(Blue Diamond Road) Corridor Study - Regional Transportation ...

Table of Contents
RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
3.2 Bus Rapid Transit ..........................................................................................3-6
3.2.1 Overview............................................................................................3-6
3.2.2 Vehicle Characteristics .........................................................................3-7
3.2.3 Infrastructure Elements .......................................................................3-8
3.2.4 Service Characteristics.......................................................................3-10
3.2.5 Costs ...............................................................................................3-10
3.3 Light Rail Transit / Diesel Multiple Unit Transit ................................................3-12
3.3.1 Overview..........................................................................................3-12
3.3.2 Vehicle Characteristics .......................................................................3-13
3.3.3 Infrastructure Elements .....................................................................3-14
3.3.4 Service Characteristics.......................................................................3-15
3.3.5 Capital Costs ....................................................................................3-15
4.0 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Factors Guiding Transit Expansion ...................................................................4-1
4.2 Screening Methodology ..................................................................................4-3
5.0 ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT.................................................................... 5-1
5.1 Radial and Cross Town Alignments ..................................................................5-1
5.2 Physical Characteristics of Specific Alignments ..................................................5-2
5.2.1 Radial Alignments ...............................................................................5-3
5.2.2 Cross-Town Alignments........................................................................5-8
5.3 Modal Options.............................................................................................5-10
5.3.1 Light Rail/DMU..................................................................................5-11
5.3.2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) .....................................................................5-12
5.3.3 Conventional Bus Transit....................................................................5-12
5.4 Alternative Refinement ................................................................................5-13
6.0 SR-160 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PLAN .................................................. 6-1
6.1 Current conditions and SR-160 expansion project..............................................6-1
6.2 Future Highway Lane Configuration .................................................................6-3
6.3 Signaled Intersection Configuration .................................................................6-3
6.4 Optimizing movement of transit vehicles ..........................................................6-4
6.4.1 Queue-Jumping Intersections ...............................................................6-4
6.4.2 Left Turn Lanes...................................................................................6-6
6.4.3 Bus Signal Priority...............................................................................6-7
6.5 Congestion Management Strategies.................................................................6-8
6.5.1 Transportation System Management......................................................6-8
6.5.2 Future Roadway System Performance ....................................................6-8
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