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May 2015
PORTLAND HUB LINK FEASIBILITY STUDY
Project Background
Portland is a multi-modal community, enjoying high quality regional bus, rail, ferry, and airline services.
For practical reasons, Portlands transportation hubs are located on the periphery of the urban core, separated from key destinations and from one another.
Multi-modal trips are complicated by the geographic separation of hubs and make car-free living / tourism more difficult. Example: seasonal island visitors arriving by plane Example: Maine residents flying from Portland, wishing to leave
their cars at home
Project aims to identify several alternatives to link the citys transportation hubs, and provide analysis on the relative strengths of each.
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Project Background
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Phase IIPhase I
Inventory of Hubs
Portland International Jetport Served by five major airlines Offers approximately 25 departures per day in winter / 35 in
summer to 10 major hubs 48,000 boardings per month (winter) / up to 96,000 in summer Parking
Short term hourly: $2 per hour Long term garage: $12 daily
Ground Transportation Courtesy shuttles available to airport hotels: $5 (tip) Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $20 / $15 Metro Transit Route 5 to METRO Pulse: $1.50
Mon-Fri: 5:55 AM 10:10 PM, every 40-50 minutes Sat: 6:05 10:10 PM, every 40-50 minutes Sun: no service
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Inventory of Hubs
Portland Transportation Center Served by Amtrak and Concord Coach Lines Five trains per day to Boston / two trains to Brunswick 22 intercity bus trips serving destinations including Boston,
Logan Airport, Bangor, and Brunswick 171,434 annual rail boardings / 500,000 annual coach
boardings Parking
$4.00 per day (for bus and train passengers) Ground Transportation
Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $10 / $7 Metro Transit Route 1 to METRO Pulse: $1.50
Mon-Sat: 5:10 AM 10:35 PM, every 30-60 minutes Sun: 9:10 AM 6:35 PM, every 30-50 minutes
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Inventory of Hubs
Casco Bay Lines / Ocean Gateway Ferry Terminals Service to Peaks, Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Diamond
Cove, Long Island, Chebeague, and Cliff Islands Ridership fluctuates seasonally:
August: 195,582 total riders February: 34,506 total riders
Schedules also fluctuate seasonally: Peaks Island: 14 to 16 trips per day Down Bay (all other islands): 4 to 6 trips per day
No long-term parking available at Ferry Terminal Municipal parking available nearby, but fills up fast in summer
Ground Transportation Car ferry used for many Peaks Island Trips Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $5.50 / $5 Metro Transit Route 8 to METRO Pulse: $1.50
Mon-Fri: 6:42 AM 6:10 PM, every 30 minutes Sat: 8:00 AM 6:19 PM, every 50 minutes Sun: no service
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Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase I
Alternative 1 PTC to Ferry Terminal via I-295 2.9 miles 20 mph average speed 17 minute round trip Possible frequencies
30 minutes Requires 1 bus 13 minutes recovery
20 minutes Requires 1 bus 3 minutes recovery
15 minutes Requires 2 buses 13 minutes recovery
10 minutes Requires 2 buses 3 minutes recovery
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Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase I
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Alternative 2 Congress Street 2.7 miles 12 mph average speed 27 minute round trip Possible frequencies
30 minutes Requires 1 bus 3 minutes recovery
20 minutes Requires 2 buses 13 minutes recovery
15 minutes Requires 2 buses 3 minutes recovery
10 minutes Requires 3 buses 3 minutes recovery
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Alternative 3 Commercial Street 3.2 miles 15 mph average speed 25 minute round trip Possible frequencies
30 minutes Requires 1 bus 5 minutes recovery
20 minutes Requires 2 buses 15 minutes recovery
15 minutes Requires 2 buses 5 minutes recovery
10 minutes Requires 3 buses 5 minutes recovery
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Alternative 4 Congress / Commercial Street 2.8 miles 12 mph average speed 30 minute round trip Possible frequencies
30 minutes Requires 1 bus 0 minutes recovery
20 minutes Requires 2 buses 10 minutes recovery
15 minutes Requires 2 buses 0 minutes recovery
10 minutes Requires 4 buses 10 minutes recovery
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Alternative 1 PTC to Jetport with no corridor treatments 3 miles 15 mph average speed 24 minute round trip Possible frequencies
30 minutes Requires 1 bus 6 minutes recovery
20 minutes Requires 2 buses 16 minutes recovery
15 minutes Requires 2 buses 6 minutes recovery
10 minutes Requires 3 buses 6 minutes recovery
Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase II
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Alternative 2 PTC to Jetport WITH corridor treatments
Guiding Objectives
Connectivity effectively linking Portlands transportation hubs to facilitate multi-modal connections
Mobility contributing to the overall mobility of the region by complementing existing and planned transit services
Economic Development supporting access to key activity centers and development districts
Cost Effectiveness making the most of project TIF funding
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Evaluation Metrics
Connectivity Travel time Transfers Frequency
and span of service
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Evaluation Metrics
Connectivity Travel time
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Evaluation Metrics
Connectivity Transfers
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Evaluation Metrics
Connectivity Frequency
and span of service
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Evaluation Metrics
Connectivity Travel time Transfers Frequency and
span of service Other ???
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Evaluation Metrics
Mobility Ridership potential Integration with existing network Complements future transit investments
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Evaluation Metrics
Mobility Ridership potential
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Evaluation Metrics
Mobility Integration with existing network
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Evaluation Metrics
Mobility Complements future transit investments
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Evaluation Metrics
Mobility Ridership potential Integration with existing network Complements future transit investments Other ??
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Evaluation Metrics
Economic Development Key destinations served Proximity to development districts Potential to stimulate development
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Evaluation Metrics
Economic Development Key destinations served
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Evaluation Metrics
Economic Development Proximity to development districts
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Evaluation Metrics
Economic Development Potential to stimulate development
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Evaluation Metrics
Economic Development Key destinations served Proximity to development districts Potential to stimulate development Other ??
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Evaluation Metrics
Cost Effectiveness Operating cost Capital cost Maximizing TIF benefits
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Evaluation Metrics
Cost Effectiveness Operating Cost Capital Cost
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ProposedRoute
DescriptionRoundTrip
MilesEstimatedSpeed
RunTimeEvenCycle
RecoveryTime
%RecoveryPeak
FrequencyPeakHours
PeakVehicles
OffPeakFrequency
OffPeakHours
OffPeakVehicles
RevenueHours
Alt1 Franklin/I295 5.8 20 0:17 0:20 0:02 13% 0:20 15:00 1.0 0:40 3:00 0.5 16:30:00Alt2 Congress 5.4 12 0:27 0:30 0:03 10% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt3 Commercial 6.4 15 0:25 0:30 0:04 15% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt4 Commercial/Congress 5.6 12 0:28 0:40 0:12 30% 0:20 15:00 2.0 0:40 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt5 Jetport 6 15 0:24 0:30 0:06 20% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt6 Jetport+Treatments 6 15 0:24 0:30 0:06 20% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00
Evaluation Metrics
Cost Effectiveness Maximizing TIF benefits
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Evaluation Metrics
Cost Effectiveness Operating cost Capital cost Maximizing TIF benefits Other ??
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Boris Palchikbpalchik@nelsonnygaard.com