DOWNTOWN WEST Transportation Planning Study Downtown West Transportation Planning Study Existing Conditions Report September 27, 2016 55 M Street, SE, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20003 Downtown West Transportation Planning Study Existing Conditions Table of Contents Table of Contents ..............................................................................................................................................................................ii Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................1 STUDY GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND METRICS .................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Study Goal ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Study Objectives .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Study Metrics ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 STUDY AREA ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Existing Planning Framework ...........................................................................................................................................................4 MoveDC ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 H/I STREET BUS IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WEST OF THE WHITE HOUSE ...........................................................................................................................................................................7 Existing Community ..........................................................................................................................................................................8 POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS .........................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Population ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Employment ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Vehicle Ownership Rates ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Commute Mode Share .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Vulnerable Populations ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Land Use ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Expected Development and Recent Construction ...............................................................................................................................................................................15 Institutions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Community Facilities .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Historic and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................................................................................................19 Page ii District Department of Transportation Downtown West Transportation Planning Study Existing Conditions Existing Transportation Characteristics and Infrastructure ............................................................................................................20 DATA COLLECTION SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 ROADWAY CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 VEHICLE ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Vehicle Data ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 PEDESTRIAN ANALYSIS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Pedestrian Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Pedestrian Data ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 BICYCLE ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Bicycle Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Bicycle Data ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 TRANSIT ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 Existing Transit Service .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................64 Transit Data ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 Transit Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................75 Key Findings ....................................................................................................................................................................................77 MULTIMODAL OVERVIEW OF STUDY AREA WITH