San Diego Quickway Proposal Travel Time Savings
16
San Diego Quickway Proposal © 2014 by The Mission Group 1 © 2008 by The Mission Group SAN DIEGO CITIZENS’ Quickway Proposal FOR A FASTER & MORE EFFECTIVE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM Produced for The Scripps Ranch/Miramar Ranch North Traffic Reduction Project and Move San Diego, Inc. by The Mission Group, San Diego, California OCTOBER 2014 Travel Time Savings
-
Upload
alan-hoffman -
Category
Design
-
view
147 -
download
3
description
The Quickway Proposal is a citizen-led initiative to radically improve public transportation in San Diego. It builds off of Global Best Practices to create a World Class transit system for the San Diego Metropolitan Region. In this presentation, we present the results of our analysis of transit travel times for the Proposal compared to existing times. For the 54 trip pairs examined, most of which are among the region's principal destinations, the Quickway Proposal reduces transit travel times by nearly 2/3, making transit competitive with driving.
Transcript of San Diego Quickway Proposal Travel Time Savings
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 1© 2008 by The Mission Group
SAN DIEGO CITIZENS’
Quickway ProposalFOR A FASTER & MORE EFFECTIVE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
Produced for The Scripps Ranch/Miramar Ranch North Traffic Reduction Project and Move San Diego, Inc.
by The Mission Group, San Diego, California
OCTOBER 2014
Travel Time
Savings
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 2
Saving People Time
The Quickway Proposal was designed in great measure to make transit faster—a lot faster—than current or planned transit. In fact, our goal was to make transit competitive with driving, to give San Diegans a viable option when considering their daily trip-making needs.
In the maps that follow, we show current transit times (as given by Google for a weekday 9 am arrival time) and then projected travel times under the Quickway Proposal, given our proposed infrastructure and route system and using industry-standard assumptions for acceleration, deceleration, and dwell times.
A Quickway in Australia
Consultant Support, 10/31/2014
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 3
Travel Time ComparisonSOUTH BAY
We’ll start with the South Bay, which currently features a light rail (Trolley) line from Downtown to the border at San Ysidro. We chose a representative set of major destinations in order to show differences in travel time between current transit and the Quickway Proposal.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 4
Major DestinationsSOUTH BAY
COUNTY CENTER SOUTH
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE
SAN YSIDRO BORDER XING
OTAY MESA BORDER XING
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 5
Major DestinationsSOUTH BAY
8th ST TROLLEY STATION
SPRING VALLEY
HIGHLAND & PLAZA BLVD
WESTFIELD PLAZA BONITA
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 6
AIRPORT WEST
Major DestinationsSOUTH BAY
I-15 & EL CAJON BLVD
GASLAMP/CONVENTION CTR
DOWNTOWN LEMON GROVE
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 7
Travel TimesSOUTH BAY
Current Transit Travel T ime
9
7
7
8
1220
62
6
12
7
15
7
20
13
1655
718
2235 19
41
45
2944 66
12Average Travel Times: Average Travel Times:
CURRENT TRANSIT:
30.1 Mins.
QUICKWAY TRANSIT:
9.9 Mins.
BEST DRIVING TIME:
9.1 Mins.
“Best” driving time is under free-flow conditions. At peak hours, driving can take longer.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 8
Travel TimesSOUTH BAY
Current Transit Travel T ime
Average Travel Times: Average Travel Times:
CURRENT TRANSIT:
30.1 Mins.
QUICKWAY TRANSIT:
9.9 Mins.
BEST DRIVING TIME:
9.1 Mins.
The Quickway Proposal averaged trip times less than 1/3 that of current transit, making transit fully competitive with the automobile for the first time.
Factor in peak-period road congestion and time spent parking, and some people would enjoy faster transit trips than the equivalent drive.
The Quickway Proposal averaged trip times less than 1/3 that of current transit, making transit fully competitive with the automobile for the first time.
Factor in peak-period road congestion and time spent parking, and some people would enjoy faster transit trips than the equivalent drive.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 9
Travel Time ComparisonCENTRAL
For the Central zone, there are too many key destinations to provide an individual introduction to. But most San Diegans will recognize most of the locations we chose for our analysis of comparative travel times.
For the Central zone, there are too many key destinations to provide an individual introduction to. But most San Diegans will recognize most of the locations we chose for our analysis of comparative travel times.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 10
SDSU
Major Destinations
GROSSMONT
LEMON GROVE
COLLEGE & ECBI-15 & ECB
NEW KAISERCONVOY
HOSPITALS
FASHION VLYMORENA
PBPB OUT
LA JOLLA
UCSD
TECH CTRMIRA MESA
UTC
HILLCREST
ROSEVILLEHORTON PLZ
CUYAMACA COL
CLAIREMONT
CENTRAL
SANTEE
SCRIPPS E
DT EL CAJON
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 11
Travel Times
218
52
1912
4410
104
21729
1173
12529
1333
3357
5241446
9
2012
3214
1514
1717
185
194 14
8
2612
128
229
217
114 12
4
2515
5420
3813
Quickway Average: 9.1 Mins.
Current Transit Average:
22.2 Mins.
185
3918
229
CENTRAL
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 12
Travel Times
Quickway Average: 9.1 Mins.
Current Transit Average:
22.2 Mins.
CENTRAL
Even in the Central zone, with its more extensive transit infrastructure and services (including light rail, freeway bus and arterial “rapid bus”), the Quickway Proposal produced transit trips that averaged nearly 60% faster than current transit trips, again making transit competitive with driving for many trips.
Even in the Central zone, with its more extensive transit infrastructure and services (including light rail, freeway bus and arterial “rapid bus”), the Quickway Proposal produced transit trips that averaged nearly 60% faster than current transit trips, again making transit competitive with driving for many trips.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 13
Travel Time ComparisonNORTH COUNTY
For the North County zone, distances tend to be longer than for Central and South zones. Major transit infrastructure in this zone includes the Sprinter light rail connecting Oceanside with Escondido, the I-15 Managed Lanes and off-line stations, and the Coaster commuter rail. Even so, the Quickway Proposal manages to significantly reduce travel times between and among key destinations.
For the North County zone, distances tend to be longer than for Central and South zones. Major transit infrastructure in this zone includes the Sprinter light rail connecting Oceanside with Escondido, the I-15 Managed Lanes and off-line stations, and the Coaster commuter rail. Even so, the Quickway Proposal manages to significantly reduce travel times between and among key destinations.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 14
Major DestinationsNORTH COUNTY
PALOMAR COLC’BAD VILLAGE
POINSETTIA
PALOMAR AIRPORT
VISTA
BEAR VLY PKWY
ESC SPRINTER
CARMEL MTN RCH
POWAY BUS. PK
MIRA MESA
UTC
TECH CTR
ONE PASEO
FAIRGROUNDS
ENC BLVD & ECR
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 15
Travel TimesNORTH COUNTY
786
758
229
6229
178
4915
9213
889
2811 66
17
5126
7434
4127
351264
26
Average Travel Times: Average Travel Times:
CURRENT TRANSIT:
56.1 Mins.
QUICKWAY TRANSIT:
16.7 Mins.
Travel time savings in North County average 70%, though in some cases this is because of the lack of current transit options. Even so, many transit times become competitive with driving under the Quickway Proposal.
Travel time savings in North County average 70%, though in some cases this is because of the lack of current transit options. Even so, many transit times become competitive with driving under the Quickway Proposal.
San Diego Quickway Proposal© 2014 by The Mission Group 16
Conclusions
For the 54 trip pairs we looked at in South, Central, and North County, the average transit travel time reduction was 65%, nearly 2/3 less than current transit travel times.
The Quickway Proposal, by producing transit trips which are competitive with driving, is more likely as a result to attract people who might otherwise drive, leading to a major increase in transit ridership and a reduction in pressure on our freeways, roads, and parking lots.
