5.13.15.HubStudy.pdf

May 2015

PORTLAND HUB LINK FEASIBILITY STUDY

Project Background

Portland is a multi-modal community, enjoying high quality regional bus, rail, ferry, and airline services.

For practical reasons, Portlands transportation hubs are located on the periphery of the urban core, separated from key destinations and from one another.

Multi-modal trips are complicated by the geographic separation of hubs and make car-free living / tourism more difficult. Example: seasonal island visitors arriving by plane Example: Maine residents flying from Portland, wishing to leave

their cars at home

Project aims to identify several alternatives to link the citys transportation hubs, and provide analysis on the relative strengths of each.

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 2

Project Background


Phase IIPhase I

Inventory of Hubs

Portland International Jetport Served by five major airlines Offers approximately 25 departures per day in winter / 35 in

summer to 10 major hubs 48,000 boardings per month (winter) / up to 96,000 in summer Parking

Short term hourly: $2 per hour Long term garage: $12 daily

Ground Transportation Courtesy shuttles available to airport hotels: $5 (tip) Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $20 / $15 Metro Transit Route 5 to METRO Pulse: $1.50

Mon-Fri: 5:55 AM 10:10 PM, every 40-50 minutes Sat: 6:05 10:10 PM, every 40-50 minutes Sun: no service


Inventory of Hubs

Portland Transportation Center Served by Amtrak and Concord Coach Lines Five trains per day to Boston / two trains to Brunswick 22 intercity bus trips serving destinations including Boston,

Logan Airport, Bangor, and Brunswick 171,434 annual rail boardings / 500,000 annual coach

boardings Parking

$4.00 per day (for bus and train passengers) Ground Transportation

Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $10 / $7 Metro Transit Route 1 to METRO Pulse: $1.50

Mon-Sat: 5:10 AM 10:35 PM, every 30-60 minutes Sun: 9:10 AM 6:35 PM, every 30-50 minutes


Inventory of Hubs

Casco Bay Lines / Ocean Gateway Ferry Terminals Service to Peaks, Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Diamond

Cove, Long Island, Chebeague, and Cliff Islands Ridership fluctuates seasonally:

August: 195,582 total riders February: 34,506 total riders

Schedules also fluctuate seasonally: Peaks Island: 14 to 16 trips per day Down Bay (all other islands): 4 to 6 trips per day

No long-term parking available at Ferry Terminal Municipal parking available nearby, but fills up fast in summer

Ground Transportation Car ferry used for many Peaks Island Trips Taxi / UBER service to METRO Pulse: $5.50 / $5 Metro Transit Route 8 to METRO Pulse: $1.50

Mon-Fri: 6:42 AM 6:10 PM, every 30 minutes Sat: 8:00 AM 6:19 PM, every 50 minutes Sun: no service


Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase I

Alternative 1 PTC to Ferry Terminal via I-295 2.9 miles 20 mph average speed 17 minute round trip Possible frequencies

30 minutes Requires 1 bus 13 minutes recovery


15 minutes Requires 2 buses 13 minutes recovery





Alternative 2 Congress Street 2.7 miles 12 mph average speed 27 minute round trip Possible frequencies







Alternative 3 Commercial Street 3.2 miles 15 mph average speed 25 minute round trip Possible frequencies







Alternative 4 Congress / Commercial Street 2.8 miles 12 mph average speed 30 minute round trip Possible frequencies





Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase II


Alternative 1 PTC to Jetport with no corridor treatments 3 miles 15 mph average speed 24 minute round trip Possible frequencies





Potential Hub Link Alignments Phase II


Alternative 2 PTC to Jetport WITH corridor treatments

Guiding Objectives

Connectivity effectively linking Portlands transportation hubs to facilitate multi-modal connections

Mobility contributing to the overall mobility of the region by complementing existing and planned transit services

Economic Development supporting access to key activity centers and development districts

Cost Effectiveness making the most of project TIF funding


Evaluation Metrics

Connectivity Travel time Transfers Frequency

and span of service


Evaluation Metrics

Connectivity Travel time


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TravelTimebetweenFerryTerminalandPTC

Evaluation Metrics

Connectivity Transfers


Evaluation Metrics

Connectivity Frequency

and span of service


Evaluation Metrics

Connectivity Travel time Transfers Frequency and

span of service Other ???


Evaluation Metrics

Mobility Ridership potential Integration with existing network Complements future transit investments


Evaluation Metrics

Mobility Ridership potential


Evaluation Metrics

Mobility Integration with existing network


Evaluation Metrics

Mobility Complements future transit investments


Evaluation Metrics

Mobility Ridership potential Integration with existing network Complements future transit investments Other ??


Evaluation Metrics

Economic Development Key destinations served Proximity to development districts Potential to stimulate development


Evaluation Metrics

Economic Development Key destinations served


Evaluation Metrics

Economic Development Proximity to development districts


Evaluation Metrics

Economic Development Potential to stimulate development


Evaluation Metrics

Economic Development Key destinations served Proximity to development districts Potential to stimulate development Other ??


Evaluation Metrics

Cost Effectiveness Operating cost Capital cost Maximizing TIF benefits


Evaluation Metrics

Cost Effectiveness Operating Cost Capital Cost


ProposedRoute

DescriptionRoundTrip

MilesEstimatedSpeed

RunTimeEvenCycle

RecoveryTime

%RecoveryPeak

FrequencyPeakHours

PeakVehicles

OffPeakFrequency

OffPeakHours

OffPeakVehicles

RevenueHours

Alt1 Franklin/I295 5.8 20 0:17 0:20 0:02 13% 0:20 15:00 1.0 0:40 3:00 0.5 16:30:00Alt2 Congress 5.4 12 0:27 0:30 0:03 10% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt3 Commercial 6.4 15 0:25 0:30 0:04 15% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt4 Commercial/Congress 5.6 12 0:28 0:40 0:12 30% 0:20 15:00 2.0 0:40 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt5 Jetport 6 15 0:24 0:30 0:06 20% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00Alt6 Jetport+Treatments 6 15 0:24 0:30 0:06 20% 0:15 15:00 2.0 0:30 3:00 1.0 33:00:00

Evaluation Metrics

Cost Effectiveness Maximizing TIF benefits


Evaluation Metrics

Cost Effectiveness Operating cost Capital cost Maximizing TIF benefits Other ??


NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES 2015

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