All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Strategic Plan Final ASAP Strategic Plan - July 2018 i TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................. IV ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................... VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... ES-1 CHAPTER 1: STRATEGIC PLAN OVERVIEW ............................................................... 1 Program Goal and Development .......................................................................................... 1 Background and Context ........................................................................................................ 9 CHAPTER 2: PRIORITIZATION PROCESS .................................................................. 13 Needs and Complexity .......................................................................................................... 13 Scoring Process ........................................................................................................................ 15 Scoring Results ......................................................................................................................... 19 Elevator Replacement Program Prioritization ..................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 3: DESIGN APPROACH .......................................................................... 26 Design Process ......................................................................................................................... 26 Wayfinding for Enhanced Accessibility................................................................................ 33 CHAPTER 4: ASAP PHASE ONE AND FUTURE ASAP PHASES .................................. 36 ASAP Phase One ..................................................................................................................... 36 Future ASAP Phases................................................................................................................. 46 CHAPTER 5: RELATED PROGRAMS......................................................................... 69 Red and Purple Modernization Program ............................................................................. 69 Forest Park Branch Reconstruction Program ....................................................................... 75 CHAPTER 6: COSTS ................................................................................................ 81 Cost Estimate Approach ........................................................................................................ 81 ASAP Phase One ..................................................................................................................... 85 Future ASAP Phases................................................................................................................. 86 Elevator Replacement Program ........................................................................................... 86 Total ASAP Costs ...................................................................................................................... 87 CHAPTER 7: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ............................................................. 89 ASAP Phase One ..................................................................................................................... 89 Future ASAP Phases................................................................................................................. 90 Phasing Considerations .......................................................................................................... 95 Elevator Replacement Program ........................................................................................... 96 CHAPTER 8: NEXT STEPS ......................................................................................... 99 Call to Action: Advocating for ASAP ................................................................................... 99 ASAP ii TABLE OF TABLES Table ES-1 Elevator Replacement Program Two-Year Strategy ........................................ ES-8 Table ES-2 ASAP Phase One Cost (Unfunded Portion) ....................................................... ES-8 Table ES-3 Twenty-Year ASAP and Elevator Replacement Program Cost ...................... ES-9 Table ES-4 Inaccessible Stations, by Proposed Implementation Phase ......................... ES-13 Table 1 Inaccessible Stations, by Proposed Implementation Phase ..................................... 4 Table 2 Needs Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................ 14 Table 3 Complexity Factor Penalties ....................................................................................... 15 Table 4 Needs and Complexity Assessment Weights ............................................................ 17 Table 5 ASAP Phase One Station Scores ................................................................................. 20 Table 6 Future ASAP Phases Scores, by Needs Score ............................................................ 22 Table 7 Elevator Replacement Program Criteria ................................................................... 23 Table 8 Elevator Replacement Program Two-Year Prioritization Results ............................. 25 Table 9 Level of Detail Applied to 10% Conceptual and Schematic Designs ................... 28 Table 10 Design Elements Considered (Where Applicable) ................................................ 31 Table 11 Red and Purple Modernization Program Cost........................................................ 75 Table 12 Forest Park Branch Reconstruction Program Cost ................................................. 80 Table 13 Direct and Soft Cost Components for ASAP Phase One and Future ASAP Phases .......................................................................................................................................... 82 Table 14 Key Cost Assumptions Applied to 10% Conceptual and Schematic Designs ... 83 Table 15 ASAP Phase One Cost Estimates .............................................................................. 85 Table 16 Future ASAP Phases Cost Estimates .......................................................................... 86 Table 17 Elevator Replacement Program Cost ...................................................................... 87 Table 18 ASAP Phase One Cost (Unfunded Portion) ............................................................. 87 Table 19 Twenty-Year ASAP and Elevator Replacement Program Cost ............................ 88 Table 20 Elevator Replacement Program Two-Year Strategy .............................................. 97 ASAP iii TABLE OF FIGURES Figure ES-1 Station Components of ASAP ............................................................................ ES-2 Figure ES-2 Station Accessibility Status .................................................................................. ES-4 Figure ES-3 Complexities and Constraints ............................................................................ ES-6 Figure ES-4 Twenty-Year Implementation Strategy by Phase, Pending Funding Availability .................................................................................................................................................. ES-12 Figure 1 Station Components of ASAP ...................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 ASAP Phase One Stations ........................................................................................... 21 Figure 3 Station Configuration Types ....................................................................................... 27 Figure 4 Accessible Route ......................................................................................................... 29 Figure 5 Proposed Austin – Green Line (Lake Branch) Station Artist Rendering (Facing Northeast) .................................................................................................................................... 39 Figure 6 Proposed Montrose – Blue Line (O’Hare Branch) Station Artist Rendering (Facing Southeast) .................................................................................................................................... 42 Figure 7 Proposed California – Blue Line (O’Hare Branch) Station Artist Rendering (Facing Southeast) .................................................................................................................................... 45 Figure 8 Inaccessible RPM Program Stations .......................................................................... 71 Figure 9 Inaccessible FP Branch Reconstruction Program Stations ..................................... 77 Figure 10 Twenty-Year Implementation Strategy by Phase, Pending Funding Availability ....................................................................................................................................................... 91 Figure 11 Quincy (Loop Elevated) Station Retrofit Timeline .................................................. 93 Figure 12 Wilson – Red Line (North Side Main Line Branch) Station Reconstruction Timeline ........................................................................................................................................ 94