Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

Working Committee Meeting

Presented toMontgomery County Department of Transportation

Presented byDan Goldfarb, P.E.Transportation Planning Manager Tyson Corner OfficeVanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. & FITP

July 12, 2013

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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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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

Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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

Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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

Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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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Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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

Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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

Montgomery County Rapid Transit System (RTS) Service Planning and System Integration Study

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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QUESTIONS

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