Quarterly Meeting--April 12 2012

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Quarterly Update MeetingApril 12, 2012


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Meeting Layout

AUDITORIUM

CLASSROOM

#129 CLASSROOM#128 CLASSROOM#126

CLASSROOM#116

SIGN-IN TABLE

CAR BARN

TRAINING

CENTER

CONNECTION

TO UNION

STATION

MIDLINE

SUBSTATION &

VEHICLES/

OPERATIONS

HISTORIC AND

CULTURAL

RESOURCES

SIGN

-IN

DDOT/ELECT

ED/MEDIA


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Program

I. H/Benning Project Update

II. Streetcar 101

Car Barn Training Center

Interim Connection to Union Station

Midline Substation

Historic an Cultural Resources

III. Comment Stations


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Ground Rules

Listen attentively

Use comment sheet for

questions and comments

Proceed to Comment

Stations


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DC Streetcar

Citywide system

Serves all 8 wards

Currently on Phase 2 of the H/Benning

Line

Currently in the planning phases for the

One City Line (H/Benning and Union

Station to Georgetown) and the

Anacostia Line

Revenue service for H/Benning line

programmed to start Late Summer/Early

Fall 2013


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H/Benning Project Update

2012WINTER SPRING

Welcomed Carl Jackson to lead the Streetcar program

Continued public involvement process

Vetted possible sites for the CBTC

Completed preliminary engineering work for the

Western Turnaround and connection to Union Station

Began engineering and environmental analysis for CBTC

site

Mayor Gray announced 6-year capital funding for $237.3

million for streetcar

Initiated DC Historic and Cultural Resources Review

Administered community survey to solicit feedback on

CBTC designs

Developed two conceptual CBTC site plans

Ordered two additional streetcars

Will bring on board the Design/Build Team and Operator

later this spring

Anticipate a Notice to Proceed on Design later this spring


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Community Meeting ParticipationDates

(2012)

Organization Location

1/19 Friends of Kingman Park Civic Assn Langston Golf Course

2/8 ANC 6C Heritage Foundation

2/9 ANC 6A Miner Elementary

2/11 One City Summit Washington Convention Center

2/14 ANC 7D 6th District MPD

2/14 Kingman Park Civic Assn Gibbs Elementary

2/15 River Terrace Civic Assn River Terrace Elementary

3/1 ANC 5B 5th District MPD

3/6 ANC 7A Marshall Heights CDC

3/15 Friends of Kingman Park Civic Assn Langston Golf Course

4/5 ANC 5B 5th District MPD

4/10 ANC 7A Benning Road Library

4/10 ANC 7D 6th District MPD

4/10 Kingman Park Civic Assn Gibbs Elementary

4/11 ANC 6C Heritage Foundation

Members of the DC Streetcar

Team regularly provide

updates at local ANC and

community meetings and will

continue to do so


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Why will the Car Barn TrainingCenter be at located Benning

Road and 26th Street?

How will the streetcar impact

3rd Street NE and the Hopscotch

Bridge?

What and where is the Midline

Substation?

Will streetcar impact the

communitys historic character?

You asked.


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Car Barns

Benning and 15th East Capitol


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)What sites were considered?

AWestern Abutment of the Hopscotch Bridge

BEastern Abutment of the Hopscotch Bridge

CEads Street NE Garage

DBlighted Property in the 2000 Block ofBenning

Road

EBenning Road & 26th Street NE

FNorth of the Langston Terrace Complex behind Phelps

High School

G

RFK Parking Area at Benning Road & Oklahoma Ave

HPepco Site

IOld DC Trash Transfer Site


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)

REQUIREMENTSPARCEL/LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS CONSTRUCTABILITY/COST

Easily accessible from the

streetcar line

Property currently owned by

District government

A 3-car facility, approximately

15,000 sf structure

Capacity to serve the One City

line: three cars inside the

structure and track storage for

future vehicles

Employee space offices,

locker room, meeting space,training

Constructible for a Late

Summer/Early Fall 2013 service

start

Within budget


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site AWestern Abutment of the Hopscotch Bridge


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site BEastern Abutment of the Hopscotch Bridge


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site CEads Street NE Garage


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site DBlighted Property in the 2000 Block of Benning Road


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site EBenning Road & 26th Street NE


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site FNorth of Langston Terrace Complex and behind Phelps High School


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site GRFK Parking Area at Benning Road and Oklahoma Avenue


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site HPepco


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Site IOld DC Trash Transfer Site


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Training Center

The District envisions more than just a

place to store and repair streetcars

Job creation is a priority for the District

The Car Barn Training Center will be a place

to train District students and residents to

be the workforce for transit jobs

DDOT is currently in conversation with

DCPS regarding such a program

DC Car Barn, 1932

Seattle Car Barn, 2011


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Training Center

The District envisions a state-of-the-art training center, where DCPSstudents will be trained to join a dynamic and growing industry

DC will lead the way in creating the workforce of the future in transit


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC) Designs

Seattle, WA

Car Barns can be designed to fit any

neighborhood context

The CBTC will meet elements of LEED Silver

Certified structure and incorporate green

design


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Location: Benning Road & 26th Street

B

Option B: Structure fronting Benning Road

Conceptual site layout options:

Option A: Structure set back from Benning Road

A


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Conceptual Site Plan(s)

Conceptual Site Plan A Conceptual Site Plan B


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Car Barn wires

Tampa, FL

Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Conceptual Site Plan A: Example of a Set Back


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Car Barn Training Center (CBTC)Conceptual Site Plan B: Fronting Benning Road


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Interim Connection to Union Station

Future


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Interim Connection to Union StationConceptual Simulation


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Interim Connection to Union StationConceptual Simulation


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SubstationsA safe, enclosed system that powers the streetcar

Western SubstationUnder the Hopscotch Bridge

between 2nd and 3rd Streets NE

Midline SubstationOn the southwest corner of 12th and H

Streets NE, within the District Right-of-Way

Eastern SubstationAt the Car Barn Training Center, on the

northwest corner of Benning Road & 26th

Street


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Midline Substation

How will the midline substation fit?

Set back from the street and preserve sidewalk space

Feature a new Capital Bikeshare station

Provide many different opportunities for communityenhancement

Midli S b t ti


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Brick FacadeTicket

Vending

Facade

Community

Bulletin Board

Facade

Local Art

FacadeGreenery

Facade

Multiple

Facade

Treatment

Opportunities

Midline SubstationLocation: SW corner of 12th and H


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Historic and Cultural Resources

Streetcars were first established on HStreet in 1872

H Street was one of the earliest and

busiest commercial corridors in the

District

An official DC Historic and Cultural

Resources Review has been initiated


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Historic and Cultural Resources Review

DDOT is working in collaboration with State Historic PreservationOffice

The purpose is to:

Review historic properties Determine effects of streetcar on historic properties

Promote good design


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Next Phase

Award Design/Build contract

Initiate design process

Continue community engagement

Next Quarterly Update Meeting:

Early Summer 2012


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District Department of Transportation

55 M Street SE, 5th

FloorWashington, DC 20003

Attn: DC Streetcar Team

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Quarterly Meeting--April 12 2012