Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportationwww.drpt.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportationwww.drpt.virginia.gov

I-66 Transit/Transportation Demand Management Study Fact Sheet #4 December 2009

Related Recommendations• Reviewofadequacyofpedestrianandbicyclefacilitiesandtransit-orienteddevelopment

considerationstobeapartofnewstationplanningandactivitycenters;

• FurtherstudyalongtheVA28corridortoassesshowtransitridershipcouldbestberealized;

• Identifypreferredstationlocationandformforacontext-sensitivetransportationhubattheterminalstationintheTownofHaymarket;and

• Continueplanningforlong-termrailexpansion(e.g.,Metrorail,VRE)inthecorridor.Considerationsshouldbegiventoopportunitiesformulti-modalstationsintheI-66corridor.

MoreinformationabouttheI-66MultimodalStudiescanbefoundat:www.virginiadot.org/projects/studynova-rt66.asp

Forfurtherdetailsandtoviewthefinalreportpleasegotowww.drpt.virginia.gov/studies/default.aspx

www.drpt.virginia.gov/studies/default.aspxwww.drpt.virginia.gov/studies/default.aspx

Key MessagesKeymessagesfromtheI-66Transit/TDMStudyinclude:• TodaythereisrobusttransitserviceintheI-66corridor,includingmanylocalandexpressbusroutes

withgoodservicefrequencies,inadditiontotrainstravelingdowntowneverysixminutesduringthepeakperiodontheMetrorailOrangeLine.Additionally,complementarytransitservicesoperatenearbyonU.S.29,U.S.50andontheVREManassasLine.However,highqualityserviceislimitedduringoff-peakperiodsandinthereversepeakdirection.

• Theprojectionsforthelocationofhouseholdsandemploymentin2030fortheI-66corridorindicatethatsomefuturelandusesinthecorridorwillbelessconducivetobeingservedbytransit.Unlesscorridor-widetransit-orienteddevelopmentstrategiesareimplemented,sprawlandcongestionwillcontinuetogrowwithanexpected22percentincreaseincommutertripsoriginatinginlocationswithinthecorridorandanexpected40percentincreaseincommutertripsdestinedtothecorridor(duetoemploymentgrowthexceedingresidentialgrowth).

• TherecommendedPriorityBus1transitimprovementswillgreatlyincreaseservicefrequencytoimportantdestinationsfromwithinthecorridorby2030and,thus,attractmorepeopletoliveintheactivitycentersandridetransit,potentiallyreducingsprawl.

• TherecommendedPriorityBustransitimprovementswillalsoreducethenumberoftransfersrequiredandcreatetraveltimesavingstomajormarketsintheI-66corridorversusexistingtransitservice,attractingmorepeopletotransit.

• Thefullsetofrecommendationsimprovestransitreliabilityandattractiveness,resultinginmorepeoplemovinginthecorridorbytransit.SimilartotheDullesCorridor,PriorityBusimprovementsandfacilitiescanbeimplementedintheshorttermandlaythegroundworkforanextensionofrailinthecorridorinthelongterm.

• TherecommendedTDMprogramsprovidebenefitstoalltravelersinthecorridorbyreducingvehicletrips,providingarangeoftraveloptionsandraisingawarenessoftransitservicesinthecorridor;thecorridoranditsoptionsareabletomeettheneedsofmorepeople.

• Theshort-termrecommendationsrequirecapitalinvestmentof$126.8millionandanannualoperatingcostof$11.8millionabovethecostofexistingservice.Themedium-termrecommendationsrequireadditionalinvestmentbeyondtheshort-termrecommendations,including$163.7millioninadditionalcapitalinvestmentandwillbringtheannualoperatingcostto$14.7million.

About the StudyThepurposeofthestudywastoevaluateshort-andmedium-termtransitandtransportationdemandmanagement(TDM)improvementsalongtheI-66corridorbetweenWashington,D.C.andHaymarket,VAthatincreasemobilityintheI-66corridorandtobepositionedtoprovideinputintotherestartoftheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation(VDOT)I-66MultimodalTransportationEnvironmentalStudy.Thestudywasmindfultoofferapproachesthatcouldlaygroundworkforrailextensioninthelongterm.

Theprojectwasexecutedasaseriesofcloselyassociatedtaskscoveringaspectrumofactivitiesfromdatacollectionthroughanalysistodevelopmentofrecommendations.Apublicinformationprogramwasanimportantactivitythroughouttheproject.TheTAC,madeupofagencyandoperatorstakeholders,carefullyguidedthework.Ultimately,asetofmultimodalrecommendationsweredevelopedthatencompassedtransitservice,transitstations,pedestrianandbicyclefacilities,TDMstrategies,andpark-and-ridelots.Costandrevenueprojectionsfortheserecommendedelementsweredevelopedinthefinalstageofthestudy.

1PriorityBusserviceincludesBRTorelementsofBRTthatimprovethequalityanddependabilityoftransitservice,includingfrequentservice,substantialstations,improvedreliability,advancedtechnologyandinformationsystems,directaccesstostations,modernvehiclesanddistinctbranding.

Example of a Metrobus Express Bus

Example of a Commuter Bus

Example of a Priority Bus Station

RecommendationsPriority Bus Stations and RampsThestudyrecommendsdirectaccessrampsinseverallocations,includingatwo-wayrampbetweentheeastboundI-66HOVlaneandtheViennaMetrorailstationinadditiontoeightPriorityBusstationsatthefollowinglocations:

• Haymarket;• VA234Bypass;• Centreville;• StringfellowRoad;• MonumentDrive/FairfaxCorner;• EastFallsChurch;• Ballston;and• D.C.Core.

Runningway ImprovementsTheexistingI-66HOVlaneisacriticalelementinmaintainingdependable,high-qualitytransitservicesinthecorridor.Signingandmarkingimprovementsarerecommendedforthecongestedportionofthelane,particularlybetweenapproximatelyU.S.50andtheBeltwaytocreateabetterdefinedbufferoftwotofourfeetinwidthwithappropriateenforcement.

Recommended Transit ServicesTherecommendedI-66PriorityBusserviceincludesmanyelementsofBRTthatwillimprovethequalityanddependabilityoftransitserviceprovidedinthecorridor.EachoftherecommendednewI-66PriorityBusserviceshasonlyfivestops,providingashorterandmoredirecttriptothemajordestinationsinthecorridor(e.g.,theD.C.CoreandtheRosslyn-Ballstoncorridor).

Park and Ride LotsTherecommendationsincludetheadditionof3,000spacesthroughcapacityexpansionsatthreeexistinglotsandtheconstructionoffournewlotsinthewesternendofthecorridor.Thisrepresentsanincreaseofover25percentinparkandridecapacityinthecorridor.ThreeofthenewlotswillbeservedbytherecommendedI-66PriorityBusservice.Providingreal-timeinformationconcerningparkandridefacilitiestothecorridorisalsorecommended.

TDM StrategiesFifteenTDMstrategiesarerecommendedfortheI-66corridortoreducevehicletrips,providearangeoftraveloptions,andraiseawarenessoftransitservices.Therecommendedstrategiesinclude:enhancedmarketing,VanpoolDriverIncentive,Corridor-specificStart-upCarpoolIncentives,RideshareProgramOperationalSupport,carsharing,bicyclesupport,programevaluation,enhancedVanpoolInsurancePool,enhancedTelework!VA,OngoingFinancialIncentive,VanPriorityAccess,capitalassistanceforVanpools,FlexibleVanpoolNetwork,SmartBenefitsSubsidyPublicShareandMobilityCenters.

DRAFT

District of Columbia

Fairfax County

Prince William County

Loudoun County

D.C.

Ballston

Stringfellow Rd

Centreville

Haymarket

VA 234 Bypass

Fairfax Corner

Vienna/Fairfax-GMU

East Falls Church

TysonsCorner

Legend

Station

Transfer Station

Loudoun County Transit Routes

WMATA RoutesB7I 3Y

PRTC Routes

Metro Direct [MD]OmniRide [OR]

FC 642, FC 650, FC 651, FC 652, FC 653

FC 631, FC 641, FC 644

Fairfax Connector Routes

FC 622, FC 623

FC 595. FC 597

Centreville to Herndon/Reston [FC CHR]

Priority Bus Routes

I-66 Corridor Priority Bus [PB 66]U.S. 29 Corridor Priority Bus [PB 29]U.S. 50 Corridor Priority Bus [PB 50]

0 51 2 3 4Miles

Recommended Transit ServiceI-66 Transit/TDM Study

66

28

95

495

395

236

28

7

1

50

193

123

215

23415

123

29

29

267

95

495

495

66

50

267

B71

MDOR B71

FC CHR

PB 29

PB 50

MD

B71

OR

PB 66HFC 622FC 623

FC 631

FC 644FC 641

FC 651FC 650

FC 652

FC 642

FC 653PB 29

FC 622FC 623

FC 595FC 597

FC 595FC 597

3Y

FC 595FC 597

PB 66C

PB 66H

PB 66C

PB 66H

PB 66H

Recommended Transit Service