Transit Service Coordination Report May 2020 i The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration would like to acknowledge the work of the following individuals and agencies who contributed to the development of this Report by identifying potential opportunities for transit as part of the I-495 & I-270 Public Private Partnership Program. These individuals brought diverse perspectives and technical expertise and provided significant input to its development. Transit Work Group Participants Carrie Anderson-Watters, TransIT Services, Frederick County, Maryland Holly Arnold, MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland Terry Bellamy, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Prince George’s County, Maryland Ron Burns, Department of Development Review and Planning, Frederick County, Maryland Zack Chissell, MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland Chris Conklin, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County, Maryland David Cookson, Office of Transportation, Howard County, Maryland Gary Erenrich, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County, Maryland Lyn Erickson, Department of Transportation Planning, MWCOG, Washington DC Anthony Foster, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Prince George’s County, Maryland Bruce Gartner, Office of Transportation, Howard County, Maryland Jason Groth, Department of Planning and Growth Management, Charles County, Maryland Martin Harris, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Prince George’s County, Maryland Dan Hibbert, Ride On, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County, Maryland Daniel Koenig, Federal Transit Administration, Washington DC Ryan Long, Federal Transit Administration, Washington DC Phil Mclaughlin, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County, Maryland Heather Murphy, Office of Planning and Capital Programming, MDOT, Hanover, Maryland Tim Norris, MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland Jitesh Parikh, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC Keilyn Perez, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC Kevin Quinn, MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland Ramond Robinson, Office of Transportation, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Charlie Scott, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington DC Roman Steichen, TransIT Services, Frederick County, Maryland Martha Arzu, Office of Transportation, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Dusan Vuksan, Department of Transportation Planning, MWCOG, Washington DC Alex Waltz, Department of Planning and Growth Management, Charles County, Maryland Paul Wiedefeld, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington DC ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................... VI LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................... VII ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................ VIII SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................... 1 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 4 2.1 Objective .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Collaboration .................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Existing and Planned Transit Services .............................................................................. 5 2.4 Benefits for Existing Service ............................................................................................. 7 2.5 Modification of Existing Service ....................................................................................... 8 2.6 Transit Markets and Service Opportunities ..................................................................... 8 SECTION 3: MARYLAND TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND FUNDING ......................................... 10 3.1 Transit Programs in the Study Area ............................................................................... 10 3.1.1 Frederick County ..................................................................................................... 10 3.1.2 Montgomery County ............................................................................................... 10 3.1.3 Prince George’s County .......................................................................................... 10 3.1.4 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ................................................. 10 3.1.5 MDOT MTA ............................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Funding ........................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1 State and Federal Subsidies .................................................................................... 12 3.2.2 Local General Funding and Special Transit Taxes ................................................... 12 SECTION 4: TRANSIT MARKET ANALYSIS......................................................................... 14 4.1 Existing Transit Service ................................................................................................... 14 4.1.1 I-270 Existing Transit Services ................................................................................. 14 4.1.2 I-495 Existing Transit Services ................................................................................. 17 4.1.3 Connecting Express Transit Services ....................................................................... 18 4.2 Planned Transit Services ................................................................................................ 20 4.2.1 MDOT MTA Purple Line .......................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 WMATA Silver Line .................................................................................................. 21 4.2.3 MARC Brunswick Line Capacity Improvements ...................................................... 22 iii 4.2.4 Montgomery County BRT Corridors ....................................................................... 23 4.2.5 Corridor Cities Transitway....................................................................................... 23 4.2.6 Tysons Corner to Bethesda Metrobus Service ....................................................... 23 4.3 Regional Population and Employment Projections ....................................................... 24 4.3.1 Regional Population .................................................................................................... 24 4.3.2 Regional Employment ................................................................................................. 26 4.4 Transit Market ................................................................................................................... 28 4.4.1 Rockville Commuting .................................................................................................. 31 4.4.2 Bethesda Commuting ................................................................................................. 32 4.4.3 Silver Spring Commuting............................................................................................. 33 4.4.4 College Park Commuting ............................................................................................ 34 4.4.5 New Carrollton Commuting ........................................................................................ 35 4.4.6 Largo Commuting........................................................................................................ 36 SECTION 5: TRANSIT ACCESS POINTS .............................................................................. 37 5.1 Overall Managed Lanes Concept ................................................................................... 37 5.2 Types of Managed Lanes Access .................................................................................... 38 5.3 Transit Station Access from Managed Lanes ................................................................. 39 5.4 Managed Lanes Access Observations ............................................................................ 40 SECTION 6: POTENTIAL NEW OR MODIFIED TRANSIT SERVICE CONCEPTS ....................... 42 6.1 Early Input ...................................................................................................................... 43 6.1.1 Montgomery County ............................................................................................... 43 6.1.2 Prince George’s County .......................................................................................... 45 6.1.3 Frederick County ..................................................................................................... 45 6.1.4 Charles County ........................................................................................................ 46 6.1.5 Anne Arundel County .............................................................................................. 46 6.1.6 Howard County ....................................................................................................... 46 6.1.7 MDOT MTA MARC and Commuter