Community Engagement Process

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1 Community Engagement Process PHASE ONE PURPOSE + NEED STATEMENT IDEAS DESTINATIONS TRAVEL PATTERNS PHASE TWO MODE SELECTION INPUT PHASE THREE LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE SELECTION OF PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE + OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE RTA ALIGNMENT INPUT WHERE WILL IT BE PLACED? EDGE NEXT STEPS $ ALIGNMENT + MODE CRITERIA CREATION MEDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY SECURE FUNDING + REGIONAL SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION PHASING FLEXIBILITY OPERATIONAL COST RIDERSHIP STATION LOCATION INPUT ROUTING OPTIONS GENERAL STATION LOCATION INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRANSIT SYSTEM (FEEDER ROUTES) CAPITAL COST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY SOCIAL EQUITY MICHIGAN AVENUE MICHIGAN AVENUE DESIGN + ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION Corridor Project Process BEGINS IN MAY 201 OCT 201 FEB 2016

2 Population + Employment Efficient transit relies on a density of tripmaking, or many people making similar trips up and down a particular corridor. As a result, the density of population and employment are key indicators of potential transit demand. Population Density There are nearly 300,000 residents within the Michigan Avenue study area, with the greatest densities in portions of, Ypsilanti, Wayne, Dearborn and. The study area contains relatively high concentrations of transit-dependent (zero-car) households as well as college students, two groups that typically have higherthan-average transit usage levels. Rail WASHTENAW COUNTY COUNTY 20 Population Density by TAZ 0-1,00 1,00-3,000 Persons per Square Mile 3,000-6, ,000 12,000-27,000 27,000-72,8 SEMCOG 2040 Regional Forecast Report Employment Density There are nearly 300,000 jobs within the Michigan Avenue study area, with the greatest concentrations in, Dearborn and. The is also a major location of employment. Rail WASHTENAW COUNTY COUNTY 20 Employment Density by TAZ Jobs per Square Mile 1, ,000, ,000 70, ,300 SEMCOG 2040 Regional Forecast Report RTA board - MAPS.indd 1 /13/1 12:34 PM

3 Existing Transportation Conditions The rapid transit options studied during this project will build upon local transit service that already exists in the corridor, but should also seek to provide service that attracts new transit customers. Existing Public Transit Transit service in the study area is concentrated in and Ypsilanti on the west side, and and Dearborn to the east. In between the transit service network is sparse or non-existent, including relatively limited options for travel to the. 14 Rail hig en ht aw e 27 Mic an nu Ave 7 hig Mic Aven ue an e nu Ave AirRide University of Michigan DDOT AAATA Express People Mover SMART AAATA M-1 Streetcar SMART Park & Ride 1,00 Workers Commuter Travel Patterns RTA board - MAPS.indd 2 AAATA, DDOT, SMART & UMPTS Amtrak Wolverine Line W AY N E C O U N T Y Trips to and from work are typically the backbone of a regional transit system. In the Michigan Avenue study area, more than half (3%) of the workers living in the corridor communities work along the corridor. And more than 112,000 people live in one corridor community and commute to another.,, Dearborn, Romulus and Westland are the primary job destinations, accounting for more than 80% of these cross-community trips. WA S H T E NAW CO U N T Y Existing Transit Service 7 27 Commuter Flow as W W AY N E C O U N T Y WA S H T E NAW CO U N T Y 14 2,00 Workers 3,00 Workers,00 Workers 7,00 Workers Trips into Trips into Dearborn Trips into Trips into Romulus Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics 20 Trips into Canton Township /13/1 12:34 PM

4 Purpose + Need. What s Important to You? The Corridor needs transit investment because... Corridor Connections Transit doesn t get me where I want to go (home, work, school, events). Speed Transit service is too slow. Economic Development Transit will support new development and community growth. $ Efficiency Access Frequency Better transit would save me time and money. It is difficult to use transit to/from the airport. Transit service is not frequent enough. Use the icon stickers to rank the most important reasons transit investments are needed on Michigan Avenue. Place one icon in each box ranking them from high importance to low importance. Feel free to use a blank sticker to explain any Other reasons for transit investment on Michigan Avenue. Equity Better mobility is needed for students, seniors, and people without cars. Environment Transit investment will support environmental sustainability. Traffic Traffic congestion is increasing and I d like other options. Low Importance High Importance

5 Rapid Transit Modes Various modes, or types, of rapid transit will be considered during the BEST corridor planning projects along Gratiot and Michigan. BRT has already been selected as the preferred option for the Woodward corridor. COMMUTER RAIL LIGHT RAIL STREETCAR BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) Metra, Chicago Region Hiawatha Line, Minneapolis Portland, OR Healthline BRT, Cleveland MBTA, Boston Region TriMet Max, Portland, OR Seattle, WA EmX, Eugene, OR UTA, Salt Lake City Region Tide LRT, Norfolk, VA Tacoma, WA Primo, San Antonio, TX AVERAGE PER MILE CAPITAL COSTS $29 million $63 million $0 million $17 million RANGE OF PER MILE CAPITAL COSTS $11 m - $68 m $42 m - $87 m $48 m - $3 m $2 m - $63 m TYPICAL DAILY RIDERSHIP 4,000-70,000 7,000-0, ,000 7,000-0,000 STATIONS miles apart 1 mile apart 1/4-1/2 mile apart 1 mile apart ROUTE LENGTH 20-0 miles - 30 miles 1 - miles - 30 miles FIXED GUIDEWAY? Yes Yes Yes Yes * FREQUENCY Commuter All day All day All day VEHICLES -7 car trains 2-3 car trains 1-2 car trains 40 or 60 bus * BRT is flexible & can operate in a fixed guideway or in mixed flow traffic.