VTA LRT Efficiency December 10, 2012
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October 12, 2012Light Rail Efficiency Project, December 10, 2012
VTA Light Rail System
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32,716 weekday ridership
42.2 miles, 62 stations
Light Rail Efficiency Projects• Board Adopted LRT Improvement Plan May 2010• Speed up system, open new markets, improve cost recovery• Improve connectivity to BART and other regional
services, increase ridership• Anticipate employment and population growth• Support new 49ers Stadium
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• Project began in September 2008, Board adopted mid 2010
• LRT is Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Operations Analysis
• Comprehensive evaluation of the existing light rail system -- focus on making the system as effective and efficient as possible
• Operations and capital improvements analyzed and tested
• Evaluation of the LRT system to handle projected passenger growth to the year 2018 and 2035
LRT Systems Analysis Background
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2010 Study Goals
• Increase Ridership• Calculate changes in ridership vs. No Build
• Speed up the System• Compute differences in average operating speed
• Spend Money Wisely• Check whether proposed scenarios lead to improved farebox recovery
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• Be More Relevant to the Needs of the Valley• Review how specific ridership gains compare to Market Analysis
opportunities
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Downtown Transit Mall
Single Track
Merge Points
Light Rail System: Constraints
At-gradeIntersections
Future Transit Connections
Existing Transit Connections
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Traffic Signal Priority
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Market Analysis: Transit Competitive Factor & Core Network Area
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DestinationOrigin Both
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LRT Efficiency Project will increase return on LRT investment
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Peer Comparison: VTA ridership low given scale of LRT system
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New 49ers Stadium Accelerates Need to Deliver Planned Improvements
Source: 49ers Stadium EIR, 2009/ AECOM, 2012
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BART Extension creates new demand for transit feeder service on LRT and Bus Network: 60% Milpitas BART riders projected to arrive by transit; LRT’s Montague Station provides direct connection at Milpitas BART
Guadalupe Express
All-Day Express Service: Santa Teresa to Alum Rock– Major expansion of existing limited express service
Local service from Almaden to Mountain View– no transfers!
Winchester Line loops through downtown and turns back
Downtown Run-Around Track supports increased frequency,Maximizes Three-Car Train capacity on trunk routes
Run-Around Track Alternatives under consultation with City of San Jose and Community Stakeholders
Proposed
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Non-stop Service
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Tasman Express (Long T)
Establish new LRT Corridor to Connect with BART
New Line from Mountain View to Alum Rock • Express between Mountain View and Old
Ironsides in peak• Requires double tracking Mountain View and pocket track near Great America
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Current
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Double Track alternatives under consultation with Caltrain, City, and County
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N. First Street Speed Improvements, System-wide Transit Signal Priority
• Currently operating at maximum of 35 mph on N. First St, goal is 45mph
• Fencing corridor also improves safety
• System-wide Transit Signal Priority improvements will reduce transit travel times, funded by MTC Transit Performance Initiative grant 13
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2017Basic Service
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2014“New Normal”
Service
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2014Stadium Event
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Phase I LRT Improvements will:• Expand pilot Guadalupe Express service to all-day Express Service on Santa
Teresa to Alum Rock line• Establish new service from Almaden to Mountain View, with direct service
from Almaden to Downtown San Jose • Turn back Winchester service from Campbell in Downtown San Jose• Establish new special event service between Mountain View and Alum Rock;
prepare for future BART connection/Tasman Express line• Reduce travel times system-wide with speed improvement projects
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San Jose: Downtown Run-Around Track
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Preferred Improvement: Install new run-around track in either 1st or 2nd Street bus lane between St. James and St. John Streets
• Needed to implement increased LRT Service and to ensure transit riders do not experience delay on single-track segments
• LRT and bus lane will share former bus lane
• Consistent with City’s plans for transit priority on 1st and 2nd Streets; Avoids taking parkland
• Continuing in consultation with City of San Jose and local stakeholders
• Capital cost, Order of magnitude = $ 6.0 to 8.0 M
Illustration of Proposed Run-Around Track installed in existing Bus Only lane on 2nd St
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Conceptual DesignSan Jose: Downtown Run-Around Track
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New track will be the active line for southbound through trains when Winchester line lays over on the existing track.
Winchester Train Dwells for 5-7 minutes between Inbound and Outbound runs on existing Track at St James Station
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Almaden Train arriving from north while Winchester Train is laying over
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Almaden Train pulls into St. James Station on Run-Around Track, serves station and departs
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Santa Teresa Train pulls into St. James Station, serves station and departs
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Thank you for your time and feedback.
Sarah Syed, LRT Efficiency Project [email protected] 408-321-5572
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