20120814 utc metro rapid presentation
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Driving Progress:
April 14, 2012
Capital Metro At a Glance
Our business is connecting
people, jobs and communities by providing
quality transportation choices.
We traveled nearly 11 million miles last year and gave 33 million rides.
We move 120,000 riders each weekday.
MetroAirport route enhancements
Manor Park & Ride opening
MetroBike shelter opening at Kramer Station
New bus stop signage
New website
Hydrogen bus/CNG
MetroRail Friday/Saturday night service
Night Owl improvements
MetroRapid funding agreement
Driving Progress in 2012
MetroRapid purpose
• Provide high-quality, faster, more frequent and reliable transit for major corridors
• $47.6 million total project cost
• $38 million though FTA grant
Part of a larger plan
Included in 2004 All Systems Go! long-range transit plan
Reflected in regional Project Connect planning effort
What Is MetroRapid?
Convenient, high-capacity transit
• High frequency service
• Limited stops
• Travels 37 miles
• 77 stations
• Serves the densest population area and
highest ridership markets in region
• 40 new highly branded vehicles
• Two lines: 801: N. Lamar/S. Congress
803: Burnet/S. Lamar
• Less than $50 M
MetroRapid Benefits
• Real-time arrival info (web, stations, aps)• Improved travel time and reliability• Sleek new vehicles• Custom stations (seating, shade canopy, customer information)• Faster: Fewer stops Signal Priority Transit Priority lanes
• Real time = less waiting
Where will it go?
Crestview Station
The Domain
The University of Texas
Pickle Research Center
The Triangle
Seton Hospital
Downtown
Ladybird Lake
SoCo & SoLa
Westgate
Chinatown
St. Edward’s
Southpark Meadows
Capitol & State Offices
North Loop
Auditorium Shores
MetroRapid Features
More frequent: 10-minute peak service, 15-minute off-peak
More cost-efficient:(reduces per passenger trip costs as much as 40%)
More service (more frequent over longer hours)
More economic opportunities (TOD)
More customers
Limited Stops
Southpark Meadows
Downtown
North Lamar Transit Center
Oltorf/Congress
Lamar/Rundberg
Current Route 1L Boardings:North Lamar/South Congress
Future Rapid stop boardings per day
University of Texas
Rapid stops are high-volume stops
rapid stop boardings
Faster Service
Sample Trip:NLTC to SCTC
20%faster
Route 1
Route 101 (limited-stop flyer)
54 min
46 min
MetroRapid (801 proposed)
43 min
Faster Service
Sample Trip:Westgate to UT
20%faster
Route 3
31 min
MetroRapid (803 proposed)
24 min
Service Levels
Faster, more frequent service translates to increased passenger capacity on two of the busiest travel corridors.
>35%increase
>50%increase
Along N. Lamar/S. Congress
Current Service Levels
Along Burnet/S. Lamar
Timeline
Rte 801 (N. Lamar/S. Congress) Early 2014
Rte 803 (Burnet/S. Lamar) Late 2014
2014
The Future
Connecting a community & its people.
Questions?
MetroRapid
Downtown Stations:– Republic Square– Wooldridge Square– Capitol– Museum District
4th
Guadalupe
Lavaca
MetroRapid
Downtown Stations:– Republic Square– Wooldridge
Square– Capitol– Museum District
8th
Guadalupe
Lavaca
MetroRapid
Downtown Stations:– Republic Square– Wooldridge Square– Capitol– Museum District
12th
Guadalupe
Lavaca
MetroRapid
Downtown Stations:– Republic Square– Wooldridge Square– Capitol– Museum District
16th
Guadalupe
Lavaca