Capitol Expressway Light Rail Transportation Study for the Environmental Impact Statement VTC Valley Transit Consultants Rajappan & Meyer Consulting Engineers, Inc. AECOM – HMH Engineers – Hatch Mott MacDonald Biggs Cardosa Associates - Sasaki Associates – SBA Architects Parikh Consultants Prepared by: AECOM September 2012 VTC Valley Transit Consultants Transportation Study CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT for the Environmental Impact Statement TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Overview & Alignment .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Stations & Parking ............................................................................................................ 1-4 1.3 Project Scheduling ........................................................................................................... 1-4 1.4 Traffic Analysis Alternatives ............................................................................................. 1-4 1.4.1 Background - Development of Project Alternatives ........................................... 1-4 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS .............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Roads & Highways ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Congestion Management Program Network ...................................................... 2-1 2.2 Traffic Operations ............................................................................................................. 2-6 2.2.1 Existing Traffic Volumes ..................................................................................... 2-6 2.2.2 Level of Service Analysis ................................................................................... 2-6 2.2.3 Existing Levels of Service ................................................................................ 2-10 2.2.4 Queuing Analysis ............................................................................................. 2-11 2.2.5 Travel Times ..................................................................................................... 2-12 2.3 Transit Network .............................................................................................................. 2-13 2.3.1 VTA Public Transit ............................................................................................ 2-13 2.3.2 Caltrain Service ................................................................................................ 2-23 2.4 Park & Ride Facilities ..................................................................................................... 2-24 2.5 Pedestrians & Bicycles ................................................................................................... 2-24 2.6 Goods Movement ........................................................................................................... 2-27 2.7 Community Access......................................................................................................... 2-32 2.8 Parking ........................................................................................................................... 2-33 3.0 FUTURE CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Project Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 No Build Alternative ............................................................................................ 3-2 3.1.2 With LRT Alternative .......................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Person Through Volume on Capitol Expressway ............................................................ 3-6 3.3 Traffic Impact Significance Criteria .................................................................................. 3-8 3.4 Traffic Impacts .................................................................................................................. 3-9 3.4.1 2018 With LRT (Base) ........................................................................................ 3-9 3.4.2 2035 With LRT (Base) ...................................................................................... 3-16 3.4.3 2018 With LRT (No Ocala Station Option) ....................................................... 3-18 3.4.4 2035 With LRT (No Ocala Station Option) ....................................................... 3-19 3.5 Intersection Queuing ...................................................................................................... 3-20 3.6 Travel Times and Speeds on Capitol Expressway ........................................................ 3-25 3.7 Transit Network .............................................................................................................. 3-31 3.7.1 VTA Public Transit ............................................................................................ 3-31 3.7.2 Caltrain Service ................................................................................................ 3-33 3.7.3 Ridership .......................................................................................................... 3-33 3.8 Park and Ride / Kiss-and-Ride Facilities ........................................................................ 3-34 3.9 Pedestrians & Bicycles ................................................................................................... 3-36 3.9.1 Proposed Crossing Improvements ................................................................... 3-36 3.9.2 Proposed Corridor Improvements .................................................................... 3-37 3.10 Goods Movement ........................................................................................................... 3-39 3.11 On-Street Parking........................................................................................................... 3-39 3.12 Community Access......................................................................................................... 3-41 3.13 Safety & Security ............................................................................................................ 3-42 3.13.1 Safety ............................................................................................................... 3-42 3.13.2 Security ............................................................................................................ 3-42 3.14 Construction Effects ....................................................................................................... 3-42 3.14.1 Construction Effects on Traffic ......................................................................... 3-42 AECOM i September 2012 VTC Valley Transit Consultants Transportation Study CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT for the Environmental Impact Statement 3.14.2 Construction Effects on Transit ........................................................................ 3-43 3.14.3 Construction Effects on Pedestrians ................................................................ 3-43 3.14.4 Construction Effects on Bicycles ...................................................................... 3-44 3.14.5 Construction Effects on Residential Access and Parking ................................ 3-44 3.14.6 Construction Impacts on Business Access and Visibility ................................. 3-44 4.0 PROJECT MITIGATION ............................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Traffic Mitigation ............................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 2018 With LRT (Base) Alternative ...................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 2035 With LRT (Base) Alternative ...................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3 2018 With LRT No Ocala Station Alternative ..................................................... 4-2 4.1.4 2035 With LRT No Ocala Station Alternative ..................................................... 4-3 4.2 Intersection Queuing Mitigation ........................................................................................ 4-3 4.3 Transit Mitigation .............................................................................................................. 4-3 4.4 Park and Ride / Kiss and Ride Mitigation ......................................................................... 4-4 4.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Mitigation .................................................................................... 4-5 4.6 Goods Movement Mitigation ............................................................................................ 4-6 4.7 Parking Mitigation ............................................................................................................. 4-6 4.7.1 On-Street Parking ............................................................................................... 4-6 4.7.2 Eastridge Mall Parking ....................................................................................... 4-6 4.8 Community Access Mitigation .........................................................................................