I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM) Corridor System Management Plan
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I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM) Corridor System Management Plan Draft Prepared by January 15, 2010 Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project Corridor System Management Plan DRAFT By DKS Associates 1000 Broadway, Suite 450 Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 763-2061 January 15, 2010 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND NEEDS OF CSMP ................................................................................ 1 1.2 THE I-80 CSMP CORRIDOR .......................................................................................... 2 1.3 CORRIDOR TEAM .......................................................................................................... 2 2 CORRIDOR DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 5 2.1 FREEWAY ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 ARTERIALS ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 TRANSIT .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 Rail Service ................................................................................................................. 9 2.3.2 Bus Service ............................................................................................................... 11 2.3.3 Park-and-Ride Facilities............................................................................................ 12 2.4 MAJOR TRIP GENERATORS....................................................................................... 16 2.4.1 Powell Street Emeryville Shopping District ............................................................. 16 2.4.2 Golden Gate Fields ................................................................................................... 16 2.4.3 University of California Berkeley ............................................................................. 16 2.4.4 Richmond Hilltop Shopping Area ............................................................................ 16 2.4.5 Port of Oakland ......................................................................................................... 16 2.5 EXISTING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................... 16 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS.................................................................................................. 18 3.1 TRAVEL DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................. 18 3.1.1 Corridor Traffic Volume ........................................................................................... 18 3.1.2 Traffic Peaking Patterns ............................................................................................ 21 3.1.3 Trip Origin-Destination Patterns ............................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Truck Traffic ............................................................................................................. 26 3.1.5 Mode Choice Characteristics .................................................................................... 27 3.2 FREEWAY PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Mobility..................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.2 Reliability .................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.3 Safety ........................................................................................................................ 39 3.2.4 Productivity ............................................................................................................... 44 3.2.5 Preservation............................................................................................................... 46 3.2.6 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Performance ............................................................ 46 3.3 ARTERIAL PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 49 3.3.1 Arterial Travel Time ................................................................................................. 49 3.3.2 Accident Records on Arterials .................................................................................. 50 3.3.3 Intersection Level of Service .................................................................................... 54 3.4 TRANSIT PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 59 3.4.1 Rail Service ............................................................................................................... 59 3.4.2 Bus Service ............................................................................................................... 60 I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project ii January 15, 2010 Draft CSMP 3.5 BOTTLENECKS ............................................................................................................. 62 3.5.1 I-80 Eastbound Bottlenecks and Causalities ............................................................. 62 3.5.2 I-80 Westbound Bottlenecks and Causalities ........................................................... 72 4 MODELING APPROACH .................................................................................................. 78 4.1 FORECASTING APPROACH ....................................................................................... 78 4.2 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS APPROACH .................................................................. 81 5 FUTURE BASELINE CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 82 5.1 BASELINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ................................................................... 82 5.2 TRAVEL DEMAND TRENDS ...................................................................................... 82 5.2.1 Land Use ................................................................................................................... 82 5.2.2 Freeway Demands ..................................................................................................... 83 5.2.3 Arterial Demands ...................................................................................................... 84 5.2.4 Mode Choice ............................................................................................................. 85 5.2.5 Transit Ridership ....................................................................................................... 86 5.3 MOBILITY TRENDS ..................................................................................................... 87 5.3.1 I-80 Study Corridor ................................................................................................... 87 5.3.2 I-80 Freeway Mainline .............................................................................................. 87 5.3.3 San Pablo Avenue ..................................................................................................... 89 5.4 SAFETY TRENDS ......................................................................................................... 91 5.5 RELIABILITY TRENDS ................................................................................................ 92 5.6 CONGESTION AND BOTTLENECK TRENDS .......................................................... 92 6 IMRPOVEMENT STRATEGIES .................................................................................... 100 6.1 CANDIDATE STRATEGIES AND CONSTRAINTS ................................................. 100 6.2 I-80 ICM PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS...................................................................... 101 6.2.1 Expected Benefits of the Project ............................................................................. 102 6.3 ROADWAY GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS ......................................................... 105 6.4 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS ......................................................... 106 6.5 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS ...................................................................................... 108 6.6 NON-MOTORIZED MODE IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................ 109 6.7 DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ............................................................... 110 6.8 TRAVELER INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 111 6.9 GOODS MOVEMENT POLICIES ............................................................................... 113 6.9.1 Roadway Time of Day Restrictions ........................................................................ 113 6.9.2 Lane Restrictions .................................................................................................... 113 6.9.3 Remote Transfer Sites ............................................................................................. 114 6.10 ITS IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................. 114 7 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................................................................................ 116 7.1 NEAR-TERM 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