E. 34 th Street Campus/E. 79 th Stations Transit Services Alternatives Analysis Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 - Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 3 State of the Stations ........................................................................................................................... 3 Station Area Demographic Analysis ................................................................................................. 10 Station Area Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 28 Potential and Planned Development in Station Areas .................................................................... 32 Chapter 3: Alternatives Analysis .......................................................................................................... 45 Station Closure Scenarios ............................................................................................................... 45 Definition of Alternatives ................................................................................................................. 46 Evaluation of Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 49 Summary of Alternatives Evaluation ............................................................................................... 57 Chapter 4: Public and Stakeholder Outreach ...................................................................................... 61 Outreach Activities ........................................................................................................................... 61 Chapter 5: Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 67 1. E. 34 th -Campus Station: Complete Station Design and Construction ...................................... 67 2. E. 79 th Red Line Station: Complete Station Design ................................................................. 68 Chapter 6: RTA Board Outreach, Actions and Resolutions.................................................................. 71 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 103 i E. 34 th Street Campus/E. 79 th Stations Transit Services Alternatives Analysis Table of Figures Figure 1: E. 34th-Campus Station Area .................................................................................................. 4 Figure 2: E. 34th-Campus Station – Surrounding Land Use .................................................................. 5 Figure 3: E. 34th-Campus Station .......................................................................................................... 5 Figure 4: E. 79th St. Stations ................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 5: E. 79th Red Line Station – Surrounding Land Use ................................................................. 7 Figure 6: E. 79th Red Line Station ......................................................................................................... 8 Figure 7: E. 79th Blue/Green Lines Station – Surrounding Land Use ................................................... 9 Figure 8: E. 79th Blue/Green Lines Station ........................................................................................... 9 Figure 9: 2000 Population Density ..................................................................................................... 11 Figure 10: 2010 Population Density ................................................................................................... 11 Figure 11: Percent Minority Population for Station Area Block Groups .............................................. 13 Figure 12: Percent Population with Income below Poverty Level for Station Area Block Groups ....... 14 Figure 13: Percent Households with No Vehicle Available .................................................................. 15 Figure 14: GCRTA Rapid Network ........................................................................................................ 17 Figure 15: Average Weekday Boardings by Station ............................................................................ 18 Figure 16: Route 15 RTA Route Diagram ............................................................................................ 20 Figure 17: Route 15 Weekday Boarding Activity ................................................................................. 21 Figure 18: Route 15 Weekday Alighting Activity .................................................................................. 21 Figure 19: Route 19 RTA Route Diagram ............................................................................................ 22 Figure 20: Route 19 Weekday Boarding Activity ................................................................................. 23 Figure 21: Route 19 Weekday Alighting Activity .................................................................................. 23 Figure 22: Route 76 RTA Route Diagram ............................................................................................ 24 Figure 23: Route 76 Weekday Boarding Activity ................................................................................. 25 Figure 24: Route 76 Weekday Alighting Activity .................................................................................. 25 Figure 25: Route 76 RTA Route Diagram ............................................................................................ 26 Figure 26: Route 2 Weekday Boarding Activity ................................................................................... 27 Figure 27: Route 2 Weekday Alighting Activity .................................................................................... 27 Figure 28: E. 34th-Campus Station. ½ Mile Buffer Existing Land Use ................................................ 28 Figure 29: E. 34th-Campus Station ½ Mile Buffer 2020 Citywide Plan Land Use .............................. 29 Figure 30: E. 79th St. ½ Mile Buffer Existing Land Use ...................................................................... 30 Figure 31: E. 79th St. ½ Mile Buffer 2020 Citywide Plan Land Use ................................................... 31 Figure 32: Central Choice Neighborhood Boundary and Current Land Uses ...................................... 33 Figure 33: Cedar Extension Master Plan ............................................................................................. 34 Figure 34: Campus District Redevelopment Diagram ......................................................................... 36 Figure 35: Opportunity Corridor Brownfield Plan Central Section Study Area ..................................... 38 ii E. 34 th Street Campus/E. 79 th Stations Transit Services Alternatives Analysis Figure 36: Opportunity Corridor Brownfield Plan Central Section Study Area Proposed Land Use Map ............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Figure 37: New Economy Neighborhood Illustration (E. 105th Street) ............................................... 40 Figure 38: Proposed Infill Housing ...................................................................................................... 41 Figure 39: E. 83rd St. and Cedar Avenue Redevelopment ................................................................. 41 Figure 40: Campus District Development and ½ Mile Buffers of Major RTA Facilities ....................... 42 Figure 41: Proposed Development within ½ mile of E. 79th Red Line Station ................................... 43 Figure 42: Proposed Development in Fairfax Area and E. 79th Red Line ½ Mile Buffer .................... 44 Figure 43: Alternative 2 Bus Mitigation Plan ....................................................................................... 47 Figure 44: Alternative 3 Bus Mitigation Plan ....................................................................................... 48 Figure 45: Alternative 4 Bus Mitigation Plan ....................................................................................... 49 iii E. 34 th Street Campus/E. 79 th Stations Transit Services Alternatives Analysis Table of Ta bles Table 1: 1970-2010 Population Change of Census Tracts within ½ mile of Stations ........................ 10 Table 2: Minority Population for Station Area Block Groups ............................................................... 12 Table 3: Population with Income below Poverty Level for Station Area Block Groups ........................ 14 Table 4: Households with No Vehicle Available................................................................................... 15 Table 5: Rapid Station Weekday Boardings ........................................................................................ 17 Table 6: Rapid Station Weekday Alightings ......................................................................................... 17 Table 7: Route 15 Annual Ridership (2010-2013) ............................................................................