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MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT CORRIDORS
FUNCTIONAL MASTER PLAN 10/24/13
Prepared by Charles LattucaMontgomery County Department of Transportation
Elements of a BRT System
• Dedicated Lanes or Busways• Off Board Fare Collection• Specialized Vehicles• Greater Distance Between Stops• Integration With Other Public Transport
Elements of a BRT System
• Platform Boarding• Transit Signal Priority• Real Time Traveler Information Systems• Branding and Marketing
BRT Branding Examples
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Montgomery CountyNot a New IdeaActivity Date
Georgia Avenue Busway Study 1999I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement
2002
Veirs Mill Road BRT Study Final Report 2003Phase 1 Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit Facility Planning Report
2005
Countywide BRT Study 2011County Executive Transit Task Force Report 2012Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan
2013
Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan for Bus Rapid Transit
• Supports economic development and mobility goals.• Identifies 10 BRT corridors throughout the County.• The BRT network is 80.6 miles in size and includes a
variety of BRT treatments.• Does not change current planned land use or zoning.– The Planners attempted to provide the maximum
transportation benefit within existing master plan rights-of-ways.
Other Recommendations in the Planning Board Draft
• Success must be measured by person throughput not by vehicle throughput.
• The Plan is flexible and acknowledges that detailed concept studies will ultimately determine treatments, station locations and links to other transit services.
• Improvement of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities near all BRT stations.
• Enhanced MARC commuter train services.
Recommended Corridors
Corridor Corridor Size (directional miles)
# of Stations
Georgia Ave North 9.5 13
Georgia Ave. South 3.7 8
MD 355 North 14.1 20
MD 355 South 9.3 14
New Hampshire Avenue 8.5 12
North Bethesda Transitway
2.7 7
Randolph Road 10.1 11
University Boulevard 5.5 9
US 29 11.0 11
Veirs Mill Road 6.2 11
Total 80.6 116
Recommended Transit Corridor Map & Transit Treatments
Treatments by Category
Treatment Directional Miles % of BRT Network
Two Lane Median 28.1 34.8
Two Lane Side Running Busway
0.9 1.1
Reversible One Lane Median
16.6 20.6
Bidirectional One Lane Median
6.2 7.7
Curb Lanes 4.0 5.0
Managed Lanes 0.9 1.1
Mixed Traffic 23.9 29.7
Total 80.6 100
Georgia Ave North & South
Corridor 1: Georgia Avenue North, Prince Phillip Dr. (Medstar) to Veirs Mill RdLength: 9.5 Miles -- 8.6 One Lane Median Busway & 0.9 Mixed TrafficStations: 13 Stations -- avg. every 0.73 miles
Corridor 2: Georgia Avenue South, Veirs Mill Rd to DC Line/Montgomery CollegeLength: 3.7 Miles – 2.0 Mixed Traffic & 1.7 Dedicated Curb LanesStations: 8 Stations – avg. every 0.46 miles
MD 355 North and South
*Corridor 3: MD 355 North, Redgrave Place, Clarksburg to Rockville MetroLength: 14.1 miles – 12.5 Two Lane Median Busway & 1.6 Mixed TrafficStations: 20 Stations -- avg. every 0.7 miles
*Corridor 4: MD 355 South, Rockville Metro to Friendship Heights MetroLength: 9.3 Miles – 8.2 Two Lane Median Busway & 1.2 Dedicated Curb LanesStations: 14 – avg. every 0.66 miles
*Assuming Rockville & Gaithersburg agree to endorse the Planning Board Draft.
New Hampshire Avenue & North Bethesda Transitway
Corridor 5: New Hampshire Avenue, Colesville Park & Ride to D.C. LineLength: 8.5 Miles – 3.8 One Lane Reversible Median, 2.8 Mixed Traffic & 1.8 Two Lane Median Stations: 12 – avg. every 0.71 miles
Corridor 6: North Bethesda Transitway, White Flint Metro to Montgomery MallLength: 2.7 miles – 1.5 Two Lane Median, 0.9 Two-Lane Side Running & 0.3 Mixed TrafficStations: 7 – avg. every 0.38 miles
Randolph Road & University Boulevard
Corridor 7: Randolph Road, White Flint Metro to US 29Length: 10.1 miles Mixed TrafficStations: 10 – avg. every 1.0 miles
Corridor 8: University Boulevard, Wheaton Metro to Takoma /Langley Park Transit CenterLength: 5.5 miles – 2.8 Mixed Traffic & 2.7 One Lane Median Stations: 9 Stations – avg. every 0.6 miles
US 29 & Veirs Mill Road
Corridor 9: US 29 Corridor, Burtonsville Park & Ride to Silver Spring Transit CenterLength: 11 miles – 5.6 Two Lane Median, 3.4 Mixed Traffic, 1.1 Curb Lanes & 0.9 Managed LanesStations: 11 – avg. every 1.0 miles
Corridor 10: Veirs Mill Road, MD 355 to Wheaton MetroLength: 6.2 miles One Lane MedianStations: 11 – avg. every 0.56 miles
Bi-Directional
Estimated Transit, Traffic & Environmental Impacts by 2040
Current RTS Funding
• To date, MCDOT has dedicated $11 million for BRT corridor studies on Veirs Mill & Georgia Ave.
• MDOT is providing $10M to advance BRT concept planning in Montgomery County.
• MCDOT anticipates programming the State’s $10M for RTS concept planning for MD 355 South, US 29 and Randolph Road Corridors
Adoption Process
Action Timing
Planning Board Draft Sent to Council 7/25Fiscal Impact Analysis Mid SeptemberDepartmental Comments to DGS 9/6Draft to County Executive Mid SeptemberCouncil Public Hearings 9/24 & 26Council T&E Committee Work Sessions October/NovemberCouncil Resolution Approving the Planning Board Draft as Amended
December 2013
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Adoption
Early 2014
Comparison to Other BRT Initiatives
Bus Rapid Transit Around the CountrySystem Start Date Length
(miles)Avg. Daily Ridership
Stations Cost/Lane Mile
Los Angles County Metro Orange line
2005 18 21,800 18 349/19
Everett, WA Swift BRT
2009 16.7 2,660 12 29/1.7
Hartford, CT Fastrack
2014 9.4 16,000 11 275/29
Cleveland, Healthline BRT
2008 9.4 14,300 42 197/21
Corridor Cities Transitway Phase I
2020 9.5 35,000 12 545/57
Purple Line 2015 16.2 74,000 By 2040
21 2,200/136
Countywide Transit Corridors FMP
TBD 80.6 174,250By 2040
115 TBD
Cost Estimate
• A rough cost estimate has been completed in September.• In absence of a specific design, many assumptions had to be
made.• Assumptions included; fleet requirements, right-of-way needs
and costs, utility relocation, bus garages, road and bridge work, etc.
• Due to the many assumptions, the cost estimate for each corridor reflects a contingency of 50 percent to account for changes likely to occur as projects are developed.
Post Plan Adoption
• Concept Planning – Veirs Mill & Georgia Underway– MD 355 South, U.S. 29 & Randolph Road
• Environmental Studies & Preliminary Engineering
• Final Design & Right-of-Way Acquisition• Construction• Operations & Maintenance
Project Example: Veirs Mill Road MD 586
PROJECT SCHEDULE
Open House/Information Meeting Spring 2012Conduct Alternatives Public Workshop Fall 2013 (October 30th)Develop Detailed Alternatives Winter/Spring 2014Perform Alternatives Analysis Spring 2014Prepare Draft Environmental Document Spring/Summer 2014Conduct Public Hearing Fall 2014Select Locally Preferred Alternative Fall 2014Prepare Final Environmental Document Spring 2015Receive NEPA Approval Summer 2015Final Design & ROW Dependent on FundingConstruction Dependent on Funding
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