Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit: Staff-Recommended Alternative Urban Forestry Council January 24, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Today s Presentation Staff-Recommended Alternative Tree and landscaping plan Mayor Christopher tree GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 2
Background: SFCTA and SFMTA Agency Role in Project Environmental lead agency After this phase, project to be transferred to SFMTA Will prepare Conceptual Engineering Report, final engineering design, construct, and operate BRT 3
Staff-Recommended Alternative: Consolidated Center-to-Side Masonic Fillmore Side lanes Center lanes, Consolidated local/brt stops Side lanes GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 4
Staff-Recommended Alternative: Highlights Strong bus benefits where BRT treatments applied: Travel time: 25% savings Reliability: 20% reduction in travel time variability Ridership: 10%+ gains forecasted strong cost effectiveness Lower travel times = more service, more riders at lower operating cost Pedestrian benefits GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 5
Inner Geary Recommendation: Enhance Existing Lanes Colorize existing lanes and remaining gap (O Farrell, Powell to Market) Bus bulbs at highridership stops Spot improvements at congested intersections Corner bulbs at strategic locations Curbside loading access preserved GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 6
Fillmore-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes Surface station with new amenities, good connection to 22-Fillmore Underpass retained, with fewer lanes Pedestrian crossing improvements at Steiner, Webster GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 7
Masonic-Area Recommendation: Side Bus Lanes Surface stop provides strong access, security and safety, transfer to 43-Masonic Smooth multimodal interactions Responds to community feedback GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 8
Richmond-Area Recommendation: Center Bus Lanes, Consolidated Stops Preserves most of on-street parking New landscaped medians Complete Streets New median stations Pedestrian safety improvements GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 9
Conceptual Landscape Design: Corridor Level Richmond Masonic Fillmore Inner Geary Side lanes Center lanes, Consolidated local/brt stops Side lanes New trees on blocks with bus stops New trees in new dual medians, all blocks New trees on blocks with bus stops NOTE: all concepts are prototypical GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 10
Trees and Landscaping: Conceptual Design Existing trees removed: 155 Trees in proposed conceptual landscape plan: ~300 ~2/3 in median (8-9 feet wide) ~1/3 in sidewalks (sidewalks extended) In sidewalk, at median stations: narrow-crown trees In median between stations: wider-canopy trees GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 11
Conceptual Design: Inner Geary GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 12
Conceptual Design: Van Ness to Palm Side Lanes GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 13
Conceptual Design: Palm to 27 th Center Lanes, at Stations GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 14
Conceptual Design: Palm to 27 th Center Lanes, Between Stations GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 15
Landscaping Considerations: Discussions Ahead Utility constraints (SFDPW, SFPUC) Use of tree-supportive infrastructure, e.g., structural soils, Silva Cells (SFDPW, SFPUC) Tree species selection (SFDPW) Maintenance (SFDPW) GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 16
Mayor Christopher Tree Tree #173 in survey Species: New Zealand Christmas Tree Trunk Diameter: 20 Age: Mature Health Condition: 4 out of 5 (good) GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 17
Mayor Christopher Tree: BRT Project Design, Constraints Bus lanes Bus stop locations, including connection to 28-19 th Ave Pedestrian access Left turn locations Sewer lines On-street parking GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 18
Options and Constraints Preserve in place challenges: Bus lane alignment Bus stop location On-street parking Sewer constraints Relocation - challenges: Large root ball 8-10 radius Surrounded by utilities and pavement Likelihood of surviving transplant low Other ways to commemorate Mayor Christopher s efforts? GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 19
Recommended Alternative: Cost and Funding Funding $M Total Cost: $225M-$260M Source Funds Prop K Sales Tax $38 Federal discretionary $75M Land development contribution (CPMC) Other funding to be determined $2.5M $110-$145M 20
Schedule Schedule Winter 2013/14 Summer 2014 Fall 2014 Winter 2014/15 Outreach Activity/Milestone Draft Environmental Document w/ preferred alternative Public comment Action to endorse preferred alternative Final Environmental Document GEARY CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATE 21
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