WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT · 2013. 11. 26. · WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT...

WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT

T R A N S P O T A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y B O A R D

11 | 26| 2013

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

SFMTA Municipal Transportation Agency Image: Crosswalk of California Street and Grant Avenue


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ASSESSMENT AREA


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Phase 1: TRANSPORTATION GOALS & STRATEGIES

1.1 Inventory Goals


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n Exploratorium (Piers 15-17) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals

n 8 Washington Street n

Interim Pedestrian crossing at Exploratorium

(Embarcadero-Green)

n 350 Mission Street n

2nd Street Improvement Plan (Bike and Streetscape

Improvements)n 333 Harrison Street (aka 105 Harrison Street) n Better Market Streetn 345 Brannan Street n Broadway (Columbus Avenue to Tunnel)n 185 Channel Street n Broadway (Embarcadero to Battery Street)n 120 Howard Street n Columbus (Broadway to Filbert Street)n 1000 4th Street (Mercy Housing) n 5th Street Pedestrian Improvementsn Transbay Tower n Columbus/Stockton/Vallejo WalkFirst Improvementsn 340 Fremont Street n Mason Pedestrian Improvements (Geary to Sutter) n Transbay Block 11A (Folsom & Essex Streets) n Polk Street Complete Streetn UCSF Hospital n Folsom/Howard Complete Streets (ENTRIPS)n Pier 70 (Orton Hsitoric Core)n 333 Fremont Street BIKE

n 399 Fremont Street n Bicycle Sharing

n Rincon Tower 2

Pilots - area bounded roughly by

Embarcadero/Jackson/Powell/5th/7th/17th/Illinois

(500 bikes/50 stations)n 45 Lansing Street n Bike Plan Implementation

n 325 Fremont Street2nd Street Bike Lanes

(part of 2nd Street Complete Street)n 75 Howard Street Fremont Street SB Bike Lane (Folsom to Harrison Sts)

n 725-765 Harrison StreetHoward Street WB Bike Lane

(Embarcadero to Fremont Sts)n 201 Folsom Street 5th Street Bike Lanes (Market to Townsend Sts)

n Piers (30-32) n

7th Street and 8th Streets Bicycle Improvements

(ENTRIPS phased implementation)n Seawall Lot 330 (early implementation) n 17th Street Bike Improvements (ENTRIPS)n 222 2nd Streetn 181 Fremont Street BUS

n 333 Brannan Street n

Process fo Key Muni Corridor Project Definition/Clearance

(including 22-Fillmore, Van Ness BRT, Geary BRT)n Foundry Square n TEP Implementation - initiated, including:n Block 1 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) 14-Mission Travel Time Reductionn Block 2 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) 33-Stanyan (reroute from Potrero Avenue to 18th Street)n Block 4 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) Sansome Contraflow Lane Implementation

n Block 6 (Transbay Redevelopment Area)Early implementation of TEP route improvements

throughout SFn Block 7 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) n Van Ness BRTn Block 8 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) n Multiple Fleet Expansionsn Block 9 (Transbay Redevelopment Area)n Pier 70 (early implementation) LIGHT RAIL / HISTORIC STREETCAR / CABLE CAR

n Expand Light Rail Vehicle Fleet by 24 LRVsn California & Powell Cable Car/Traffic Safety Improvementsn Mission Bay Loop

PARKING

n Garage Rehabilitation Projects

5th & Mission

Union Square

Moscone Center

Sutter-Stockton

Golden Gateway

Ellis-O'Farrell Garagen SF Park

Pilot areas (Downtown, SOMA, Mission Bay)

Special Event Pricing Pilot

TAXI

n Taxi EV Charging Program (Citywide)

AMERICAS CUP PEOPLE PLAN "LEGACY" IMPROVEMENTS

n Pedestrian / Bicycle Wayfindingn Pre-loaded and Pre-purchased Clipper Cardsn Water Taxi Pilot

n Increased Transbay Bus Servicen Improved Traffic Circulation around Bus Terminal

REGIONAL TRANSIT

n Transbay Transit Center

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

LAND USE PROJECTS & PROGRAMS** TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS & PROGRAMS

2013 -2017

n Mission Rock/Seawall Lot 337 (early Implementation) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals

n Treasure Island (early implementation) n

Final Pedestrian crossing at Exploratorium (Embarcadero-

Green)

n Central Corridor (early implementation) n

6th Street Pedestrian Safety (incl. traffic signal at

6th/Minna, possible road diet or other signals)n Pier 70 (later implementation) n 7th and 8th Street Corridor Ped/Bike Improvements n Block 12 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) n 3rd Street Sidewalk Widening (Howard to Townsend Sts)n Block 5 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) n Broadway (Embarcadero to Battery Street)n Mission Bay Buildout (Formerly Salesforce site) n Columbus (Broadway to Filbert Street)n 524 Howard Street n Folsom Street & Howard Street 2-Way Conversionn Parcel F (TCDP Area)n 50 First Street BIKE

n Seawall Lot 330 (later implementation) n Bicycle Sharing

Expansion area - to cover most of NE quadrant of City, up

to 2750 bikes

n Shared Transit Bikeway

Sutter, Mason to Octavian Embarcadero Cycle Track

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7th Street and 8th Streets Bicycle Improvements

(ENTRIPS later phased implementation)n 17th Street Bike Improvements (ENTRIPS)

BUS

n TEP Implementation - continued, including:

22-Fillmore Extension to Mission Bayn Geary BRTn Mulitple Fleet Expansion (Fleet Plan)n Treasure Island Transbay Improvements

LIGHT RAIL / HISTORIC STREETCAR / CABLE CAR

n Central Subway n Fort Mason Historic Streetcar Extension (20-yr CIP)n E-Line Historic Streetcar Loop

PARKING

n SF Park - on-going

TAXI

n Electric Vehicle Fleet

AMERICAS CUP PEOPLE PLAN "LEGACY" IMPROVEMENTS

n Pedestrian / Bicycle Wayfinding On-going

REGIONAL TRANSIT

n WETA Ferry Terminal Expansionn BART Transbay Capacity Improvementsn BART Station Capacity Improvementsn Caltrain Electrification (~2020)1

n Water Taxin BART - Muni Faregate Connections Project


2017 - 2025

n Treasure Island (later implementation) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals

n Central Corridor (later implementation) n 4th Street - Central Corridor Complete Streetn Mission Rock/Seawall Lot 337 (later implementation)

n Mission Bay Buildout (Formerly Salesforce site) REGIONAL TRANSIT

n Hunters Point Shipyard n California High Speed Rail (2029)n SFOBB Multi-modal capacity improvements

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BART Station & Transbay Capacity Improvements

(incl. BART Embarcadero pedestrian tunnels)n Caltrain Long-range Service Plann Caltrain Extension to Transbay Terminal

BUS

n On-going Fleet Expansion (Fleet Plan)

FACILITIES

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Muni Metro Extension (MMX) Terminal Improvements (20-

yr CIP)

n Muni Customer Amenity Projects (20-yr CIP)


2025 - 2040

1.2 Evaluate the “Pipeline”

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Timing and Phasing is Key


Con-001 Muni Metro capacity problems are huge.

Con-002 Funding the facilities and infrastructure upgrades is a challenge.

Con-003Muni trains are too crowded, no air on trains after ballgame, makes taking transit to games unappealing, squeezes out regular customers. Extra

cars are needed.

Con-004 Why doesn't Muni run 2-car trains to relieve Embardadero service congestion and create capacity?

Con-005 Muni and BART may not be able to meet needs with plans for vehicles coming on line, using aged and inefficient cars.

Con-006 A transfer from Muni (south of Ferry Building) to historic F-line is required to travel the entire Embarcadero in a single transit trip.

Con-007 The E-Embarcadero historic streetcar must become a full-time service to provide one seat from Caltrain to Fisherman's Wharf.

Con-008 Why doesn't Muni run 2-car trains to relieve Embardadero service congestion and create capacity?

Con-009 Congestion blocks Muni between 2nd Street and King (Giants Stadium) and 4th and King, making it difficult for commuters to get to Caltrain.

Con-010 Muni turn-backs at Caltrain are inefficient.

Con-011 Marina residents oppose extending streetcar through Fort Mason due to noise, congestion, wires along scenic route abutting Marina Green.

Con-012 Extend the F to Fort Mason so streetcar service reaches Marina

Con-013 It's faster to drive than to take Muni.

Con-014 Gap between Central Subway opening (2019) and arena opening (2017)

Con-015Understand Muni lines that provide main service to Piers 30-32 and SWL 330 current and future service plans, ensure that EIR appropriately

analyzes impacts of anticipated uses, and plan extra and support services for extraordinary events.

Con-016 A Giants and Warriors game on same night would overwhelm the Metro

Con-017 F is so crowded with tourists that it bypasses people between the Wharf and downtown

Con-018 T going into Central Subway reduces service on the fast-growing southern Embarcadero

Con-019 Muni service to Ballpark pulls trains away from other parts of town, diminishes service there

Con-020 Central Subway future extension should serve North Beach and the Wharf

Con-021 Need more details on benefit/cost, what are SFMTA metrics and goals and current #s (e.g., frequency, crowding)

Con-022 Need more capacity on N-line north of Ferry Building

Con-023 Need additional transit vehicles now. Are they on order?

Con-024 T-Line travel time from Bayshore to Mission Bay

Con-025Capitalize on the 83X or other to provide alternative service to Embarcadero, especially during big events and peak commutes, and before

Central Subway is operating.

Con-026 Need better local (esp. east-west) service to servie SoMa neighborhoods so residents don't have to drive.

Con-027Transit connections between Mission BART stations and waterfront area (especially in Mission Bay and south) are not very good, or they don't

even exist in some cases.

Con-028 It's faster to drive than to take Muni.

Con-029 There should be more transit-only bus lanes.

Con-030Enforcement of 3 minute limits of idling bus engines at Transbay and other locations – this adds to the air pollution that kills us over time in

SoMa.

Con-031Understand Muni lines that provide main service to Piers 30-32 and SWL 330 current and future service plans, ensure that EIR appropriately

analyzes impacts of anticipated uses, and plan extra and support services for extraordinary events.

Con-032 the 22 modification along 16th Street to 3rd needs to happen soon.

Con-033 the 22 needs to go all the way to Caltrain through Mission Bay to give customers along its corridor this transit hub access

Con-034 the TEP plans to take the 22 away from Potrero Hill replace with with inferior , less frequent service on the 33

Con-035East side Telegraph Hill needs the service on Sansome/Battery ha the 10 used to provide restored to this area (F doesn't help if too crowded to

stop here)

Con-036 Pier 70 is a huge site, needs a Muni bus line to enter, serve the mixed uses there

Con-037 the 8X should be made more high-profile as alternative service to Chinatown, the Waterfront

Con-038 Some Marina residents oppose more bus service on Marina Blvd, Bay Street.

Con-039 Presidio and Marina Green are hard to reach on transit -- need more bus service

Con-040 Need for direct E-W bus service between Mission and gowing waterfront via Cesar Chavez

Con-041 Need more details on benefit/cost, what are SFMTA metrics and goals and current #s (e.g., frequency, crowding)

Muni Light Rail

Muni Bus

Assessment Phase 1: Transportation Goals & Concept Strategies

Transportation Concerns

Progress Report #1 - New or Refined Concerns

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1.3 Gather and Incorporate Community/Agency Input


STRATEGY NAME STRATEGY DESCRIPTION STRATEGY JUSTIFICATION

M -1 Muni Metro Extension (MMX) Optimization: Vehicle Storage

& Passing Track

Would include adding a third track in the right of way between the two existing tracks

on Embarcadero between 2nd Street platform and Brannan St platform and between

Brannan St platform and Folsom St. platform.

Would allow more operating flexibility within the existing rail and platform

configuration, without requiring additional real estate. Passing track or other storage

capacity for holding trains during high demand periods would allow more efficient

coordination between platforms at Brannan Street, 2nd Street and 4th and King.

M -2 E-Embarcadero Historic Streetcar Southern Terminal Loop Provides for engineering design and construction of terminal tracks and loop around or

near the terminal at 4th Street and King Street.

The loop would enhance historic streetcar operations along Muni Metro Extension

(MMX) and extending into Mission Bay. The loop is very desireable and would help

with service reliability on the E line and the N/T. It will also help with vehicle

availability/reliability, as well as avoid locking service planning into double-ended

vehicles.

M -3 20th Street Transit Hub: Mission Bay Loop Extension Expands Mission Bay Loop by adding an additional leg along Illinois Street, 20th Street

to Third Street. Would require additional rail, turnouts and overhead contact wire

system (OCS) on Illinois, 20th Street and Third Street. Would require

reconfiguration/rebuild of 20th Street northbound Muni platform.

This project would extend the Central Subway "short line" service to 20th Street,

expanding it into the core Pier 70 development area and connecting it to the (post TEP)

22-Fillmore and 58-24th Street Muni coach terminal at Third Street and 20th Street.

M -4 T-Third Travel Time Improvments Provides for planning and implementation of modified transit operations along the 3rd

Street T-Third Light Rail route from Sunnydale to 4th Street and King Street.

This project would identify service plans such as signal timing and priority or "skip-stop"

that could increase the service delivery on the T-Third. It would complement the

Central Subway service improvements to improve customer perception of slow service

along this corridor.

M -5 New Light Rail Vehicles This would provide funding to be used in the procurement of new LRVs to support

service demands from new developments.

This would help to fund vehicles needed to support service demands from new

developments.

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M -7 LRV service to Fisherman's Wharf North Embarcadero Overhead Contact Systmen (OCS) and Platform Enhancements: Use

LRVs to address capacity challenges on historic street cars (E and F) on the EmbarcaderoM -8 Evaluate running 3-car LRVs along MMX

M -7 Advance 22-Fillmore Interim Motorcoach Extension to

Mission Bay by April 2015 by contributing to operating funds

Extends the 22-Fillmore on 16th St., connecting Mission Bay with regional transit at the

16th-Mission BART station as well as neighborhoods along the 22-Fillmore route.

This option will provide direct service between the Mission and UCSF where many

more trips are expected with the opeing of the new UCSF Hospital, expected to open in

February 2015. SFMTA Transit is planning for this service to come on-line in tandem to

the opening of the Hospital in 2015.

M -8 58-24th Street Extension to Pier 70 Extends future (TEP Line) 58-24th Street motor bus into Pier 70 along 20th Street with

terminal loop at appropriate location in proposed development.

This project would increase accessibly to transit for new residents and employees in

the Pier 70 area. It would also present the opportunity to add operator restrooms at

the future terminal (see F-01).

M -9 Event Re-routes and Service Augments This is a transit serive planning task that would be evaluated on a per-event basis. Planning for service modifications for specific events can provide additional capacity

during key demand periods.

M -10 TPS (Transit Preferential Streets) for Muni buses that serve

the waterfront

Non-transit vehicles are generally permitted to enter transit-only lanes to access

curbside parking or to complete a turn, unless specifically prohibited. Emergency

vehicles may use transit-only lanes at all times, and often taxis may also use these

lanes. Transit-only lanes can be created by removing an existing travel lane or by

removing a parking lane. SOURCE: SFMTA, Turnstone Consulting, Fehr & Peers, Jungle

Communications

The TEP has proposed several transit-only lanes throughout the Muni system. Services

that include transit-only lanes, and that serve the waterfront include 14-Mission, 27-

Folsom, 22-Fillmore. Transit only lanes can reduce transit travel times by allowing

transit vehicles to bypass traffic congestion and avoid conflicts with other vehicles in

mixed travel lanes. SOURCE: SFMTA, Turnstone Consulting, Fehr & Peers, Jungle

Communications

M -11 "Bridge" Service This is a transit service planning option that would identify Muni Bus service that could

expand or increase service to the waterfront area to meet capacity demands prior to

Central Subway (2019): such as 47-Van Ness, 83X-Mid-Market Express, 30-Stockton,

45-Union/Stockton

This project would serve potential deficiencies in advance of the opening of the

Central Subway in 2019.

M -12 Expanded peak period service to waterfront This is a transit service planning option that would increase peak period service to the

waterfront - such as: 82X, 81X-Caltrain Express, 82-Levi Plaza Express

This project would serve potential deficiencies that may occur along the Embarcadero

Light Rail corridor, especially during events that overlap with peak commute hours.

M -13 Southeastern Transit Division (storage/maintenance facility)

M -14 33-Stanyan Service Augmentations Service augmentations to future 33-Stanyan to better serve future development in the

Central Waterfront.

This project would increase accessibly to transit for new residents and employees in

the Central Waterfront area.

M -15 22-Fillmore extension to Caltrain at 4th Street and King Street Provides for planning and, if appropriate, environmental clearance for extension of 22-

Fillmore from its terminal loop in Mission Bay to the Caltrain Station at 4th Street and

King Street. This project may be limited by overlapping of the contact overhead wire

system with light rail. This project may also reduce the speed and service as planned

for the 22-Fillmore extension to Mission Bay in the TEP.

This project would connect the 22-Fillmore to the Caltrain Station at 4th Street and

King Street.

M -16 South of Market Neighborhood Transit Planning Provides for planning for future east-west transit service (i.e. 12-Folsom) in SoMa to

support existing and growing population east of 2nd Street , where current service

terminates. This service would likely serve mostly local trips (Added at 10.3 Meeting)

East-west SoMa service would enhance local connectivity for Transbay District,

Rincon Hill, South Beach residents. As the streets around the I-80 Freeway off- and on-

ramps are heaviliy impacted by regional traffice, this service could provide alternatives

to driving for local residents and reduce traffic confilicts.

ID #

Muni Bus

Muni Lighr Rail

Embarcadero MMX Optimization: Pocket Tracks, Passing Tracks, Signal Improvements, etc

1.4 Develop Transportation Strategies

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1.5 Review with Agency Priorities

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1.6 Coordinate with Concurrent Strategy Efforts

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Review with 2030 Transportation Task Force

Clarify Funding Constraints

Support GSW Warriors’ Citizens Advisory Committee

Coordinate with Local/Regional Planning

• TEP

• BART Capacity Planning

• Livable Streets Projects

• Parking Strategies


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Waterfront

Transportation

Assessment

Strategies

Project

Sponsors Development

Agreements

Environmental

Assessments

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Stakeholders

Phase 2: Evaluate Strategies and Inform Projects Analysis


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Expand and Coordinate with SFCTA-SFMTA Study

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