Integrated Transit/Park-And-Ride Study
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... III Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1 Study Overview ................................................................................................................................ 5 Background, Historical Context and Need for the Study ..................................................... 5 Study Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 6 Study Partners .............................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Facilities, Services and Utilization .................................................................................... 8 The Study Process .......................................................................................................................... 11 Existing Conditions Assessment ................................................................................................... 13 Travel Behavior and Market Analysis ......................................................................................... 16 Development and Evaluation of Potential Improvement Measures ................................... 19 Development of Potential Improvement Measures ............................................................ 19 Evaluation of Potential Improvement Measures .................................................................. 22 Evaluation Findings .................................................................................................................... 23 Improvement Measures ............................................................................................................... 26 Short-term Measures ................................................................................................................. 26 Long-term Measures ................................................................................................................. 27 ITS Elements, Traveler Information, and Marketing .............................................................. 28 Parking Pricing and Management ......................................................................................... 30 Evaluation Summary ................................................................................................................. 32 Path Towards Implementation .................................................................................................... 33 Planning for Shuttle Services .................................................................................................... 33 Planning for Technology Elements ......................................................................................... 34 Potential Funding Options ....................................................................................................... 34 Institutional Coordination ......................................................................................................... 35 Next Steps: Approach for Moving Forward .............................................................................. 36 I | ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1: Transit Station Parking Facilities and Satellite Park-and-Ride Lots ........................... 9 Figure 2: LAVTA Wheels Service Implemented in August 2016 .............................................. 10 Figure 3: Diagram of Study Process ............................................................................................ 12 Figure 4: Private Shuttle Inventory ............................................................................................... 15 Figure 5: Commute Mode Share from Tri-Valley ...................................................................... 16 Figure 6: Share of Connecting Modes Used by Park-and-Ride Patrons .............................. 17 Figure 7: Improvements Needed to Encourage Use of a Park-and-Ride ............................ 18 Figure 8: Sites Identified for Potential Park-and-Ride Expansion ........................................... 21 Figure 9: Process for Evaluating Potential Improvements ....................................................... 22 Figure 10: Modeling Approach for Evaluation ......................................................................... 23 Figure 11: Findings from the Evaluation of Test Packages ...................................................... 25 Appendices Appendix A -- Existing Conditions Assessment Final Report Appendix B -- Travel Behavior and Market Analysis Summary Final Report Appendix C -- Evaluation of Potential Park-and-Ride Facilities, Supporting Bus Service and Amenities Final Report Appendix D -- Implementation Strategy Final Report TRI-VALLEY INTEGRATED TRANSIT AND PARK-AND-RIDE STUDY | II Acknowledgements Study Technical Advisory Committee Obaid Khan – City of Dublin Roxanne Lindsay – ACE Bob Vinn – City of Livermore Mariana Parreiras – BART Debbie Bell – City of Livermore Wingate Lew – Caltrans Mike Tassano – City of Pleasanton Michelle Go – MTC Ruben Izon – Alameda County Toshi Shepard-Ohta – MTC Christy Wegener – LAVTA Alameda CTC Staff Tess Lengyel, Deputy Executive Director of Planning and Policy Carolyn Clevenger, Director of Planning Saravana Suthanthira, Project Manager Daniel Wu, Assistant Project Manager Consultant Team DKS Associates: William Loudon, Project Manager Robert Vance, Deputy Project Manager Erin Vaca, Modeler Josh Pilachowski, Planner Deserae Mallori, Photography, Graphics and Design CDM Smith: William Hurrell Terri O’Connor Anne Spevack CHS Consulting: William Lieberman Transportation Analytics: Diana Dorinson Photo Credits All photos are by DKS Associates III | ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Executive Summary Executive Summary Background The Tri-Valley Integrated Transit and Park-and- Ride Study emerged from the concerns of three cities in the Tri-Valley – Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore – and LAVTA – the bus operator in the Tri-Valley – about the persistent traffic congestion and how commuters in the Tri-Valley travel to and from area transit services. Traffic congestion in the area continues to increase, but available parking at the two BART and three ACE stations in the area is relatively constrained, limiting the options for new patrons wishing to access transit alternatives. There are four park-and-ride lots in the Tri-Valley, and most have adequate capacity for more users, but these facilities are not currently attracting many BART and ACE users. In 2013, the three Tri-Valley jurisdictions and LAVTA developed a scope of work for a study of how to enable greater connections between park-and-rides and transit in the Tri-Valley. The stated goal of the study was to identify potential changes and improvements in satellite park-and-ride lots (including multi-modal access to the facilities) and local transit service to increase the use of rail and bus services in the Tri-Valley; reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips and vehicle miles traveled (VMT); and facilitate a coordinated, efficient, and sustainable transportation system in Alameda County’s portion of the Tri-Valley area. The jurisdictions and LAVTA submitted the study to the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s Sustainable Communities Technical Assistance Program (SC-TAP), and the study was selected for SC-TAP funding in early 2014. The Study Process There were four technical tasks for this study, the results of which are summarized here in this final report. Further details are provided in the Appendices to the report that cover each of the technical tasks: An Existing Conditions Assessment of all nine park-and-ride facilities 1 | ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Executive Summary A Travel Behavior and Market Analysis of current and future demand, which included a user survey Development and Evaluation of Potential Improvement Measures Development of an Implementation Strategy The project management has come from the Alameda CTC while the study development was guided by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) consisting of the three cities in the Tri-Valley (Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore), the three primary transit providers (BART, ACE, and LAVTA), Alameda County, Caltrans, and MTC. All technical documents were reviewed closely by the TAC members, particularly the Tri-Valley jurisdictions, BART, and LAVTA, and finalized after addressing their comments. Summary of Improvement Measures The technical analysis conducted during this study confirmed that improvements to various park-and-ride facilities and services in the Tri-Valley can deliver transportation benefits that will reduce SOV trips and VMT to the study area. Given the patterns of travel demand anticipated over the next fifteen years, it is expected that some or all of the improvement measures described below would be promising elements of an overall strategy for managing congestion during peak hours. One or more of the short-term strategies could be implemented in any order within the next three to five years and the rest within the next fifteen years. Potential Short-Term Measures Initiate high-frequency shuttle service during peak commute period from the Airway park-and-ride lot in Livermore