The Quickway Proposal is a community-based effort to create a world-class transit system for San Diego. In part 2 of this presentation, we show what the plan is and give some idea of the costs and benefits that can be reasonably expected.

1. SAN DIEGO CITIZENS’ Quickway Proposal
FOR A FASTER & MORE EFFECTIVE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
Produced for
2
The Plan
The Scripps Ranch/Miramar Ranch North Traffic Reduction Project and Move San Diego, Inc.
by The Mission Group, San Diego, California
AUGUST 2014
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2. Existing Light Rail
Extend the Sprinter to population zones where potential riders
live.
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3. Existing Light Rail
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4. INFRASTRUCTURE
Regional Light Rail System
NEW
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5. Quickways (Grade-Separated)
Create a regional network of Quickways targeting major
centers.
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6. T-Ways (At-Grade Busways)
T-Ways are useful where volumes don’t warrant full grade-separation.
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7. INFRASTRUCTURE
Regional Quickway System
LEGEND:
Quickway
(Grade-Separated)
T-Way
(At Grade)
Freeway Lanes
Light Rail
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8. Commuter Rail to DMU Light Rail
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Proposed pilot program
with Federal agencies
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9. Streetcar/Tram
Opportunities for tramways in central core, tied to major
stations.
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10. INFRASTRUCTURE
Streetcar Systems
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11. 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 much
closer to your
origin or
destination.
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12. Improved Station Design
Improved station design is at the heart of
this proposal. 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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13. Roll-On, Roll-Off Universal Access
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14. S ervices
Services
Core Routes MetroXpress Direct Shuttles Streetcar Paratransit
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15. SERVICES
Core/”Trolley” Routes
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16. SERVICES
Core /”Trolley” Routes
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17. SERVICES
Proposed Core /”Trolley” Routes
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18. SERVICES
MetroXpress Routes
Operate as Local Service in an Area,
then Express to Key Destinations
“SuperStation” where
MetroXpress Routes cross
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MetroXpress
Stops at 1st station
Local stops
Skipped stops
Core/
Trolley
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19. SERVICES
MetroXpress Routes: SuperStations
Crisscross at
strategically located
SuperStations to
permit rapid access
to entire region
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20. SERVICES
MetroXpress Proposed Routes
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21. SERVICES
Feeder Shuttles
Connect a Major Destination
Nonstop with a SuperStation
Greenmount
College
More people can get to (or from)
their destination more quickly
from (or to) more locations
with fewer transfers.
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22. SERVICES
Streetcar Routes
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23. SERVICES
Paratransit Shuttles
Demand Response connecting
to a SuperStation for roll-on,
roll-off access to the rest of
the region
Reduces costs of paratransit and
improves access for most riders.
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24. The Quickway Proposal
calls for an integrated set
of projects that together
create a seamless system
with a unitary customer
interface, far beyond our
current plans.
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25. Projected Daily Ridership
Today Existing
2050
Plan
Quickway
Proposal
2050
1,000,000
500,000
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26. Estimated Capital Costs
($ Billions)
$20
$15
$10
$-
$5
$14
Quickway
Proposal
$20
Existing 2050
Plan
$ Billions
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27. Projected Operating Subsidies
through 2050 ($ Billions)
$11
$14
$19
$20
$15
$10
$-
$5
Quickway
Proposal:
LOW
Quickway
Proposal:
HIGH
Current
2050 Plan
$ Billions
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28. Conclusion
The Quickway Proposal, as a strategic approach to
creating a better integrated transit network, can:
Reach into
more places
Dramatically
shorten travel
times
Better support
“smart growth”
areas
Attract many
more riders
Pull hundreds
of thousands of
cars off the
roads
significantly
less to build
and operate
than our current transit plans.
Cost
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