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Proposed Program of High Capacity Transit Improvements City of Atlanta DRAFT
Proposed Program of High Capacity Transit Improvements City of Atlanta DRAFT Estimated Capital Cost (Base Year in Estimated O&M Cost (Base Year in Millions) Millions) Project Description Total Miles Local Federal O&M Cost Over 20 Total Capital Cost Annual O&M Cost Share Share Years Two (2) miles of heavy rail transit (HRT) from HE Holmes station to a I‐20 West Heavy Rail Transit 2 $250.0 $250.0 $500.0 $13.0 $312.0 new station at MLK Jr Dr and I‐285 Seven (7) miles of BRT from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College Northside Drive Bus Rapid Transit (south of I‐20) to a new regional bus system transfer point at I‐75 7 $40.0 N/A $40.0 $7.0 $168.0 north Clifton Light Rail Four (4) miles of grade separated light rail transit (LRT) service from 4 $600.0 $600.0 $1,200.0 $10.0 $240.0 Contingent Multi‐ Transit* Lindbergh station to a new station at Emory Rollins Jurisdicitional Projects I‐20 East Bus Rapid Three (3) miles of bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Five Points to 3 $28.0 $12.0 $40.0 $3.0 $72.0 Transit* Moreland Ave with two (2) new stops and one new station Atlanta BeltLine Twenty‐two (22) miles of bi‐directional at‐grade light rail transit (LRT) 22 $830 $830 $1,660 $44.0 $1,056.0 Central Loop service along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor Over three (3) miles of bi‐directional in‐street running light rail transit Irwin – AUC Line (LRT) service along Fair St/MLK Jr Dr/Luckie St/Auburn 3.4 $153 $153 $306.00 $7.0 $168.0 Ave/Edgewood Ave/Irwin St Over two (2) miles of in‐street bi‐directional running light rail transit Downtown – Capitol -
Soohueyyap Capstone.Pdf (6.846Mb)
School of City & Regional Planning COLLEGE OF DESIGN A Text-Mining and GIS Approach to Understanding Transit Customer Satisfaction Soo Huey Yap MS-GIST Capstone Project July 24, 2020 1 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Transit Performance Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.2 Using Text-Mining and Sentiment Analysis to Measure Customer Satisfaction………… 5 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1 Study Site and Transit Authority……………………………………………………………………………….. 9 2.2 Description of Data…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 2.3 Text-Mining and Sentiment Analysis 2.3.1 Data Preparation……………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 2.3.2 Determining Most Frequent Words…………………………………………………………… 12 2.3.3 Sentiment Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………. 13 2.4 Open-Source Visualization and Mapping………………………………………………………………… 14 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Determining Most Frequent Words………………………………………………………………………… 16 3.2 Sentiment Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 3.3 Location-based Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 4. CHALLENGES AND FUTURE WORK……………………………………………………………………………………. 24 5. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 25 6. REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 7. APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Appendix 1: Final Python Script for Frequent Words Analysis Appendix 2: Results from 1st Round Data Cleaning and Frequent Words Analysis Appendix 3: Python Script for Sentiment Analysis using the NLTK Vader Module Python Script for Sentiment Analysis using TextBlob Appendix 4: -
Atlanta Streetcar System Plan
FINAL REPORT | Atlanta BeltLine/ Atlanta Streetcar System Plan This page intentionally left blank. FINAL REPORT | Atlanta BeltLine/ Atlanta Streetcar System Plan Acknowledgements The Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed Atlanta City Council Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Staff Ceasar C. Mitchell, President Paul Morris, FASLA, PLA, President and Chief Executive Officer Carla Smith, District 1 Lisa Y. Gordon, CPA, Vice President and Chief Kwanza Hall, District 2 Operating Officer Ivory Lee Young, Jr., District 3 Nate Conable, AICP, Director of Transit and Cleta Winslow, District 4 Transportation Natalyn Mosby Archibong, District 5 Patrick Sweeney, AICP, LEED AP, PLA, Senior Project Alex Wan, District 6 Manager Transit and Transportation Howard Shook, District 7 Beth McMillan, Director of Community Engagement Yolanda Adrean, District 8 Lynnette Reid, Senior Community Planner Felicia A. Moore, District 9 James Alexander, Manager of Housing and C.T. Martin, District 10 Economic Development Keisha Lance Bottoms, District 11 City of Atlanta Staff Joyce Sheperd, District 12 Tom Weyandt, Senior Transportation Policy Advisor, Michael Julian Bond, Post 1 at Large Office of the Mayor Mary Norwood, Post 2 at Large James Shelby, Commissioner, Department of Andre Dickens, Post 3 at Large Planning & Community Development Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Board Charletta Wilson Jacks, Director of Planning, Department of Planning & Community The Honorable Kasim Reed, Mayor, City of Atlanta Development John Somerhalder, Chairman Joshuah Mello, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning Elizabeth B. Chandler, Vice Chair – Transportation, Department of Planning & Earnestine Garey, Secretary Community Development Cynthia Briscoe Brown, Atlanta Board of Education, Invest Atlanta District 8 At Large Brian McGowan, President and Chief Executive The Honorable Emma Darnell, Fulton County Board Officer of Commissioners, District 5 Amanda Rhein, Interim Managing Director of The Honorable Andre Dickens, Atlanta City Redevelopment Councilmember, Post 3 At Large R. -
Decatur's Transportation Network, 2007
3 • Decatur’s Transportation Network, 2007 CHAPTER • 3 Decatur’s Transportation Network, 2007 othing speaks louder of a city’s transportation system than how its residents use it. A public survey conducted as part of the CTP revealed that sixty-seven N percent of commuters drive alone to get to work or school. Over 20 percent of commuters in Decatur either walk, bike or take transit. Even more interesting, 79 percent of residents reported having walked or ridden a bike to downtown Decatur. Additionally, the majority of residents feel that it is easy to get around the City. These results indicate a system that already provides a lot of choice for travelers. The following sections detail the extent of these choices, i.e. the facilities that make up the existing Decatur transportation network. The CTP uses this snapshot of how Decatur gets around in 2007 to recommend how the City can build upon its existing strengths to realize its vision of a healthy and well-connected community. Existing Street Network Streets are where it all comes together for travel in and through Decatur. The streets and their edges provide places for people to walk, bicycle and travel in buses and other vehicles. Compared with the MARTA rail system and off-road paths and greenways, the street system in Decatur accommodates the majority of travel and is detailed below. Roadway Classification in Decatur In 1974, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published the manual Highway Functional Classification - Concepts, Criteria and Procedures. The manual was revised in 1989 and forms the basis of this roadway classification inventory. -
MARTA Jurisdictional Briefing City of Atlanta
MARTA Jurisdictional Briefing City of Atlanta September 25, 2019 Jeff Parker | General Manager/CEO Agenda ✓ Advancing the More MARTA Capital Expansion ✓ Transit Oriented Development Update ✓ Artbound Program Update ✓ MARTA News ✓ 15th Amendment to the RTCAA 2 STATETRANSIT OF- ORIENTEDSERVICE ADVANCINGDEVELOPMENT THE (TOD MORE) MARTA CAPITAL EXPANSION Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit ✓ Recently met with FTA to confirm next • November MARTA Board meeting steps on route termini to confirm Locally Preferred • Late September, early October Alternative meetings with CAP and Midtown Alliance ✓ December initiate engineering work • October meetings with the residents and further project outreach at Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center 4 Corridor Planning Updates ✓ FTA Work Session being Scheduled ✓ Governance Structure being Finalized with City of Atlanta ✓ Notice to Proceed on Feasibility Studies to be initiated on the following: 1. Streetcar East Extension 2. Campbellton Road 3. Streetcar West 4. Beltline SW ✓ Clifton Corridor – NEPA Process and Coordination with CSX ✓ Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) – Currently working on ART design standards for Metropolitan Parkway, 5 Cleveland Avenue and Peachtree Road. Five Points Transformation ✓ Assess Feasibility of Structural Redesign of Station Plaza to Support High-Density development and Reconnection of Broad Street ✓ Create Opportunity to Improve Area Traffic Patterns, Bus Access and Circulation ✓ Restore 2 Blocks of Valuable Urban Land ✓ Create New Platform for Transit Oriented Development 6 Five Points Transformation -
Subarea 1 Atlanta Beltline Master Plan
Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan SUBAREA 1 PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT Prepared for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. by Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates with Grice & Associates, Inc. and Smith Dalia Architects Adopted by the Atlanta City Council on December 6, 2010 this page left intentionally blank this report has been formatted to be printed double-sided in an effort to save paper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed The Honorable Kasim Reed, City of Atlanta Mayor The Honorable Joyce M. Shepherd, Atlanta City Council ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL District 12 Ceasar Mitchell, President John Somerhalder, AGL Resources, Chair of the Board, BeltLine Partnership Carla Smith, District 1 Subarea 1 Planning Committee Kwanza Hall, District 2 Michael Altermann, West End Mall Ivory Lee Young, Jr., District 3 Patrick Berry, Westview Cleta Winslow, District 4 Bakari Brooks, Atlanta Housing Authority Natalyn Mosby Archibong, District 5 Allean Brown, NPU S Liaison Alex Wan, District 6 Danielle Carney, NPU T Liaison Howard Shook, District 7 Ed Chang, KIPP Strive Yolanda Adrean, District 8 Jo Ann Chitty, Selig Enterprises Felicia A. Moore, District 9 Teeya Davis, Cleta Winslow’s Office C. T. Martin, District 10 Reverend Elligan Keisha Bottoms, District 11 Douglas Fitzgerald, Donnelly Gardens Apartments Joyce Sheperd, District 12 Vonda Henry, West End Michael Julian Bond, Post 1 at Large Deudishar Jenkins, Mimms Enterprises Aaron Watson, Post 2 at Large Herb Joseph, Atlanta Public Schools H. Lamar Willis, Post 3 at Large Nia Knowles, NPU T ATLANTA BELTLINE, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Travie Leslie, NPU V Elizabeth B. Chandler, Chair Felicia Phillips, Oakland City Clara Axam, Vice Chair, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.; Derek Roqumore, Outdoor Activity Center MARTA Board of Directors David Sitt (out of town participant), Kroger Citi Center Joseph A. -
The Transformation Alliance
The TransFormation Alliance Strengthening Communities Through Transit The TransFormation Alliance is a diverse collaboration of organizations including, community advocates, policy experts, transit providers, and government agencies working toward a common goal to change how transit and community development investments shape the future, to offer all residents the opportunities for a high quality of life, linked by our region’s critically important transit system. Issues Driven People and Creative Placemaking Housing Choice and Transit Innovative Capital Equitable TOD Climate and Job Access Health Why It Matters Housing Cost Jobs Access 48% The percentage of income paid in 3.4% rent by City of Atlanta HH of jobs are accessible by a earning the lowest 20th 45 minute trip on transit. percentile. - Brookings Institute, 2016 Income Mobility 4% A child raised in the bottom fifth income bracket in Atlanta has just 4% chance of reaching the top fifth - Brookings Institute, 2016 MARTA links disparate communities The five highest median The five lowest median household incomes by MARTA household incomes by MARTA stop stop 1) Buckhead Station: 1) West End Station: $19,447 $104,518 2) Ashby Station: $21,895 2) Brookhaven-Oglethorpe 3) Oakland City Station: Station: $104,168 $23,000 3) East Lake Station: $97,037 4) Lakewood-Ft. McPherson 4) Lenox Station: $90, 766 Station: $25,236 5) Medical Center Station: 5) Bankhead Station: $26,168 $89,281 Station Area Typology Type A: • In/near major job centers • Improve job access Low Vulnerability + • Affluent -
MARTA Jurisdictional Briefing City of Atlanta
MARTA Jurisdictional Briefing City of Atlanta October 10, 2018 Jeffrey A. Parker | General Manager/CEO PRESENTATION OVERVIEW • More MARTA Atlanta Program / Approved Plan • State of Service • Ongoing Coordination Issues • Q & A 2 MORE MARTA ATLANTA PROGRAM / APPROVED PLAN MORE MARTA ATLANTA PROGRAM • Unanimous Approval by MARTA Board of Directors • $2.7 billion in sales tax over 40 years • Additional public/private funding to be sought • Targeted Investments: 22 Miles - Light Rail Transit (LRT) 14 Miles - Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 26 Miles - Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) 2 New Transit Centers Additional Fixed-Route Bus Service Upgrades to existing Rail Stations • Two Years of Comprehensive Planning and Outreach • Nine Guiding Principles • Opportunities for more transit 4 THE PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES Based on public feedback, MARTA and City leaders refined the program, with emphasis on: Atlanta BeltLine Southeast/Southwest Station Enhancements $570M $600M+ $200M Plan builds out 61% of City‐adopted Includes LRT on Campbellton & SW Includes better access, amenities Atlanta BeltLine Streetcar Plan BeltLine and BRT link to downtown and ADA enhancements Clifton Corridor Downtown/Streetcar Bus System $250M $553M $238M Plus additional $100M contingent Connects BeltLine with downtown Includes more frequent bus on securing other local funding destinations and existing Streetcar service and new circulator routes 5 APPROVED PROGRAM 6 MORE MARTA Program MORE MARTA IMPLEMENTATION TO DATE • MARTA has already responded to public feedback. Since 2017, the -
Dekalb County Transit Master Plan Final Report - August 2019
DeKalb County Transit Master Plan Final Report - August 2019 Prepared for Prepared by 1355 Peachtree St. NE Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 What is DeKalb County’s Transit Master Plan? The Transit Master Plan’s purpose is to address DeKalb County’s mobility challenges, help to enhance future development opportunities, and improve the quality of life within each of DeKalb County’s cities and unincorporated communities, both north and south. The plan identifies transit service enhancements for today and expansion opportunities for tomorrow to create a 30-year, cost-feasible vision for transit investments in DeKalb County Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1-1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1-1 Project Goals ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2 State of DeKalb Transit ................................................................................................. 2-1 History of DeKalb Transit ................................................................................................... 2-1 DeKalb Transit Today .......................................................................................................... 2-2 Current Unmet Rider Needs ............................................................................................ -
Rapid Transit Contract and Assistance Agreement and Amendments
RAPID TRANSIT CONTRACT AND ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS Amendment Effective Date Description 1 December 21, 1973 Relocation of Vine City Station, addition of Techwood Station, and changing Tucker-North DeKalb Busway to rapid rail line 2 April 15, 1974 Consolidation of Piedmont Road and Lindbergh Drive Stations into one station 3 August 21,1974 Relocation of Northside Drive Station 4 October 10, 1978 Addition of Airport Station 5 September 1, 1979 Construction Priorities mandated by Legislation 6 May 27, 1980 Permits extension of System into Clayton County and waives “catch-up” payments 7 October 1, 1980 Relocation of Fairburn Road Station 8 June 1, 1983 Construction Priorities 9 May 11, 1987 Realignment of East Line between Avondale Yard and Kensington Station, deletion of North Atlanta busway and addition of North Line, and modification of Proctor Creek Line 10 March 14, 1988 Relocation of Doraville Station 11 August 29, 1990 Extension of the Northeast Line to and within Gwinnett County 12 April 24, 2007 Extended sales tax through June 30, 2047 and added West Line BRT Corridor, I-20 East BRT Corridor, Beltline Rail Corridor and Clifton Corridor rail segment 13 November 5, 2008 Amended I-20 East Corridor from BRT to fixed guideway; added Atlanta Circulation Network; extended fixed guideway segment north along Marietta Blvd; extended the North Line to Windward Parkway; added a fixed guideway segment along the Northern I-285 Corridor in Fulton and DeKalb Counties; extended the Northeast Line to the DeKalb County Line 14 December -
Served Proposed Station(S)
CURRENT PROPOSED ROUTE NAME JURISDICTION PROPOSED MODIFICATION STATION(S) STATION(S) SERVED SERVED Discontinue Service -N ew proposed Routes 21 and 99 would provide service along Jesse Hill Ave., Coca Cola Pl. and Piedmont Ave. segments. New proposed Route 99 would provide service along the Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. segment. New proposed Routes 32 and 51 would provide service on Marietta St. between Forsyth St. and Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. New proposed Route 12 would provide service on the Howell Mill Rd segment between 10th St. and Marietta Chattahoochee Ave.. New proposed Route 37 would provide service on Chattahoochee Ave. between Hills Ave. and Marietta Blvd and Marietta Blvd City of Atlanta, 1 Boulevard/Centennial between Bolton Dr. and Coronet Way. New proposed Routes 37 and 60 would provide service on Coronet Way between Marietta Blvd and Bolton Rd Georgia State Fulton County Olympic Park segments. Service will no longer be provided on Edgewood Ave. between Piedmont Ave. and Marietta St.; Marietta St. between Edgewood Ave. and Forsyth St.; Marietta St. between Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd and Howell Mill Rd; Howell Mill Rd between Marietta St. and 10th St.; Huff Rd, Ellsworth Industrial Blvd and Marietta Blvd; Chattahoochee Ave. between Ellsworth Industrial Blvd and Hill Ave.; Bolton Pl., Bolton Dr.; Coronet Way between Defoors Ferry Rd and Moores Mill Rd, and Moores Mill Rd between Bolton Rd and Coronet Way. Proposed modification includes Route 2 operate from Inman Park station via Moreland Ave. (currently served by Route 6-Emory) Freedom Parkway and North Avenue, North Avenue City of Atlanta, 2 Ponce De Leon Avenue Ralph McGill Blvd (currently served by Route 16-Noble), continuing via Blvd,and North Ave. -
I-20 East Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
I-20 East Locally Preferred Alternative Summary Report I-20 East Locally Preferred Alternative Summary Report Contents Tables The Adopted LPA 1 Table 1: Reasons for Selection of LPA 3 Refinements to the Recommended LPA 1 Table 2: Goals and Objectives 8 Proposed LPA Operations 4 Table 3: Tier 1Alternatives 8 Adoption of the LPA 4 Table 4: Tier 1 Screening Results 10 Project Description and Background 6 Table 5: Tier 2 Alternatives 11 FTA Project Development Process 6 Table 6: Cost and Performance Comparison of Tier 2 Alternatives 13 Purpose and Need 7 Table 7: Assumptions 13 Goals and Objectives 8 Table 8: Tier 2 Evaluation Matrix 14 Alternatives Evaluation Framework 8 Table 9: Public Involvement 15 Tier 1 Screening 8 Tier 2 Screening 11 Figures Stakeholder and Public Involvement 15 Moving Forward: Challenges and Opportunities to Implementing the LPA 16 Figure 1: Adopted LPA (HRT3) 1 Figure 2: Map of the Adopted LPA – HRT3 2 Figure 3: LPA Operation in MARTA System 4 Figure 4: System Integration Map 5 Figure 5: Study Area 6 Figure 6: Timeline of Previous Studies 6 Figure 7: FTA Project Development Process 7 Figure 8: The Alternatives Analysis Process 8 Figure 9: Tier 1 Alternatives 9 Figure 10: Transit Technologies Considered 11 Figure 11: Tier 2 Alternatives 12 1 I-20 East Locally Preferred Alternative Summary Report Following a two-tiered Detailed Corridor Analysis (DCA), which evaluated a FIGURE 1: ADOPTED LPA (HRT3) variety of transit alignments and modes, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Heavy Rail Transit (HRT) Authority (MARTA) I-20 East Transit Initiative has selected and refined a Locally Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Preferred Alternative (LPA).