circus Monument Oak 400 Upper Holloway when travellingBush Market (Olympia) during the busiest Hill 10Hampstead00 8028000 India Northern 600 Mansion House Fenchurch Street Tower Heath Knightsbridge 1900 Charing 400 Hampstead Wapping 10400 Goldhawk Road 1800 600 Gateway West India 1000 3 2100 2100 Cross 1700 Tufnell Park times, which17 00are 08:00-09:00 and Blackfriars Quay Arsenal Piccadilly Barons 1800 Gloucester 1700 300 1000 River Thames 4400 1600 Finsbury Stoke 1000 2000 Court Road St. James’s 300 2100 1600 700 Park Newington 3000 Hammersmith 2100 12 00 800 1 Willesden Green Kentish Park Temple Rotherhithe Holloway Road 2900 Victoria 17:30-18:30 Monday to Friday. ThisVictoria 1100 1000 900 Finchley Road 800 TownCanary West Wharf Kentish Town 1000 1000 1400 1200 700 1600 1600 2800 & Frognal1600 Belsize Park 14400 7600 1000 Rectory 1000 Kilburn 1300 1300 Road 1200 800 1700 1300 1100 Embankment 3300 14 00 CaledonianNorth Road Highbury & Clapton Waterloo & City Turnham Stamford Ravenscourt West Earl’s South Sloane Westminster Kensal London Bermondsey Canada 1600 200 Dalston map shows how many steps it 1700 600 Brondesbury 15Bridge00 Water Chalk Farm Greenwich Islington Kingsland Green Brook Park Kensington Court Kensington Square Rise Park Heron Quays 1300 1700 2000 Willesden Junction 2400 1200 1200 800 West Hampstead 1200 Camden Stratford 1300 900 Hackney International 1100 DLR 800 Road 2500 1300 1500 takes to walk between stations on Waterloo Brondesbury 1000 800 Camden Town South Quay Caledonian Downs Hackney 1200 2000 Finchley Road Road & 1800 Central London Overground Kensal Green 19 00 900 800 700 Canonbury 19 00 2900 West Brompton 800 700 Barnsbury 1800 Stratford 1800 Swiss Cottage Crossharbour 2700 14 00 the same line. For more walking 2 Mornington 1900 1600 Homerton Hackney Dalston Junction District Queen’s Park Kilburn South 1400 Crescent 900 700 1500 Southwarkpositive aspects of a short walk betweenSurrey Quays London Fields Wick Short-Term (1-5 years) 9001300 High Road 1500 Hampstead 4400 St. John’s Wood 5300 MudchuteKing’s Cross 1200 open weekends and on 1100 1100 3500 1500 Stratford maps, visit tfl.gov.uk/walking. Pimlico stations. OtherBorough station pairs throughout2 St. Pancras700 Haggerston 2400 some public holidays High Street Fulham Broadway 2500 1200 Edgware Cambridge Heath 4300 2 These recommendations are low cost,Kilburn Park Lambeth North 2200 Island Gardens 2400 Paddington Road Marylebone 1100 1300 1100 1000 1600 SEPTA’s network1100 70offer0 a similar “shortBaker Great Portland Euston 1200 1100 600 Street Bethnal Green Parsons Green require no major construction, and can beMaida Vale Street 900 1200 Hoxton 2 Pudding Abbey Imperial Wharf 1 2500 1600 2000 Warwick 1500 1800 walk1300 transfer” opportunity and could be Angel Bethnal Mill Lane Road Putney Bridge implemented in 1-5 years. 18Av00enue 1000 3800 3100 Cutty Sark for 1600 1300 1000 1500 Old Street 2500 Green Mile End Key to lines folded1900 into a system-wide campaign. 3100 900 Euston 260Maritime0 Greenwich 1500 2400 Bow 10 00 Key to symbols 1000 Edgware Warren Street 800 Queens Road Square 14 00 Road 1600 Royal Oak Road 1000 Wayfinding Peckham New FarringdonGreenwich 800 Shoreditch Bakerloo East Putney Vauxhall 1300 1700 900 1200 700 1700 Interchange stations 3600 ElephantPossible & Castle project partner: SEPTA. CrossRegent’s Gate Park 700 Russell 800 3300 High Street Bromley- Westbourne Park New CrossSquare 1700 Stepney by-Bow West • Signage: At the stations and along King 14 00 1600 Deptford Bridge 1000 Green Bow Ham Central 10001300 15001800 1800 Goodge 900 Barbican 1600 Step-free access from 1200 600 1100 900 Church Ladbrok• Pavemente Grove andBayswatePeckham Sidewalkr Rye Treatment: Street Aldgate1200 1100 of Prussia Road3000 signage can provide11 00 Brockley Elverson Road Whitechapel street to train Circle 2100 Kennington1300 1 Bond Oxford 700 East Devons Road 2200 To indicate where pedestriansStreet shouldCircus 900 900 Moorgate directionalClapham and distanceWandsworth indicators2200 for aOval Latimer Road Liverpool Star Lane 3 1000 80Lewisham0 900 1300 Junction Road 1100 Street 1500 walk2 to transfer betweenMarble Arch stations,700 700 Tottenham 1000 Chancery Lane Step-free access from District Holborn 900 Langdon Park variety of destinations, including transitEastStockwel Whitel Shepherd’s 1800 Court Road 800 1000 1800 1100 Notting 600 Clapham High Street Acton City BushDenmark Hill 1500 14 00 Bank Aldgate 1000 street to platform 2400 700 2500 pavement1000 andHill Gate sidewalk1000 treatments14 00 (see1500 800 900 Hammersmith & City stations, schools, and business parks. 1200 Covent Garden All Saints 2/3 Canning 900 2 Lancaster Clapham North 4500 400 2900 Town North 1600 1500 Figure1100 Holland 4.2, which800 Queensway includesGate both short- St. Paul’s 1 900 National Rail Jubilee Signage shouldClapham be visible Common toAc toalln travelers, Park Green Park 600 Leicester Square Limehouse 800 Wood Lane 1300 1200 1000 1500 1000 Poplar 1100 2600 and medium-term recommendations)Hyde Park Corner including pedestrians, bicyclists, and Brixton800 1700 800 Metropolitan 3 Clapham South 1600 Piccadilly 1100 700 1500 1300 Cannon Street 500 1800 Shadwell Westferry Blackwall East Riverboat services Shepherd’s Kensingtoncan increaseHigh safety Street K andensington visibility of the Circus Monument Tower 400 people in vehicles. Bush Market (Olympia) 700 Hill 1000 800 India Northern 600 ApproximateMansion steps, House based on a moderate Fenchurch Street Tower Victoria Coach Station walking route. Knightsbridge 1900 Charing 400 Gateway Wapping West India 10400 Goldhawk Road 2100 1800 2100 Cross walking speed of 100 steps per minute.600 Possible project partners: Radnor 1700 Blackfriars Quay Piccadilly Barons 1800 Gloucester 1700 300 1000 River Thames 4400 CourtPossible projectRoad partners: Radnor St. James’s 300 700 3000 Hammersmith 2100 12 00 800 1 © Transport for London Township and property owners. Rotherhithe 3 Victoria Park Temple 800 Canary Wharf Victoria 1100 1000 900 1000 1000 1400 1200 Township,700 1600 SEPTA, and property owners. 1000 2800 1600 14400 7600 1200 800 1700 1300 1100 3300 Waterloo & City • Maps: Installing stationTurnham area Stamfordmaps Ravenscourtat West Earl’s South Sloane Westminster Embankment London Canada 200 North 1700 600 Bermondsey Greenwich both Radnor stations andGreen at busBrook stopsPa rk SchedulingKensington Court Kensington Square Bridge Water Heron Quays 900 DLR 800 would help highlight the route between, • Align Schedules: The rail schedules Waterloo 800 South Quay 1200 London Overground 19 00 900 700 West Brompton 800 and destinations around the stations. should be coordinated with each other, if Crossharbour District possible,1500 so that the Regional Rail arrivals Southwark 900 open weekends and on Possible project partners: Radnor 900 Surrey Quays Mudchute coincide with a NHSL arrival inPimlico about Borough 2 700 some public holidays 2500 Township and SEPTA. 2 Fulham Broadway Lambeth North Island Gardens 15-20 minutes,1100 and vice versa, especially Parsons Green 1200 Imperial Wharf 1 2500 • Public Education Campaign: SEPTA during off-peak1500 times when headways1800 1300 Putney Bridge 1800 3800 3100 Cutty Sark for Key to symbols should consider a public information are longer. Additionally, instances in 3100 Maritime Greenwich Insets of Transport for London’s “Walking StepsQueens Tube Ro ad 800 campaign on the availability of transfer 1600 Peckham Greenwich Eastwhich Putney passengers transferring from Vauxhall New Interchange stations 3600 Map” showing walkingElephant distance & Castle between stations. Cross Gate 800 opportunities between the NHSL and buses just miss their train by a couple 14 00 New Cross Deptford Bridge Source: Transport1000 for London, 2016 1800 Step-free access from 1200 the Paoli/Thorndale Line at Radnor. The minutes should be minimized.3000 1100 Peckham Rye Kennington Brockley Elverson Road street to train 2100 900 campaign could take a variety of forms. Clapham Wandsworth 2200 Possible project partner: SEPTA. Oval Lewisham Step-free access from One option is to capitalize on the public Junction Road 1100 2 Stockwell 1800 Clapham High Street Denmark Hill street to platform health benefits of walking to highlight the 700 Clapham North 1600 4500 National Rail Clapham Common 800 Brixton Riverboat services 3 Clapham South 1600 Approximate steps, based on a moderate Victoria Coach Station Radnor Station Connectivity 36 walking speed of 100 steps per minute. 3 © Transport for London Figure 4.2: Conceptual Bus Shelter near NHSL Station and Transfer Route Wayfinding

Radnor Township Trail Wayfinding between SEPTA bus shelter extension stations Planted median Source: DVRPC, 2017

37 Recommendations Facilities Upgrades • Parking: SEPTA should consider Medium-Term (5-10 years) improvements to automobile access to • Bus Stops: SEPTA Bus Route 106 has These recommendations are higher cost, the Radnor Station (NHSL). Potential two bus stops along King of Prussia require construction, and can be implemented improvements could include introducing Road between the Radnor stations. in 5-10 years. Currently, more people transfer from paid parking and increasing parking the Radnor Station (NHSL) to local violation enforcement to ensure that Wayfinding bus service than transfer to Regional people who park there are using the • Formalized Shortcuts: SEPTA and Rail. Informational signage indicating station. municipal authorities could open the route map, schedule, and transfer Possible project partner: SEPTA. discussions with relevant property information for the nearby rail stations owners to formalize space for passenger should be installed at all three bus stops • Painted and Planted Median: To calm use, including pedestrian paths and along King of Prussia Road between the traffic in front of the NHSL station and other pick-up/drop-off use. The Radnor stations. More substantial improvements Route 106 bus stop, a painted median stations, for instance, would benefit should be planned for medium-term could be installed in a portion of the from a formalized pedestrian path implementation and are described in the left-turn lane on King of Prussia Road, traveling across the Radnor Financial next section. increasing safety for people walking and Center parking lot. Distinctive pedestrian biking to transit (see Figures 4.2 and 4.4). walkways through the large parking Possible project partners: Radnor fields could create a safe and effective Township, property owners, and SEPTA. Possible project partner: PennDOT. connection (see Figure 4.3). • Bicycle Infrastructure: Improved Possible project partners: SEPTA, bicycle facilities are already planned Radnor Township, and property owners. for the area through the new Radnor Township Trail (see Chapter 2: Existing • Real-Time Information: Installing real- Conditions). To ensure convenient time arrival information at stations would access to transit, bike parking should increase rider convenience and could aid be provided at stations, along with transfers with information on connecting signage indicating local connections to services. the Radnor Township Trail and bicycle- Possible project partner: SEPTA. friendly routes. Possible project partners: Radnor Bike parking at Swarthmore Station served by the Media/Elwyn Line Regional Rail. Township and SEPTA. Source: SEPTA, 2015

Radnor Station Connectivity 38 Figure 4.3: Conceptual Pedestrian Path with Transfer Route through Radnor Financial Center Parking Lot

Pavement treatment of pedestrian path Wayfinding between stations

Source: DVRPC, 2017

39 Recommendations Facilities Upgrades • Bus Stops: At a minimum, bus stops Long-Term (10 years+) along King of Prussia Road should have • Pedestrian Infrastructure: To Pending the outcome of the proposed King a loading pad connected to a pedestrian incentivize more activity to and between of Prussia Rail Project and related land use path with an unobstructed stop area. In the Radnor business parks and stations, changes, the Radnor stations consolidation addition, bus stops should be considered Radnor Township and PennDOT should project may need to be reevaluated in the for additional amenities, including: transit invest in facilities that enhance safety and long-term. By pursuing the strategies outlined shelters; stop area seating; and lighting. comfort, such as: here, comfort for passengers making transfers These improvements are defined in the now will be improved and more transfers » Wider sidewalks (5- to 6-foot path, 5- SEPTA Bus Stop Design Guidelines. to 10-foot buffer) should be installed. may begin to occur between the stations. An increase in the incidence of transfers between » Sidewalks should include ADA- Possible project partners: Radnor the stations is necessary to justify the expense compliant curb ramps. Township, property owners, and SEPTA. of station consolidation at Radnor. » Intersections should have high visibility crosswalks (see Figure 4.4). • Planted Median: A planted median on King of Prussia Road would reduce » At the station entrances, high visibility speeds and improve safety for all modes, mid-block crossings should be and allow for safer left-turns at the NHSL installed, where appropriate. driveway. » Countdown pedestrian signals should Possible project partners: PennDOT and be installed as part of any signal or Radnor Township. intersection project. » Right-turn on red prohibition should be implemented where appropriate. » Pedestrian-scale lighting, landscaping, and seating should be installed. Possible project partners: PennDOT and Radnor Township.

Radnor Station Connectivity 40 Figure 4.4: Conceptual Pedestrian Connection from NHSL Station to Radnor Township Trail

Crosswalk Painted median Curb Ramp Crosswalk Radnor Township Trail extension Source: DVRPC, 2017

41 Recommendations

Chapter 5 Conclusion Through strategies that combine coordinated Figure 5.1: Map of Study Area Recommendations wayfinding with improvements to multi-modal facilities, King of Prussia Road can serve as a more distinctive and intuitive connection 0 75 150 Radnor Station Regional Rail between the Radnor stations, while being an Feet anchor of a more walkable area for Radnor Source: DVRPC. businesses. Ensuring consistent branding and following best practices for visibility, safety, A1 Figure 4.3 | p. 39 and pedestrian comfort are key elements of successful implementation. The popularity of B bus transfers warrants investments to improve bus stops and facilities to access them. Figure 5.1 shows where the DVRPC project team has made its individual recommendations, King of Prussia Rd which are described and rendered in figures in D Chapter 4: Recommendations. C Radnor Chester Rd Figure 4.1 | p. 35 Station consolidation should be set aside for Recommended Improvements the time-being. As the observations, analysis, A1 A2 Station area bicycle parking and transfer information B Wayfinding treatment along path between stations Radnor Station Norristown High and demand assessment in the previous Speed Line chapters demonstrated, the low transfer C Radnor Township Trail D High visibility crosswalk with ADA-compliant curb ramps demand does not warrant pursuing the A2 E Bus shelter with seating and informational signage expensive and difficult station consolidation F Planted and painted medians E and instead existing passengers will benefit G High visibility crosswalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps Figure 4.2 | p. 37 most from the short- and medium-term F Improvements rendered in Chapter 4 figures Figure 4.4 | p. 41 recommendations. If transfers increase Pavement and sidewalk wayfinding marking G between the Radnor stations over the long- term—particularly after the completion of the King of Prussia Rail Project—station Source: DVRPC, 2017 consolidation could be reconsidered.

Radnor Station Connectivity 44

Radnor Station Connectivity

PUBLICATION NUMBER STAFF CONTACT 16041 Cassidy Boulan, AICP Senior Transportation Planner DATE PUBLISHED (215) 238-2832 December 2017 [email protected]

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED Radnor Township, Pennsylvania

KEYWORDS SEPTA, transit, transfer, rail station, bus stop, pedestrian, wayfinding, multi-modal, intersection improvements

ABSTRACT This project evaluated the feasibility and benefits of consolidating two rail stations to improve the connection between the Paoli/ Thorndale Regional Rail Line and the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) in Radnor Township, Delaware County. The project team concluded that current and future demand of transfers between the two rail stations is too low to justify the high capital cost for Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission station consolidation. However, the project team recommends 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor implementing coordinated wayfinding signage and pavement Philadelphia, PA 19106 treatments along with improvements to multi-modal facilities to Phone: (215) 592-1800 create a more perceptible, intuitive, and comfortable connection Fax: (215) 592-9125 between the two Radnor stations. www.dvrpc.org