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MDOT-Woodward Avenue Litght Rail FEIS Transportation Final Technical Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 Alternatives Evaluated .................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 No Build Alternative ..................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Preferred Alternative ..................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Other Alternatives ......................................................................................................... 2-9 3.0 Existing Transportation Conditions ............................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Transit Service, Safety, and Security ............................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Non-Motorized Facilities and Safety ............................................................................ 3-6 3.3 Motor Vehicle Safety .................................................................................................. 3-12 3.4 Parking ........................................................................................................................ 3-24 3.5 Freight Movement ....................................................................................................... 3-29 3.6 Emergency Vehicles .................................................................................................... 3-30 3.7 Traffic Operations ....................................................................................................... 3-30 4.0 Future Transportation Conditions ............................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Future (2030) Transportation Patterns .......................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Future (2030) No Build Conditions .............................................................................. 4-5 5.0 Roadway and Rail Guideway Design Principles ......................................................... 5-1 5.1 Background to Refinement of the Preferred Alternative .............................................. 5-1 5.2 Principles Applied in Modifying the Preferred Alternative .......................................... 5-1 6.0 Preferred Alternative..................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Proposed Alignment, Operating Conditions and Station Locations ............................. 6-1 6.2 Transit Service, Safety, and Security .......................................................................... 6-16 6.3 Non-Motorized Facilities and Safety .......................................................................... 6-17 6.4 Motor Vehicle Safety .................................................................................................. 6-23 6.5 Parking ........................................................................................................................ 6-24 6.6 Freight Movement ....................................................................................................... 6-37 6.7 Emergency Vehicles .................................................................................................... 6-39 6.8 Traffic Operations ....................................................................................................... 6-44 6.9 Construction Impacts................................................................................................... 6-49 6.10 Other Impacts .............................................................................................................. 6-50 6.11 Vehicle Storage and Maintenance Facility Sites ......................................................... 6-54 7.0 Other Alternatives ......................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Alternative A1 ............................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Alternative B2 ............................................................................................................. 7-22 7.3 Alternative B3 ............................................................................................................. 7-41 8.0 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Transit Service, Safety, and Security ............................................................................ 8-1 8.2 Non-Motorized Facilities and Safety ............................................................................ 8-3 8.3 Motor Vehicle Safety .................................................................................................... 8-4 8.4 Parking .......................................................................................................................... 8-5 8.5 Traffic Operations ......................................................................................................... 8-6 8.6 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 8-9 9.0 List of References ........................................................................................................... 9-1 Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project i Transportation Technical Report List of Figures Figure 2-1. Preferred Alternative ................................................................................................ 2-4 Figure 2-2. Cross Section of Median-Running Traffic Separated in 120-foot Right-of-Way ..... 2-5 Figure 2-3. Cross Section of Median-RunningTraffic Separated ................................................ 2-5 Figure 2-4. Cross Section at Median-Running Station ................................................................ 2-7 Figure 2-5. Cross Section at Curb-Running Station .................................................................... 2-7 Figure 2-6. Vehicle Storage and Maintenance Facility Sites ....................................................... 2-8 Figure 2-7. Cross-Section of Curb-Running/Mixed Traffic ...................................................... 2-10 Figure 3-1. Ridership by Provider ............................................................................................... 3-1 Figure 3-2. Existing Transit Services (2009) ............................................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-3. Woodward Avenue and Vicinity Pedestrian Volumes (2010) .................................. 3-9 Figure 3-4. Woodward Avenue Transit Passenger Volumes (2010) ......................................... 3-10 Figure 3-5. Fatal and A-Injury Crash Locations (2005-2008) .................................................. 3-14 Figure 3-6. Volume Served/Demand Relationship ................................................................... 3-35 Figure 3-7. Study Intersections ................................................................................................. 3-38 Figure 4-1. Congested Roadways in 2030 .................................................................................. 4-2 Figure 4-2. Study Corridor Districts ........................................................................................... 4-3 Figure 5-1. Illustration of Sidewalk Margin ................................................................................ 5-3 Figure 6-1. Preferred Alternative ................................................................................................. 6-2 Figure 6-2. Median-Running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section along Woodward Avenue Foxtown/Stadium Station............................................................................................................. 6-3 Figure 6-3. Curb-Running Shared-use Lane Cross-Section on Woodward Avenue between Park Avenue/Witherell Street and Campus Martius Park .................................................................... 6-3 Figure 6-4.Median-Running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section on Woodward Avenue between Campus Martius Park and Larned Street ..................................................................................... 6-4 Figure 6-5. Shared LRT Planview on Woodward Avenue through Campus Martius Park ......... 6-5 Figure 6-6. Curb-running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section at Congress Street/Larned Street with a Station Location ........................................................................................................................... 6-6 Figure 6-7. Curb-running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section at Congress/Larned Street without a Station Location ........................................................................................................................... 6-6 Figure 6-8. Median-running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section ........................................................ 6-7 Figure 6-9. Median-running Exclusive Lane Cross-Section ........................................................ 6-8 Figure 6-10. Rosa Parks Station Plan View ............................................................................... 6-12 Figure 6-11. Grand Circus Park Center Station ......................................................................... 6-12 Figure 6-12. Preliminary Site Plan of Shoppes at Gateway Development ................................ 6-13 Figure 6-13. Profile
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