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First Avenue / Second Avenue Select Bus Service Community Advisory Committee Meeting #1 Date: May 13, 2009 Time: 6:00pm Location: 1 Centre Street, 19th Floor AGENDA
1. Welcome/Introductions
2. Community Advisory Committee
a. Schedule
b. Purpose
c. Additional community engagement
3. Bus Rapid Transit and Select Bus Service
a. Overview of BRT
b. Bx12 Select Bus Service
4. First Avenue/Second Avenue Select Bus Service
a. Schedule
b. Project description
5. Next Meetings
a. Bx12 SBS project tour
b. CAC meeting in September
6. Adjourn (by 8:00pm)
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First Avenue/Second Avenue SBSCommunity Advisory Committee Meeting
Manhattan Borough President’s OfficeWednesday, May 13, 2009
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Agenda
Introductions
About the Community Advisory Committee and project outreach efforts
BRT/SBS in New York City
First Avenue/Second Avenue SBS
Design and service issues
Next steps
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About the First Ave/Second Ave CACRole:
To provide opportunities for input as project design and implementation progresses
To keep key stakeholders up to date on the project
To provide stakeholders with information to pass on to other constituents about project details and outreach efforts
To ensure that key issues are not overlooked
Composed of:•Elected Officials•Community Boards•Major Institutions•Community Organizations
•Business Representatives
•Transit Customers
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS: Timeline
“BRT for New York City”
study focuses on 1st/2nd Ave
NYCT/ DOT
initiate NYC BRT
study
NYC BRT study selects 1st/2nd
Ave as one of five BRT corridors for
further development
1st/2nd Ave identified as
next SBS corridor for
implementation
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS: Timeline
First 1st/2nd
Ave CAC meeting
Second 1st/2nd Ave
CAC meeting, public
workshops, open houses
Phase I SBS Implementation
Phase II SBS Implementation (capital project)
2009 2010Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter
2011
CAC Tour of Fordham Rd
SBS
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Community Planning Process
11 meetings to date with elected officials and Community Boards about First Ave/Second Ave SBS
Transition from corridor identification to route design
CAC will enable future community engagement
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Ongoing Community Engagement
Community Advisory Committee will meet every 2-3 months over the next two years
Public Open Houses will take place at key points, with first meeting tentatively scheduled for Fall 2009
Project newsletters (print and email) and web site (www.nyc.gov/brt)
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What is BRT?
Bus Rapid Transit• Premium transit service using
rubber-tired vehicles• High capacity, low cost system to
improve urban mobility
Select Bus Service• New York City’s first phase of
BRT • Improves bus speed and reliability• Being implemented on five
corridors across NYC
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Speed
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Reliability
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Comfort
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Ease of Use
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Bus Speeds in NYC vs. Other Cities
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Trend: Bus Speeds Dropping
9.1
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Challenges
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Subway Ridership Bus Ridership
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Sources of Bus Delay – M15 Limited
Stopped at Bus Stops22%
Bus in Motion54%
Stopped During Red Lights
21%
Other Delays
4%
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Fordham Road SBS: Results
Travel Time: 20% reduction in running time
Ridership: 10% increase from October 2007 to October 2008
Customer Satisfaction: 98% satisfied or very satisfied
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Bus Lanes
Pre-Payment
Stations
Bus Signal Priority
Passenger Info
SBS
Branding
SBS Features
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Phase I BRT Corridors
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS Corridor8.5 miles from South Ferry to 125th Street
Currently served by M15 bus route
• 58,000 weekday riders• Ridership has been decreasing
due to slowing bus speeds
Within a ¼ mile:• 537,000 residents• 78% of households do not
own a car• 57% of residents commute by
transit
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS Features
Improved ServiceIncreased hours of service and simpler service pattern
Signal PriorityTransit signal priority between Houston Street and South Ferry
Fare CollectionProof-of-payment fare system with fare pre-payment
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS Features
Bus LanesOffset bus lanes from 125th Street to Houston Street
Bus BulbsBus bulbs extend sidewalk out to the bus lane, at BRT stations between 125th Street and Houston Street
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS Features
Bus LanesOffset bus lanes from 125th Street to Houston Street
Bus BulbsBus bulbs extend sidewalk out to the bus lane, at BRT stations between 125th Street and Houston Street
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Interaction with Second Ave Subway
During ConstructionNYCT and DOT are working in close coordination with Second Avenue Subway construction to eliminate SBS station/routing conflicts
In OperationUnder both Phase 1 and full-build of SAS, passenger demand on the M15 will remain high
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First Ave/Second Ave SBS Phasing
PossibleTransit Signal Priority
Bus Bulbs
Low-Floor BusesBrandingProof of Payment Fare CollectionEnhanced Bus LaneImproved Service Pattern
Phase 2Phase 1Element
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Design and Service Issues
Bus Stop LocationsBus Bulb DesignDesign at congested
locations• Midtown Tunnel• 59th Street Bridge• 125th Street• Others
Curbside Regulations• Left Side• Right SideBike Lane DesignRight-of-way treatments
south of HoustonOther Issues?
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Bus Bulb Design
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Bus Bulb Design
Plan View
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Next Steps
Questions/Comments
Next Meetings
• CAC Tour of Fordham Road SBS – Summer 2009
• Second CAC meeting – September 2009
• Open House – Fall 2009