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Katie Roth
Manager, Arterial Bus Rapid Transit | Metro Transit
@katielynroth
From Program to Project and Back:Building Arterial BRT in the Twin Cities
Start with a programmatic foundation
3
Defined system
characteristics
Identified top-tier priority
corridors
Set goal of implementing one line / year
2012-2016: Developed program characteristics
Specialized vehicles with wider doors, open layout
& other amenities
Fully off-board fare payment & random fare
checks
Station kit with future options
Standard operating procedures
Transit signal priority & traffic operations
interaction
6
The petri dish for a “kit” for many contexts
7
Suburban expresswaybig box center
Neighborhood commercial
nodes
Low-densityresidential
Rail station /transit center
Medium-rise, high traffic
Colleges &Universities
9
1,332,895
271,604
1,491,725
June 11, 2015through
June 10, 2016
June 11, 2016through
June 10, 2017
A Line Total Corridor Rides Year-Over-Year
One year after A Line launch
+32%
10
4,100
3,300
2,300
5,400
4,700
3,000
Weekday Saturday Sunday
+31% +43% +33%
April 2016 vs. April 2017 Corridor Ridership
PROGRAM
PROJECTS
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Engineering
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Construction Operations A Line
EngineeringConstruction
Operations C Line
Fare collection
Station architecture
Fleet specification
EngineeringConstruction
Operations D Line
Lessons learned & design revisions
Continual operating improvement
60’ orderElectric order
Planning
Planning
Operating proceduresOngoing Performance
Committee
A Line Performance Evaluation
$36 million
$43 million
$22 million
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
A Line C Line D Line B Line E Line
Pro
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Not (yet) programmatic: Funding
17
Opened2016
Coming2019
Targeted2021
Targeted2022
Targeted2023
Competitive (& limited) CMAQ
Federal Formula & local bonds
One-time state bond awards
Unfunded and unidentified