view presentation - East-West BRT Feasibility Study

Public Information
Meeting
April 12, 2016 – O’Donnell Park Miller Pavilion
April 14, 2016 – Zoofari Conference Center
Study Team
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Brian Dranzik, Project Manager
AECOM TEAM
Dan Meyers, Project Manager
TEAM MEMBERS
AECOM: Project management, alternatives evaluation, engineering, capital costing
HNTB Corporation: Alternatives development; public engagement
CTG: Service planning operations and maintenance cost
Bay Ridge Consulting: Public engagement
P3: Public engagement
INTRODUCTIONS
Study Overview
A feasibility study to evaluate bus rapid transit service in
the 7-mile East-West Corridor connecting major
employment and activity centers between downtown
Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center
(MRMC), and Milwaukee County Research Park (MCRP).
STUDY OVERVIEW
Study Overview
STUDY OVERVIEW
Schedule
STUDY TIMELINE
Why study the East-West Corridor?
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Downtown Milwaukee is the largest employment hub in Milwaukee County.
– 81,000 jobs, new investments, 25,000 residents and growing
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The MRMC and MCRP are significant employment centers and
statewide/regional destinations.
– MRMC has over 30,000 daily visitors and employees,
with just under 13,000 parking spaces
– MCRP has 4,600 employees
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Other key destinations: Marquette University, Harley-Davidson, MillerCoors,
Miller Park, neighborhood retail centers, and strong neighborhoods in both
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa.
•
Local streets experience traffic congestion in a corridor.
– Anticipated growth from employment and activity centers
– Additional traffic due to anticipated I-94 reconstruction project
STUDY PURPOSE AND NEED
Project Needs
•
Reduce vehicle traffic volume, alleviate
traffic congestion, and provide a reliable
travel option.
•
Implement a transit alternative that will
be an attractive choice for those who
own an automobile.
•
Decrease transportation energy
consumption and air pollutant
emissions.
•
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Mitigate the traffic congestion which may
be expected for multiple years during
the reconstruction of the East-West
Freeway (I-94).
Efficiently serve the substantial travel
demand of Milwaukee’s central business
district, the Milwaukee Regional Medical
Center, and the Milwaukee County
Research Park; and accommodate and
support planned growth.
•
Encourage new, denser, mixed-use
development and redevelopment.
•
Support the transit element of planned
regional multimodal improvements to
address existing and future travel
demand.
•
Provide those without an automobile
better access to jobs, healthcare,
education, and other elements of daily
life.
STUDY PURPOSE AND NEED
What is BRT?
• Fewer stops,
more efficient travel
• Frequent service
• Efficient platform design
• Transit signal priority and real
time messaging technology
WHAT IS BRT?
What is BRT?
• Dedicated and mixed-traffic
travel lanes
• Pre-board ticketing
WHAT IS BRT?
BRT stops
Flexible design responds to
local conditions
WHAT IS BRT?
Vehicles
Larger doors, multiple doors, wider aisles for quick boarding and exiting
WHAT IS BRT?
Operational Outcome of
BRT Investment
Traffic
Delays
Traffic
Delays
Local Bus in
Motion
Passenger
Delays
BRT in
Motion
Passenger
Delays
WHAT IS BRT?
BRT’s Role Managing
Travel Demand
Part of SEWRPC’s regional
multi-modal solution
• Transit
• Bike and pedestrian
facilities
• Transportation systems
management
• Travel demand
management
• Arterial/highway
improvements
BRT ROLE
Benefits of BRT
• Improved transit
travel time
Pix?
• Improved ridership
• Reduced
congestion on
roadways
• Reduced demand
for parking;
more land for
development
BENEFITS
Project Decision-Making Process
SEWRPC Adopts LPA into LRTP
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD Takes formal action on LPA
CITY OF MILWAUKEE / WAUWATOSA Takes formal action on LPA
STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY GROUP Provide input
PUBLIC Provide input
STUDY PROCESS
FTA Project Phases
FUTURE PHASES
Next Steps
MAY 18
(TENTATIVE)
Public Information Meeting
JUNE
City of Wauwatosa/City of Milwaukee action
Study outcomes and recommend locally preferred alternative
Milwaukee County Board action
AUGUST
Submit FTA Small Starts application
NEXT STEPS