service planning and integration study work group report 7/30/13
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Service Planning and Integration Study Work Group Report 7/30/13 . Presented to Montgomery County Department of Transportation Presented by Dan Goldfarb, P.E. Transportation Planning Manager Tyson Corner Office Vanasse Hangen Brustlin , Inc. & FITP. 2. Study Team Activities. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study
Service Planning and Integration Study Work Group Report 7/30/13
Presented toMontgomery County Department of Transportation
Presented byDan Goldfarb, P.E.Transportation Planning Manager Tyson Corner OfficeVanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. & FITP
Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study
Study Team Activities Finished Report Reviews Compiled Existing Conditions Data
• Route Characteristics
• Travel Times
• Ridership
Provided Comments on the Countywide Transit Corridor Functional Master Plan Draft
Preliminary Route Planning Activities – Integrating Markets
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Service Planning Focus Corridors MD 355 North and South (Rockville Pike) MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road) Randolph Road US 29 (Colesville Road/Columbia Pike) MD 97 North and South (Georgia Avenue) MD 193 (University Boulevard)* North Bethesda Transitway* MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue)* CCT Phase I – MTA Lead ICC**
*Added to Original Scope**Subject for future study
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Service Characteristics
Defined Station Areas
Frequent Headway
Long Span Uniform Hours Identifiable Limited Stops Dedicated Lanes
Preferred
Off-board Fare Collection
Priority Treatments
Service Overlay Integrate with
Metrorail and MARC
RTS Service
Express Commuter Service Very Limited
Stops Peak Period
Service Park and Ride
Service
Share RTS Infrastructure*
Metro-Extra Service Limited Stops Identifiable Share RTS
Infrastructure*
Service Overlay
Local service Ride-On and Metrobus
Circulators and shuttles (Bethesda Circulator, Van Go, Round Rockville, NIST, FDA, King Farm, etc.)
Share RTS Infrastructure*
*Share Infrastructure will be corridor specific
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Connectivity Focus of Service and Integration Study
• Activity Centers
• Transfer Points
• Multimodal Opportunities and Connections
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DRAFT INTEGRATION CONCEPTSRTS Corridors
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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study
Linked System Overlay Concepts• MD 355 North & South
• MD 193/MD 586/MD 355
• Randolph Road /North Bethesda
• MD 97/MD 193
• US 29/MD 650/Randolph Road
• MD 650/MD 193
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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study
MD 355 Corridor Action
• Integrating MD 355 North & South
Objective
• Connecting Metro Service to Redevelopment Areas
• Connection of Park & Ride and Higher Density Development to Activity Centers and Metro
Key Stations
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• Metropolitan Grove MARC & CCT & PNR• Lake Forest Mall Transit Center & PNR • Shady Grove Metro• Montgomery College• Rockville Town Center• Twinbrook Area• White Flint Metro• Grosvenor Metro• Medical Center• Bethesda Metro
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MD 586 Corridor & MD 193 Corridor Action
• Integrating Service Options Objective
• Service Transit Dependent Communities
• Provide High Quality Service Connections for Montgomery College to Wheaton to Langley Park
Key Stations
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• Montgomery College
• Rockville Town Center
• Twinbrook Parkway
• Randolph Road & MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road)
• Wheaton Metro
• Four Corners
• Piney Branch
• Takoma Langley Park Transit Center
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North Bethesda Transitway & Randolph Road Corridor Action
• Integrating a Comprehensive East-West Corridors
Objective• Connecting West County Activity Centers with East
County Activity Centers
• Connectivity Option of Service on MD 650 to White Oak to Calverton
• Connectivity of Future Connections to Tysons via I-270/I-495
Key Stations
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• Montgomery Mall• Rock Spring• White Flint• MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road)
& Randolph Road• Glenmont Metro • Colesville/New
Hampshire Ave
• Calverton – New Hospital & Life Sciences Center
• White Oak/FDA Campus
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MD 97 Corridor Action
• Integrating North and South Corridors
Objective• Connectivity for RTS Service Connections
• Providing Enhanced Radial Service Connecting to Metro
Key Stations• Montgomery Hospital/Olney
• ICC PNR
• Aspen Hill
• Glenmont
• Wheaton
• Forest Glen
• Silver Spring
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MD 650 Corridor Action
• Consistent with Functional Master Plan Draft Objective
• Provided Enhanced RTS Service Connectionso Randolph Roado US 29 Corridoro MD 193 Corridor
• Connectivity Serving White Oak Redevelopmento FDAo Adventist Hospital and Life Sciences Centero Labor College Redevelopment (Hillandale)o Important Radial Commuting Routes
Key Station
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• Colesville
• White Oak/FDA
• Hillandale
• Adelphi
• Takoma Langley Park
• Fort Totten
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US 29 Corridor Action
• Consistent with Functional Master Plan Draft Objective
• Continuation of High Transit Mode Share to Silver Spring/DC
• Continuation of the Existing High Level of Service
• Provide Connection between Corridor Activity Centers
o Silver Spring CBDo White Oak/FDA
Key Stations
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• Burtonsville PNR
• White Oak – Transit Center
• FDA Campus
• Four Corners
• Silver Spring Metro
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Summary of Concepts MD 355 Corridor North & South
• Flexibility in Operations for Grosvenor to Friendship Heights Segment
MD 586 /MD 193 Corridor Integration
Randolph Road Corridor Integration• New Hampshire Connection to White Oak/Calverton• North Bethesda Transitway Connection
MD 650 • Layhill Road & ICC PNR Service
MD 97• Flexibility in Operations for Wheaton to Silver Spring Segment• Interlining Service MD 193
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Next Steps Detailed Service Planning
• MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road)
• US 29
Inputs to Process
• Land Use
• Origin and Destination
• Transit Ridership
• Highway Volumes
• Travel Times
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QUESTIONS
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