E. 14Th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Multimodal Corridor Project
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E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Multimodal Corridor Project PROJECT UPDATE Fall 2019 Project Overview East 14th Street, Mission Boulevard, and Fremont Boulevard connect the Project Corridor communities of central and southern Alameda County with regional transportation facilities, employment areas, and activity centers. The corridor extends through five jurisdictions (San Leandro, unincorporated Alameda County, Hayward, Union City, and Fremont) and provides connections throughout the inner East Bay paralleling Interstate 880 and BART. The E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Multimodal Corridor Project (Project) will identify specific near-, mid-, and long-term multimodal mobility improvements for implementation. Project Goals Long-Term Improvements Multimodal improvements Long-term improvements (7+ years) for the Study Area will be will address mobility needs over the developed to advance the next 20 years within the Study Area following goals: resulting from projected growth. Study Area at a Glance • Support planned long-term growth and economic development 5 local jurisdictions • Address the range of What’s Happening 314,000 residents mobility needs for those living and working in the Soon? 90,000 employees Study Area Changes in the next 7 years will focus on improving existing issues 14 Priority Development • Move people more related to walking, biking, driving, Areas efficiently within the corridor and using transit in the Study Area. 120 signalized intersections • Increase use of alternate travel modes 16,800 to 36,000 vehicles per day • Improve connectivity between transportation 2/3 of corridor with bike modes lanes • Provide a safe and 7 transit providers plus convenient environment for public and private shuttles pedestrians, bicyclist, and 7 BART stations, 2 Capitol transit users Corridor stations, 1 ACE • Provide flexibility for future station (shared with Amtrak) changes in transportation technology Alameda County Transportation Commission | www.AlamedaCTC.org E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Demographics Study Area Growth 2020 to 2040 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Study Area Alameda County Bay Area Population Employment Source – Play Bay Area 2040 Significant Employment Growth Projected Total employment in the Study Area is projected to grow by 25 percent between 2020 and 2040, double the rate for Alameda County as a whole and for the nine-county Bay Area region. Population in the Study Area is projected to grow at a rate comparable to the rest of the county and region. Travel Markets Most trips made by auto BART mode of access Trips by auto (including drive-alone plus rideshare) Within the Study Area, a smaller share of BART make up almost 90 percent of trips for the Study Area. passengers walk and take the bus to reach the station as compared to the BART system as a whole. Study Area BART Stations All BART Stations 87% auto 2% bike 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Percent of AM Boardings 4% transit 7% walk Source – Alameda Countywide Source – 2015 BART Customer Model, 2018 Satisfaction Survey 2 | Alameda CTC E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Safety Traffic Operations Six intersections currently operate Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions Countywide High-Injury Network over capacity: • Foothill Blvd. and A St. 84 fatal or severe injury 40% of the corridor is collisions over five years part of the high-injury • Mission Blvd. and Niles Canyon PEDESTRIAN network Rd./Niles Blvd. 32 involving pedestrians • Mission Blvd. and Mowry Ave. 25% of the corridor is part of the high-injury • Mission Blvd. and I-680 10 involving bicyclists southbound ramps BICYCLIST network • Fremont Blvd. and Decoto Rd. The 2019 Countywide Active Between June 2012 and May Transportation Plan identifies • Fremont Blvd. and Automall Pkwy. 2017, half of fatal and severe several portions of the corridor collisions involved a pedestrian as part of the countywide or bicyclist. high-injury network. Transit BART ridership Bus Ridership Facts Ridership at BART stations in the Study Area is generally lower than for the BART system as a whole. • Bus service frequencies Median – along the corridor are as All BART high as 13 buses per hour, San Fremont Stations accounting for multiple Leandro 6,700 6,500 6,100 Bay Fair South Warm transit providers and 5,500 Hayward Hayward Union City Springs service types. 4,700 3,200 4,700 3,500 • AC Transit Lines 10 and 99 have the highest bus ridership in the Study Area. Each carries more than 3,000 riders per day. Source – BART, March 2018 • 40% of bus passengers in the Study Area board at a BART station. Travel Time Comparison – San Leandro to Fremont BART is currently twice as fast as driving for end-to-end travel during the PM peak. This highlights the need for strong connections to BART to leverage its travel time advantage. BART Auto Bus 0 20 40 60 80 100 Minutes www.AlamedaCTC.org | 3 4 | Alameda CTC Long-Term Concept E. 14thSt./MissionBlvd.andFremont Anthony Chabot Regional Park ¨¦§680 ¨¦§580 ¨¦§580 Oakland Lake Chabot Regional Park EAST Alameda Alameda Alameda Castro Valley Hayward BAY San Leandro County BART County County BRT BUS-ONLY LANES CLASS IV ¨¦§580 Washington Ave PROTECTED Union City Ashland Alameda E 14th BIESt LANES County San Leandro A St Davis St Bay Fair BART BART EAST BAY Halcyon Dr GREENWAY ¨¦§238 BUS-ONLY Garin Regional Park ry Creek Pioneer Jackson St LANES Cherryland Hayward Union City Fremont Lewelling Blvd Regional Park ¨¦§880 BART Alameda South Hayward County BART Hayward Union City Hayward ¨¦§680 Station Fremont EAST BAY BART GREENWAY RAPID BUS SERVICE Mission Blvd San Leandro San Lorenzo Hayward CLASS IV ¨¦§880 Mission Blvd PROTECTED 92 Tennyson Rd Whipple Rd Union City BART BIE LANES Industrial Pkwy EAST BAY GREENWAY Fremont BART ETENSION uarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area Fremont Centerville Station Irvington Inset A Hayward Union City Fremont Fremont Blvd BART Decoto Rd Mission Blvd (Future) Osgood Rd RAPID BUS SERVICE See Inset A for full extent of corridor CLASS IV Osgood Rd Fremont Blvd PROTECTED Fremont Blvd FREMONT MICROTRANSIT/FLE Warm Springs Blvd BIE¨¦§880 LANES Stevenson Blvd Stevenson Mowry Ave Mowry Thornton Ave Thornton ¨¦§680 S GrimmerWarm Blvd ¨¦§680 Springs Warm BART Springs BART ¨¦§262 San Mateo Bridge 880 ¨¦§ 92 ¨¦§880 Fremont Auto Mall Pkwy 84 Fremont Newark Mile Newark Fremont 0 0.5 1 2 To Dumbarton Bridge Legend: Freight Rail and E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Multimodal Corridor Proect Capitol Corridor Tracks Busnly anes limited stop service with usonly lanes BART Station Dotted lines indicate Jurisdiction Boundary Rapid Bus limitedstop service without usonly lanes New Class II Moility Hu improvements that are Exhiit is for illustrative purposes only. BART Aove/Below round Freeway/Arterial uffered ike ffStreet Multiuse Trail existing or planned to e lanes Capitol Corridor Stations Water Bodies nStreet Protected Bike anes implemented separately DRAFT Recommended from this proect ACE/Capitol Corridor Station Parks/pen Space Microtransit/Flex ondemand us service with flexile route and schedule ongTerm Concept Septemer 2019 DRAFT For illustrative purposes only E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Rapid Bus and Bus-Only Lanes FEATURES OF RAPID BUS FEATURES OF BUS-ONLY LANES • Express bus service with fewer stops to speed up buses • Part of BRT (bus rapid transit) system • Local routes continue to operate at all stops to • Buses have a speed advantage compared to maintain coverage automobiles • Low-floor buses to help riders get on and off faster • Raised bus stop platform • Traffic signal technology reduces traffic delays • Tickets are purchased on the platform, not on the bus • Boarding islands so that buses do not block bike lanes • Traffic signal technology reduces traffic delays • Bus stops have real time arrival data for the next bus • Bus stops have real time arrival data for the next bus • Rapid bus stops can be shared with local routes • Separate stops for BRT and local bus service • Amenities like wifi, cushioned seats, and space for luggage Bus-only lanes may be in the center of the street or along the outside curb. Center-Running Bus Only Lanes Source – AC Transit Source – AC Transit Curb-Running Bus Only Lanes Source – AC Transit Source – NYMTA MICROTRANSIT IN Features of microtransit Benefits Include FREMONT Today, most of the trips • On-demand service • Broader community access to transit along Fremont Blvd. • Flexible route and schedule • Increased overall transit ridership stay within the City of • Uses small shuttles or vans Fremont, making this • Examples include AC Transit Flex area a good candidate for flexible, on-demand service. www.AlamedaCTC.org | 5 E. 14th St./Mission Blvd. and Fremont Blvd. Protected Bike Lanes Long-Term Vision - 2040 Projects Underway and Proposed On-street protected bike lanes • Alameda County, Hayward, and The draft recommendations aim to: from San Leandro to Fremont, Fremont have projects underway • Address safety for bicyclists and which will provide safer, more that will add protected bike lanes pedestrians comfortable biking experience. to the corridor. This would involve physical • Additional near-term • Provide comfortable travel for all separation between bike lanes and improvements provide new or ages and abilities moving traffic, (on-street parking, improved bike lanes in areas that landscaping, or flex posts). are part of the Countywide High • Increase travel options for these Injury Network. shorter-distance trips Source – Kittelson & Associates Source – Alameda