Transit in the Charlotte Region
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Carolyn Flowers, executive director and CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), updates attendees at the 2011 Charlotte Chamber Transportation Summit.
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Transit in the Charlotte Region
- 1. The Vision Remains the Same Chamber Transportation Summit April 8, 2011
- 2. Investing in a Vision 1998 2011
- 3. ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TRANSIT Sales Tax @ the FY2005 Level Operating Exp. below the FY2008 Level Service HR below the FY2008 Level Ridership Rising - up 38% since 2005
- 4. ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TRANSIT SALES & USE TAX
- 8. 2030 Transit Plan (Current Status) LYNX Blue Line (LRT) FTA considers very successful Needs capacity for 3-car trains Blue Line Extension (LRT) Strong New Starts project Schedule is now late 2016 / early 2017 Red Line (Commuter Rail) Tracks and crossings at 90% design No clear funding plan Streetcar Line (Modern) City of Charlotte funding PE No clear funding plan Silver Line (LRT or BRT) Reevaluate transit technology decision Corridor land use and road solution West Corridor Enhanced Bus Service started in 2009 Convert to Streetcar Approved by MTC November 2006
- 10. Reduce annual operating and maintenance costs by 6.5%
- 12. Project Length Considerations Ridership Impact - UNC Charlotte is a major ridership generator Provision of sufficient parking Minimum project must meet purpose and need Types and magnitude of additional cost savings needed to offset extra length Preserve option to extend in future
- 13. Summary of Recommendations Change project terminus to UNC Charlotte Operate 2-car trains every 7.5 minutes initially and 3-car trains every 10 minutes in future Purchase 18 vehicles Use surface lots at Sugar Creek station Eliminate park and rides at Tom Hunter and McCullough Construct a storage yard only at the NS Intermodal Yard and up-fit the existing South Blvd facility Retain North Tryon cross-section
- 15. Recent MTC direction
- 16. reduce capital cost by 20%
- 17. reduce annual O&M by 6%
- 19. project shortened by 1.1 mile
- 22. Gateway Station – Next Steps Project Definition Determine CATS needs in future Gateway Station NCDOT issues RFQ for master developer summer 2011 Short list for RFP by end of 2011 Issue RFP late 2011/early 2012 Select Master Developer mid-late 2012 Funding CATS already has $19 million in federal bus earmark funds for CGS NCDOT has funding secured for Norfolk-Southern/CSX grade separation . NCDOT pursuing funds for CGS track work and Station
- 24. Construction should begin in 2012
- 26. STREETCAR STARTER PROJECT Presbyterian Hospital to Charlotte Transportation Center
Editor's Notes
- In 1998 the region had few transportation choices. But this community and its elected and business leaders embarked on a journey guided by a vision of providing transportation choices, integrating land-use development with rapid transit, and creating sustainable communities. Although we are still traveling on this journey, much progress has been made in the past 12 years. We have a robust rapid transit system, providing many options to connect within neighborhoods and across the region with more than 75 routes and the LYNX Blue line providing over 80,000 daily customer trips. What was once a city with a limited transit system has become a regional transportation solution and a national showcase.
- Through this process we have become more cost effective as we have managed to maintain our core service levels for the community providing equivalent service with less.
- $5.1 billion in 2030 plan$2.8 billion in current forecast
- This slide shows our existing Corridor System plan adopted in 2006. The anticipated overall cost (capital plus operating) of this Plan is almost $9 billion dollars split about evenly between capital implementation costs and operating costs. The Plan includes the LYNX Blue line which opened in November 2007. We are currently in preliminary engineering on both an extension of the LYNX Blue Line up to UNCC and the Red Line Commuter Rail project up to the northern towns in Mecklenburg County. The Silver Line (Independence Corridor) is Bus Rapid Transit but the Metropolitan Transit Commission has requested a re-evaluation of the technology decision in that corridor. Streetcar is proposed for the Central Avenue and Beatties Ford Road corridors with an eventual extension out Wilkinson Boulevard to the Airport.The Streetcar does not have any CATS funding but the City of Charlotte has funded a 30% level of design for a section of the project. 2030 Transit Plan:Offers mobility choicesSupports mixture of land usesEnhances quality of lifeSupports sustainable growthEnhances pedestrian safetyReduces road dependenceContributes to attainment of air quality standardsBlue Line ExtensionCompletion of 30% design and DEISUndertake 65% design and FEISRed LineRed Line Task ForceRed Line Work PlanState consultant Charlotte Gateway StationOperations study to determine CATS needs within CGS projectNorfolk Southern/CSX grade separation project funded (NCDOT)Grant requests submitted for rail improvements and CGS project (NCDOT)Streetcar30% design plans complete (funded by City of Charlotte)Demonstration project in design (Federal and City funding)CATS staff support (funded by City of Charlotte)
- SCOPE CHANGESAdded light maintenance facility at Norfolk Southern Intermodal site.Added grade separation at Mallard Creek Church Road.Eliminated park and ride lots at Tom Hunter, McCullough, and Mallard Creek Stations.Replaced surface parking lots with decks at Sugar Creek Road and University City Boulevard.Reduced parking to match demand at Sugar Creek Road and Old Concord Road.Shifted Sugar Creek Station off the bridge.Added 5 at-grade signalized crossings.
- Track & Grade Crossings- 90% CompleteStations and VIF- 30% Plans CompleteAdvancing 2011 Work PlanRed Line Coordination With NCDOT- NCDOT grade separation of NCRR/CSXRR mainlines NCDOT Schedule for completion Fall of 2017
- The recent $22 million in grants will go towards Sugar Creek Road grade separation
- The recent $22 million in grants will go towards Sugar Creek Road grade separation
- The recent $22 million in grants will go towards Sugar Creek Road grade separation
- The recent $22 million in grants will go towards Sugar Creek Road grade separation
- The recent $22 million in grants will go towards Sugar Creek Road grade separation
- Thank you - LYNX Blue Line (SFFGA) - Capital Assets and Infrastructure Request Continuing Support - LYNX Blue Line Extension (Dec. 2011) - LYNX Red Line (Design/Build Legislation; Financial) - Assets & Infrastructure - Other Projects in 2030 Plan