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North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study Final Report - February 2018 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study Final Report - February 2018 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study FINAL REPORT February 2018 Report Prepared By: CDM Smith, Inc Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................1 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................................................6 3. POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 21 4. EVALUATION ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Appendices APPENDIX A: PARKING STRATEGY INITIAL SCREENING APPENDIX B: PROJECT SHEETS APPENDIX C: EVALUATION CRITERIA APPENDIX D: PROJECTS INVESTIGATED BUT REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study February 2018 | i This page intentionally left blank ii | February 2018 North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study 1. INTRODUCTION North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study February 2018 | 1 Project Background In addition, the cities of Concord, Pittsburg, Bay Point, current and future projects at all stations. The process In June 2016, BART’s Board of Directors adopted a new and Antioch and have a series of regional bicycle for selecting projects for implementation will consider Station Access Policy to guide future access practices and pedestrian trails that could be better connected the evaluation criteria as well as geographic equity, and investments. The policy includes the following to BART stations. These trails also connect to East station typology, mode funding allocation, and timing goals: Bay Regional Park District public lands, which are of other capital projects in the general vicinity. important recreational destinations. The Concord Base Safer, Healthier, Greener. Advance the region’s Reuse project (North Concord BART), and the eBART Report Format safety, public health, and greenhouse gas (GHG) extension provide new opportunities to make stronger This report presents the results of the study in the and pollution-reduction goals. connections from the regional transit system to these following sections: More Riders. Invest in station access to connect park lands. The Railroad Avenue Specific Plan supports more riders cost-effectively, especially where and Transit-Oriented development around the Pittsburg Existing Conditions: This section describes when BART has available capacity. Center Station. the site conditions at each stations as well as list More Productive and Efficient. Manage access identified access issues. This access study of these four stations identifies investments, programs, and current assets to targeted improvements that will expand access to BART Potential Improvements: This section includes the achieve goals at the least cost. across this part of the region leveraging the significant full list of potential improvements listed by station, Better Experience. Be a better neighbor, and investment in the new infrastructure. Funding for these as well as system-wide improvements. strive for an excellent customer experience, projects is not identified as part of this study. However, Evaluation: This section describes the evalua- including on the first and last mile of the trip to many of the projects could be good candidates for tion methodology and criteria for the potential and from BART stations Measure RR or local grant funding. improvements. Equitable Services. Invest in access choices Methodology Appendices: The appendices include the initial for all riders, particularly those with the fewest screening of parking strategies, detailed project fact choices. Through site visits, meetings with cities and other sheets for all potential improvements, and detailed Innovation and Partnerships. Be an innovation stakeholders, and examination of existing trail, bicycle, evaluation criteria. leader, and establish durable partnerships with sidewalk, transit, and road networks, the study team municipalities, access providers, and technology identified the existing access conditions at each station, companies. including gaps in service or networks, safety concerns, With the planned opening of two new eBART stations and other issues. For each mode, improvement projects in Eastern Contra Costa County at Pittsburg Center and were developed to address the issues identified. Projects Antioch in 2018, BART undertook a study to identify included early-stage plans from cities and BART, recom- potential access improvements that could be made mendations from other stakeholders, and new projects in the vicinity of the two new stations, and at the two conceived by the study team to address remaining existing stations most likely to be affected by the BART station access challenges. extension, North Concord/Martinez (“North Concord”) Parking management strategies were also explored and Pittsburg/Bay Point. for their potential to increase access to the study area. These two stations were built as part of a BART exten- Multiple parking projects and strategies at each station sion completed in 1995/96, and were designed as end‐ were evaluated for their potential to generate ridership, of‐line stations, with emphasis on automobile access. balanced against cost and implementation difficulty. The construction of eBART and the changing land uses Those with the highest potential were added to the and zoning around the existing stations supports the proposed access projects at each station. need to identify and advance opportunities to improve The access projects were evaluated using scoring criteria non‐automotive access across the entire corridor. developed from BART’s Access Policy. These scoring criteria were developed to be applicable system-wide to 2 | February 2018 North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study Figure 1.1 BART System Map with Study Area STUDY AREA North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study February 2018 | 3 Figure 1.2 North Concord/Martinez and Pittsburg/Bay Point Station Context Map Great CA Delta Trail BAY POINT Delta/DeAnza Trail CITY OF PITTSBURG UV4 W Leland Road Pittsburg/Bay Point ITY OF ITTSBURG C P Road Bailey UV4 CONCORD NAVAL REUSE AREA North Concord/Martinez Legend Quarter-Mile Station Buer Mile Station Buer Port Chicago Highway Existing Regional Trails 242 UV BART Track Iron HorseTrail Concord Reuse Boundaries CITY OF CONCORD City Boundaries 0 0.5 1 MILES NORTH 4 | February 2018 North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study Figure 1.3 Pittsburg Center and Antioch Station Context Map CITY OF PITTSBURG UV4 Pittsburg Center CITY OF ANTIOCH Railroad Avenue Delta/DeAnza Trail Legend UV4 Hillcrest Avenue Quarter-Mile Station Buer Mile Station Buer Antioch Existing Regional Trails BART Track Concord Reuse Boundaries City Boundaries 0 0.5 1 MILES NORTH North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study February 2018 | 5 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 6 | February 2018 North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study Introduction The following station profiles describe the existing conditions for the North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study. Each station profile is based on site visits and stakeholder meetings, and includes an overview of the station usage and access, station area maps showing existing access infrastructure, and a list of issues and barriers to access. North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study February 2018 | 7 North Concord Station Concord, California The North Concord BART Station is currently the Demographics second to the last station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point Demographics (within 1/2 mile) line, also referred to as the C-Line. It is a suburban sta- Population 2,505 tion near the State Route 4 interchange with State Route 242. It is adjacent to low density residential land uses to Jobs 226 the west and a large planned mixed-use development Low income (under 200% poverty level) 9.9% project on land previously part of the Concord Naval Minority (non white populations) 42% Weapons Reuse Area to the east. Households with no vehicles 2.9% Characteristics Households with limited English 0.7% Senior population 12.1% Weekday Span of Service: 4:08 a.m. to 1:13 a.m. Youth population 17.5% Frequency: 15 minutes (6 minutes during peak hour) With disabilities 11.6% Average Daily Ridership (Entries): 2,813 Source: 2015 US Census, 5-Year American Community Survey designating Class III bike routes on multiple streets in Peak Usage Times: 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., 6 p.m. to 7 There are an additional 8,000 jobs in the industrial area the surrounding neighborhood. p.m. north of the station. About 2,000 of these jobs are within East Bay Regional Parks Master Plan a 1-mile road distance of the station. Parking spaces (on-site) : 1,977 Total spaces, full by 8 East Bay Regional Parks District, 2013 a.m. Local and Regional Plans The long-range EBRP plan includes the extension of the 1,774 Daily spaces Delta de Anza trail from Willow Pass/Evora Road in Bay Concord Reuse Project Point to the Walnut Creek Channel. It would pass north 203 Reserved and Long-term City of Concord, Area Plan - 2012, Specific Plan of station along the Highway 4 alignment. Ongoing Existing Access Mode Split Coast Guard Site Planned Development This long-range plan to redevelop the Concord Naval The Coast Guard Site directly south of the North Bus, train, or Weapons Reuse
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