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Creating and Sustaining Multimodal Solutions 2015 Governor’s Transportation Conference

Jennifer Mitchell Agency Director

Jeremy Latimer

Rail Transportation Programs Administrator

Emily Stock

Manager of Rail Planning

Chris Arabia Acting Planning and Mobility Programs

Administrator

Todd Horsley Director of Northern

Virginia Transit Programs

Virginia Rail System

Two passenger rail operators – Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express

Eleven freight railroads Two national Class I Railroads: Norfolk Southern and CSX Nine local shortline railroads

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Rail Funding Programs: Strategic Investments in Shared-use Corridors

Rail Funding Programs

DRPT strategically invests in privately owned railroads

Improvements must benefit the highways Investments benefit both passenger and freight services

DRPT does not own or operate railroads NS and CSX own rail lines and freight operations Eight regional railroads provide “last mile of service” Virginia Railway Express: commuter service in NOVA Amtrak: intercity passenger rail service

State and federal funds make incremental improvements in shared-use corridors



Rail Projects



Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund

Allows for Amtrak operating and capital costs

Grantees include Amtrak, CSX, NS

Virginia supports operation of four Amtrak Routes:

1 daily round trip between Lynchburg – DC

2 daily round trips between Richmond – DC

2 daily round trips between Newport News – DC

1 daily round trip between Norfolk – DC



Passenger Rail Service in Virginia: Present and Future



Rail Enhancement Fund

Allows for major capacity improvements for freight and passenger services

Grantees include CSX, NS, Port, VRE

Major Capital Investments have included: Commonwealth Railway median rail project

NS Heartland Corridor

CSX National Gateway

VRE island platforms and track improvements



Rail Preservation Fund: Shortline Railroads

Projects maintain FRA class 2 standards Safety, signaling and reliability improvements

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Rail Preservation Fund

Allows for improvements to regional railroads, targeting “last mile of service”

Grantees include eight shortlines across the Commonwealth

Major capital investments have included: Programmatic tie upgrades

Signal improvements

Yard Capacity improvements



Rail Industrial Access

Allows for off-setting cost of rail spurs to companies able to ship by rail.

Grantees are new or expanding industries in the Commonwealth.

Serves as an economic development incentive when rail is necessary to location decisions.



Arkendale to Powell’s Creek

$75M 100% Federal ARRA Stimulus Funded Project

$30M IPROC Funds

11 Mile Third Track Design Build Project

CSX will construct for DRPT

Project completion 2018



CSX National Gateway

Rail Enhancement Fund Projects:

Double Stack Clearances

Virginia Avenue Tunnel

Kilby Yard (complete)



Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor Funded

Tunnel clearances

Multiple sidings, passing and double tracks



Future Phases Additional sidings,

passing and double tracks to increase capacity and alleviate train conflicts

Thank you

Jeremy Latimer

Rail Transportation Programs Administrator




The Future of Higher Speed Rail in Virginia

Project Snapshot 123-Mile Corridor

Northernmost Segment of the SEHSR Corridor

Connects to the Northeast Corridor

Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Review

Ridership and Revenue Review

Station Area Improvements

Service Frequency



Project Sponsor: Lead Federal Agency:

Number of Train by Segment 2015



Intercity Passenger Train Frequencies: 2015





Intercity Passenger Train Frequencies: Future

Project Overview: Tier II EIS



Tier II Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Summarize broader issues discussed in the Tier I Study.

Focus on site-specific impacts and mitigation for individual elements of the larger study.

Incorporate further public/agency input.

Quantify impacts and analyze potential mitigation measures.

Documentation and decisions lead to permitting, final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction.

Project Overview: Proposed Rail Service



Higher speed rail could result in:

Improvement Concepts





DC2RVA | Where are they now?



December Public Meeting Information



Fredericksburg Springfield Richmond

Tuesday, December 8 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10

Dorothy Hart Community

Center

408 Canal Street

Fredericksburg, VA

Hilton Springfield

6550 Loisdale Road

Springfield, VA

Department of Motor

Vehicles

2300 W. Broad Street

Richmond, VA

Thank you



Emily Stock

Manager of Rail Planning

Planning


Planning and Transportation Demand Management

PLAN $

Transit Development Plans (TDPs)

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plans

Statewide and Regional Transportation Planning

Vision plans; Feasibility Studies; Alternatives Analysis; MPOs

Examine transit options

Examine new transit service possibilities

Transit service recommendations

Public Involvement

Statewide Transit & TDM Plan; Rail Plan

Vtrans 2040



Transportation Management Plans

Partner with VDOT and local stakeholders Megaprojects

Remove vehicle traffic in construction zone

Vanpool, carpool, transit, telework, public outreach, employer outreach



https://www.expresslanes.com/

Transportation Demand Management




Improve efficiency of Virginia’s transportation system

Increase transit ridership

Increase vanpooling

Increase carpooling

Increase telework




Free carpool matching

Vanpool formation

Promotion of transit services

Marketing and promotion

Outreach to public

Outreach to employers

Guaranteed Ride Home



Informing the Public

Use traditional media

Technology – websites, mobile apps, video

Social media – Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Billboards

Brochures, flyers

Transportation fairs



Print



Mobile Apps



Mobile Apps



Mobile Apps





Thank you

Chris Arabia

Acting Planning and Mobility Programs Administrator

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Northern Virginia Transit Projects

I-66 Outside the Beltway

New point-to-point, peak period transit service that utilizes new Express Lanes and provides more frequent and reliable trips to major regional destinations

New/expanded Park-and-Ride facilities with direct access to new Express Lanes

Travel Demand Management (TDM) strategies making it easier and more affordable to use alternative travel options



I-66 Inside the Beltway

Project will provide revenue stream to support multi-modal investments on I-66 and adjacent complementary corridors

Multi-modal investments will allow the movement of more people through the corridor and enhance connectivity

Provide more alternatives to single occupant vehicles Enhance transit operations Create opportunities for improved travel on parallel routes Provide seamless connectivity to the region’s 40+ mile network of

Express Lanes

DRPT produced the original I-66 Transit/TDM Study in 2009 and partnered with VDOT to produce the I-66 Inside the Beltway Multi-modal Study in 2012 & Supplemental Report in 2013

DRPT is now supporting VDOT and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) on the implementation of the study recommendations



VRE Gainesville to Haymarket

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is currently studying an 11-mile extension of its Manassas line through Gainesville to the general vicinity of VA Route 15 near Haymarket in Prince William County

Extensive growth in housing in western Prince William County combined with emerging jobs centers make a VRE Gainesville-Haymarket extension a priority for expanding regional mobility

Revenue service could start within 10 years



VRE Spotsylvania Station VRE will open its newest commuter rail station south of Fredericksburg in

Spotsylvania, County later this year with 2.5 miles of new third track to be completed in early 2016

First major VRE service expansion in 23 years

The station will be the southernmost station on VRE’s Fredericksburg Line

700 foot platform with canopy; 1500 new parking spaces; waiting area

A new 62 acre mixed-use development is already planned for construction adjacent to the station



WMATA –

8-Car Trains

A WMATA strategic capital initiative is to operate all 8-car trains (longest possible) during rush hour by acquiring additional railcars, power capacity and railcar storage

In 2015 WMATA ordered 220 new Kawasaki 7000-series railcars (pictured above) to replace 192 of its most unreliable railcars and to expand fleet capacity by 28 railcars

8-car trains during rush hour would carry 35,000 more passengers per hour during rush hour – the equivalent of 18 new lanes of highways into Washington, DC



The WMATA Silver Line is a 23-mile extension of the Metrorail system in Virginia

Phase 1 opened in 2014 with five stations; Phase 2 is an 11.4 mile extension from Wiehle-Reston to Ashburn in Loudoun County featuring six new stations, including Dulles International Airport; Phase 2 is under construction and projected to open in 2019

Between 2015-2040, a total of 70,000 office using jobs are projected to be added to the four submarkets impacted by the Silver Line (61% within ½ mile of a station)

8.5 million square feet of new office space around Silver Line stations is expected by 2040



WMATA –Silver Line

Infill Metrorail Station in Alexandria serving the Blue and Yellow Lines; 3.1 miles between Braddock Road and Reagan National Airport Stations; first new infill Metrorail station since 2004

80% of all office construction in the region takes place within ¼ mile of existing Metrorail stations

Station could ultimately generate up to 26,000 new jobs (25% increase to City’s current job base)

Station is projected to generate as much as $888 million in new City tax revenues over 30 years



WMATA –

Potomac Yard

Thank you



Todd Horsley

Director of Northern Virginia Transit Programs

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