Transportation Management Plan David B. Gleason, Flickr Creative Commons October 2, 2014 Prepared for: Washington Headquarters Services Prepared by: AECOM PENTAGON TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Project Background ......................................................................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Study Area ........................................................................................................................................................................................1-2 1.3 Purpose of the Study....................................................................................................................................................................1-4 1.3.1 TMP Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................................................................1-4 1.4 Transportation Management Plan .........................................................................................................................................1-7 1.4.1 Pentagon TMP Development Team ...............................................................................................................................1-7 1.4.2 DoD Technical Advisors ......................................................................................................................................................1-7 1.4.3 Coordinating Agencies .......................................................................................................................................................1-7 1.5 Plan Criteria and Guidelines ......................................................................................................................................................1-7 1.5.1 National Criteria ....................................................................................................................................................................1-7 1.5.2 Regional Guidelines, Policies, and Criteria ..................................................................................................................1-8 1.5.3 DoD Criteria ............................................................................................................................................................................1-8 1.6 Roadmap to the TMP ..................................................................................................................................................................1-8 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Existing Demand Management ...............................................................................................................................................2-1 2.1.1 Incentives ................................................................................................................................................................................2-2 2.1.2 Formal Ridesharing..............................................................................................................................................................2-2 2.1.3 Informal Ridesharing...........................................................................................................................................................2-3 2.1.4 Telecommuting and Compressed Work Schedules .................................................................................................2-5 2.2 Ongoing TDM Initiatives .............................................................................................................................................................2-5 2.2.1 WHS Transit Development Plan .....................................................................................................................................2-5 2.2.2 TIGER Grants ...........................................................................................................................................................................2-6 2.2.3 Education and Awareness .................................................................................................................................................2-6 2.2.4 WHS Collaboration Efforts ................................................................................................................................................2-7 2.3 Employee Travel Characteristics ..............................................................................................................................................2-8 2.3.1 Commute Distance ..............................................................................................................................................................2-8 2.3.2 Employee Arrival and Departure Times .......................................................................................................................2-8 2.3.3 Commuter Modes to Work ..............................................................................................................................................2-11 2.3.4 DoD Shuttles ........................................................................................................................................................................2-12 2.4 Transit Operations .......................................................................................................................................................................2-13 2.4.1 Transit Center Operational Summary .........................................................................................................................2-13 2.4.2 Transit Provider Overview ...............................................................................................................................................2-15 2.4.3 Tour Bus Operations ..........................................................................................................................................................2-16 i PENTAGON TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 2.4.4 Taxicab Operations ............................................................................................................................................................2-20 2.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Demand and Infrastructure .......................................................................................................2-20 2.5.1 Existing Pedestrian Demands ........................................................................................................................................2-20 2.5.2 Sidewalks and Crosswalks ...............................................................................................................................................2-20 2.5.3 Bicycle/Multi-use Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................................2-20 2.6 Parking Demand and Inventory .............................................................................................................................................2-27 2.7 Traffic Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................................................2-27 2.7.1 Average Daily Traffic Volume Data ...............................................................................................................................2-27 2.7.2 Intersection Turning Movement Counts (TMC) .......................................................................................................2-27 2.7.3 Vehicle Occupancy Counts .............................................................................................................................................2-27 2.7.4 Intersections and Ramps .................................................................................................................................................2-29 3. TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................................3-1 3.1 Existing Pentagon Reservation Travel Demand Management .................................................................................3-1 3.2 Planned Projects ............................................................................................................................................................................3-1 3.2.1 Pentagon Reservation Projects .......................................................................................................................................3-3 3.2.2 Regional Projects ..................................................................................................................................................................3-6 3.4 Travel Demand Management Strategies .............................................................................................................................3-9 3.5 Implementation Actions and Timeframes ............................................................................................................................3-9 3.6 Transit Operations .........................................................................................................................................................................3-9