Public Open House Meeting Thursday, February 22, 2007 Broken Arrow to Tulsa Mass Transit Feasibility Study
Meeting Agenda Welcome Where we Are What we ve Learned Corridor Study Map Stations (Commuter Rail & BRT) Initial Ridership Rough Order Capital Costs Draft Operating Schedules Rough Order Operating Costs Next Steps Questions and Comments
Where We Are Approximately 75% Complete Defined the Need for Transportation Choices in the Corridor Defined Feasibility Draft Operating Schedule and Plan Rough Order Cost Estimates Potential Station Locations
Questions Asked at Project Initiation Is it feasible and should we make improvements to transit in this corridor? What kind of service should be operated? What kind of improvements are required? What kind of facilities should be built? What are the trade-offs of each alternative?
What we Have Answered
Corridor Study Map
Rail Improvements Required Grade Crossings Signals Welded Rail Rail Grinding/Surfacing
Rail Improvements Required Grade Crossings Gates Required Update Advance Warnings
Rail Improvements Required Signals Train Control Signal Blocks
Rail Improvements Required Welded Rail Passenger Service Requires CWR
Rail Improvements Required Rail Grinding/Surfacing Grind Rail to remove Wheel Wear on Rail Head Surface Rail for Smoother Ride
Road Improvements Required Striping Shoulder Work/Widening Cross Over for Contra Flow Lanes Installation of Movable Barriers
Road Improvements Required Striping Shoulder Work/Widening
Road Improvements Required Cross Over for Contra Flow Lanes
Road Improvements Required Cross Over for Contra Flow Lanes
Road Improvements Required Installation of Movable Barriers
Road Improvements Required Installation of Movable Barriers
Road Improvements Required Movable Barriers Video
Potential Station Locations Commuter Rail Downtown Broken Arrow, Near Main Street. Memorial & 41 st Street Skelly Drive Lewis and 13 th Place Union Station
Potential Station Locations Downtown Broken Arrow
Potential Station Locations Memorial & 41 st Street
Potential Station Locations Skelly Drive
Potential Station Locations Lewis
Potential Station Locations Union Station
Commuter Rail Platform Concepts
Potential Station Locations Bus Rapid Transit 145 th and Broken Arrow Expressway Boston & 7 th Downtown 1 st & Main Cheyenne & 5 th Main & 10 th 15 th & Boulder
Potential Station Locations 145 th and Broken Arrow Expressway
BRT Platform Concepts
Downtown BRT Concepts
Ridership Methodolgy INCOG provided the Team with population and employment data for 2005, and projections for 2030 per Traffic Area Zone (TAZ)
Ridership Methodolgy Two approaches were employed The first looked at 21 cities with similar populations and route miles* The second look is based on a regression model developed by Arizona State Univesity Department of Geography. Using variables as follows: population density around each station, employment, percent of renters, number of park & ride spaces, number of connections to bus, climate. * American Public Trnaportation (APTA) Statistics
Initial Ridership Estimated Daily Ridership 2030 Station Union Lewis Skelly Memorial Broken Arrow Total w/ Skelly Total w/ Memorial ASU Regression Model 3,441 3,715 3,753 3,504 3,094 14,005 13,755 Simple Regression with 21 cities* 3,741 4,950 4,102 2,896 15,689 Simple Regression with 21 cities** 3,769 4,988 4,015 2,918 15,690 Based on employment and population nearby, parking, bus connections, climate, system geometry, and renters (as proxy for income) ** Based on density, income, route miles: as this method calcualtes systemwide ridership that is then allocated by station, it is necessary to set up two matricies for the two options of Skelly or Memorial. These numbers do not take into account any improvements to the BA Expressway with regards to lane miles or LOS improvements.
Rough Order Capital Costs Description Track Improvements Grade Crossings/Signals Stations Broken Arrow Memorial* Skelly* Lewis* Union Station* Rough Order of Magnitude Estimate $1,884,900 $9,540,000 $500,000 $825,000 $665,700 $626,500 $356,500 * Excludes Property Aquizition
Draft Operating Schedule Station Name Departure Time Station Name Arrival Time Station Name Departure Time Station Name Arrival Time First Peak Morning Run Second Peak Morning Run Broken Arrow 6:30 AM Skelly 6:45 AM Broken Arrow 7:48 AM Skelly 8:03 AM Skelly 6:46 AM Lewis 6:51 AM Skelly 8:04 AM Lewis 8:09 AM Lewis 6:52 AM Union Station 7:01 AM Lewis 8:10 AM Union Station 8:19 AM Union Station 7:09 AM Lewis 7:18 AM Union Station 8:27 AM Lewis 8:36 AM Lewis 7:19 AM Skelly 7:24 AM Lewis 8:37 AM Skelly 8:42 AM Skelly 7:25 AM Broken Arrow 7:40 AM Skelly 8:43 AM Broken Arrow 8:58 AM Commuter Rail
Draft Operating Schedule Station Name Departure Time Station Name Arrival Time Station Name Departure Time Station Name Arrival Time First Peak Afternoon Run Second Peak Afternoon Run Union Station 4:00 PM Lewis 4:09 PM Union Station 5:19 PM Lewis 5:28 pm Lewis 4:10 PM Skelly 4:15 PM Lewis 5:29 PM Skelly 5:34 PM Skelly 4:16 PM Broken Arrow 4:31 PM Skelly 5:35 PM Broken Arrow 5:50 PM Broken Arrow 4:40 PM Skelly 4:55 PM Skelly 4:56 PM Lewis 5:01 PM Lewis 5:02 PM Union Station 5:11 PM Commuter Rail
Rough Order Operating Cost Estimates
Next Steps Finalize Study Submit Study to Tulsa Transit
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS http://tulsatransit.org/news-info/commuter-rail-study/