Citywide Conversation

Transit Routing Options and MARTA Connectivity Assessments

Atlanta BeltLine West

Citywide Conversation October 30, 2014

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• Open House • Welcome and Introductions • Today’s Agenda: . Schedule . Project Background . Screening Process and Results • Questions and Discussion • Adjourn

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Community Engagement Schedule

Summer and Fall 2014

Weare here

Study Group Study Group SAC Kickoff Citywide SAC/TAC Citywide Meetings Meetings Meeting Conversation Meetings Conversation Round #1 Round #2

Sept 22 & 25, Oct 6 & 9, Sept 9, 2014 Sept 15, 2014 Oct 14, 2014 2014 2014 Oct 30, 2014

Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC): Advisory committee for Study Groups: Residents and business owners with an each project corridor representing business and property interest in the project within each geographical area. owners, adjacent neighborhoods, and community groups. Citywide Conversations: Citywide public meetings are Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): Advisory committee forums to educate the public at large with upcoming plans, comprised of representatives with technical and/or policies, and studies. environmental expertise.

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Milestone Schedule

Weare here

Transit Routing Technical Studies Complete Draft Public/Agency Finding of No Project Options/MARTA and Evaluation Environmental Review and Significant Development Connectivity Assessment (EA) Public Hearing Impact (FONSI) (PD) Entry Assessments Request

June 2014 to September 2014 November 2014 to March 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 Summer 2015

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Project Background Atlanta BeltLine West

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Connect Atlanta Plan

November 2008

Draft Atlanta BeltLine/ System Plan (SSP) March 2014

Atlanta Streetcar Finding of No Record of Decision (ROD) for Tier 1 Significant Impact (FONSI) EIS April 2011 August 2012

10/30/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // © 2014 Page 6 Project Background Atlanta BeltLine/Atlanta Streetcar System Plan

A Supplement to the Connect Atlanta Plan and the ABI Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) Phasing of transit in SIP based on this strategy Includes all streetcar lines in the Connect Atlanta Plan including Atlanta BeltLine Project evaluation based on Equity, Readiness, Value Capture, Finance, Ridership Significant stakeholder and public input garnered to date Integrates Atlanta Streetcar lines and Atlanta BeltLine into a unified system

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Streetcar is the transit technology for the Atlanta BeltLine corridor

Comprehensive system network

Complements existing and future MARTA bus and rail services

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Atlanta BeltLine East -Alignment Options

Midtown/Crosstown Corridor -Alignment Options

Atlanta BeltLine West -Alignment Options

Atlanta Streetcar*

MARTA Red/Gold Line*

MARTA Blue/Green Line*

* Shown for Reference

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Screening Process Atlanta BeltLine West

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• Two Focus Areas for MARTA Boone Infill connectivity Station • Connections are mutually exclusive, by Focus Area Ashby MARTA Green Line Station Connections • Routing options are mostly station specific • Screening to identify the most competitive alignment to each Oakland City MARTA Red/Gold Line West End Connections MARTA station Station Station

Murphy Infill Station

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• Five Guiding Principles . Project Readiness . Practicality / Ridership . Equity . Financial Options . Development Impact • Phase 1 Screen: High-level 20 alternatives analyzed • Phase 2: Sharper pencil 10 alternatives analyzed

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Screening Results MARTA Green Line Connections Atlanta BeltLine West

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DL Hollowell Pky

JE Lowery Lowery JE Blvd

JE Boone Blvd

MLK Jr. Drive DL Hollowell Pky

JE Boone Blvd

MLK Jr. Drive DL Hollowell Pky

JE Boone Blvd

MLK Jr. Drive Community Engagement Phase 1 Dot Exercise Results

MARTA Green Line Bankhead Ashby/Boone/Bankhead Station Preference Routings Routings 30 30 30

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0 0 0 Ashby Boone Bankhead NL1 NL2 NL3 NL4 NL5 NL6 NL7 Most Preferred Least Preferred 10/30/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // © 2014 Page 18 Citywide Conversation

Screening Results MARTA Red/Gold Line Connections Atlanta BeltLine West

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Metropolitan

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Dill Avenue

Metropolitan

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Dill Avenue Community Engagement Phase 1 Dot Exercise Results

MARTA Red/Gold West End Station Station Preference Routings 30 30

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0 0 OaklandCity Murphy WestEnd W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Most Preferred Least Preferred 10/30/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // © 2014 Page 22

Metropolitan

Pky

Dill Avenue

Metropolitan

Pky

Dill Avenue Community Engagement Phase 1 Dot Exercise Results

MARTA Red/Gold Station Preference Routings 30 30

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0 0 OaklandCity Murphy WestEnd O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 Most Preferred Least Preferred 10/30/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // © 2014 Page 25 Contact Information

Jonathan Lewis, AICP Interim Assistant Director of Planning - Transportation City of Atlanta, Department of Planning [email protected]

Shaun Green, PE Senior Transit Engineer Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. [email protected]

Nathan Soldat Community Engagement Advocate Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. [email protected]

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