Project Length: 11 miles Right-of-Way Width: 100 feet Participating Agencies: Metro Transit, Metropolitan Council, Ramsey County, City of Minneapolis, & City of Saint Paul Timeline: Planning started 2001 Construction, 2011 – 2012 Transit service started 2014 Cost: $957 million, including $5 million for green investments Goals Mobility: Provide high-quality, regular, and reliable transit service connecting…
Project Length: 0.5 miles Right-of-Way Width: 65 feet Participating Agencies: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Department of Public Works Timeline: Interim design, October 2012 – May 2013 Permanent design completed May 2015 Goals Stormwater management: Manage a 5-year/3-hour storm event, or 1.25 inches of rain. Mobility: Improve safety…
Metroway in Alexandria and Arlington, VA opened in September 2014 as the Washington, DC, region’s first BRT line. In anticipation of redevelopment at the decommissioned Potomac Yards, Alexandria and Arlington worked with regional transit service provider WMATA and local developers to create a comfortable, high-capacity transit line that can support growing ridership. Between Potomac and…
Bell Street Park is the City of Seattle’s first shared street project, establishing a new typology for streets as parks and open space. Initiated by Belltown neighborhood residents, Bell Street demonstrates how a bold vision for transformation can be realized through inclusive design and strong city/community collaboration. Proven as a successful shared street project, its…
Participating Agencies METRO Schedule Planning & Community Process: 2013 – 2014METRO Board approval: Feb 11, 2015Opened for service: August 16, 2015 Goals In August 16, 2015, Houston’s Metro transit system implemented one of the largest bus network changes in U.S. history. All local routes, including routes that had not been rethought since the 1920s, were redesigned and integrated…
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) uses in-lane stops to improve transit and bike safety and operations. During a scheduled resurfacing project of 1.5 miles of Dexter Avenue between Westlake Avenue North and Mercer Street—a segment with frequent bus service—SDOT seized an opportunity to reallocate space to transit by removing an existing center two-way left…
In June 2015, the City of Toronto completed the reconstruction of Queens Quay Boulevard, transforming an underused waterfront street in downtown Toronto into a hallmark destination. The reconstruction of Queens Quay converted a wide two-way, four-lane car-centric street with center-running streetcars into an asymmetrical two-way street with a side-running transitway and dramatically expanded bicycle and…
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installs bus bulbs on priority transit corridors to improve operating efficiency. Though Washington state law requires car drivers to yield to a merging bus, drivers often fail to do so, causing delays that accumulate over the length of a bus route to substantially increase travel times. Bus bulbs allow…
BEFORE A low-volume, 1-block stretch of Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn served as a popular corridor for pedestrians between Brooklyn’s civic center and main shopping district. INTERIM This segment was closed to vehicle traffic using temporary planters, seating, and bollards in 2006. AFTER Following a full capital construction process, Willoughby Plaza was made permanent and…
The New York City Plaza Program is a capital program of the New York City Department of Transportation that converts underutilized roadway space into neighborhood amenities through partnerships with local non-profit organizations and communities. The program, launched in 2008, has accepted six rounds of applications and has realized 22 new public spaces for New Yorkers.…