3rd Street Light Rail.ppt

3rd Street Light Rail Process and Challenges of Developing Transit Signal Priority Outline Project Background Existing Conditions General Project features Timeline and Goals Transit Priority Software selection process Vissim Modeling Results Lessons Learned Existing Conditions 5.4 mile corridor 35 signalized intersections 3 traffic lanes in each direction with parking Serviced by MUNI’s 15 Bus line 7 to 15 minute headways Current ridership: 25,000 General Project Features – Phase 1 65 signalized intersections 19 stations 2 traffic lanes in each direction with left turn pockets at some locations Most blocks have parking, with parking removed near stations and left turn pockets Exclusive Right of Way except Bayview Commercial Core and 4th St. Bridge Transit Signal Priority Preemption Funding: $520 million, Local Sales Tax Intial Phase New Central Subway to Chinatown Funded by Federal Match Currently in Conceptual Engineering 4 Underground Stations Project Goals Improve Transit Service along Corridor Reduce travel time and delay Increase ridership Connect Southeast SF to Downtown Transit Oriented Development Economic Revitalization Transit Ridership Travel Times Construction Schedule TSP Elements 2070 (TS2) Signal Controllers with Transit Preemption/Priority capabilities Fiber Optic Cable for Communication Linked to Central Traffic Management Center (SFgo) Vehicle Detection System: Video (Autoscope) LRV Detection System: VETAG Transit Priority Vision Trains travel station to station without stopping! Progression on 3rd Street essentially maintained No phase waits more than 1 cycle (90 sec) Side Streets, Left turns and Pedestrians are actuated Pedestrians receive enough time to cross street at 4 ft/sec, or 2.5 ft/sec if phase is actuated Transit Priority Strategies Skip Phases Extend Phases Shorten Side Street Phases Lead/Lag (phase rotation) Early Green Get Back in Step within 1 Cycle Software Selection Challenges Meet technical requirements city-wide im