Final Report - Pima Association of Governments

Highway Capacity Transit System Plan - Final Report June 2009
Development of Updated HCT System Plan
• Sun Tran’s 2006 operating cost per revenue hour was increased by 5% per year for two
years to account for increased costs and thus calculate the 2008 operating cost per revenue
hour.
Table 31 summarizes the refined operating costs.
Table 31
Corridor Phase Route Miles
Broadway Boulevard
Preliminary Operating Cost Estimates
Annual Operating Cost
(2008 dollars)
Annual Operating Cost
per Route Mile
Phase 1 (BRT) 12.5 miles $3,710,000 $300,000
Phase 2 (Streetcar) 3.9 miles $1,890,000 $480,000
6th Avenue/Nogales Phase 1 (BRT) 8.5 miles $3,250,000 $380,000
Highway Phase 2 (Streetcar) 4.2 miles $1,450,000 $340,000
Campbell Avenue Phase 1 (No HCT*) N/A N/A N/A
North Phase 2 (Streetcar) 5.3 miles $2,030,000 $380,000
System Alternative A
System Alternative B
Phase 1 21 $6,960,000 $330,000
Phase 2 8.1 $3,340,000 $400,000
Phases 1 & 2 29.1 $10,300,000 $350,000
Phase 1 12.5 $3,710,000 $300,000
Phase 2 9.2 $3,920,000 $400,000
Phases 1 & 2 21.7 $7,630,000 $350,000
*Development of the Tucson Modern Streetcar should be completed first.
6.5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TASK 6
6.5.1 Conclusions for Task 6
The project team concluded the following for Task 6:
• There do not appear to be any constraints to implementing BRT service on Broadway
Boulevard in the near term. In fact, the existing transit facilities within this corridor,
including dedicated transit lanes and the upcoming transit priority signal timing upgrade,
make implementation of BRT relatively straightforward. Clear TOD opportunities are also
present along Broadway Boulevard. Except for the potential need for additional right‐ofway
for stations and park‐and‐ride facilities, BRT on Broadway Boulevard is a very costeffective
HCT option.
• The main constraint to implementing streetcar service on Broadway Boulevard is the
timing of the Tucson Modern Streetcar development. Streetcar garage facilities must be in
place and adequate to serve both streetcar lines. Regional stakeholders will likely wish to
assess the success of the Tucson Modern Streetcar before committing to a second streetcar
line.
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