Telegraph- International-East 14th- Bus Rapid Transit
March 2006 Jim Cunradi [email protected] or 510-891-4841 Curitiba, Brazil Vancouver, Canada
Jerusalem, Israel
Eindhoven, Netherlands Rouen, France Corridor Characteristics »18 miles through 3 Cities - UC Berkeley campus to downtown Oakland, primarily along Telegraph Avenue, continuing to the Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro, along International/East 14th Street.
»High densities of employment and housing
»30,000+ daily ridership
»BRT in Corridor is high priority project in Alameda Countywide Plan
»Track 1 project in 2030 RTEP and Regional Transit Expansion Plan
Progressive Implementation
» Rapid Bus components implemented first by 2006 • New express service • New low-floor, low emission buses • Shelters • NextBus signs • Traffic Signal Priority
» Full BRT project built as funding is available and based on results of EIS • Construction to begin in 2008 »Bus-only lanes proposed for most of route, except:
• Broadway in downtown Oakland
• East 14th Street in downtown San Leandro
• Lake Merritt Dam
»Transit signal priority for most of route, except
• Broadway in downtown Oakland
»Rail-like stations with boarding platforms level with the bus, shelters, real-time information, fare vending machines
»Proof-of-Payment ticketing & multi-door boarding Major Investment Study begun in 1999 –completed 2001
Over 50 public and agency meetings in 2004
3 cities, Caltrans, dozens of neighborhood and merchant groups
700 possible design variations
2 operating plans »Greatly increases corridor transit ridership
»Reduces auto trips
»Improves air quality
»Reduces energy use
»Increases operating efficiency
»Supports Transit-Oriented Development
»Improves pedestrian environment »Auto congestion at some intersections
»Loss of parking near BRT stations
»Left-turn restrictions at some minor streets 18.00
16.00
14.00 Do nothing Rapid in 2005 12.00 BRT in 2005
10.00
8.00
Year th rd
Notes: SR-185, South Area Redevelopment, Storm Block th rd »Estudillo Pedestrian Plaza, a partnership between AC Transit and the City of San Leandro
»Mixed-flow operations
»BRT-based Transit Oriented Development study, the first of its kind in the Bay Area th th »Notes: Community relations, medians, culture, bus ridership, “wobble”, transit village
Notes: Transfer point for 3 BRT lines & BART, Uptown, Theater District, Streetscape, fast track const’n st
Notes: “Pill Hill”, BRT design variation st »Notes: neighborhood commercial, on street parking
»Notes: Alta Bates Hospital
»Pedestrian-bus Zone
»Large numbers of pedestrians
»Merchant opposition
»Polarized politics
»Many design options under review Notes: UC Berkeley, 30,000 students, 10,000+ faculty & staff, 5,000 daily riders projected
»Notes: BART connection, 16,000 workers, Transit plan study
»Spring 2006 – Release Draft Environmental Impact Statement
»Spring 2006 – Public hearings, public & agency comments, neighborhood workshops
»Spring 2007 – Final EIS/EIR, Final Design, mitigation program, ROD
»Winter 2008 – Begin Construction
»Summer 2009 – Open Initial Segment