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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 03.bCedar Avenue Transitway/ METRO Red Line Implementation Plan Update Lakeville City Council Work Session July 27, 2015 Kristine Elwood, Dakota County Mona Elabbady, SRF Consulting Purpose of Cedar Avenue Transitway IPU •Previous IPU – August 2011 •Review current transit service and facilities •Update planned future stages to reflect expected changes in the corridor •Comprehensive look from Mall of America to County Highway 70 IPU Decision Making Process Revised Goals 1.Provide a variety of safe, reliable, and attractive transit services in the corridor. 2.Improve mobility and accessibility within the Cedar Avenue Transitway. 3.Improvements are cost-effective and well- positioned for implementation. 4.Enhance and promote transit oriented development that is compatible with community goals and helps increase ridership. IPU Key Tasks •Service Planning •Ridership Forecasting •Station Concept Development and Cost Estimating •Evaluation •Staging Plan RIDERSHIP FORECAST Red Line Station-to-Station Daily Boardings Boardings and Alightings are depicted in Production/Attraction format 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Mall of America Station Cedar Grove Station Cliff Road Station Palomino Station 140th Street Station 147th Street Station Apple Valley Transit Station 161st Street Station Glacier Way Station Lakeville Cedar Station 195th Street Station 215th Street Station Average Daily Ridership Summary 2014 Count: 815 2040 No Build: 2,800 2040 Build: 4,700 Park and Ride Space Demand Station 2014 Usage Current Capacity 2040 Express and Local Demand 2040 Station to station Demand 2040 Total Need Cedar Grove 66 166 50-100 0-50 50-150 Palomino 250 318 800-900 200 1000-1100 Apple Valley Transit Station 818 768 1000-1100 100 1100-1200 Lakeville Cedar 10 190 25-50 25-50 50-100 215th Street new new 25-50 25-50 50-100 Total 1144 1442 1900-2200 350-450 2250-2650 EVALUATION MEASURES Evaluation Measures •Evaluation measures were developed to establish priorities and meet performance goals –Ridership –Cost Effectiveness •Categorized into: –Measures with identified thresholds –Indicators –Safety •Measures with identified thresholds helped determine priorities High Medium Low STAGING PLAN Draft Staging Plan •Identifies future capital investments (2015 $) in five stages •Estimated timeframes, contingent on meeting thresholds: –Stage 1: 2010-2015 –Stage 2: 2015-2020 –Stage 3: 2020-2025 –Stage 4: 2025-2040 –Stage 5: 2025-2040 –Potential Future Projects ‹13› Projects in Stages 3-5 are dependent on updated Implementation Plan to be done in early Stage 3. Draft Staging Plan •Improvements that did not meet the threshold established for top priorities are identified as potential future investments beyond the 2040 time horizon •In future IPU plans, the priority of these projects can shift if conditions change, such as ridership increases or density increases Stage 2 2015-2020 Capital Investments Cost Mall of America Station Improvements $6,700,346* Cedar Grove Online Station $13,250,000 Apple Valley Transit Station Expansion $8,196,400 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements $100,000 Corridor-wide Station Area Planning (7 Stations) $100,000 per station Study of Palomino, Cliff, Cedar Grove and TH 77 Managed Lane Concepts- includes park and ride siting $500,000 ‹15› *Red Line portion of Mall of America Station cost Stage 3 2020-2025 Capital Investments Cost Cliff Road Inline Station $2,600,000 Palomino Online Station and Park and Ride* •Includes METRO Red Line Station •Includes new park and ride facility with capacity for 700 vehicles $32,000,000 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements $100,000 METRO Red Line Vehicle Replacement (7 vehicles in 2025) $4,100,000 Update Cedar Transitway IPU $400,000 ‹16› *Future study identified in Stage 2 will refine concepts and costs Stage 4 Capital Investments Cost Lakeville Cedar Station $2,800,000 Park and Ride Capacity Expansion in Northern Apple Valley or Eagan (300 spaces) $9,300,000 Technology (TSP, Fiber) $2,900,000 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements $100,000 ‹17› Stage 5 Capital Investments Cost 215th Street Station •Current park and pool converted to park and ride- no expansion of park and ride $3,000,000 Red Line BRT Vehicle Purchase (2) $1,200,000 Storage and Maintenance Facility Allowance (Red Line and Local/Express vehicles) $470,000 Technology (TSP, Fiber) $3,500,000 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements $100,000 ‹18› Potential Future Projects These can accelerate to an earlier phase if conditions (ridership and land use) change: •147th Street Station Pedestrian Bridge •161st Street Station •Glacier Way Station •195th Street Station •Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements associated with 161st Street, Glacier Way and 195th Street stations •Additional local and express vehicle purchase (up to 12 vehicles) •TH 77 MnPASS Investment ‹19› Questions?