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…
As part of an effort to balance bicycling and transit accommodations, the City of Toronto has introduced innovative stop designs on two constrained streets: Roncesvalles Avenue is a neighborhood streetcar street, and Sherbourne Street is an important bus corridor leading downtown. The city first reconstructed Roncesvalles Avenue, which includes a legacy streetcar line. Many bicyclists…
As part of New York City’s Select Bus Service program, NYC DOT and the MTA have partnered to upgrade targeted bus routes to provide frequent and high-quality rapid bus service. Significant upgrades were made to Webster Avenue in the Bronx as part of a package to improve the Bx41 bus route, including the installation of…
Portland’s boarding bulb program, originally developed to improve pedestrian and bicycling operation, has also yielded benefits to transit operations. The installation of enhanced boarding space on NW 23rd Avenue by the City of Portland and TriMet, the region’s transit agency, shows how this treatment confers benefits across modes and activates on neighborhood main streets. NW…
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…
In 2010, the City of Vancouver, BC, reconstructed a segment of Granville Street, a primary transit spine and downtown destination. This reconstruction provided the opportunity to improve upon the existing transitway and shared street, by providing wide sidewalks, high-quality custom street furniture, and a better balance of local access and transit movement. History Granville Street,…
In 2014, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) piloted a transit-friendly signal progression along Geary Street, a mile-long one-way corridor with frequent bus service. Due to the presence of a dedicated bus lane, which minimizes variations in bus travel time. SFMTA implemented a signal progression, with dwell time offsets, averaging 18 mph. Using spreadsheet models,…
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 On 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…