Station Screening Report MD 355 BRT Corridor Planning Study Phase 2 Station Screening Report June 20, 2019 Station Screening Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction and Executive Summary ..................................................................................... 4 1.1 MD 355 BRT Project Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Alternatives ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Previous Studies ............................................................................................................................................. 12 1.4 Two Levels of Station Screening in this Phase of Study .................................................................................. 12 1.5 Station Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.6 Next Steps ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 2 Screening Criteria .................................................................................................................. 16 2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Level 1 Screening Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Level 2 Screening Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 25 3 Station Screening Process ...................................................................................................... 30 3.1 Screening Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 30 3.2 Screening Result Reporting Framework ......................................................................................................... 30 3.3 Segment 1 –Screening Results ........................................................................................................................ 31 3.4 Segment 2 – Screening Results ....................................................................................................................... 36 3.5 Segment 3 – Screening Results ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.6 Segment 4 – Screening Results ....................................................................................................................... 47 3.7 Segment 5 – Screening Results ....................................................................................................................... 51 3.8 Segment 6 – Screening Results ....................................................................................................................... 56 3.9 Segment 7A – Screening Results .................................................................................................................... 59 3.10 Segment 7B – Screening Results..................................................................................................................... 67 3.11 Segment 7C – Screening Process .................................................................................................................... 73 4 Station Recommendations .................................................................................................... 78 4.1 Recommendations on Screened Stations ....................................................................................................... 78 4.2 Next Steps ....................................................................................................................................................... 85 i | Page Station Screening Report List of Tables Table 1-1: Alternative Alignment Segments .............................................................................................. 10 Table 1-2: Proposed Stations for Recommended Alternative at Conclusion of Level 2 Screening ........... 13 Table 3-1: Segment 1 – Level 1 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 31 Table 3-2: Segment 1 – Level 2 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 31 Table 3-3: Segment 2 – Level 1 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 36 Table 3-4: Segment 2 – Level 2 Screening Process .................................................................................... 36 Table 3-5: Segment 3 – Level 1 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 42 Table 3-6: Segment 3 – Level 2 Screening Process .................................................................................... 42 Table 3-7: Segment 4 – Level 1 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 47 Table 3-8: Segment 4 – Level 2 Screening Process .................................................................................... 47 Table 3-9: Segment 5 – Level 1 Screening Results ..................................................................................... 51 Table 3-10: Segment 5 – Level 2 Screening Process .................................................................................. 51 Table 3-11: Segment 6 – Level 1 Screening Results ................................................................................... 56 Table 3-12: Segment 6 – Level 2 Screening Process .................................................................................. 56 Table 3-13: Segment 7A – Level 1 Screening Results ................................................................................. 59 Table 3-14: Segment 7A – Level 2 Screening Process ................................................................................ 60 Table 3-15: Segment 1 – Level 1 Screening Results ................................................................................... 67 Table 3-16: Segment 7B – Level 2 Screening Process ................................................................................ 67 Table 3-17: Segment 1 – Level 1 Screening Results ................................................................................... 73 Table 3-18: Segment 7C – Level 2 Screening Process ................................................................................ 73 Table 4-1: Station Recommendations at Conclusion of Level 2 Screening ................................................ 78 Table 4-2: List of Initial and Future Stations for the Recommended Alternative ...................................... 84 List of Figures Figure 1-1: TSM Alternative ......................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 1-2: Alternative A .............................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 1-3: Alternative B .............................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 1-4: Alternative C .............................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 1-5: Alternative Alignment Segments ............................................................................................. 11 Figure 1-1: Two-Level Screening Process ................................................................................................... 13 Figure 2-1: Level 1 and 2 Screening Criteria............................................................................................... 17 Figure 3-1: Segment 1 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 35 Figure 3-2: Segment 2 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 41 Figure 3-3: Segment 3 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 46 Figure 3-4: Segment 4 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 50 Figure 3-5: Segment 5 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 55 Figure 3-6: Segment 6 Station Recommendations .................................................................................... 58 Figure 3-7: Segment 7A Station Recommendations .................................................................................. 66 Figure 3-8: Segment 7B Station Recommendations .................................................................................. 72 Figure 3-9: Segment 7C Station Recommendations .................................................................................. 77 ii | Page Station Screening Report Appendices Appendix A: Stations Evaluated in this Analysis Appendix B: Level 1 Detailed Screening Appendix C: Level 2 Station Modifications