ART Albuquerque Rapid Transit
BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) Bus Rapid Transit has shown that it can facilitate development and Improving transportation options is vital to Albuquerque’s future quality community growth, creating places where people want to live, work and of life and economic development. Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) offers play with a neighborly focus, mix of uses, and pedestrian priority. quick, simple, and safe first-class travel along with economic benefits. Transit-oriented development has proven to be a catalyst for new investment and businesses and supportive of existing corridor businesses, including restaurants, retail, and entertainment. ART would also provide opportunities for improved streetscape and walkability, attracting more people to live along the corridor.
ELEMENTS OF BRT • Dedicated road, lane or • Pre-boarding ticketing mixed traffic route • Level boarding • Frequent service • Stops from ¼ to ½ mile or • Priority signals at more apart
intersections Conceptual Design VISUALIZATION PURPOSE ONLY PROJECT BENEFITS Faster and more reliable service WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF CENTRAL AVENUE: • 15% improvement in travel time • 20-25% improved on-time performance 24% 41% 1 in 5 • Improved safety and security of all employment of all ABQ Ride households have Demand ridership income below • 5.3 million riders in 2014 — nearly 15,000 per day and 41% of the poverty level total number of ABQ RIDE passengers • 50% estimated growth of ridership in next 5 years (based on preliminary FTA STOPS model output) • ART would connect with 32 of the 37 ABQ RIDE bus routes not operating on Central Avenue within the Albuquerque Increased Opportunities Metropolitan Area • Connections with the numerous employment and activity centers and 25% of all affordable housing along the Central Avenue Corridor project units within Bernalillo County • Millions of dollars in potential economic development (based on Institute for Transportation Development Policy [ITDP] statistics) • Improved land value • Increased Gross Receipts Tax revenue “A SUBWAY WITH A VIEW” QUICK • EFFICIENT • SAFE Albuquerque Rapid Transit ART
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Juan Tabo Albuquerque ART Line POTENTIAL Wyoming Tramway
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Eubank Cleveland Healthline Mexico City, Mexico - Insurgentes
Yale Blvd Portland MAX Blue Line
Old Coors Dr Ottawa Transitway Pittsburgh Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway Las Vegas Strip & Downtown Express (SDX) Pittsburgh “The T” Denver Central Corridor
WEST CENTRAL BIO PARK OLD TOWN DOWNTOWN EDO SYCAMORE UNIVERSITY NOB HILL DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL EAST CENTRAL Phoenix Metro
MIXED FLOW Denver Southwest Corridor MEDIAN GUIDEWAY Ottawa O-Train REVERSIBLE GUIDEWAY Charlotte Lynx BI-DIRECTIONAL GUIDEWAY Los Angeles Orange Line FUTURE BRT EXPANSION 5,000’ 10,000’ Eugene Emerald Express Green Line (EmX) PROPOSED STATION Pittsburgh West Busway Pittsburgh South Busway Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project Project Alignment and Stations November 2014 Boston Waterfront Silver Line PROJECT TIMELINE Las Vegas Metropolitian Area Express (MAX) Boston Washington Street Silver Line Kansas City Metro Area Express (MAX) NOV 2014 MARCH 2015 MAY 2015 NOV 2015 FEB 2016 MAY 2016 SEPT 2017 Seattle South Lake Union (SLU) Streetcar Portland Streetcar Conceptual Build Preliminary Sell ABQ GRT Early Final Design Construction In-Service Alternative Design (30 %) Bonds Construction Begins Date Selected NEPA Clearance Begins Gold Silver Bronze Basic Below Basic ≥85 pts 70 - 84 pts 55 - 69 pts 54-38 pts <38 pts
POTENTIAL FUNDING PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCES The BRT Standard is an evaluation tool for $100 million 3% 4% 13% 80% world-class BRT based on international OTHER STATE CITY FEDERAL best practices. It is also the centerpiece of a CITY MATCHING FUNDS global effort by leaders in bus rapid transit • Sidewalk design to establish a common definition improvement of BRT and ensure that BRT systems more • Bus procurement uniformly deliver world-class passenger experiences, significant economic benefit, and positive environmental impacts (Institute for “Government support for TOD is the strongest predictor for success” Transportation Development Policy 2013). - More Development for Your Transit Dollar, Institute for Transportation Development Policy 2013
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