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Nextgen Is the Community’S Vision for the Future of Transit and a Transformative Effort to Keep Central Ohioans on the Move for Decades to Come High Capacity Smart Mobility Enhanced Transit Options Bus Service r o m a l l i W s C e re 31 m d ss a it: ski J Fli el _ ckr, Ang r k c li F : it ed Cr C r C e r d ed it: it N : M els ic on\ ha Nygaard el H icks C re di t: F lick r_w ylie poon C re d i t: A u to ss n o o D m n ou so s Ja Bu kr, s-S Flic our redit: ce- C Navya Cre dit: TriMet FINALEXECUTIVE REPORT SUMMARY July 2017 Executive Summary The Community’s Vision NextGen is the community’s vision for the future of transit and a transformative effort to keep central Ohioans on the move for decades to come. Shaped by technical analysis and conversations with community and business leaders, stakeholders and residents, NextGen is designed to get people to their destinations more quickly and conveniently, connect residents with jobs, and support efforts to create communities where young and old alike want to live, work and raise a family – during a time of unprecedented growth. NEXTGEN GOALS Lead the community Prepare central Support local and Identify conventional in a visioning Ohio for future regional plans with and creative revenue exercise to determine growth by identifying transit investment options that offer what central Ohio’s transit investments options. potential to support public transportation that integrate with the recommended system needs to regional plans vision and ensure accomplish in the and goals. Critical the concepts can be coming decades to regional goals include implemented. ensure current and maintaining regional future residents competitiveness, have access to jobs, minimizing sprawl, housing, education and responding and services. to demographic 1 preferences.2 3 4 NextGen has Three Components HIGH CAPACITY SMART ENHANCED TRANSIT MOBILITY OPTIONS BUS SERVICE ... which moves more people, ... such as self-driving ... that runs more frequently, faster, in less physical space, vehicles, first/last mile to more places—ensures attracts new development services, and smart apps, residents can access and focuses growth. which makes planning and jobs and employers can paying for transportation attract employees because services and job access transportation is accessible easier than ever. 24-hours a day. 2 Executive Summary WHY NEXTGEN IS NEEDED Enhances Improves job Addresses No action now Capitalizes on a regional access for congestion means significantly unique moment competitiveness residents who associated with higher costs and in time when by attracting don’t live near future growth traffic congestion central Ohio public and retaining where jobs are later and executive a 21st century located leadership workforce and are united in the companies transforming that need them mobility COTA kicked off the NextGen long-range visioning effort in 2015 by asking the community to envision public transit needs and opportunities over the next 35 years. Collaborating closely with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), the City of Columbus and COTA’s many member communities, COTA looked at where population and jobs are expected to grow, where road congestion might increase, and how transit might best support the mobility needs of the region. NextGen aligns with MORPC’s insight2050 findings, which note that population growth occurring today and over the next 30+ years is projected to be dramatically different than in the past. Businesses are now locating where the skilled workforce wants to live and work. Local communities understand that the most desirable places to live are walkable, have a vibrant array of restaurants, shopping and services, and provide transportation choices for people of all ages. NextGen responds to these new trends and the additional desire to focus growth where it can be served most cost-efficiently. Figure E-1 Projected Central Ohio Population Growth (7-County insight2050 Region) 1 Million “We are on track to 900K being the largest 800K metropolitan region in Ohio” 700K 600K 500K PEOPLE 400K 300 K 200K 100K 2010 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2050 YEAR Source: insight2050 3 Executive Summary Components NETWORK OF HIGH SMART CAPACITY TRANSIT MOBILITY CORRIDORS OPTIONS DEVELOP HIGH CAPACITY LEVERAGE MAKE TRANSIT EASIER 1 TRANSIT SERVICES 2 SMART TECHNOLOGY 3 TO UNDERSTAND AND USE i ... such as bus rapid transit ... such as autonomous vehicles ... by making fare payment and (BRT), light rail, streetcar, and/ and app-based ride sharing real-time arrival information or commuter rail (see Figure to make it easier to connect available electronically and E-2). between home, high capacity accessible from smart phones, transit and that last mile to and by providing wifi on- work. board buses. BY 2025 BY 2025 BY 2025 Implement one high capacity Implement emerging smart Upgrade technology with transit line mobility pilot programs in mobile fare payment, real- one zone to provide first/ time arrival information, and last mile connections or on-board wifi late-night service BY 2040 BY 2040 BY 2040 Implement three additional Expand smart mobility Continue to incorporate high capacity transit lines programs to two additional technology innovations into zones, providing first/last mile the transit user experience connections to job centers and neighborhoods not served by fixed-route transit BY 2050 AND BEYOND BY 2050 AND BEYOND BY 2050 AND BEYOND Implement seven additional Further expand smart Continue to incorporate high capacity transit lines mobility programs to include technology innovations into three additional zones the transit user experience 4 Executive Summary Components (continued) IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUS NETWORK IMPROVE EXPAND SERVICE EXPAND FREEWAY BASED 4 EXISTING SERVICES 5 TO NEW AREAS 6 EXPRESS SERVICES ... by increasing frequency ... by extending existing ... to include connections and extending span of routes or creating new to, from, and between service. connections (see Figure suburban communities and E-3). job centers at all times of day (see Figure E-4). BY 2025 BY 2025 BY 2025 Operate all high frequency Add crosstown service Implement one all-day routes until 9:00 p.m. between Dublin, Grove and one new, peak-only City, Westerville, and commuter express route Upgrade three existing routes Reynoldsburg to 15-minute all day service BY 2040 BY 2040 BY 2040 Operate all standard service Add crosstown service Implement two all-day and at least every 30 minutes between New Albany, one peak-only commuter Westerville, and Dublin express routes to regional Upgrade four existing routes job centers to run every 15 minutes BY 2050 AND BEYOND BY 2050 AND BEYOND BY 2050 AND BEYOND Upgrade three existing Add crosstown service between Implement two all-day and routes to 15-minute service Easton, New Albany, Canal five commuter express Winchester, Groveport, West routes to regional job centers Columbus, Hilliard, and Dublin 5 Executive Summary What is High Capacity Transit? HealthLine BRT, Cleveland, OH Lynx Blue Line Light Rail, Charlotte, NC Credit: John Greenfield Credit: James Willamor BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) Bus rapid transit (BRT) operates in a Light rail provides urban rail service that combination of exclusive rights of way and operates in a combination of exclusive rights- mixed traffic. Like rail service, BRT service of-way and mixed traffic. Stops are usually offers riders increased frequency plus other every 1 to 2 miles. It is designed to serve enhancements such as increased speed, high volume corridors over longer distances reliability, and comfort through distinctive at moderate speeds. The Minneapolis Green vehicles, off-board fare payment, traffic signal Line attracted $5 billion in development in priority, and station amenities. Cleveland’s the corridor since opening in 2014. HealthLine has attracted more than $4 billion in development since opening in 2008. KC Streetcar, Kansas City, MO Northstar Commuter Rail, Minneapolis, MN Credit: Jason Doss Credit: Michael Hicks STREETCAR COMMUTER RAIL Streetcar service is a high capacity rail Commuter rail service provides fast rail mode that operates in a combination of service in longer, high-volume corridors, mixed traffic and exclusive rights-of-way in and typically has stations every five to 10 urban areas. Streetcars typically stop more miles. Service operates on exclusive rights- frequently than light rail, resulting in a lower of-way, often on rail lines that are owned operating speed. Streetcars tend to have by freight railroads. Whereas BRT, light rail, shorter alignments, with lines less than 3 and streetcar operate throughout the day, miles being common. Kansas City’s streetcar commuter rail usually operates at peak times attracted $381 million in development in the only. New development typically occurs first year since opening. around rail stations. 6 Executive Summary Why Invest in High Capacity Transit? With central Ohio predicted to grow by up to 1 million people by 2050, the region will need to support a significantly increased level of travel demand. A natural outcome of increased demand will be increased congestion, which has been predicted by MORPC’s regional model. insight2050 examined four different growth scenarios, all of which assumed the same amount of growth in the region, but different levels of density. Compared to past growth trends, scenarios with increased density are predicted to result in reduced costs at the government and household level, and reduced impact on natural resources. In essence, increasing density is the most cost effective and sustainable way to accommodate growth. High capacity transit plays a key role in attracting and moving people who live in densely developed areas. While improvements to a local bus network can increase ridership, local bus service does not lead to transformative land use and economic development changes. Buses will also continue to get slower and less competitive as traffic congestion increases. In contrast, high capacity transit has spurred development in concentrated corridors across the U.S.
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