Planning for RAV: Achieving Public Objectives in the Context of a PPP Project
Lon LaClaire, Transportation Engineer Anita Molaro, Development Planner
CITY OF VANCOUVER
CITY OF VANCOUVER Presentation Outline
Vancouver and the Region The RAV Line Vancouver Stations Waterfront Station Robson Station Broadway Station Marine Drive Portal
CITY OF VANCOUVER City of Vancouver
Population of Vancouver:CITY OF VANCOUVER 550, 000 Constrained Region
Population of Greater Vancouver Regional CITYDistrict: OF VANCOUVER 2.4 million Context: Greater Vancouver
CITY OF VANCOUVER Dense Metropolitan Core
CITY OF VANCOUVER Vancouver Transit Strategy Transit systems layers:
local, city-wide, and regional
CITY OF VANCOUVER Vancouver transit strategy The RAV Line
CITY OF VANCOUVER Context - Regional
RAV is one of three rapid transit lines that are cornerstones of Regional Land use and transportation plans – LRSP, Transport 2021.
CITY OF VANCOUVER Regional Transit Network
SeaBus Skytrain West Coast Express commuter rail RAV
CITY OF VANCOUVER Context – Vancouver
City of Vancouver land use and transportation plans support the regional plans:
CityPlan Central Area Plan Transportation Plan Downtown Transportation Plan
CITY OF VANCOUVER Rail Transit Is Needed
Buses alone will not attract sufficient ridership to achieve the City’s transportation targets and land use goals
Buses alone can not carry the number of transit trips needed to achieve the targets
Rail is more compatible with the City’s livability goals
CITY OF VANCOUVER 19991999 TransitTransit PassengerPassenger VolumesVolumes (AM(AM PeakPeak Hr)Hr)
SeaBus WCE
Millennium Line Bus
Expo Line
CITY OF VANCOUVER 20212021 TransitTransit PassengerPassenger VolumesVolumes (AM(AM PeakPeak Hr)Hr)
SeaBusBus/Rail WCE
Bus Expo Line
CITY OF VANCOUVER Comparing Transit Ridership
Vancouver SkyTrain 210,000 Expo Line: 150,000 Millennium Line: 60,000 Projected (2010) RAV: 100,000 current RAV corridor bus ridership: 65,000 Broadway buses: 60,000
Dallas (DART) LRT: 55,000 Seattle LRT projected (2020) ridership: 43,000 Salt Lake City ( TRAX light rail system): 28,000 San Francisco (BART): 300,000
* All numbers are transit ridership per weekday CITY OF VANCOUVER The RAV (Richmond Airport Vancouver) Rapid Transit Line
DowntownDowntown
VancouverVancouver
VancouverVancouver InternationalInternational AirportAirport RichmondRichmond
CITY OF VANCOUVER The RAV (Richmond Airport Vancouver) Rapid Transit Line
Automated Light Metro System Around 19km (12 miles) long 17 Stations (provision for 3 future stations) Grade/traffic separated system (underground and elevated sections) Added transit capacity equaling 10 road lanes $1.9 Billion 1.35 billion – public sector 550 million – private sector P3 Project
CITY OF VANCOUVER Participating Agencies
Federal Government TransLink (RAVCO) - Regional Province of British Columbia Vancouver International Airport City of Vancouver City of Richmond InTransitBC (SNC-Lavalin) – Private sector
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront
Robson
The Vancouver Segment Davie
2nd
Broadway Northern terminus at Waterfront King Station Edward
33 rd Ten kilometres of guideway (future)
(1 km elevated) St Cambie 41st 9 stations 49th 2 future stations 57 th Pedestrian/Bike bridge over Fraser (future) River North Arm Marine
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront
Robson City Role and Involvement Davie
2nd
Broadway Advice on station design Help develop construction and traffic King management plans Edward 33 rd Planning around stations - community fit / (future)
transit integration St Cambie 41st
49th
57 th (future)
Marine
CITY OF VANCOUVER Station Design Review
RAV Project must meet the highest standards in station and system design and by advised by the
Urban Design Panel and the Development Permit Board CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront
Robson Waterfront Station Davie
2nd
Broadway Base Case Proposal: King Edward
In-street entry 33 rd (future)
Connection to St Cambie existing 41st transportation 49th hub
57 th No connection to (future) adjoining Marine development
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront Station
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront Station
City negotiated with all stakeholders to achieve an off- street integrated entry with connection to the adjoining development
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront
Robson Robson Station Davie
2nd
Broadway Base Case
Proposal: King Edward
In-street 33 rd (future)
entrance St Cambie No connections 41st to existing 49th
underground 57 th (future) malls Marine
CITY OF VANCOUVER Robson Station
City negotiated with all stakeholders to achieve an integrated entry with connection to both underground malls
CITY OF VANCOUVER Broadway/City Hall Station Waterfront
Robson
Davie
2nd
Broadway Base Case Proposal: King Single entrance Edward 33 rd Remote from (future)
main transit street St Cambie (Broadway) 41st
49th
57 th (future)
Marine
CITY OF VANCOUVER Broadway/City Hall Station
CITY OF VANCOUVER Broadway/City Hall Station
Improved entry location on city-owned site Secured additional entrance through discretional zoning
CITY OF VANCOUVER Waterfront
Marine Drive Station Robson and the Tunnel Portal Davie
2nd replacing any lost green space, landscaping, Broadway public art and Street design King Edward
33 rd (future) Cambie St Cambie
41st
49th
57 th (future)
Marine
CITY OF VANCOUVER Marine Drive Station and the Tunnel Portal
CITY OF VANCOUVER