Washington DC

Paul Thomas, Laura Newton, Kai Wang,

Rached Ramadan, Mishal Aljarbou

Overview

● Key planning

decisions

● Current projects

● Performance Review

● Resulting Trends

● Conclusions

Defining Moments

● Initial Design○ L’Efant Plan

○ City Plan

○ Street network

● Recommitment○ McMillan Plan

○ Neoclassical downtown

○ Parks

Defining Moments

● Introduction of Subway○ Public mass transit

○ Replaced planned

highways

● Formation of D-dot○ Separate from the

Department of Public

Works

○ Focus on transit

Capital Bikeshare

● Expanding to 54 new locations

suggested by residents

● Criteria for Expansion

o Population Density

o Employment Density

o Bike-to-Work Rate

o Proximity to Metro

o Proximity to other bike

stations

● Sponsor programs such as

Bike Ambassadors

DC Circulator

DC Street Car

● Goal is to connect

neighborhoods

● Provide quality service

to encourage more

ridership in public

transportation

Access

● 91 Metrorail Stations

● 12,000 Metrobus Stops

● 300 Bike Share Stations

● Amtrak

Efficiency

● Distance to Travel

● Planning/Hassle

● Traffic

Cost

● Prices vary based on

distance travelled

● Smartcards

● Walkability vs Affordability

Comfort

● Trains and stations are

well-maintained

● Streets and bus stops

are clean

Reliability

● Busses often not on schedule

● Trains run constantly

● Alerts about delays are available

Crash Severity

Population and Car Ownership

Environmental - CO2

Environmental - Fuel Consumed

Public Transportation

Hours Delay - Annual

Hours Delay - Per Commuter

Hours Delay/Cost - Per Commuter

Conclusions

Areas for Improvement

● Congestion

● Regularity

● Equity

Positive qualities

● Variety of options

● High transit ridership

● Popular