Scenario Transportation Highlights

This slideshow highlights the range of transportation alternatives and outcomes for each of the four PLANiTulsa scenarios Comparing the Scenarios

How the Scenarios Compare Tulsa’s transportation investments go almost entirely to roads New Road Investments New Transit Investments

31,000 Daily Transit Trips 1% Transit share in ridership Limited regional transit in Tulsa area Trend ridership for 2030: Scenario A

1% Transit share in ridership

Limited regional transit in Tulsa area

Trend ridership for 2030:

How the Scenarios Compare About 41% of transportation investments are devoted to transit New Road Investments New Transit Investments

Scenario B

How the Scenarios Compare About 41% of transportation investments are devoted to transit New Road Investments New Transit Investments

Scenario C

How the Scenarios Compare Most transportation investments are devoted to transit New Road Investments New Transit Investments

Scenario D

How the Scenarios Compare Investment priorities will have a have a big impact on how Tulsans get around

How the Scenarios Compare Each scenario also has a big impact on how much time Tulsans will spend in the car

Transportation New Lane-Miles of Road Constructed Scenario A would result in more total lane miles than the others.

Transportation Lane Miles of New Road Per 1,000 New Residents On per-capita basis, Scenario A would require more new roads for fewer new residents.

Transportation Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (City) Scenarios B, C, and D would result in Tulsans driving fewer miles than Scenario A.

Transportation Gallons of Fuel Wasted Annually Due to Congestion Scenarios B and D would result in the least amount of fuel wasted due to traffic congestion

Transportation Citywide Value of Time Lost Due to Congestion (Annually, in millions) Scenarios B and D would result in the least amount of lost time due to traffic congestion.

PLANiTULSA Transportation Element Excerpted presentation from PLANiTulsa’s transportation consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates Preparing the PLANiTulsa Transportation Element includes 3 components: Public participation (hands-on and survey) Technical Analysis Local expert input

Excerpted presentation from PLANiTulsa’s transportation consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Preparing the PLANiTulsa Transportation Element includes 3 components:

Public participation (hands-on and survey)

Technical Analysis

Local expert input

Citywide Workshop Findings Participants were interested in seeing Economic Development largely in existing centers A balance of jobs and housing More infill development Transit investment with housing and jobs nearby Improvements to existing roads More multi-family and small-lot housing options

Participants were interested in seeing

Economic Development largely in existing centers

A balance of jobs and housing

More infill development

Transit investment with housing and jobs nearby

Improvements to existing roads

More multi-family and small-lot housing options

Regional Survey Results

PLANiTulsa Survey Results Level of satisfaction with Tulsa’s transportation system: Very satisfied 27% Somewhat satisfied 43% Not satisfied 29%

Level of satisfaction with Tulsa’s transportation system:

Very satisfied 27%

Somewhat satisfied 43%

Not satisfied 29%

Source: US Census (2000) How Tulsans Get Around Town

http://www.cornelius-tulsa.com/Misc._-_Downtown.jpg Source: Tulsa: INCOG (2006) Albuquerque: Mid-Region COG (2000) Charlotte: Kimley-Horn & Associates (2000) Salt Lake City: Wasatch Front Regional Council (2005) Comparison: Roadways and Transit

Metro Population: 729,649 City Population: 448,607 Transit Ridership: 8,751,698 Total Lane Miles: 2,334 Albuquerque, NM

Metro Population: 1,330,448 City Population: 540,828 Transit Ridership: 21,176,801 Total Lane Miles: 1,274 http://www.lightrailnow.org/images02/sj-lrt-inaugural-trn-ar-Downtown-Campbell-stn-pax-20051001x_Peter-Ehrlich.jpg http://www.uncc.edu/admissions/tour/downtown.html Charlotte, NC

Source: National Transit Database (2006) Transit Indicators: Ridership Comparison

Metro Population: 968,858 City Population: 181,743 Transit Ridership: 38,594,690 Total Lane Miles: 864 2007 Recipient American Planning Association “Great Streets” Designation: South Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT

Tulsa San Francisco Salt Lake City Boston Network Design

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/315072192_27861ff3e4.jpg?v=0 Highway and Roadway Network Capacity Many opportunities for redesign and construction to achieve higher performance Multi-modal Demand Opportunity for street scale urban redesign of arterials that will create new economic opportunities Transit Capacity Potential for increased commuter transit along congested freeway corridors and new transit markets Technical Findings

Highway and Roadway Network Capacity

Many opportunities for redesign and construction to achieve higher performance

Multi-modal Demand

Opportunity for street scale urban redesign of arterials that will create new economic opportunities

Transit Capacity

Potential for increased commuter transit along congested freeway corridors and new transit markets

POTENTIAL TRANSPORTATION TOOLS Street Level Urban Redesign Potential corridors for this tool

Low Congestion = Flexibility in Design

Gridley, California: State Highway 99

Street Level Urban Redesign A redesign can do many things to improve the function, appearance and safety of a roadway. It can be accomplished by: - Removing lanes from a multi-lane roadway - 4 lane to 3 lane conversions - Create parking and/or bike lanes out of existing lanes - Widening sidewalks to encourage pedestrian activity Potential Transportation Tools

A redesign can do many things to improve the function, appearance and safety of a roadway. It can be accomplished by:

- Removing lanes from a multi-lane roadway

- 4 lane to 3 lane conversions

- Create parking and/or bike lanes out of existing lanes

- Widening sidewalks to encourage pedestrian activity

Four-Lane Undivided Roadway Conversion to a Three-Lane Cross Section are viable for roadways with a maximum ADT of 16,000. They have been accomplished up to 24,000 ADT. Street-scale Urban Redesign

Cotati, California: Old Redwood Highway looking north

Highway Urban Redesign: Example: Seoul, South Korea

http://www.cornelius-tulsa.com/Misc._-_Downtown.jpg Volume/Capacity Analysis: Lanes with Level of Service D or Worse

Regional Commuter Rail Commuter rail service connects the large master planned communities around the region, the surrounding towns and villages, and even nearby cities, with the urban core. Potential Transportation Tools

Rapid Transit Technologies Bus Rapid Transit has the unique ability to function in either an exclusive right-of-way or in mixed traffic, however, the most common application assumes an exclusive right-of-way for operational efficiency and safety. E 71 st Street Potential Transportation Tools

The following slides summarize a variety of transportation improvements that Tulsa could potentially use over the next 30 years. Potential Transportation Tools

Bus Rapid Transit BUS RAPID TRANSIT Functions in exclusive R.O.W. to increase efficiency Station spacing: 1-2 miles Source” http://www.streetsblog.org

BUS RAPID TRANSIT

Functions in exclusive R.O.W. to increase efficiency

Station spacing: 1-2 miles

Express Bus EXPRESS BUS CORRIDOR Functions in mixed traffic Station spacing: ½ Mile Intelligent system operation Priority & Preemption Real-time transit information systems GPS tracking www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov

EXPRESS BUS CORRIDOR

Functions in mixed traffic

Station spacing: ½ Mile

Intelligent system operation

Priority & Preemption

Real-time transit information systems

GPS tracking

Light Rail LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT Functions in exclusive R.O.W. or in traffic Station spacing: 1-2 miles

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT

Functions in exclusive R.O.W. or in traffic

Station spacing: 1-2 miles

Commuter Rail COMMUTER RAIL Functions in exclusive R.O.W. on owned or existing freight rail lines Station spacing: 2-5 miles Source: http://fdot-srtna.c-b.com/fdotdocumentreview/PressPackage.htm

COMMUTER RAIL

Functions in exclusive R.O.W. on owned or existing freight rail lines

Station spacing: 2-5 miles

Irvine Streetcar STREETCAR Functions in mixed traffic Station spacing: ¼ mile Source: Chris Phan/Flickr

STREETCAR

Functions in mixed traffic

Station spacing: ¼ mile

Roadway Widening COMMUTER CORRIDORS Access managed principal arterials Source: Dan Burden

COMMUTER CORRIDORS

Access managed principal arterials

Irvine New Roadway

Irvine Multi-Modal Street Design MULTI-MODAL CORRIDORS Emphasis in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure Connected pathways and bikeways Increases ability to use alternative modes to reach destinations Source: CompleteStreets.org

MULTI-MODAL CORRIDORS

Emphasis in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure

Connected pathways and bikeways

Increases ability to use alternative modes to reach destinations

Irvine Multi-Use Path

Transit Oriented Development TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Higher density development Pedestrian friendly 50% reduction in trips during peak hours

TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

Higher density development

Pedestrian friendly

50% reduction in trips during peak hours