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Uptown Houston November 2014
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Uptown Houston November 2014
City of Houston
• Leads the Nation in Job Growth
• Leads the Nation in Exports
• Record Construction Permits - $ 8 Billion
• Most Competitive Metro in America - Forbes
New Development
Redstone / BBVA Compass Office, Office 2, Hotel
AMLI Residential
M5250 Residential
Gables Post Oak Residential
Avenue R Residential
New Development $4 Billion
Millennium High Street Residential /
Retail
Astoria Residential
Hanover Residential
St. James Place Office
GreyStone Group Residential
Sola Uptown Residential
Finger Cos. Residential
BLVD Place –Retail, Office
The Galleria III Renovation
Waterwall Place
River Oaks District
Broadstone Post Oak Residential
Post Galleria Residential
3009 Post Oak Boulevard Office
Belfiore Residential
BHP Billiton Office
Apache Office
Amegy Bank Office
The Palazzi at Uptown Park
SkyHouse Residential
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Hyatt Place Hotel
Randall Davis Residential
Landry’s Hotel
Pelican Residential
Gables Westcreek Residential
Office 4,150,000 Sq. Ft.
Retail 675,000 Sq. Ft.
Hotel 1,850 Rooms
Residential 8,700 Units
Mixed Use
Uptown Mixed Use 2013 Values
Office
$2,000,000,000
40%
Residential
$1,500,000,000
30%
Retail
$1,000,000,000
20%
Hotel
$500,000,000
10%
Uptown Houston Transit
Who Is Being Served?
Sector Number Percent Office 48,500 73% Retail / Hotel 18,000 27% Total Core 66,500 100%
Park and Ride Corridors
Northwest:
77 a.m. bus trips
82 p.m. bus trips
Katy:
111 a.m. bus trips
105 p.m. bus trips
Westpark:
42 a.m. bus trips
45 p.m. bus trips Southwest:
53 a.m. bus trips
53 p.m. bus trips
Transit Centers
Park & Ride Lots
Commute Corridors
Uptown Transit Connector
• West Loop HOV / Northwest Transit Center
• Post Oak Boulevard Improvements
• Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center
Typical PM Peak Volumes NB Post Oak Boulevard Ramps to Various Destinations
Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute
I -10 WB 738
I -10 EB 662
US 290 WB 209
North Loop EB 343 ..
Total 1,952
Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Typical PM Peak Volumes From San Felipe Ramps to Various Destinations
US 59 SB 411
IH 610 SB 394
Woodway WB 222
Woodway EB 255
I-10 WB 200
I-10 EB 200
US 290 WB 79
North Loop EB 101 ..
Total 1,862
Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Typical PM Peak Volumes From Westheimer Ramps to Various Destinations
US 59 SB 1,014
US 59 NB 190
IH 610 SB 1,624
Woodway WB 410
Woodway EB 414
I-10 WB 421
I-10 EB 270
US 290 WB 154
North Loop EB 334 ..
Total 4,831
Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Typical PM Peak Volumes From NB Richmond Ramp to Various Destinations
Westheimer WB 327
Westheimer EB 227
Woodway WB 238
Woodway EB 118
I-10 WB 120
I-10 EB 59
US 290 63
North Loop EB 133 ..
Total 1,285
Destination
Origin NB SB Total
Richmond 1,285 - 0 - 1,285
Westheimer 4,831 2,828 7,659
San Felipe 1,057 805 1,862
Post Oak Boulevard 1,952 - 0 - 1,952
Total 9,125 3,633 12,758
P.M. Peak Hour Volumes Entering the West Loop
Proposed Section D – D NTS
West Loop (IH-610) Elevated Dedicated Bus Lanes
West Loop (IH-610) Elevated Dedicated Bus Lanes - South Portal
IH 610 West Loop “Most Congested Freeway in Texas”
Texas Department of Transportation
Preliminary Drawing
Bus Shelter
Bus Shelter
Bus Lanes Bus Lanes
Post Oak Boulevard Improvements Dedicated Bus Lanes
Design – Typical Intersections
Richmond to 610 17 minutes 12 minutes*
Transit Center to Transit Center 33 minutes 19 minutes*
Automobile Dedicated Bus Lanes
*Includes dwell time for loading and unloading passengers
Travel Time Savings PM Peak
Transit Ridership DBL NWTC and BUTC
2018 2035 Daily Riders Daily Riders Mixed Flow on West Loop 14,100 19,800 Elevated Bus Way on West Loop 18,400 25,800
Transit Ridership DBL at Maximum Load Points – Mixed Flow
2018 2035 Per Peak Hour Per Peak Hour AM Peak Hour SB from NWTC 1,040 1,420 AM Peak Hour NB at Westheimer 820 1,090 PM Peak Hour SB from NWTC 980 1,310 NB at Westheimer 770 1,040
Transit Ridership Equivalent Number of Automobile Lanes
Number of Automobile Lanes 3+ 4+
2018 2035
Adding Dedicated Bus Lanes has the ability to double the effective person-carrying capacity (nominal 1,500-2,000 passengers per hour each direction for dedicated bus lanes compared to 1,500-2,000 vehicles per hour for the three general traffic lanes in each direction) with only minimal ROW expansion.
Post Oak Boulevard Project
Post Oak Boulevard Project Richmond to West Alabama
Post Oak Boulevard Project West Alabama to Guilford Court
Post Oak Boulevard Project Guilford Court to San Felipe
Post Oak Boulevard Project San Felipe to West Loop
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center Option 1.1
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center Option 2.1
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center Option 3.1
Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center Option 4.1
The original budget was established in 2011 based on three projects:
• Transit Center with parking
• T Ramp
• Dedicated bus lanes
Bellaire Uptown Transit Center Budget Overview
Bellaire Uptown Transit Center Budget Overview
T-Ramp $ 5,000,000 Utilities/ DBL $ 2,000,000 Transfer $ 5,500,000 Parking $ 4,000,000 Design 10% $ 1,650,000 CM 10% $ 1,650,000 Contingency 10% $ 1,650,000 Right-of-Way $ 4,500,000 Total $ 25,950,000
Schedule / Proposed Key Dates
Post Oak Boulevard Dedicated Bus Lanes
Design
Bid
Right-of-Way Acquisition
March 2015
May 2015
March 2015
Construction
2016
Projected completion
1st Quarter 2017
2017
Uptown Transit Preliminary Cost Estimate
West Loop / NW Transit Center $ 20.0 $ 25.0 $ -- $ 45.0 Post Oak Boulevard $ 76.5 $ -- $ 45.0 $ 121.5 Bellaire / Uptown Transit Center $ 9.1 $ -- $ 16.9 $ 26.0 TOTAL $ 105.6 $ 25.0 $ 61.9 $ 192.5
Uptown TxDOT Federal Total
• Environmental Clearance – Received Categorical Exclusion (CE) from FTA (03.26.14) – Received Letter of No Prejudice (04.01.14)
• Funding – TIP commitment of $61.9 million – Requested transfer of funds from FHWA to FTA – Preparing Grant Application – Uptown TIRZ $53 million initial bond issue completed
• Design – Submitted Preliminary Engineering Report to City of Houston – Submitted Preliminary Engineering Report to METRO
• Status – Awarded Final Design contract – Awarded Construction Management contract – Awarded contract to purchase 800 trees – Request approval of offerings for Right-of-Way acquisitions – Request authorization to advertise for construction of sanitary sewer
improvements
Project Status
• Preserve in place
• Relocate to permanent initially
• Relocate to custom care / replant
• Specifically cultivate and grow in specialized boxes
• New custom grow
− Limb
− Rootball
− Structure
• Create uniform appearance
Tree Plan
Right-of-Way Acquisition
Levels of Oversight Right-of-Way Acquisition
Independent Appraisal
Right-of-Way Committee Consisting of Non-Property Owner
Independent Special Legal Counsel
Federal Transit Administration
Full Board
City of Houston
Property Values
2014 Cost Total Total Values Per Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Cost Preliminary Noticed $ 133 per sq. ft. 152,000 sq. ft. $ 20.50 M
Protested $ 127 per sq. ft. 152,000 sq. ft. $ 20.10 M
Current Appraisal Average $ 176 per sq. ft. 152,000 sq. ft. $ 26.75 M
Right-of-Way Acquisition Uptown Process
• Planning Phase
• Independent Appraisals
• ROW Committee Review and Negotiation
• Purchase
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process
• Define Right-of-Way (ROW) Needed
• Obtain surveys
• Meet with property owners
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process – Planning Process
• Secure Independent Appraisals
• Secure review appraisals
• Identify board members with ownership or direct involvement with property needed
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process – Independent Appraisals
• ROW Committee and special outside council reviews all appraisals
• ROW Committee recommends offers to the board
• ROW Committee informs board of any board member ownership or direct involvement
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process – Review and Negotiate
• Board authorizes offers
• Board Members with ownership or direct involvement discloses involvement and abstains from voting
• All offers over $500,000 reviewed by Federal Transit Administration
• Negotiations with property owners begin
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process – Review and Negotiate
• Upon successful negotiations, Board approves and authorizes all purchases and compensation amounts
• Special Counsel renders fairness opinions on all transactions involving Board
• Properties purchased and deeded to City of Houston
• Properties which cannot be voluntarily purchased will be referred to City of Houston for possible acquisition by eminent domain
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Uptown Process – Purchase
Northwest Transit Center
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Uptown Dedicated Bus Lanes Project Corridor
