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HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT
PLAN MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS August 27,
2002 MAG Transportation Review Committee David McCrossan,
IBI Group
,THE PROJECT
Identify forms of effective high-capacity transit services
,HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT
Commuter Rail Light Rail Bus Rapid Transit
,PROJECT VISION
Commuter rail service along freight corridors
,PROJECT VISION High-capacity transit alternatives in other corridors
,PROJECT VISION
Feeder bus networks serving rail stations and park & rides
,PROJECT MILESTONES MILESTONE 1 – Feb 2002
Public &
Agency Involvement
Plan MILESTONE 2 – May 2002 Needs and
Opportunities MILESTONE 3 – July 2002
Identification of Alternatives
,PROJECT MILESTONES MILESTONE 4 – Oct 2002
Evaluation of Alternatives MILESTONE 5 – Dec 2002
Regional High Capacity
Transit Plan MILESTONE 6 – Dec 2002
Final Report
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KEY TASKS COMPLETED Agency
Interviews
Evaluation of Peer
Transit Systems Selection of Preliminary Corridors & Technologies
Initial Corridor Assessment
Definition of
Alternative High-Capacity Transit Networks ,
Establishment of
Performance Indicators
Peer Review of 18 Transit Systems Overview data for 6 Commuter Rail, 6
LRT and 6
BRT Systems Performance Indicators for 3 systems in each category
Data Used to Perform Preliminary Assessment of Corridors in MAG
Region TRANSIT
MODE PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS
,Detailed Performance Data
Population within 5 miles
Employment within 5 miles Mobility-Deficient Populations (
Zero Car Households)
Presence of Employment
Nodes Average
Trip Length Total & Congested
Freeway Lanes
Miles per Capita
Vehicle ADT for
Parallel Corridors ,MAG CORRIDORS
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BNSF RAILWAY
Population: 1.5 million
Population Density: 2,580 persons/sq.mi. Employment
Density: 1,536 jobs/sq.mi. Largest potentially transit dependent population Employment density is comparable to
Orange County and
San Jose corridors Employment Centers: downtown
Phoenix ,SCOTTSDALE/RURAL ROAD Population: 1.1 million
Population Density: 3,523 persons/sq.mi. Employment Density: 2,545 jobs/sq.mi.
Travel demand oriented along corridor Many trips traverse length of corridor High congestion levels in existing and future scenarios Employment Centers: downtown Scottsdale &
ASU ,
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY SOUTH Population: 1.4 million
Population Density: 5,228 persons/sq.mi. (
Rank: 1st) Employment Density: 4,045 jobs/sq.mi.
Higher densities than three peer commuter rail systems 80% of trips begin & end in corridor 3.62 million trips generated each day (rank: 1st) Employment Centers: downtown Phoenix & ASU ,UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY YUMA Population: 1.4 million
Population Density: 2,432 persons/sq.mi. Employment Density: 1,453 jobs/sq.mi. High growth corridor
Congestion increase of
118% of 40 years Average trip length will increase Employment Centers: downtown Phoenix ,POPULATION & EMPLOYMENT DENSITIES ,CORRIDOR RATINGS
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NETWORK 1
,NETWORK 2
,MILESTONE 4 Evaluation of Alternatives Identify
Costs
Project Ridership
Levels Evaluate
Range of Alternatives & Corridors Two-tier screening/phasing
Projected Completion:
October 2002
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NEXT STEPS Finalize Networks to be Evaluated
Begin Milestone 4: Evaluation of Alternatives Implementation of Public Outreach
Phase Two Publication of Project Newsletter #1
- published: 19 May 2016
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