Caltrans Improves Mobility Across CaliforniaCaltrans Improves Mobility Across California

In pursuit of our mission, we continue to build a talented and diverse team and to strengthen ties with our partners. To keep California moving, we commit ourselves to these goals:

    - SAFETY -Provide the safest transportation system in the nation for users and

workers

    - RELIABILITY -Provide dependable travel times

    -PERFORMANCE -Optimize transportation system throughput

    -FLEXIBILITY-Provide mobility choices through strategic partnerships

    - STEWARDSHIP -Preserve and enhance California’s resources and investments

    - DELIVERY -Improve delivery of projects and services

Problem:

For the last 50 years, transportation was designed for motor vehicles.

During the 1990s, the federal government put $156 billion into highways, but only $45 billion on transit, bicycling, and walking facilities combined.

49% of all non-commercial trips are under three miles in length. The resulting environment discourages bicycling and walking.

47% of drivers said transit could not take them where they needed to go.

Problem:

For the last 50 years, transportation was designed for motor vehicles.

During the 1990s, the federal government put $156 billion into highways, but only $45 billion on transit, bicycling, and walking facilities combined.

49% of all non-commercial trips are under three miles in length. The resulting environment discourages bicycling and walking.

47% of drivers said transit could not take them where they needed to go.

Transportation ChoicesSacramento Region Statistics: SACOG Travel Survey 2000

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The result is a highway environment that discourages bicycling and walking and has made these modes more difficult. Many Americans have limited or no access to transit.

Increasing traffic congestion, particularly in urban areas, requires that we closely examine innovative transportation alternatives.

The result is a highway environment that discourages bicycling and walking and has made these modes more difficult. Many Americans have limited or no access to transit.

Increasing traffic congestion, particularly in urban areas, requires that we closely examine innovative transportation alternatives.

• VMT to grow by almost 75 billion miles from VMT to grow by almost 75 billion miles from 2003 to 2010 in California2003 to 2010 in California

• Integrated technologies may be a key element Integrated technologies may be a key element enabling transit to compete with the auto in enabling transit to compete with the auto in suburban corridorssuburban corridors

• A major challenge is facilitating A major challenge is facilitating seamlessseamless multi- multi-modal modal connectionsconnections—both informational & —both informational & physicalphysical

The Future…

Clues to user needs for connectivityClues to user needs for connectivity

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Barriers to Low-Speed TravelBarriers to Low-Speed Travel

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Integrating Transportation, Information, Integrating Transportation, Information, and Energy Technologies at the and Energy Technologies at the

Pleasant Hill BART Pleasant Hill BART Transit-Oriented DevelopmentTransit-Oriented Development

The ProjectThe Project• Integration & evaluation of multi-modal Integration & evaluation of multi-modal

transportation services at the Pleasant Hill transportation services at the Pleasant Hill BART station & future TODBART station & future TOD

• Information element:Information element:– Multi-modal connections toolMulti-modal connections tool

• Physical elements:Physical elements:– EasyConnectEasyConnect I I– Smart bike parkingSmart bike parking– Smart car parkingSmart car parking– Hydrogen fuel cell power generationHydrogen fuel cell power generation– Explore carsharing Explore carsharing

Low Speed Modes • Low-speed mode field test providing shared-use Low-speed mode field test providing shared-use

electric bikes, bikes & Segway HTs at Pleasant Hill electric bikes, bikes & Segway HTs at Pleasant Hill BART & nearby businessesBART & nearby businesses

Research QuestionsResearch Questions

• Can integrated multi-modal connections & Can integrated multi-modal connections & technologies increase transit use, reduce technologies increase transit use, reduce auto travel & improve land use?auto travel & improve land use?

• What are the opportunities for clean What are the opportunities for clean energy to be integrated into TODs?energy to be integrated into TODs?

• What is the magnitude of land use, What is the magnitude of land use, mobility, energy & emission benefits? mobility, energy & emission benefits?

The Phase One Research and Feasibility Analysis indicated that the introduction of the field test was feasible at the Pleasant Hill BART station and may provide important benefits.

Studies have found that:• 60% of those living nearby said BART was a major factor in moving there• 40% of the area residents use BART to commute to their work place

The Phase One Research and Feasibility Analysis indicated that the introduction of the field test was feasible at the Pleasant Hill BART station and may provide important benefits.

Studies have found that:• 60% of those living nearby said BART was a major factor in moving there• 40% of the area residents use BART to commute to their work place

Service Area

140-acre area surrounding the Pleasant Hill Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

Strategically located where BART, I-680, a major sub-regional arterial, a regional trail, and a future light-rail corridor converge.

This plan calls for replacing the 18-acres of surface parking with a walkable "Urban Village" replete with a town square and community green.

Service Area

140-acre area surrounding the Pleasant Hill Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

Strategically located where BART, I-680, a major sub-regional arterial, a regional trail, and a future light-rail corridor converge.

This plan calls for replacing the 18-acres of surface parking with a walkable "Urban Village" replete with a town square and community green.

City: Walnut Creek ( pop: 64,296 )County: Contra Costa ( pop: 948,816 )

Potential

Depending on market conditions and public approvals, the development will contain either:

• 290,000 or 456,000 square feet of office space, and • either 274 or 446 apartments and for-sale townhouses

It will also include:• a child care facility • about 42,000 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurants

Potential

Depending on market conditions and public approvals, the development will contain either:

• 290,000 or 456,000 square feet of office space, and • either 274 or 446 apartments and for-sale townhouses

It will also include:• a child care facility • about 42,000 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurants

A comparative evaluation of the three devices Segway HT (new), electric bicycle (enhanced), and bicycle (traditional) should contribute significantly to an understanding of the context in which the different low-speed devices may increase transit access most cost-effectively.

• Preliminary signs that the Segway HT can produce economic and environmental benefits.

• Efforts to familiarize officials with the device have helped to curtail many threats of bans.

• Low-speed mode crashes that occur are most frequently the result of poor surface conditions, user error, obscured driver vision, and low-speed mode design.

A comparative evaluation of the three devices Segway HT (new), electric bicycle (enhanced), and bicycle (traditional) should contribute significantly to an understanding of the context in which the different low-speed devices may increase transit access most cost-effectively.

• Preliminary signs that the Segway HT can produce economic and environmental benefits.

• Efforts to familiarize officials with the device have helped to curtail many threats of bans.

• Low-speed mode crashes that occur are most frequently the result of poor surface conditions, user error, obscured driver vision, and low-speed mode design.

Works like a parking meter.

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Mobility Options ProtocolMobility Options Protocol Trip planners currently only include fixed-route, fixed-schedule carriers.Trip planners currently only include fixed-route, fixed-schedule carriers.

The proposed protocol will allow trip planning tools to go beyond fixed-route, fixed-schedule carriers and incorporate real-time status, last-mile providers, and reservations for vehicles, rides, and parking.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demo Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demo • Excellent opportunity to Excellent opportunity to

demonstrate fuel cell demonstrate fuel cell technology to offset local power technology to offset local power needs:needs:– recharging low-speed modes & recharging low-speed modes &

eLockerseLockers– powering/recharging variable powering/recharging variable

message signsmessage signs– parking lot lightingparking lot lighting

• In future project phases, In future project phases, storage system could be used storage system could be used to refuel hydrogen fuel cell to refuel hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to tie in with “CA vehicles to tie in with “CA Hydrogen Highway” and U.S. Hydrogen Highway” and U.S. DOE demosDOE demos

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• Use of advanced technologies to – Manage parking space availability– Increase effective parking capacity– Encourage transit use

Vehicles are equipped with smart technologies including tracking, communication, and reservation systems to facilitate access and logistics.

Transit-based Carsharing Transit-based Carsharing

Commuter-based carsharing employs Intelligent Transportation System technology is used throughout the system for monitoring vehicles and for user convenience.

Vested PartnersVested Partners• Caltrans (DRI, DMT & D4)Caltrans (DRI, DMT & D4)• California PATHCalifornia PATH• BARTBART• MTC/511.org MTC/511.org • BAAQMDBAAQMD• Contra Costa CentreContra Costa Centre• Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County• Toyota Motor CompanyToyota Motor Company• General Motors Corp General Motors Corp • Air Products & Chemicals Inc.Air Products & Chemicals Inc.• Millennium PartnersMillennium Partners• Segway LLC Segway LLC • Giant BicyclesGiant Bicycles

Vendor PartnersVendor Partners

• ParkingCarmaParkingCarma• QuixoteQuixote• MicrosoftMicrosoft• IntelIntel• eLockeLock• BikeLinkBikeLink

EasyConnect TimelineEasyConnect Timeline

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