Final Report - Pima Association of Governments
Final Report - Pima Association of Governments
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Highway Capacity Transit System Plan - <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong> June 2009<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Updated HCT System Plan<br />
alignment. Another option for minimizing this increase in travel time is keeping BRT on<br />
Broadway Boulevard and diverting only streetcar <strong>of</strong>f Broadway Boulevard to UA.<br />
6th Avenue/Nogales Highway Corridor<br />
The project team also proposes a two‐phased BRT and streetcar HCT service (operating in mixed<br />
traffic with transit preferential treatments) for the 6th Avenue/Nogales Highway corridor. No<br />
alignment changes are proposed.<br />
BRT would serve mobility needs between downtown Tucson and TIA, while streetcar would<br />
serve accessibility needs between downtown Tucson and Laos Transit Center (the densest section<br />
<strong>of</strong> the corridor). The two‐phased HCT project for 6th Avenue/Nogales Highway <strong>of</strong>fers the same<br />
advantages as the two‐phased HCT project for Broadway Boulevard. In addition, the BRT<br />
connection to TIA is likely to have less impact on airport ground operations than a streetcar<br />
connection would.<br />
Refined Station Locations<br />
Figure 62 and Figure 63 show the proposed station locations for System Alternative A. These<br />
station locations are intended to identify major intersections or major attractions/destinations that<br />
should be served by HCT. Specific station sites (e.g., near‐side or far‐side location) will reflect<br />
available right‐<strong>of</strong>‐way, utility and driveway conflicts, traffic volumes, coordination with other<br />
transit services, and transit preferential treatment opportunities and will be finalized when<br />
conceptual station plans are developed through an alternatives analysis.<br />
The figures show that BRT does not serve all the streetcar stations. This is in keeping with the<br />
mobility focus <strong>of</strong> BRT and the accessibility focus <strong>of</strong> streetcar. Compared to the alternatives<br />
defined in Section 5.0, System Alternative A has an increased number <strong>of</strong> stations and modified<br />
station locations.<br />
The proposed stations for the Broadway Boulevard corridor in System Alternative A are as<br />
follows:<br />
• Ronstadt Transit Center (BRT and streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue (streetcar)<br />
• 6th Street and Park Avenue (BRT and streetcar)<br />
• 6th Street and Cherry Avenue (streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Campbell Avenue (BRT and streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Tucson Boulevard(streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road (streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and El Con Mall (BRT and streetcar)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Swan Road (BRT)<br />
• Broadway Boulevard and Craycr<strong>of</strong>t Road (BRT)<br />
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