Chicago Loop Link

October 19, 2016 Outline BRT - General Loop Link - General Complete Street Loop Link – Design Element What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) . Reliability of rail transit with flexibility and cost-effectiveness of bus transit . Improves speed and passenger comfort . Exclusive bus lane . Traffic Signal Priority (TSP) . Limited stops . Enhanced stations . Real time bus arrival signs . Pre-board fare collection . Bus floor level-boarding . High capacity boarding and drop-off Bus Rapid Transit – other cities TransMilenio – Bogata, Columbia RIT – Curitiba, Brazil Transmetro – Guatemala City, Guatemala Healthline – Cleveland, OH Dedicated Bus Lanes in Chicago Washington Boulevard, 1939 Jeffery Boulevard, 2012 5 Loop Link – Main Features . Dedicated bus lane on Washington, Madison, Clinton and Canal . Bicycle travel across the Loop will be improved on • Washington (Eastbound) • Randolph (Westbound) • Clinton (Northbound and Southbound) . Traffic signals for buses (Queue Jump) . Traffic signals for bike lanes . Six bus routes will use the Loop Link . 8 platforms (4 on Washington and 4 on Madison) . Investigating pre-paid boarding for Madison/Dearborn platform . Resurfacing all affected streets 6 Design and Construction Challenges .3.5 miles (5 streets) in downtown .New concept .Utilities under platforms .Schedule .Balancing all the competing interests .Extensive outreach to stakeholders during design and construction Loop Link Corridors & Station Locations & Station Corridors Link Loop Clinton Canal Washington Madison Randolph Franklin LaSalle Clark Dearborn State Wabash Bus Routes . 6 CTA Bus Routes • J14 Jeffery Jump • 20 Madison • 56 Milwaukee • 60 Blue Island/26th • 157 Streeterville/Taylor • 124 Navy Pier . 1,000 buses daily . Serving nearly 30,000 customers per day 9 Loop Link Features - Washington Loop Link Features - Madison Bus # 124 Branded Metra-Navy Pier Circulator Route Washington St. Madison St. Clinton St. Canal St. Jackson Blvd. 14 MAX BRT – Las Vegas, NV Complete Street Design Complete Street Design Complete Street Design Complete Street Design Complete Street Design Chicago Complete Streets . Policy adopted in 2006 . Guidelines released in 2013 . Balance the use of Chicago’s streets to make them more “complete” . Pedestrian-first modal hierarchy The Ultimate Complete Street Construction Construction Construction Construction Design Elements video of buses pulling into the station Traffic Stats Vehicles per day Pedestrians per day Washington 14,000 27,000 Madison 11,000 16,000 Canal 11,000 5,000 Clinton 4,000 5,000 30 Traffic Stats . Cars & Trucks: 64 % of all traffic, but carrying only 37% of total trips . Taxis: 28% of all traffic, but carrying only 14% of total trips . Buses: 4% of all traffic, but carrying 47% of total trips One bus can do the work of as many as 60 cars 31 Loop Link Stations . Simultaneous boarding of two 60’ articulated buses . Transparent to maintain sightlines of adjacent buildings and businesses . Bus arrival displays with audio annunciation . Snowmelt system . Surveillance cameras Station Layout Beneath 90’ Canopy Both Doors of 1st Bus Front Door of 2nd Bus Ramps up to Elevated Platform Platform Length = 5 at 153’, 3 at 137’ Primary Entrance off Intersection Crosswalk Auxiliary Entrance at Mid-Block (Speed Table for Bike Lane Crossing) Canopy Design Canopy Design Wayfinding and Customer Information Prepaid Fare Payment Roadway Improvements . Separation of Conflicts . Dedicated Bus Lane . Red Colorization . Protected Bike Lane . Bollards / Behind Shelter . Green Colorization . Connectivity . Islands . Pedestrian Refuge Islands . Turning Islands Traffic Signal Improvements . Timing & Progression Optimization . Leading Pedestrian Intervals . Protected Turn Arrows . Bike Signals . Bus Queue Jump Signals Turning Queues Before Loop Link . Turning Vehicles Yield to Peds Look for Gaps Move at Phase Change Turning Queues Before Loop Link . Turning Vehicles Yield to Peds Look for Gaps Move at Phase Change . Constant Stream of Peds 16k to 27k Daily No Gaps = Queue Builds Single Turn Lanes become “Duals” “Lagging Left” to Manage Turn Queues LAGGING LEFT Bike Signal with Protected Right Turn Arrow 1 2 3 4 1 Motorists traveling straight and buses have a green signal 2 Right turning motorists stop at a red turn arrow 3 Bicyclists have a green bike signal 4 Pedestrians have a walk signal Bike Signal with Protected Right Turn Arrow 1 2 3 4 1 Motorists traveling straight and buses have a green signal 2 Right turning motorists turn with a green turn arrow 3 Bicyclists stop at a red bike signal 4 Pedestrians have a don’t walk signal Bus Queue Jump 3 2 1 1 Buses get signal prior to motorists 2 Motorists merge behind buses to access right turn lanes 3 Motorists make right turn while buses proceed straight QUEUE JUMP Thank You! Questions? Soliman Khudeira, PhD, PE, SE Stan Wang, PE, PTOE CDOT-Division of Engineering AECOM 30 N. LaSalle St. #400 303 E. Wacker Drive #1400 Chicago, IL. 60602 Chicago, IL. 60601 [email protected] [email protected].

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