BRAC in VA - by Peggy Tadej - VA BRAC

VAN POOL BOOTCAMP Monday, November 7, 2011 Peggy Tadej, NOVA BRAC Coordinator [email_address] 703-642-4635

REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO MEET CHALLENGES
BRAC Explosion in NOVA
2. What’s Changed
Coming and Going
BRAC Moves & Ridership
Governor’s Task Force
Assessing BRAC Impacts
Lessons Learned for Regional Solutions
Next Steps

5 BRAC LOCATIONS IN NOVA
The I-95/395 is an important and unique corridor because it serves current and future military bases.
Along with Pentagon I/95/395 serves five BRAC locations:
Ft. Myer/Henderson Hall
Mark Center
Fort Belvoir
Engineering Proving Grounds/Belvoir North
Marine Corp Base Quantico
Combined they employee 84,000 people .
Pentagon Mark Center Fort Belvoir Quantico EPG 23,000 6,400 26,400 19,600 8,500 Capital Beltwy I-95/395 HOV/Bus/HT Lanes Tyson's Corner

WHAT’S CHANGED – THE SKYLINE

COMING AND GOING 23.8% 14.6% 26.8% 34.8%

BRAC 133

FORT BELVOIR

FORT BELVOIR NORTH

NOVA BRAC MOVES
Completed by September 15th – Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir North, Quantico, Arlington Hall
BRAC 133 – Mark Center
Moves started – August 9, 2011
As of September 15, 2011 – 2,150 personnel occupying the Mark Center
By December 2011 – Under 5,000 occupancy
January – August 2012 – remaining 1500 personnel will move into Mark Center

TMP BREAKDOWN – BRAC 133
Transportation Management Plan Baseline:
Rail Transit/DoD Shuttle – 23%
Car/Vanpool – 5%/3% 53 car pool applications
Slug – 3%
Local Bus Transit – 5%
Walk/Bike – 2/2%
DoD Shuttle system capacity – 40%

4 -ROUTE DoD SHUTTLE SYSTEM
DoD shuttles operate on 10/15 minute headways
DoD Shuttle Stops: between Mark Center and key Metro/VRE rail stations:
Pentagon,
King Street,
West Falls Church, and
Franconia-Springfield
Service operate Monday – Friday from 5:30a.m to 7:30 p.m.
35 Passenger Buses

DASH – DEDICATION CEREMONY

DASH AM/PM RIDERSHIP

WMATA Pentagon – 7M Ridership

FORT BELVOIR – ROUTE 335
Fairfax Connector (Eagle Express)
Maiden Voyage September 6, 2011
Operate Peak 5:30 – 9:00 AM/3:00 – 6:00 PM
Headways – 20 minutes
Weekday Schedule
35 Passenger Buses

F/S METRO to FORT BELVOIR

EAGLE EXPRESS - MAIDEN VOYAGE

DOD SHUTTLE SERVICE TO NGA

LESSONS LEARNED
Build Strong Partnerships between Military and Region
Having the Right People at the Decision Table
BRAC Round Tables to Share Information
Explore Options – Express Buses
Seek New Alternatives
Dynamic Rideshare
Commuter Boat Ferry

COMMUTER BOAT SERVES UNMET NEEDS
A New Commuter Service Option with East/West and South/North
First Meeting September 23, 2010
Next Steps
Marketing Study
Operational Plan

Proposed Potomac River Commuter Ferry Stops - Quantico to Washington Planned VRE @ Harbor Station Existing VRE @ Belmont Bay Night Vision Secure Indian Head – 2 docking sites Quatico Planned VRE @ Harbor Station Existing VRE @ Belmont Bay Night Vision Secure Indian Head – 2 docking sites Planned RE @ Harbor Station Existing VRE @ Belont Bay Night Vn ecue Marsl l Indian Head – 2 docking sites

COMMUTER FERRY BENEFITS
4 of the 11 of the proposed stops are Military Bases
Due to BRAC Relocations - Critical Mass
Travel Time Savings by ferry vs. car
Another Alternative to Capacity Issues on I-95, 395 and Route 1
Evacuation for unified emergency / disaster planning, operations, and recovery.
Planned VRE @ Harbor Station Existing VRE @ Belmont Bay Night Vision Secure Dogue Creek Mount Vernon Estate Marshall Hall Indian Head – 2 docking sites Quantico National Harbor / Gaylord Alexandria WDC

GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE
Six Committee’s to bring Innovative Ideas
Brainstorming
Traffic Monitoring
Regional Transit & TDM
Communication & Public Outreach
Construction Management
Integrated Corridor Management
Mark Center Task Force Achievements
List of 17 Quick Ideas & Growing

ASSESSING BRAC IMPACTS
PUSH TDM - Car and Van Pools
After BRAC Moves Complete – Evaluate with Employee Surveys
Gather Data
How do we measure success?
Map Resources
Broaden Support to all Major Employment Centers in Region
Assess BRAC Impacts
Update 2005 Reports

NEXT STEPS - CONNECT THE REGION
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