GIS for Transportation Corridor Planning

West Corridor

Zach Van Gemert• Born and Raised in Denver, CO.• Education in Land Use/GIS• Employed at RTD for 11+ years

– Systems support for Call-n-Ride, GIS, INIT, Ridecheck Plus, Trapeze

• Service Area– Population: 2.8 million– Area: 2,340 square miles– 40 municipalities, 6 counties plus 2 city/county jurisdictions

• Services– Fixed routes: 133– Bus Stops: 9,504– Park-n-Rides: 77 with 31,049 parking spaces– Special Services

• Access-a-Ride• BroncosRide• BuffRide• Call-n-Ride• RockiesRide

• Ridership– 2012: 328,109 average weekday boardings

• Vehicles– Bus: 998– Light Rail: 172

Regional Transportation District ( )

West Corridor Details

• 12.1 mile Light Rail Line through the cities of Denver, Lakewood and Golden• 11 new Light Rail Stations• 6 new Park-n-Rides• 5 new Fixed Routes• 3 new Call-n-Rides• Initial GIS Data Provided by Consultant

– Included potential fixed route lines, Light Rail stations, Park-n-Rides and Call-n-Ride (demand/response) polygons

The West Corridor

Public Informationand

Board of Directors• Service Plan

‒ Overall and Subsections• Decision Making

‒ Budget‒ Customer Interactions‒ Frequency‒ Ontime Performance‒ Politics‒ Ridership

Access-a-Ride (ADA)• Scope of Customer Impact• Customer Education

‒ In or Out?• Home Address• Trips in Last Year

‒ Alternatives• Call-n-Ride

Demographic Analysis

“Polygon Overlay Tool”

• Special Services– Call-n-Ride

• Employment• Population

• Marketing– Stations

• Population within Walk Distance

• Title VI– Counts and Densities

• Households• Low Income

Households• Minority

Population• Population

AutoCAD Data• Georeferencing Tools

– Control Points• Geocode Stops

– Data Quality: within 20ft

FTA - Title VI Compliance• Title VI

‒ Low Income Population Density

‒ Minority Population Density

Marketing• Light Rail Buffers• Non-English Speakers• System Plan for

Brochures

Sales• Pass Pricing

Route Maps

T.I.C.• Bus Stops in Call-n-Rides

• Public Schedules• Shelterboards• Trailblazer (RTD Bible)• Website

Summary

• RTD reliance on GIS– Board of Directors– Bus Operations– Civil Rights– Communications– Customers– Marketing– Sales– Service Development– Special Services

Contact

zachariah.vangemert@rtd-denver.com

www.rtd-denver.com