Regional Core Circulator Study Final Report

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1 Regional Core Circulator Study Final Report TOLEDO METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Prepared By: Wilbur Smith Associates In association with: Parsons Brinckerhoff Finkbeiner, Pettis, & Strout Funk Luetke Skunda Marketing Lomarado Group Manuel Padron & Associates Robert P. Madison International Jakes Associates The preparation of this report was financed jointly by the counties of Lucas and Wood, Ohio; Monroe County Michigan, the cities of Bowling Green, Maumee, Northwood, Oregon, Perrysburg, Rossford, Sylvania, and Toledo, Ohio; the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority; the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority; the Ohio Department of Transportation; and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. The contents of this report reflect the view of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, which is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not reflect the official views or policies of the Ohio Department of Transportation or the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

2 ABSTRACT TITLE: Transportation Improvement Program AUTHOR: SUBJECT: Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments Four-year Transportation Improvement Program for the Toledo Urbanized Area (TUA) DATE: May 2005 COMPREHENSIVE AREA WIDE PLANNING AGENCY: Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments AUTHORIZED OFFICER: Anthony L. Reams, President SOURCE OF COPIES: Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments 300 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive P.O. Box 9508 Toledo, Ohio (419) PROJECTS: FTA/FHWA/ODOT Agreement Number: 3225 SEMTA Pass-Through Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding Between SEMCOG and TMACOG: June 11, 1973 NUMBER OF PAGES: ABSTRACT: 80 Plus Appendices This document describes the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Toledo Urbanized Area for State of Ohio Fiscal Years 2006 through It describes the status of the Regional Transportation Plan; considers anticipated funding for transportation projects in the area; lays out the four-year program and project priorities; evaluates the financial capability to implement the program; and, considers Air Quality and Private Transit Provider objectives in programming projects. The total cost of all projects included in the four-year TIP is $641,528,000.

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4 ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS...iii LIST OF TABLES... v LIST OF FIGURES... v LIST OF MAPS... vi LIST OF APPENDICES... vi CHAPTER 1 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS... 1 Overview of the TIP... 1 Organization of this Document... 4 Regional Policies for Developing the TIP and Managing TMACOG-Area Funds... 4 General and Project Management Policies... 5 Ranking and Scheduling Policies for Previously Ranked Projects... 6 Solicitation, Ranking, and Scheduling Policies for New Projects... 7 CHAPTER 2 Description of Federal Aid Program Funds The Final TIP Program Other Significant Projects Not Funded Other Significant Projects Funded By Non-Federal Funds Page iv

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6 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER CONTENTS PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 PROJECT SETTING OVERVIEW OF PROJECT STAGES Stage 1: Downtown Area Analysis Stage 2: Economic Benefit Assessment of Downtown Streetcar Stage 3: Investigation of Transit Options Between the University of Toledo and Downtown 1.2 STUDY PURPOSE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS Steering Committee Task Force Stakeholder Interviews Stakeholder Conference Public Meetings Group Briefings REPORT PRESENTATION PURPOSE AND NEED PLANNING CONTEXT Regional Land Use Study Area Recent Planning Studies Study Area Transportation Conditions PUBLIC INPUT INTO PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PROJECT ALTERNATIVES AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY INITIAL SCREENING OF OPTIONS STUDY QUESTIONS AND DEFINITION OF FINAL ALTERNATIVES Overall Mode Alternatives Alternatives for Connection to Toledo Museum of Art and Toledo Zoo Alternatives for Connection Across River Bus Loop and Station Operations Alternatives Traffic Operation Alternatives Fundamentals EVALUATION METHODOLOGY Future Study Area Demographics Ridership Estimation Approach Traffic Analysis Environmental Assessment Measures of Effectiveness Page vi

7 Table of Contents CHAPTER CONTENTS (cont.) PAGE 4.0 DETAILED EVALUATION STAGES 1 AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS Overall Mode To Museum of Art and Zoo Across River Central Transfers Bus Loop Operations COST ESTIMATES Overall Mode To Museum of Art and Zoo Across River Central Transfers Bus Loop Operations Street Operations ECONOMIC IMPACTS OVERALL EVALUATION Overall Mode To Museum of Art and Zoo Across River Bus Loop Operations Street Operations UNIVERSITY CORRIDOR ANALYSIS PURPOSE AND NEED Planning Context Study Area Activity Centers Monroe Corridor Regional Transportation Summary ALTERNATIVES Corridor Options Mode Options Technology Corridor Monroe Corridor Bancroft Corridor Dorr Corridor Nebraska Corridor EVALUATION CONCLUSIONS Extension to Toledo Museum of Art Page vii

8 Table of Contents CHAPTER CONTENTS (cont.) PAGE 6.0 LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE OVERALL MODE CONNECTION TO MUSEUM OF ART AND ZOO CONNECTION ACROSS RIVER BUS LOOP OPERATIONS DOWNTOWN STREET OPERATIONS FUNDAMENTALS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PHASING CAPITAL COSTS ANNUAL OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FUNDING SOURCES Generalized Sources of Funds Federal Transit Funds State Transit Funds Local Transit Funds Private Funds for Transit Assumed Funding Program Operating Funds Cost and Funding by Phase PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH APPENDICES APPENDIX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P STEERING COMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE MEMBERS INITIAL MODES CONSIDERED STREETCAR MEMO NOTES ON PRT COSTS TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART TO ZOO SHUTTLES ANALYSIS MEMO WATER-BASED TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT MEMO AERIAL GONDOLA MEMO CENTRAL TRANSFER ANALYSIS MEMO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS MEMO SAMPLE TAXI REGULATIONS RIDERSHIP ESTIMATION APPROACH MEMO ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN MEMO COST ASSUMPTIONS MEMO ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DOWNTOWN TOLEDO STREETCAR UNIVERSITY CORRIDOR ANALYSIS MEMO FUNDING OPTIONS MEMO Page viii

9 Table of Contents ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE PAGE 2-1 Study Area Major Activity Centers Existing Transit Facilities Current Traffic Conditions Existing Pathways A Status Quo Existing Lunch Trolley Routes B Rubber-tired Circulator Alternative C Streetcar Alternative D Personal Rapid Transit Alternative Vintage Streetcar Vehicles Streetcar Cross-Sections Conceptual Transportation Center Rendering Personal Rapid Transit Concept Location of Museum of Art and Zoo Connection Across River Alternatives Water-Borne Vessels and Docks Aerial Gondola Concept Bus Loop Alternatives Traffic Operations Alternatives Fundamental Improvements Study Area Zone System Activity Centers and Alignments Technology Corridor Monroe Corridor Bancroft Corridor Dorr Corridor Recommended Streetcar System Recommended Bus Loop Operation Recommended Street Operation Changes Proposed Phasing Page ix

10 Table of Contents TABULATIONS TABLE PAGE 1-1 Study Questions and Alternatives Goals and Objectives Potential Improvement Options Final Alternatives Rubber-tired Circulator Route Characteristics Streetcar Alignment Aerial Gondola Concept Characteristics Central Transfer Station Analysis Square Footage in Study Area Future Person Activity in Study Area Measures of Effectiveness Intersection Level of Service Summary Traffic Impacts Environmental Impacts Transit and Transportation Impacts Streetcar and Circulator Ridership Estimates Estimates of Capital and Annual Operating Costs Economic Benefits from Corridor Redevelopment Evaluation Matrix Overall Mode Evaluation Matrix Connection to Museum of Art and Zoo Evaluation Matrix Connection Across River Evaluation Matrix Bus Loop Operations Evaluation Matrix Downtown Street Operations University Corridor Alignment Summary University Corridor Activity Matrix Locally Preferred Alternative Locally Preferred Alternative Capital Costs Estimated Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs Ridership and Revenue Estimate Anticipated Sales Tax Yields LPA Funding by Phase Page x

11 Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS ADA COSI DTI FTA HCS LOS LPA MUO MLK MSA NEPA NLA PRT RCCS TARTA TH TMA TMACOG TO TSM UT Americans with Disabilities Act Center of Science and Industry Downtown Toledo, Inc. Federal Transit Administration Highway Capacity Software Level of Service Locally Preferred Alternative Medical University of Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Metropolitan Statistical Area National Environmental Policy Act Net Leasable Area Personal Rapid Transit Regional Core Circulator Study Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority The Toledo Hospital Toledo Museum of Art Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments Traffic Operations (used in numbering of schemes) Transportation System Management University of Toledo Page xi