Washington Navy Yard Transportation Management Program (TMP) Naval District Washington NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Washington Navy Yard Transportation Management Program Final August 2014 Prepared for: Prepared by: THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 6 4.5 Shuttle Bus Service 35 1.1 Goals and Objectives 6 4.6 Ridesharing (Carpools and Vanpools) 36 1.2 Transportation Management Programs 6 4.7 Bicycle Facilities 36 1.3 The Regional Transportation Vision 7 4.8 Variable Work Schedules 36 1.4 The Washington Navy Yard 9 4.9 Guaranteed Ride Home and Ride-Matching 36 4.10 Other Vehicle Travel 37 2.0 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS NEAR THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD 12 5.0 MASTER PLAN LAND USE PROPOSALS: TRANSPORTATION 2.1 Metrorail and Bus Service 12 IMPLICATIONS 38 2.2 Commuter Rail Service 15 5.1 Anticipated Land Use Changes 38 2.3 Commuter Bus Service 15 5.2 Employee Density Implications 38 2.4 Shuttle Service 16 5.3 Trip Generation / Modal Split Impacts 38 2.5 Bicycle and Pedestrians 17 5.4 Master Plan Parking Supply Impacts 40 2.6 Roadways 18 5.5 Multi-modal Provisions 40 2.7 Gate Counts and Vehicle Classification 18 5.6 Roadway Circulation and Parking Strategies 40 2.8 Parking 20 6.0 PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 42 2.9 Ridesharing 20 6.1 Employee Transportation Coordinator 42 2.10 Ferry Service 20 6.2 Parking Supply and Management 46 2.11 Naval District Washington Regional Transportation 6.3 Transit Subsidies 47 Survey Results 21 6.4 Telecommuting 48 2.12 Area Intersection Level of Service 27 6.5 Shuttle Bus Service 48 3.0 AREA PLANNING CONTEXT 28 6.6 Ridesharing (Carpools and Vanpools) 49 3.1 The 11th Street Bridge Project 28 6.7 Bicycle Facilities and Walkers 50 3.2 D.C. Department of Transportation Streetcar Project 28 6.8 Variable Work Schedules 50 3.3 Metro Express 29 6.9 Guaranteed-Ride-Home and Ride-Matching 50 3.4 HOPE VI: Arthur Capper / Carrollsburg Dwellings 29 6.10 Ferry Service 51 3.5 Southeast Federal Center/The Yards 30 6.11 Other Measures 51 3.7 Commuter Ferry Service 30 7.0 PLANNING CRITERIA AND COMPLIANCE 52 3.8 Poplar Point 31 7.1 Compliance Considerations 52 3.9 Boathouse Row Planning Project 31 7.2 TMP Monitoring and Evaluation 54 4.0 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 8.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 55 MEASURES 32 4.1 Employee Transportation Coordinator 32 APPENDIX A: GATE COUNT AND VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION DATA FOR THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD A1 4.2 Parking Supply and Management 32 APPENDIX B: TRANSPORTATION SURVEY FOR THE 33 4.3 Transit Subsidies WASHINGTON NAVY YARD B1 4.4 Telecommuting 34 1 Washington Navy Yard I Transportation Management Plan List of Figures Figure 1 - WNY Existing Facilities 8 Figure 2 - The WNY Location 9 Figure 3 - Regional Location of the WNY 10 Figure 4 - Bus Routes and Metro Stations (Source: WMATA) 13 Figure 5 - MARC Service 14 Figure 6 - VRE Service 14 Figure 7 - MTA 903 and 915 Service 15 Figure 8 - PRTC Service from Woodbridge / Dale City to the WNY 16 Figure 9 - Bicycle Routes near the WNY 17 Figure 10 - Area Roadways 18 Figure 11 - Good Weather Travel Modes 21 Figure 12 - Poor/Cold Weather Travel Modes 21 Figure 13 - Travel Modes at Various Distances 22 Figure 14 - Home Zip Code Distribution with Roads 23 Figure 15 - Home Zip Code Distribution with Mass Transit 24 Figure 16 - Arrival Times 25 Figure 17 - Departure Times 25 Figure 18 - Washington, D.C. Riverwalk Trail 31 Figure 19 - Garage 28 on Isaac Hull Avenue 32 Figure 20 - DoD Shuttle Bus Routes 35 Figure 21 - Near-Term Programmed Projects 39 Figure 22 - Future Roadway Circulation and Parking Strategies 40 Figure 23 - Future Multi-modal Circulation Strategies 41 Figure 24 - Map of the WNY Transit Shuttle Bus Route 49 Washington Navy Yard I Transportation Management Plan 2 List of Tables Table 1 - Transit Walking Distances 12 Table 2 - Gate Counts AM Survey 19 Table 3 - Arrival Times: Total Vehicle Volume, AM Survey 19 Table 4 - Travel Mode Percentages 19 Table 5 - Intersection Level of Service and Delay 27 Table 6 - Summary of Existing Parking at the WNY 33 Table 7 - Breakdown of Spaces in Parking Garages 33 Table 8 - Bicycle Facilities / Amenities 36 Table 9 - Summary of TMP Mode Split Goals and Strategies 44 Table 10 - Employee Parking Ratios at the WNY 46 Table 11 - Existing and Future Parking Compliance 52 Table 12 - Transit Walking Distances 53 3 Washington Navy Yard I Transportation Management Plan Acronyms and Abbreviations ART ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... American River Taxi AVO .......................................................................................................................................................................................... average vehicle occupancy AWI ................................................................................................................................................................................... Anacostia Waterfront Initiative AWS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... alternative work schedule BID ....................................................................................................................................................................................Business Improvement District BRAC ................................................................................................................................................................................... Base Realignment and Closure CEA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... Central Employment Area CNIC ................................................................................................................................................................. Commander, Navy Installations Command CPLO .................................................................................................................................................................... Community Planning and Liaison Officer DCHA .......................................................................................................................................................................District of Columbia Housing Authority DDOT ....................................................................................................................................................................... District Department of Transportation DoD .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Department of Defense DOT .................................................................................................................................................................................... Department of Transportation EO ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... Executive Order ETC ....................................................................................................................................................................... Employee Transportation Coordinator FAQ ......................................................................................................................................................................................... frequently asked questions FSA .................................................................................................................................................................................................. Field Support Activity FY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... fiscal year GHG .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... greenhouse gas GRH .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Guaranteed Ride Home GSA ................................................................................................................................................................................ General Services Administration GWRC ..................................................................................................................................................................George Washington Regional Commission HOV ............................................................................................................................................................................................... high occupancy vehicle HUD ..............................................................................................................................................................................