DART 2040TransitPlan

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2040 Transit System Plan

March 2016 Public Meetings


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Agenda•

Welcome and Introductions• What is the Transit System Plan?• Phased Approach• Phase 1 - Comprehensive Operations

Analysis (COA) – Overview of Draft Bus Recommendations

• Phase 2 - 2040 Plan Development –

Status of 2030 Plan – Existing and Future Conditions – Alternatives to Consider

• How you can stay involved• Discussion

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Welcome & Introductions

• 2040 Team Members

• Key objectives for this meeting:

– Obtain your feedback on Phase 1 COA draft busrecommendations

– Present existing/future conditions information

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Discuss needs and opportunities – Get your input on ideas/issues/alternatives

• What should we consider in the 2040 plan?

• What is most important to you?3


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DART Background•

Formed in 1983

• 13 cities today contributeone-cent sales tax

– Mesquite & Arlington

contract service

• Service Area 700 Sq-mi

• Population

– Service Area 2.3 Million – Region 6.6 Million

• Annual operating budget$495 million

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Current

System

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What is the Transit System Plan?

• Long-range element ofDART Service Plan

• Guide for future capitaland operating programs

• Programming tool thatfeeds into 20-YearFinancial Plan

• Policy guidance

• Vision for future – ourmessage to the region

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DART Transit System Plan

• Why plan 25 years into the future?

– To establish a vision based on future needs

– To identify and position DART for opportunities

– To determine phasing and budget needs

– To guide policy development

• Why update the plan periodically?

– Changes in travel, land use, and development patterns

– Changes in financial conditions and assumptions• DART sales tax projections

• Other local, regional or federal funds

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System Plan Relationships

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NCTCOG

Metropolitan

Transportation Plan

DART Transit

System Plan

Project

StudiesDART Financial

Plan

L o c a t i o n

S p e c i f i c

DART Service

Plan


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FY16 Financial Plan Affordability

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$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

FY16 FY18 FY20 FY22 FY24 FY26 FY28 FY30 FY32 FY34 FY36 FY38 FY40

M i l l i o n s

Operating Exp. Capital P&D,SU,Non-Op System Expansion Other Capital Debt Service Total Available

Core Capacity Projects

• D2

• Platform Extensions

• Central Streetcar

Cotton Belt

Rail Project State of Good

Repair/Fleet

Replacements

State of Good

Repair/Fleet

Replacements

Financial

Capacity opens

up considerably

after 2035

End of FY16 Financial Plan

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Phase 1 FY15

Phase 2 FY16

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Phased Approach

Needs/Evaluation

Criteria

AlternativesDevelopment

RegionalService

Opportunity

Evaluation/ Financial

Analysis

Draft

2040

Plan

Adopt2040 Plan

Key Issues/ GuidingPrinciples

DataCollection

TransitCompetitiveIndex (TCI)

Tool

Comp.Operations

Analysis(COA)

FutureConditions

10-YearBus

TransitPlan


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Phase 1

Comprehensive Operations Analysis(COA)

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What is a COA?

• Evaluates overall transit service

efficiency and effectiveness, system

route structure and delivery

methods• Results in a comprehensive review

of all transit service as a system

• Culminates in a set of service

recommendations, usually over a 5-

10 year period

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COA GOALS• Increase route and

system efficiency

• Better serve

existing and

emerging transit

markets• Improve ridership

and productivity

• Ensure services are

equitable

• Develop support

through public and

stakeholder input


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Why do a COA as Phase 1?

• Current rail build-out is nearly complete• Bus routes have been reorganized around

phased rail openings

•At the same time, levels of bus service havebeen reduced significantly

• Current emphasis is on coverage throughout

the Service Area• Use 2014 on-board survey data

• Solid foundation for 2040 Transit System Plan

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Common Themes Heard during COA

• Bus Network Design (simplify routes)

• Increase Frequency

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Late Night / Weekend Service• Express Service (Bus and Rail)

• Crosstown Service (Bus, Cotton Belt)

• Specific Bus Route Ideas

• Service Area Expansion

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Draft Service Plan Key Elements

• Core Frequent Route network – To strengthen local and crosstown routes

• High-frequency Rapid Ride network

• Crosstown / Airport Express network

• Other bus service improvements: – More consistent service headways (bus-rail connections)

– Improved weekend service – More direct routing

– Improved Uptown service

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Core Frequent Route NetworkWeekday Peak Service (15 minute or less)

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Core Frequent Route NetworkWeekday Midday Service (20 minute or less)

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Core Frequent Route NetworkSaturday Midday Service (30 minute or less)

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Core Frequent Route NetworkSunday Midday Service (30 minute or less)

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Rapid Ride

Element

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• Seven (7) corridors

• Frequent, limitedstop layered over

local routes

• Fills the crosstownservice gap notmet by rail

• 20,000 daily ridersprojected in 2028


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Crosstown/Airport Express Element

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Four (4)corridors

• Fills gap forkey crosstowntravel marketsand airportaccess

• May bepreliminary

step to longer-term railimprovements


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Downtown

Express Element

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• Similar to today’sexpress routes

• Modifies

downtownrouting to providedirect links togrowingemploymentcenters (Uptownand MedicalDistrict)


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On-Call Zones

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• Expand from 8 to 14 zones

• New on-call zonesproposed for:

– Northwest Carrollton

– Northeast Carrollton

– Rylie

– Kleberg

– Far North Plano

– Red Bird

• Other potential changes:

– Far North Plano (andpotentially other areas)as demonstration projectfor taxis and private autoride services such as Uberand Lyft.

– Sunday only on-callservice in North Garland.


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Benefits of Draft Service Plan

• Responds to key comments received duringoutreach

• Targets new/growing travel markets

• Increases ridership and adds service toaccommodate population growth

•Increases DART coverage foremployment/population within ½ mile of keycorridors

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Next COA Steps

• Public and stakeholder feedback on draft

recommendations

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Complete phasing plan

• Cost associated capital improvements –

mainly buses and bus facilities

• Integrate recommendations into 2040 Plan

Phase 2 work

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Phase 2 - 2040

• Plan Development Process

• 2030 Plan status

• Existing & Future Conditions

• Potential Alternatives to consider

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Plan Development Process

Alternatives

Short List

Integrate COARecommendations

Integrate Policy &

Programs

Draft 2040

2040

Demographics

Land Use Travel Patterns

Congestion

New or Changed

Best Practices

Funding

Opportunities

2030 Rail/Bus

2030 Vision

New 2040 Ideas

STOPS Model

TCI Tool

NCTCOG Model Cost/Benefit

Needs &

Opportunities

Policy &

Program Review

Alternatives

Development

Screening

Evaluation

Service Area Focus

Regional

Opportunities

2040 Plan

Scenarios

System-Level

Financially

Constrained

Evaluation &

Trade-Offs

Financial Capacity

Public/Stakeholder Input

Final 2040DART Board Action


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What’s Changed since 2006?

• Economic recession – All new 2030 bus/rail

corridors deferred to after

2030, including D2

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By 2015, some projectsadded to Financial Plan – Program of Projects (D2,

Red/Blue Platforms,

Streetcar)

– Cotton Belt Corridor

• 2040 Plan will re-evaluate

remaining corridors

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Program of Interrelated Projects

Red and Blue Line Platform

Extensions

• 28 LRT Stations

Downtown Second Light RailAlignment (D2)

• Victory Station to

Green Line

Dallas Central Streetcar Link• Omni Hotel to

St. Paul LRT Station

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1

2

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D2 (with tunnel spur)


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Platform

Extensions

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• All DART Stations constructedsince 2004 can accommodate3-car trains

• CBD stations modified in 2008

-2009

• 28 Red & Blue stations canonly accommodate 2-cartrains

• $120 M Project Cost

– $60 M Texas Mobility Funds

– $58 M FTA Grant budgeted


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D2 Project

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• Locally Preferred Alternative decision included tunnel

spur to HSR/Convention Center area

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Tunnel spur is not in current Financial Plan

FY16 Financial Plan Assumptions• 2021 Service Date

• $650 M Project Cost (YOE)

• 50% FTA Grant

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Dallas Streetcar Central Link

• ProposedLocallyPreferredAlternative

• DART FY16Financial Planincludes $80Mfor project

– $40M externalfunds

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FY16 Financial Plan Affordability

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$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

FY16 FY18 FY20 FY22 FY24 FY26 FY28 FY30 FY32 FY34 FY36 FY38 FY40

M i l l i o n s

Operating Exp. Capital P&D,SU,Non-Op System Expansion Other Capital Debt Service Total Available

Core Capacity Projects

• D2• Platform Extensions

• Central Streetcar

Cotton Belt

Rail Project State of Good

Repair/Fleet

Replacements

State of Good

Repair/Fleet

Replacements

Financial

Capacity opens

up considerably

after 2035

End of FY16 Financial Plan


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Existing and Future Conditions

• 2040 Demographics Analysis

• Policy/program review

• Land Use changes

Legacy West Plano

West Dallas

Midtown/Valley View Dallas


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Population Growth

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2014 Population

Density

• Darker areasindicate higherresidential density

• Higher densityareas are suitablefor higher level of

transit investment

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2040 Population

Density

• By 2040,population densityincreases in

several areaswithin DARTService Area

• Many areas

outside of DARTstart to see higherdensity.


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Employment Growth

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2014


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2014

Employment

Density• Darker areas

indicate higherconcentrationsof jobs

• DART Rail servesmany high

densityemploymentcorridors today

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2040

Employment

Density• Employment

density increasessignificantly by

2040, especially tothe north

• New potentialcorridors that

could support atransit investmentbecome visible


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Combined 2014

Population and

Employment

Density


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Combined 2040

Population and

Employment

Density


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1950-2040 Growth Animation

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1966-1975

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1986-1995

1996-Present

2040 Forecast


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2040 Forecast


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Future Congestion

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Initial Alternatives

•Several initial alternatives to consider arebased on prior DART plan and NCTCOG plan

– DART 2030 Transit System Plan

– DART 2030 Vision Element – NCTCOG 2040 Recommendations

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Initial

Alternatives

• Deferred 2030

Transit System Plan

Corridors

West Dallas East/Scyene

Southport

WOC/

Red LineExtension

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Initial

Alternatives

• Deferred 2030Transit System Plan

Corridors

• 2030 Vision

Corridors

Irving-Frisco

Southeast

Extension

Firewheel

LBJ/Inwood

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Initial

Alternatives

• Deferred 2030Transit System PlanCorridors

• 2030 VisionCorridors

• NCTCOG 2040 Plan

Rail and BusCorridors

Irving-Frisco

Southeast

Extension

Rail or Express

Bus to McKinneySpring

Creek

Express

IH 30 East

Express

ScyeneExtension

Midlothian

Rail

Waxahachie

Rail


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Financial Capacity

• There are many potential projects to consider

– but there is limited financial capacity.

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2040 Plan will be closely tied to the DART 20-Year Financial Plan :

– What level of COA/Bus Service Plan changes DART

can afford over the next 10-15 years?

– What additional Bus Service Plan and longer-range

projects or programs can we afford through 2040?

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Additional Ideas to Consider?• Other rail corridors? New or extensions?

– Dallas North Tollway Corridor

– TRE Extension south to HSR station area

• Streetcar system expansion?

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North to Knox-Henderson area, other

• Infill LRT Stations?

– Knox-Henderson Station

• New programs or policies?

– Last mile connections/partnerships

• Operational improvements to the current system?

• Other?

P blic and Agenc In ol ement


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Public and Agency Involvement

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How to Stay Involved

•Visit www.DART.org/2040 for progress

• Participate via the DART MySidewalk page

www.DART.org/Talk2040

• Email comments/input to [email protected]

• Attend meetings

• Request a briefing

http://www.dart.org/2040http://www.dart.org/Talk2040mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.dart.org/Talk2040http://www.dart.org/2040


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