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Chapter 5 System-Wide Transit Corridor Plan The 2004 System-Wide plan identified seven corridors to be studied for premium transit service and divided the seven corridors into two groups; four corridors were recommended for early implementation and three corridors were slated for long range implementation. The E Street Corridor was ranked first in the group for early implementation. Omnitrans later conducted an alternatives analysis on the E Street Corridor that led to the adoption of a Locally Preferred Alternative alignment and the selection of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as the best mode of operation. Further work is taking the project through the preliminary engineering and environmental assessment phases of the process. Omnitrans has applied for federal funding for the E Street Corridor after identifying the necessary local funding match. Construction is expected to begin in 2012, with operations planned for 2013. This 2009 update of the System-Wide Plan has identified three additional corridors for study and possible implementation of BRT or other premium transit service. Getting from the identification of a corridor, through the required studies, identifying funding and bringing the project to fruition requires significant expenditures of Omnitrans’ time and other resources. Omnitrans would like to implement premium transit services as quickly as is reasonable but understands that projects must be phased over the next 25 years. This section summarizes information about the ten identified corridors, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each of them. Then, as the earlier Plan did, this section will recommend which corridors should be considered for early implementation and which should await developments which will make the corridor more cost effective and productive. All ten of the major transit corridors in the San Bernardino Valley identified in this System-Wide Plan exhibit great potential for sbX services that: • achieve speeds competitive with the automobile during peak commute periods; • emphasize reliability due to the fact that they either travel in dedicated lanes/ways or have preferential treatment; • have the shortest possible headways to guarantee short transfer wait times between routes/connecting corridors; and • are attractive with well-designed vehicles and stations/stops that blend well into adjacent land uses and activity centers. 5.1 Evaluation Criteria The focus of this chapter is to evaluate the ten major transit corridors based on a variety of issues and criteria presented earlier in the report and then develop a priority list for implementation to horizon year 2035. Justification for the prioritization of the corridors is based on a wide variety of factors including New Starts/Small Starts evaluation criteria which include: • Mobility Improvements; • Cost Effectiveness • Transit Supportive Land Use Policies and Future Patterns • The corridors are also evaluated by the Very Small Starts evaluation criteria which reward corridors with an automatic “Medium Rating” for FTA Very Small Starts if the corridors include: Substantial transit stations; Traffic signal priority/pre-emption, to the extent, if any, that there are traffic signals on the corridor; Low-floor vehicles or level boarding; “Branding” (distinguishing through marketing and physical characteristics) of the proposed service; 10 minute peak/15 minute off peak frequencies or better while operating at least 14 hours per weekday; System-Wide Transit Corridor Plan 97
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