Allen (PDF, 2.2 MB) - Reconnecting America
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“The last streetcar in Dallas”<br />
1956<br />
Doug <strong>Allen</strong><br />
Executive Vice President, Program Development<br />
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Current Streetcar System
McKinney Avenue Transit<br />
Authority<br />
• Began in 1989<br />
• Part of transit system<br />
Site Specific Shuttle Agreement<br />
Frequency<br />
• 10 Minute Peak<br />
• 20 Minute Offpeak<br />
Extensions<br />
• North to CityPlace Station (2003)<br />
• South to Pearl Station (In design)
City of Dallas, DART, MATA<br />
• Olive Street<br />
Extension
Olive Street Background<br />
• Approached by MATA to review options for<br />
streetcar extension to DART Transit Mall<br />
City of Dallas<br />
DART<br />
TXU Energy Delivery<br />
SBC<br />
Arts District<br />
CDA / DID / PID<br />
• Selected Olive Street as preferred alignment
Olive Street Goals<br />
• Access to the Arts District<br />
• Get to a DART LRT Station in downtown<br />
• Develop an affordable project<br />
• Adaptability for modern streetcars<br />
• Minimize waste / throw away<br />
• Demonstration project for future streetcar<br />
expansion<br />
Construction methods<br />
Partnering
Access<br />
• Arts District<br />
•Uptown<br />
• West Village<br />
•DART LRT<br />
CityPlace<br />
Pearl<br />
St.Paul
Access<br />
• Arts District<br />
•Uptown<br />
• West Village<br />
•DART LRT<br />
CityPlace<br />
Pearl<br />
St.Paul
Access<br />
• Arts District<br />
• Uptown<br />
• West Village<br />
•DART LRT<br />
CityPlace<br />
Pearl<br />
St.Paul
Access<br />
• Arts District<br />
• Uptown<br />
• West Village<br />
•DART LRT<br />
CityPlace<br />
Pearl<br />
St.Paul
Access<br />
• Arts District<br />
• Uptown<br />
• West Village<br />
• DART LRT<br />
CityPlace<br />
Pearl<br />
St.Paul
Olive Street Issues<br />
• Planning for mixed fleet<br />
Modern and vintage<br />
• Utilities<br />
Manhole access
Future Plans
Future Plans<br />
• Interest in additional extensions / lines<br />
Into CBD<br />
Into near-downtown neighborhoods<br />
• City of Dallas interest in modern streetcars<br />
• Planning efforts<br />
Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the Dallas<br />
CBD<br />
forwardDallas! Policy Plan<br />
DART 2030 Transit System Plan<br />
Dallas CBD 2 nd LRT Alignment AA<br />
forwardDallas! Policy Plan<br />
CITY OF DALLAS<br />
ADOPTED JUNE<br />
2006
Future Expansion Issues<br />
• Modern vs. Vintage<br />
• ADA compliance<br />
• LRT Crossings<br />
• Organization
Streetcar Feasibility Study
Streetcar Feasibility Study<br />
Vehicle Options<br />
• Vintage<br />
• Replica<br />
• Modern
Vehicle Options<br />
Operational Requirements<br />
• Endedness and Sidedness<br />
• Vehicle Capacity<br />
• Ride Quality / Vehicle Comfort<br />
• Potential for Integration with Existing<br />
Transit System<br />
• Platform vs. Street Loading<br />
• Streetcar and Traffic Operations
Vehicle Options<br />
Geometric Constraints<br />
• Horizontal Curve Limits<br />
• Maximum Gradients<br />
• Clearance Envelope<br />
• Wheel Profile
Alignment Issues<br />
Construction Impacts<br />
• Relocation of Utilities<br />
• Street Reconstruction (cross slope)<br />
• Overhead Contact System Poles<br />
• Overhead Traffic Signals<br />
• Substation Siting<br />
• Access to Businesses
System Development<br />
Other Issues<br />
• Roles (City of Dallas, DART, MATA)<br />
• ADA Compliance<br />
• Community Support<br />
• Funding<br />
Capital Costs<br />
Operation and Maintenance Costs<br />
• Options for Vehicle Procurement
Issues Summary<br />
• Roles and organization<br />
• Interaction with utilities / manholes<br />
• “Mixed” fleet (modern and vintage)<br />
• Vintage fleet crossing LRT tracks<br />
• ADA Compliance on existing line<br />
• Small vehicle orders
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