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The FAST Plan was developed by a collaboration of community groups an an alternative to the official regional transit plan in order to apply cutting-edge principles to developing a more effective, world-class transit system for the San Diego metropolitan region. Part II introduces the elements or building blocks of the FAST Plan. It shows how and where we deployed the right infrastructure in the right place to create a truly effective rapid transit network.
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FAST Plan: How to Create a World Class Transit System© 2013 by The Mission Group 1© 2008 by The Mission Group
F.A.S.T. PlanDecember 2013
An affordable approach to creating a more
effective and user-friendly transit system
Financially Achievable —
Saves Time
Part IIHow to Create a World Class Public Transit System
Produced under the auspices of Move San Diego, Inc., and the Scripps Ranch/Miramar Ranch North Traffic Reduction Project.
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Apply Global Best Practices to Transit
Planning in San Diego
Apply Market Research Findings to Transit System
Design
Improve Connectivity, Make
Trip Times Competitive, and Provide a Secure
Customer Experience
DevelopmentCommunity
DevelopmentCommunity
Community Groups
Community Groups
EnvironmentalCommunity
EnvironmentalCommunity
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The ResultsThe Results
The PlanThe Plan
BackgroundBackground
The FAST PlanThe FAST Plan
1Why We Need a
New Approach to Public Transit
1Why We Need a
New Approach to Public Transit
2How to Create a World Class
Transit System
2How to Create a World Class
Transit System
3The Plan:Central
3The Plan:Central
4The Plan:
South County
4The Plan:
South County
5The Plan:Mid-City
& East County
5The Plan:Mid-City
& East County
6The Plan:Greater
Golden Triangle
6The Plan:Greater
Golden Triangle
7The Plan:
I-15 Corridor
7The Plan:
I-15 Corridor
8The Plan:
North County
8The Plan:
North County
9Results:
Costs & Benefitsof the FAST Plan
9Results:
Costs & Benefitsof the FAST Plan
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We saw in Part I the three dimensions that San Diegans
value in a rapid transit system: connectivity, time, and the
experience.
Building from that, we looked at regional commute patterns.
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50,000 100,000 150,000
Some Top Commute Trip DestinationsTrips:
Detailed Market Analysis
The challenge in San Diego is to link dispersed origins with multiple destinations—which requires extensive “criss-crossing” of the region.
DowntownDowntown
Greater Golden TriangleGreater Golden Triangle
Kearny MesaKearny Mesa
Mission Valley
Miramar Road
Poway Industrial Park
Palomar Airport Road
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145,776 Commute Trips
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47,783 Commute Trips
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77,995 Commute Trips
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181,433 Commute Trips
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51,412 Commute Trips
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#1 Goal: Reduce Travel Time
Infrastructure Strategy
TimeTimeTimeTime Operating Costs(Subsidy)
Operating Costs(Subsidy)
Ridership(Revenues)Ridership(Revenues)
The smartest transit strategies aim to engineer time out of their networks, directing capital investments to reducing operating costs.
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Network Strategy
Elements Services
The physical building blocks of the system
The kind of routes we plan to operate
Project List Route Map
The physical system Suggested routes
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Elements of the FAST Plan
Light Rail Quickways Coastal Rail Streetcar Vehicles Shuttles Stations
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Existing Light Rail
Extend the Sprinter to population zones where potential riders live.
Extend the Sprinter to population zones where potential riders live.
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Existing Light Rail
Improvements to the San Diego Trolley.
Improvements to the San Diego Trolley.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major centers.
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Commuter Rail to DMU Light Rail
Integrate with regional heavy rail (Coaster and Amtrak).Integrate with regional heavy rail (Coaster and Amtrak).
We believe that, with the installation of Positive Train Control on the LOSSAN corridor, the region has an
opportunity, working with our Congressional delegation and the Federal Railroad Administration, to pursue a pilot program for exploring the use of light
DMUs on that corridor. Alternatively, we should explore heavy DMUs.
We believe that, with the installation of Positive Train Control on the LOSSAN corridor, the region has an
opportunity, working with our Congressional delegation and the Federal Railroad Administration, to pursue a pilot program for exploring the use of light
DMUs on that corridor. Alternatively, we should explore heavy DMUs.
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Streetcar/Tram
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
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Streetcar/Tram
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major stations.
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
The newest generation of BRT vehicles is beginning to approach the comfort and attractiveness of many rail vehicles—but with the flexibility to “leave the tracks” and get you closer to where you’re going or coming from.
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
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Quickway Vehicles: “Flex Trolleys”
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People Mover/Shuttle
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Improved Station Design
Improved station design is at the heart of the FAST Plan. Market research has consistently pointed to the value of safe, clean, and adequate stations in making people feel comfortable using a rapid transit system.
Improved station design is at the heart of the FAST Plan. Market research has consistently pointed to the value of safe, clean, and adequate stations in making people feel comfortable using a rapid transit system.
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Services
Core Routes MetroXpress StreetcarDirect Shuttles
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Core Routes
Can Be Light Rail or Bus Rapid TransitCan Be Light Rail or Bus Rapid Transit
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Core Routes
Operate Primarily within Dedicated TransitwaysOperate Primarily within Dedicated Transitways
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Core Routes
Stops at All Stations on RouteStops at All Stations on Route
SERVICES
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Proposed Core RoutesSERVICES
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Skipped stopsSkipped stops
MetroXpress Routes
Operate as Local Service in an Area, then Express to Key Destinations
Operate as Local Service in an Area, then Express to Key Destinations
Local stops
No transfer
Skipped stops
SERVICES
Local (Core) Route
MetroXpressRoute
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MetroXpress Routes
Crisscross at Strategically Located SuperStationsto Permit Rapid Access to Entire Region
Crisscross at Strategically Located SuperStationsto Permit Rapid Access to Entire Region
SERVICES
Local
(core) route
Local
(core) route
Local
(core) route
MetroXpress
MetroXpress MetroXpress
SuperStations
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Proposed SuperStation Locations
Crisscross at strategically located
SuperStations to permit rapid access
to entire region
Crisscross at strategically located
SuperStations to permit rapid access
to entire region
SERVICES
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MetroXpress Proposed RoutesSERVICES
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Feeder Shuttles
Connect a Major Destination Nonstop with a SuperStationConnect a Major Destination Nonstop with a SuperStation
Greenmount College
More people can get to the destination more quickly from
more origin locations with fewer transfers.
More people can get to the destination more quickly from
more origin locations with fewer transfers.
SERVICES
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Streetcar Routes
Closely Spaced Stops Serve Urbanized AreasClosely Spaced Stops Serve Urbanized Areas
SERVICES
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Proposed Capital Projects (Infrastructure)
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Existing Transit Infrastructure
SD TROLLEYSD TROLLEY
COASTERCOASTER
SPRINTERSPRINTER
I-15 BRTI-15 BRT
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FAST Plan Projects
The Urban SpineSouth Bay LinksEast County LinksMid-Coast LinksMid-County Jobs LoopUrban Streetcar LinesI-5 QuickwayPalomar QuickwaySprinter ExtensionsI-15 LinksCoaster Improvements
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Central and South County
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Central & South County
Light Rail
The existing San Diego Trolley is maintained
and enhanced.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
The existing San Diego Trolley is maintained
and enhanced.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
Quickways—grade-separated transitways—support both Core BRT
Routes and MetroXpress Super Express Routes.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
Quickways—grade-separated transitways—support both Core BRT
Routes and MetroXpress Super Express Routes.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
T-Ways—at-grade transitways—provide
transit with its own right-of-way where the costs of grade separation are not
warranted.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
T-Ways—at-grade transitways—provide
transit with its own right-of-way where the costs of grade separation are not
warranted.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Freeways are used for rapid travel along non-critical segments of the
network. HOV lanes, managed lanes, and
shoulder lanes allow transit to avoid at least some
congestion.
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
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Central & South County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
Streetcar
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North County
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Existing Infrastructure
Sprinter
ManagedLanes
Coaster
North County
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North County
Light Rail
New Rail Tunnel
Under UTC
New Rail Tunnel
Under UTC
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
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North County
Light Rail
Quickway
T-Way
Freeway-Running
Transit Priority
Streetcar
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The FAST Plan
South CountySouth County
CentralCentral
Mid-City &East CountyMid-City &
East County
Greater Golden Triangle
Greater Golden Triangle
I-15Corridor
I-15Corridor
North CountyNorth County
1. Why we need a new approach to public transit
2. How to create a world class transit system
3. The Plan: Central
4. The Plan: South County
5. The Plan: Mid-City & East County
6. The Plan: Greater Golden Triangle
7. The Plan: I-15 Corridor
8. The Plan: North County
9. Results: Costs & Benefits
The next six presentations
provide detail on the FAST Plan
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