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Bellevue Transit Plan
Washington APA Conference
October 2003
Importance of Transit in Bellevue
Downtown Employee
Student Student
Operating Environment
Density
Land Use Patterns
Congestion
Geography
Local Policy Decisions
Land Use
Urban design
Parking
Zoning
Management/Staff
Skills & Experience
Leadership
Service Design
Service Quality
Factors Affecting Transit Performance
Service Element
Evaluate Existing Conditions
Council Adopted
Activity Based
Service Network
Evaluate Future Conditions
Transit Facilities • Bus Stop Amenities
• Layovers
• Sidewalk Connectivity
• Commuter Parking
Roadway Segments
• Signal Priority
• Intersection Radii
• Pavement Overlay
Bellevue Transit Plan
Public Input
• Documentation of
City’s Transit-Related
Initiatives
• Evaluation of
Comprehensive Plan
• Evaluation of Land
Use Code
ADOPTED 4/01
Capital Element Policy Element
• Focus Groups - discussions with Bellevue residents:
– Group 1 - Seniors
– Group 2 - Youth/student
– Group 3 - Residents who use existing transit services
• Notification - It's Your City summary of the Bellevue Transit Plan.
• Survey - made available via Internet and U.S. mail.
• Intercept Interviews - Bellevue staff interviewed transit patrons in Bellevue.
• Public Hearing - hosted by the Bellevue Transportation Commission.
Public Outreach Effort
• Issues & Suggested Improvements
– Span of Service: earlier/later transit operation
– Access: shelters, sidewalks
– Frequency of service & transfers
– Speed
• Overwhelming view of transit as an asset to
neighborhoods
Summary of Public Outreach Effort
Service Element
Evaluate Existing Conditions
Council Adopted
Activity Based
Service Network
Evaluate Future Conditions
Transit Facilities • Bus Stop Amenities
• Layovers
• Sidewalk Connectivity
• Commuter Parking
Roadway Segments
• Signal Priority
• Intersection Radii
• Pavement Overlay
Bellevue Transit Plan
Public Input
• Documentation of
City’s Transit-Related
Initiatives
• Evaluation of
Comprehensive Plan
• Evaluation of Land
Use Code
ADOPTED 4/01
Capital Element Policy Element
Current Transit Services
Night service
On-time performance
Eastgate/BCC
Factoria
DowntownCrossroads
Overlake
1-10 minutes
11-20 minutes
21-30 minutes
31-40 minutes
41-50 minutes
51-60 minutes
Fall 2000
Eastgate /BCC
Factoria
Downtown Crossroads
Overlake
Fall 2001
Eastgate/BCC
Factoria
Downtown
Overlake
Crossroads
Fall 2007
Peak Hour Frequency Improvements
Improving Connections in Bellevue
More service - Issaquah
& Bellevue.(Rt 271).
Provide SE Bellevue
with access to transit
system (Rt 928).
Direct E. Bellevue
dwntn service (Rt 272).
Faster connection
between to Overlake via
Bell-Red (Rt 233).
frequent two-way
service to Redmond (Rt
232), & frequent
Crossroads connection
(Rt 249).
Provide frequent all-day
connection between
Crossroads & Factoria,
does not exist (Rt 926).
More direct service
between Factoria &
downtown (Rt 222).
Improved access to
Overlake Hospital &
increased frequency to
Kirkland (Rt 234).
All-day service Kirkland
& Overlake (Rt 239).
Direct Factoria & E
Bell. service (Rt 923).
Metro Allocation of Resources, 2002-2007
2002
Current Hours
2007
New Hours
2,074,000
63%
22,000
20%
526,000
16%
44,000
40%
670,000
21%
44,000
40%
3,270,000
110,000
Seattle/
NKC
East
County
South
County
Total
55,000 Schedule Maintenance (no more than 1/3 of new hours in system).
Not allocated by subarea.
Six-Year Transit Plan adoption by King County Council occurred
September 9, 2002
Service Element
Evaluate Existing Conditions
Council Adopted
Activity Based
Service Network
Evaluate Future Conditions
Transit Facilities • Bus Stop Amenities
• Layovers
• Sidewalk Connectivity
• Commuter Parking
Roadway Segments
• Signal Priority
• Intersection Radii
• Pavement Overlay
Bellevue Transit Plan
Public Input
• Documentation of
City’s Transit-Related
Initiatives
• Evaluation of
Comprehensive Plan
• Evaluation of Land
Use Code
ADOPTED 4/01 Capital Element Policy Element
Current Transit Capital Investments
Overlake T/C (2/02)
=$8.5M
Bellevue T/C (9/02)
=$22M
Access Downtown
(Fall 05)
=$164M
Eastgate P&R (2004)
=$33M
I-90 Two-Way HOV (2006) ~ $80 to $100M
Transit Facility Utilization
Neighborhoods are Bellevue’s largest transit market: – Nearly half of the 30,000 daily trips begin or end on the street system
Downtown
38%
Park & Rides
16%
4,500
10,800
13,500
Capital Element - Approach
Types of Improvements
• Nonmotorized Access
• Bus Stop Amenities
• Arterial
Improvements
• Pavement Overlay
• Transit Centers
• Transit Signal Priority
• Commuter Parking
Evaluation Criteria
• Transit Priority Network
• Access to Activity Center
• Boardings
• Demographics
• Land Use
• Employment
• Shopping
• Hospital/Senior Homes
• Transit Propensity
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CTR Sites
Transit Priority Network Transit Propensity Activity Centers
Sample Evaluation Criteria
Demographic patterns help
identify areas where ridership
potential is higher than others
(2000 census: auto ownership,
income, elderly density, &
overall density).
Service Element builds on
existing service frequencies
& calls for improved
connections.
Transit attractors include
commute trip reduction
employment sites, shopping
and governmental facilities,
libraries, and hospitals.
84% of Bellevue bus stops (700 locations) do not have shelters, many are
not ADA accessible.
Bus Stop Amenities
156th @ NE 10th = 64 wkdy brdgs
Transit Signal Priority
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Results from Metro’s Rainer Ave. Study
-43%
Number of Times
Buses Stop @
Intersection
-34%
Average Delay for
Buses @
Intersections
No side street cycle failures occurred.
Thus, the reduction in green time for
side streets had a minimal impact on
travel time for those vehicles, less than
4 seconds per vehicle.
•Frequent service
•Origin of many routes
•Layovers close/at
route origin maximize
service
Layovers
NE 4th ST
NE 6th ST
1/4 mile
Downtown
Bellevue is focus of
Eastside system:
Example: ST Route
560 saves $250K
annually & one bus
(worth $350,000)
because of BTC
layover.
Commuter Parking
3,200
4,200
5,100
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2000 2010 2020
I-90 Corridor, Demand for Park & Ride Stalls
Capacity = 1,952
2,250 3,150
1,250
1,500 stalls (00-06) = $37M
650 stalls (07-15) = $16M
1,300 stalls (16-20) = $36M
Cost Estimates
Proposed Capital Investments
Pedestrian
Access
$6.5 mil
12%
Arterial
Improvements
$15 mil
27%
Pavement
Overlay
$18.5 mil
34% Transit Centers
$6.9 mil
12%
Transit Signal
Priority
$3 mil
5%
Commuter Parking
0%
Bus Stop Amenities
$5.6 mil
10%
Transit
Only
27%
$15.5 mil
27% of the $55.5 million total, or $15.5 million, is transit-only.
Funding Alternatives
There are a number of funding alternatives ...
Federal Grant Opportunities
Transit Neighborhood Links Project = $150K
ADA Bus Zone Accessibility Improvement Grant = $125K
King County Metro
Public Transportation Fund Capital Program = $34.5M available through 2007
Sound Transit
Phase I East King Unanticipated Revenues = $52M through 2006
Phase II Planning = ?
Local Funding
Pedestrian & Neighborhood Improvement Program = ?
Pavement Overlay Program = ?
Development Review permit requirements = ?
Service Element
Evaluate Existing Conditions
Council Adopted
Activity Based
Service Network
Evaluate Future Conditions
Transit Facilities • Bus Stop Amenities
• Layovers
• Sidewalk Connectivity
• Commuter Parking
Roadway Segments
• Signal Priority
• Intersection Radii
• Pavement Overlay
Bellevue Transit Plan
Public Input
• Documentation of
City’s Transit-Related
Initiatives
• Evaluation of
Comprehensive Plan
• Evaluation of Land
Use Code
ADOPTED 4/01 Capital Element Policy Element
Policy Element
Bellevue Comprehensive Plan and Council’s interest statements
provide a strong policy basis for transit initiatives ...
• 44 transit-related policies in Comprehensive Plan
• 72 transit-related policies in project-specific interest statements
Policy direction speaks to the need for City support of …
• Service connections: Activity-based service network
• Regional facilities: Access Downtown, I-90 Two-Way HOV, Eastgate
P&R, etc.
• Local Access: Pedestrian links, shelters, commuter parking, etc.
• Operating environment: Signal priority, queue jumps, HOV lanes, etc.
• Compatibility: Pavement adequacy