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Public Meeting #1
January 12, 2012
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Todays Agenda
Why this study?
What is BRT?
Why BRT in Pittsburgh?
How to participate?
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WHY THIS STUDY?
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WHY THIS STUDY?
Identify a transit improvement that will serve the corridor,enhance our communities and catalyze economic development.
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Why this study?
Community and economic development
Livability and sustainability
Improved connections
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Community and Economic Development
Downtown: Legal,finance, corporate
headquarters;commercial hub
Oakland: Theinnovation hub for
the Pittsburgh region
Educational andresearch institutions
Linking the 2nd and 3rd largest job centers in the state.
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Projected Growth
Study Area Growth
23% increase in employment by 2040 14% increase in population by 2040
Corridor Traffic Growth
18% increase by 2040Downtown Eastern studyarea
8% increase by 2040
Oakland Eastern studyarea 10% increase in transit
ridership
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Projected Growth
Study Area Growth
23% increase in employment by 2040 14% increase in population by 2040
Corridor Traffic Growth
18% increase by 2040Downtown Eastern studyarea
8% increase by 2040
Oakland Eastern studyarea 10% increase in transit
ridership
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Livability and Sustainability
Transportation integrated into the community Multimodal transportation options
Transit
Pedestrians
Bicycles
Automobiles
Complete streets
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Improve Connections
Goal: Seamless
Easy to navigate Convenient
Result:
Makes both anchors moreattractive
Creates exciting developmentopportunities in the corridor
Could a tourist go from CONSOL Energy Center to the Carnegie?
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Purpose and Need
Improve travel choices
Improve quality of service and amenities attransit stops
Improve utilization of existing transportation
resources Enhance environmental quality and improve
energy efficiency
Reduce congestion with effectivetransportation solutions
Coordinate transit and community planning toenhance quality of life
Coordinate transit planning and economicdevelopment initiatives
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Alternatives Analysis/Environmental Process
Alternatives Analysis (AA) andEnvironmental Assessment (EA)
AA will consider service concept, alignmentand endpoint options
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) preferred premiumtransit service Small Starts (maximum $250 million total
and $75 million federal share) EA will consider impacts to the social and
physical environment and to the
transportation system Collaborative effort with other organizations
...not just a Port Authority initiative
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Study Area
Downtown Uptown
Oakland
Eastern
neighborhoods
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WHAT IS BRT?
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WHAT IS BRT?
Bus Rapid Transit
BRT is:
a rapid mode of transportation that can provide the quality of rail transit
and the flexibility of buses.
BRT is:a flexible, permanently integrated high-performance system with a
quality image and a strong ID.
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What is BRT?
BRT is a flexible technology.
BRT can be tailored to each unique corridorwith elements including:
Rail-like vehicles Transit priority and bus lanes High-quality stations and terminals
Intelligent transportation systems Enhanced service plan
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BRT in Pittsburgh
East, South and West Busways
Among the first busways in the U.S.
A combination of local and express service Improved travel between downtown and
outlying communities
Oakland Service
Service every 2-3 minutes
Bus lane on Fifth Avenue A combination of local and commuter service
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Elements of BRT
BRT is tailored toeach uniquecorridor
BRT can beimplementedincrementally
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WHY BRT IN PITTSBURGH?
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WHY BRT IN PITTSBURGH?
Existing transit demand
A proven, cost-effective technology
Potential to remake the corridor
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Existing Transit Ridership
Downtown - Oakland Corridor Served by 8 core routes
61A 61B 61C 61D
71A 71B 71C 71D
46,000 daily riders20% of total PAAC system
78,000 daily riders in corridor33% of total system
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A proven technology
BRT operates in 21 cities acrossthe US
BRT is planned in 40 more cities
Pittsburgh led in BRT
development: East Busway
South Busway
West Busway
Existing and Planned BRT Systems
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A cost-effective solution
$0.0
$10.0
$20.0
$30.0
$40.0
$50.0
$60.0
$70.0
$80.0
LRT St reetc ar Commuter Rail BRT
MODE
CAPITALCOS
TPERMILE($MILLION)
Range
Average
$0.0
$1.0
$2.0
$3.0
$4.0
$5.0
$6.0
$7.0
$8.0
$9.0
$10.0
LRT Streetcar Commuter Rai l BRT
MODE
OPERATINGCOSTPERPASSENGERMIL
Range
Average
Operating Cost/Mile
Operating Cost/Pass. Hour
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
LRT St reetc ar Commut er Rail BRT
MODE
URBANAREAPOPULATION
Range
Average
$0.00
$200.00
$400.00
$600.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$1,200.00
$1,400.00
$1,600.00
LRT St reet car Commuter Rai l BRT
MODE
OPERATINGC
OSTPERREVENUEHOU
Range
Average
Urban Area Population
Capital Costs
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Potential to re-make the corridor
Cleveland:
$200 million Health LineBRT
$5 billion in economicinvestments
Boston:$650M of developmentoccurred along theWashington Street corridor
Cleveland - Health Line
Boston Silver Line
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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
Public Meetings
Community Meetings
Project Website
Your Input Today
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Phased Public Outreach Approach
Present project alternatives and evaluationto public
Introduce project to public
Media outreach, project website, meetings with
individual stakeholders, other agencies andstudyarea stakeholders.
Alternative Evaluations Range of project alternatives presented for
stakeholder and public review
Building support/consensus towardsimplementation Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative
Coordination on next phases of projectdevelopment
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Community Meetings
subareas Downtown
Uptown/Hill District
Oakland
Shadyside
Squirrel Hill
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Pittsburgh BRT Website
gettherepgh.org
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Next Steps
Develop BRT concepts
Identify Pittsburghs BRT solution
Conduct transportation/environmentalstudies
Develop a funding and implementationplan
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How Can You Participate?
Your input today is essential:1.Visit the stations around the room
2.Talk to the project staff and stakeholders3.Complete a comment form
And please stay involved as we worktogether to remake our city!