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D2 Update

City of Dallas

Transportation and Environment Committee

April 9, 2012

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Background

Alternatives

Study Purpose Key Issues

Agenda

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D2 AA/DEIS initiated Summer 2007 D2 AA/DEIS Document circulated April 2010

Alternative B4: Lamar/Young Alternative B4a: Lamar/Marilla Alternative B4b: Lamar/Convention Center Hotel Alternative B7: Lamar/Commerce

What changed in 2010-2011? DART Financial Plan postpones 2030 projects, including D2, until

post-2035

System peak headways changed from 10- to 15-minutes City of Dallas completes Dallas 360 Plan (coordination with

development, streetcar)

FTA Grant awarded in Winter 2011 to continue AA Address comments received on AA/DEIS Re-evaluate purpose and need under new conditions

Background

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AA/DEIS Alternatives

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Study Purpose

Regional System Capacity Downtown Access and Circulation ROW Reservation Operational Flexibility Service Reliability

Economic Development

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Study PurposeRegional System Capacity

Core Syst emCapac i ty

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Study PurposeAccess and Circulation

mi . wa lkd i s t ance

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Study PurposeAccess and Circulation

Coordinate with plannedmodern streetcar system

Accommodate expansion:close the gap and/or extend

to Bishop Arts District

UrbanCi rcu la to r

S t ree tca r

Oak Cliff TIGERStree tca r

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Development in Farmers Market District occurred onproperty where Alternatives B4a, B4b are proposed

Study PurposeROW Reservation

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Study PurposeOperational Flexibility/Service Reliability

Second alignment shouldprovide (Bryan-Pacific)Transit Mall bypass 10

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Scope of Work

Address comments received on AA/DEIS Re-examine an alternative that serves Union Station, as well

as the Convention Center Hotel Consider the relative roles and interactions of light rail and

future streetcar lines in the analysis of D2 alignments Review all options to cost-effectively provide adequate rail

capacity through Downtown

Re-evaluate Purpose and Need under NewConditions

Updated 2035 demographics (population and employment) DART and Regional rail expansion plans System peak headways changes from 10- to 15-minutes

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Key Issues

Regional Project Balance Regional and Local Interests Regional Funding Opportunities? Interim Measures Feasible Alternatives

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Public and Agency ParticipationStakeholder

Propert y owners Employers Businesses Civic/ Cult ural Groups Educat ional/ Inst it utional

DART Service Area Cit ies

Community

Policy

Elected Offi cials DART Board Members

NCTCOG/ RegionalTransport at ion Council(RTC)

Downtown resident s Transit riders Business owners Employees Cit izens

Technical

DART Service Area Cit ies DART TxDOT MATA

NCTCOG

DARTStudy Team

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