Chattanooga Rail Implementation Study Public Meeting 1 Recap
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Chattanooga Rail Implementation Study Public Meeting 1 Recap
- 1. Chattanooga Rail Implementation Study Public Meeting 1 October 22, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo
- 2. Agenda Background Modes andTechnologies Peer Cities Existing Conditions Project Goals Next Steps Breakouts 2
- 4. GOALS 2014TigerVI grant award Quality of Life – transportation mode alternative in the central and east core; walkable stations areas Sustainability – electric propulsion – cleaner air and health benefits from walking Economic Competitiveness – strengthened by improved job access via transit Safety Enhancements – reduced automobile vehicle miles traveled and reduced congestion State-of-Good-Repair Benefits – improvement of existing underutilized freight rail infrastructure 4
- 5. Background 5
- 6. Historic streetcars – horse drawn 1875 – 1890 1889: electric
- 7. Historic rail – steam 1886 – 1920’s 1906: consolidated Chattanooga Railways Company
- 8. Historic streetcars – electric 1906 consolidated Chattanooga Railways Company Replaced by buses in early 1930s
- 9. History ofTransit • Streetcars replaced trolleys in 1889 • Incline railway opened 1895 • Buses replaced streetcars 1930s • CARTA formed in 1973 from Southern Coach Lines • Zero emission shuttle – 20+ yrs • Bike-transit system
- 10. Benefits of transit Energy Economy Environment Quality of life Safety Capacity 10 Energy
- 11. Transit Benefits: Economy Mode Shift Savings Living with 1 less car $9,900 per year 16 miles less driven per day Source: American Public Transportation Association from driving to transit +
- 12. Background Consistent with community plans » 2040 RegionalTransportation Plan » Comprehensive Plan » Economic development goals » CARTA downtown transit center » Complete streets plan » Housing affordability studies 12 Plans reviewed » MultimodalTransportationCenter Study » Development of Form-Based Code » Downtown Chattanooga Study » Chattanooga – Hamilton County RPA 2040 RegionalTransportation Plan » Complete Streets Policy » Amended Final Participation Plan » Housing Affordability andVacancy » Travel Demand Model Peer Review » On BoardTransit Survey » 2035 LRTP Complete Streets Section » MassTransitAlternatives
- 14. Study Approach • Use market analysis to better understand travel needs and decision-making process for select travel markets along the corridor Understand Travel Markets • Work with railroads, businesses, and the public to develop feasible and most beneficial project alternatives Comprehensive Community Input • Develop a rail transit project that will maximize economic development along the corridor LeverageTransit Investment for Economic Development • Coordinate with Intercity and other transit and transportation planning efforts • Coordinate with MultimodalTransportation Center Coordinate with Other Local Transportation Projects 14
- 15. Program of Public Meetings October 22, 2015 January 21, 2016 April 2016 (TBD) Save the Date! • Evaluation Framework • Preliminary Alternatives • Refined Alternatives • Project Recommendations • Project Goals • Peer Cities • Transit Technologies • Existing Conditions
- 16. What we’ve heard from you… “we need this project” – multiple benefits Coordinate rails with trails Concerned about costs - $20+m/mi in Denver Address brownfields sites in station areas 16 Preliminary survey results… Question Agree Question Agree Support rail? 79% Would you use this frequently? 49% Links the right places? 57% Would use 3-5 times/week 29% Will replace car trips? 72% Best transit investment? 57%
- 18. Types of High CapacityTransit Bus Enhanced Bus Light Rail Bus Rapid Transit Commuter Rail
- 19. RailTechnologies 19 Commuter Rail/ Intercity Rail Heavy Rail Monorail Automated Guideway Rail Streetcar/Light Rail
- 20. Streetcar Light Rail Commuter Intercity Average Speed <15 mph 20 mph 35-45 mph 50+ mph Typical Station Spacing 0.1 to 0.5 miles 0.2 to 1 miles 2 to 7 miles 10+ miles Typical Route Length 2 to 10 miles 10 to 20 miles 20 to 50 miles 100+ miles Typical Frequency Every 15 minutes or better Every 15 minutes or better Every 30+ minutes From once daily up to hourly service Right-of-way In street, mixed traffic In street, mixed traffic, dedicated with at-grade highway crossings Dedicated, with at-grade highway crossings Dedicated, with at-grade highway crossings Shared track with freight trains No Yes, with temporal separation Yes Yes Examples Memphis Streetcar Charlotte NC Lnyx Virginia Railway Express North Carolina Amtrak Piedmont Service20
- 21. BusTechnologies 21 Over-The-Road Bus/ Intercity Bus (OTRB) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Standard Transit Bus Replica “Trolley” Bus Conventional Small Bus Compact Minibus Cutaway Minibus Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- 22. Development Densities byTechnology 22 Transit Mode Associated Development Density Light Rail Transit (LRT) 9 Dwelling Units per acre Streetcar / Circulator 9 DU per acre Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 9-12 DU per acre Enhanced Bus Service 7 DU per acre Conventional Bus 4 DU per acre Commuter Rail 1-2 DU per acre Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute, based on Pushkarev and Zupan, 1977
- 23. -3- PEER CITIES RAIL
- 24. Peer Cities Atlanta Nashville Little Rock Charlotte Norfolk, Hampton Roads Memphis 24
- 29. Existing Conditions Community and demographics Economy Development area opportunities Transportation infrastructure 31
- 30. Neighborhoods
- 31. Demographics
- 32. Demographics
- 33. Economic Development Property Value Property Type Property Location Labor and Job Access Job Location vs. Worker Residence Education Levels
- 34. PropertyValue Property Value per Square Foot Impact of Property Type Impact of Location 36
- 35. Workers in Chattanooga : 65,144 Workers Outside Chattanooga : 93,068 Jobs in City of Chattanooga: 158,212 Workers in Rail Corridor: 8,857 Workers Outside Rail Corridor: 45,265 Jobs in Rail Corridor: 54,122 Jobs vs. Workers 37 0.41 Workers per Job in City of Chattanooga 0.16 Workers per Job in the Rail Corridor
- 36. Job vs Workers Summary Ample job opportunities in rail corridor Shortage of qualified workers in rail corridor Transit could increase access to jobs in corridor Transit could also attract additional workers 38
- 37. Existing Conditions - Rail Infrastructure
- 38. Rail Ownership
- 39. Rail Infrastructure- Key Features Rail LinesAnalyzed » Chattanooga Choo-Choo (CCC): 1.3 miles » TennesseeValley Rail Museum (TVRM): 4.7 miles » East Chattanooga Belt Railway (ECTB): 6.0 miles Major Clearance » TVRM – Missionary RidgeTunnel • 980 feet long • 14 – 15.5 feet wide by 17 feet high • Constructed in 1858 41
- 40. Rail Infrastructure - Key Features Track Elevations (above sea level) » CCC: 669 to 678 feet » TVRM: 695 to 743 feet » ECTB: 660 to 734 feet Bridges / At-Grade Crossings 42 Railroad Section Grade Separations At-Grade Crossings TVRM 4 1 ECTB 0 21 Chattanooga Choo- Choo 0 0
- 41. CCC and ECTB Features 43
- 42. TVRM Features 44
- 43. Existing Conditions - Development Area Opportunities
- 44. Rail as a catalyst Vital, active neighborhoods Access and mobility Livability Health Reinvestment 46
- 47. Walkability/human scale development 49 Intersection density Less More
- 48. Campus connections 50 Blue Cross/ Blue Shield UNUM TVA UT Chattanooga Hospitals
- 49. Travel Conditions – Road Congestion 51
- 50. Travel Conditions –TransitToday • 16 fixed routes; incline rail • Shuttle & Paratransit – 3M trips – 10M passenger miles – 70 vehicles • Parking • Bicycles • Ridership up
- 51. Putting it all together 53 Rail potential Less More
- 55. Goals - Priorities GOALS Economic Development/ Redevelopment Transportation Land Use Environment
- 56. Objectives GOALS OBJECTIVES Economic Development/ Redevelopment Support regional economic growth. Connect and re-envision neighborhood centers. Promote equitable transportation access and benefits. Transportation Provide a reliable and attractive transportation alternative. Integrate Pedestrian Investments. Improve management of roadway congestion in the core and East Chattanooga areas. Deploy ElectricVehicleTechnology. LandUse Coordinate Land Use andTransportation Investments Provide efficient jobs-to-housing connections. Ensure consistency with local land use plans. Environment Minimize adverse impacts to the natural and built environment. Develop a financially feasible and sustainable mobility solution. Support active healthy lifestyles by reducing dependence on private automobile. Promote environmental benefits including improving air quality.
- 57. Evaluation Criteria GOALS OBJECTIVES MEASURES Economic Development/ Redevelopment Support regional economic growth. Increase in property tax base Connect and re-envision neighborhood centers. New jobs and housing units Promote equitable transportation access and benefits. % zero auto HH with access Transportation Provide a reliable and attractive transportation alternative. Ridership Integrate Pedestrian Investments. Pedestrian facilities added (ft) Improve management of roadway congestion in the core and East Chattanooga areas. Reduction in VMT Deploy Electric Vehicle Technology. Use of electric vehicles? LandUse Coordinate Land Use and Transportation Investments Change in ridership over baseline Provide efficient jobs-to-housing connections. Worker/job flows Ensure consistency with local land use plans. No. of supportive LU plans; Consistent? Environment Minimize adverse impacts to the natural and built environment. No. of sensitive species and sites impacted Develop a financially feasible and sustainable mobility solution. Capital cost; Operating cost Support active healthy lifestyles by reducing dependence on private automobile. Ridership; Reduction in VMT Promote environmental benefits including improving air quality. Reduction in VMT
- 58. Do you support rail transit in Chattanooga? A. Yes B. No Yes No 8% 92%
- 59. Have you used transit regularly to get to work? A. Yes B. No Yes No 68% 32%
- 60. Project GOALS: Enter priorities in order from highest to lowest A. Economic development/ redevelopment B. Transportation C. Land Use D. Environment Econom icdevelopm ent/r... Transportation Land Use Environm ent 30% 19%19% 32%
- 61. Goal: Economic Development / Redevelopment OBJECTIVE priorities in order - highest to lowest A. Support regional economic growth by connecting neighborhoods. B. Connect and revitalize neighborhood centers with multimodal facilities. C. Promote equitable transportation access and benefits for all. Supportregionaleconom ic... Connectand revitalize neig... Prom ote equitable transpor... 31% 34%35%
- 62. Goal:Transportation OBJECTIVE priorities in order - highest to lowest A. Provide a reliable and attractive transportation alternative. B. Integrate Pedestrian Investments in transit activity centers. C. Improve congestion by leveraging underutilized transportation assets . D. Deploy ElectricVehicle Technology to leverage local electric transit experience. Provide a reliable and attrac... Integrate Pedestrian Inves... Im prove congestion by lever... DeployElectricVehicle Tec... 23% 32% 23%22%
- 63. Goal: Land Use OBJECTIVE priorities in order - highest to lowest A. Coordinate Land Use and Transportation Investments to provide the densities to support premium transit service. B. Provide efficient jobs-to- housing connections and support efficient land use patterns. C. Ensure consistency with local land use plans. Coordinate Land Use and Tr... Provide efficientjobs-to-ho... Ensure consistencyw ith loca... 33% 27% 40%
- 64. Goal: Environmental OBJECTIVE priorities in order - highest to lowest A. Protect the natural and built environment B. A financially sustainable solution C. Support active healthy lifestyles by encouraging alternative modes D. Minimize future vehicle emissions. Protectthe naturaland built... A financially sustainable sol... Supportactive healthylifest... M inim ize future vehicle em i... 25% 25% 31% 19%
- 65. Next Steps! Breakout groups after the presentation » Get your friends and neighbors involved » Talk to your neighborhood businesses Next meeting » January 21, 2016 » Refine project corridor connections 67 Thank You!