REVISED DRAFT ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS REPORT ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS FOR GREATER DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY AREA Alternatives Analysis (AA) Revised Draft Report November 2011 Prepared for: CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING AUTHORITY Prepared by: Draft Alternatives Analysis Report Alternatives Analysis for Greater Downtown Oklahoma City Area Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................3 CHAPTER 2 - PURPOSE AND NEED........................................................................................12 2.1 Limited Transit Connectivity among Downtown Activity Centers..................................12 2.2 Limited Multimodal and Intermodal Connectivity ..........................................................13 2.3 Lack of Mobility for Downtown Residents, Workers and Visitors..................................14 2.4 Desire for More Transit-Oriented Development, Sustainable Growth and Livability.....17 CHAPTER 3 - ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED.........................................................................19 3.1 Definition of Alternatives...............................................................................................19 3.2 Description of Locally Preferred Alternative Improvements..........................................21 3.2.1 Roadway Modifications.................................................................................................22 3.2.2 Traffic Operations .........................................................................................................24 3.2.3 Right-of-Way.................................................................................................................24 3.2.4 Enhanced Transit Stations ...........................................................................................26 3.2.5 Power and electrification ..............................................................................................28 3.2.6 Vehicle Storage, Maintenance and Operations ............................................................29 CHAPTER 4 - MODE TECHNOLOGY AND ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION ........30 4.1 Evaluation of Alternative Transit Modes .......................................................................30 4.1.1 Ridership ......................................................................................................................30 4.1.2 Capital Cost ..................................................................................................................31 4.1.3 Land Use and Economic Development ........................................................................31 4.1.4 Air Quality .....................................................................................................................32 4.1.5 Public Acceptability.......................................................................................................32 4.2 Tier I Evaluation............................................................................................................34 4.2.1 Tier I Basic Alignments.................................................................................................34 4.2.2 Tier I Basic Alignments Evaluation ...............................................................................37 4.3 Tier I Combined Alignments .........................................................................................41 4.3.1 Tier I Combined Alignments Evaluation .......................................................................43 4.4 Tier I Alignment Evaluation Results..............................................................................46 4.5 Tier II Evaluation...........................................................................................................50 4.5.1 Tier II Refined Alignments ............................................................................................50 4.5.2 Tier II Evaluation Criteria ..............................................................................................53 4.5.3 Tier 2 Evaluation Summary ..........................................................................................54 CHAPTER 5 - CAPITAL, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ...................................57 5.1 Capital Cost Estimating Results ...................................................................................57 5.1.1 Risk & Uncertainty ........................................................................................................58 5.2 O&M Cost Estimating Results ......................................................................................60 CHAPTER 6 - LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE............................................................61 CHAPTER 7 - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ..............................................................................65 7.1 Potential Affected Environment ....................................................................................65 CHAPTER 8 - LOCAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT ...................................................................70 8.1 FTA Guidance ..............................................................................................................70 8.2 Oklahoma City Financial Commitment .........................................................................72 CHAPTER 9 - NEXT STEPS .....................................................................................................74 1 Draft Alternatives Analysis Report Alternatives Analysis for Greater Downtown Oklahoma City Area LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Greater Downtown Oklahoma City Circulator Study Area..........................................4 Figure 1-2: Refined Downtown Alignment Options .......................................................................6 Figure 1-3: Refined Midtown/St. Anthony Alignment Options.......................................................6 Figure 1-4: Refined Bricktown Alignment Options ........................................................................6 Figure 1-5: Refined Downtown to OHC Alignment Options ..........................................................7 Figure 1-6: Refined OHC Extension Alignment Options ...............................................................7 Figure 1-7: Recommended Locally Preferred Alignment Alternative ..........................................10 Figure 3-1: Preliminary Downtown Circulator Alignment and Stops ...........................................26 Figure 4-1: Basic North-South Alignment Alternatives................................................................35 Figure 4-2: Basic East-West Alignment Alternatives ..................................................................36 Figure 4-3: Combine Alignment Alternatives ..............................................................................42 Figure 4-4: OHC Combine Alignment Alternatives .....................................................................43 Figure 4-5: Downtown Refined Alignments, Eastside Option 1 ..................................................47 Figure 4-6: Downtown Refined Alignments, Eastside Option 2 ..................................................47 Figure 4-7: Downtown Refined Alignments, Westside Option ....................................................48 Figure 4-8: Downtown Refined Alignments, Core Cross-Over Option........................................48 Figure 4-9: Downtown Refined Alignments, OHC Option ...........................................................49 Figure 4-10: Tier II Downtown Options .......................................................................................51 Figure 4-11: Tier II St. Anthony/Midtown Options .......................................................................51 Figure 4-12: Tier II Bricktown Options ........................................................................................52 Figure 4-13: Refined Downtown to OHC Alignment Options ......................................................52 Figure 4-14: Refined OHC Extension Alignment Options ...........................................................52 Figure 5-1: Existing BNSF Railroad (RR) Bridge Underpasses..................................................59 Figure 6-1: Recommended Locally Preferred Alignment Alternative ..........................................63 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Summary Results of Tier 2 Alternative Alignment Evaluation......................................8 Table 2-1: METRO Transit - Existing Fleet Operating Parameters.............................................16 Table 4-1: Summary Results of Transit Mode Alternatives Evaluation.......................................33 Table 4-2: North-South Alignment Evaluation† ...........................................................................39 Table 4-3: East-West Alignment Evaluation† ..............................................................................40 Table 4-4: Combined Alignment Evaluation - Downtown Options† .............................................44 Table 4-5: Combined Alignment Evaluation - Oklahoma Health Center (OHC) Options† ...........45 Table 4-6: Tier II Evaluation Summary Matrix.............................................................................55 Table 5-1: Baseline/TSM Alternative Capital Cost¹.....................................................................57 Table 5-2: Build Alternative Capital Cost¹ ...................................................................................58 Table 5-3: Operations and