This document summarizes a presentation about alternatives for improving transit along the Peoria/Riverside corridor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It discusses the project background and need, public involvement process, options for implementing bus rapid transit along the corridor including station concepts and operating characteristics, and next steps. Capital and operating cost estimates are provided for implementing bus rapid transit along the corridor.

1. Peoria/Riverside Alternatives Analysis Briefing
City of Tulsa Transportation Advisory Board
December 4, 2012

2. Project Background
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3. Tulsa Transit Ridership by Route
FY12 Ridership
105 458,559
222 315,269
101 260,717
112 190,378
210 171,187
221 166,885
100 161,348
114 134,342
111 130,885
251 130,593
203 126,842
215 113,795
117 89,823
318 86,605
118 80,434
471 48,808
306 47,542
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4. Adopted Regional Transit
System Plan (October 2011)
Peoria/Riverside
Corridor
20.2 Miles
Residents: 56,000 (1 in 7)
Jobs: 52,000 (1 in 5)
5,700 TOTAL daily trips
to/from downtown (13%)
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5. Major Activity Centers
Downtown Tulsa Tech
St. John & Hillcrest
Utica
Square
Blair Property Park
Cherry Street
Mabee Center/ORU Brookside
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6. PlaniTulsa Comprehensive Plan
The Big “T”
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7. Trip Destinations
Destinations for All trips on Route 105 Destinations for Work trips on Route 105
Source: INCOG Ridership Survey, Jan. 2010
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8. Ride Check Survey
• April 24-26, 2012
(Tuesday – Thursday)
• 9 Routes surveyed
• Survey included 64% of total
ridership, of which 25% was on
Route 105 (Peoria)
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9. Ride Check Survey
• Major stops at Pine, DAS, 41st
Street, 61st Street, and 81st
Street
• 4,000+ benefitting riders
• 20% flag stops (5% of riders)
Grouping On Board + Boardings
N Peoria + S Peoria 1,681
N Peoria + Downtown 2,819
S Peoria + Downtown 3,728
All Segments 4,114
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10. Public Involvement
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11. Public Involvement
Steering Committee Initial Meeting (June)
Initial round of public meetings
July 16th & 17th
Targeted Neighborhood Outreach
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12. Public Involvement
985 postcards sent to Businesses
72 Personal Letters to Neighborhood Leaders
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13. Public Involvement
Big Ideas for Public Comments
• We need to ensure service for
North Tulsa.
• Be conscious of where bus stops
are placed.
• Better frequencies.
• Outreach to North Tulsa
churches.
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14. Bus Rapid Transit
Branded Buses Off-Board Fare Collection
Enhanced Boarding Platforms Passenger Information
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15. Operating Characteristics for Bus
Rapid Transit
Service & Amenities Options
• Less Time between buses:
– 10 minutes in peak periods
– 15 minutes in off-peak
• 6am to 8pm Service Hours
• Low Floor, CNG Fueled Buses
• Traffic Signal Priority for Buses
• Passenger Shelters and Benches
• Next Bus Arrival Signs
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Amenities
• Branded Stops and Vehicles
• Stops Spaced Blocks ½-mile to 1 mile
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16. The Spur – Ft. Worth, TX
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17. The Spur Line – Ft. Worth, TX
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18. The Spur Line – Ft. Worth, TX
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19. Shelters & Passenger Information
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20. Stop Types
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21. Menu Exercise
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22. Recommendations
Geography
• Preferred limits from E.
66th St N. to E. 81st St S.
Alignment & Stations
• Connection to DAS via 6th
Street
• Alignment Options:
• Peoria Ave vs. Utica Ave. (from
E 6th ST to E 21st ST)
• Multiple station platform
shelter footprints & amenity
options
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23. Recommendations
• Technology & Infrastructure
– Pedestrian improvements needed
surrounding stations
– Traffic signal priority, real-time
arrival, automated ticket vending at
select locations
• Operating Conditions
– M-F: 5:30am – 8:30pm; 10 minute
peak / 15-min off-peak frequency
– Only local service on Saturday &
Sunday (no BRT)
• Funding
– Capital: 50/50 Federal/Local, FTA
Very Small Starts (VSS) or TIGER
Grants
– Operations: Local funding
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24. Connecting to the Existing
Route System
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25. Station Concept Examples
•12 ft Concrete platform
•Benches and/or leaning rails
•Bicycle racks, trash cans
•Branded, BRT signage and passenger information
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26. Station Concept Examples
• 20 ft Concrete platform
•Station canopy and structural framing support
•LED lighting beneath station canopy
•Benches and / or leaning rails, bicycle racks, trash cans
•Branded, BRT signage and passenger information
•Allowance for public art incorporated into amenities
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27. Station Concept Examples
•35 ft Concrete platform
•Station canopy and structural framing support
•LED lighting beneath station canopy
•Benches and / or leaning rails, bicycle racks, trash cans
•Branded, BRT signage and passenger information
•Allowance for public art incorporated into amenities
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28. Station Improvement Levels
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29. Station Example - Enhanced
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30. Station Example - Improved
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31. Station Example - Local
Local
Example
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32. Conceptual Station Area
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33. Capital & Operating Cost Estimates
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34. The Challenge
5% of MTTA Operating Budget ($900k)
Very Small Starts
Project Proposal
At least 3,000 benefiting riders
10 min. headways during peak/15 off peak
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35. Capital & Operating Costs
Preliminary Capital Cost: $20 – 25M*
Potential 50%-80% share from Federal Transit
Administration
Preliminary Annual Operations costs:
$750,000 to $1.5 Million*
*Cost estimate subject to change as project
progresses into preliminary engineering
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36. Next Steps
 November 9 – Peoria Alternatives Analysis Steering Committee #2
• December 4 – Presentation to the City of Tulsa Transportation
Advisory Board
• January 7 and 8, 2013 – 2nd Round of Public Meetings (feedback on
Locally Preferred Alternative)
• February 2013 – Steering Committee Selects Locally Preferred
Alternative
• March 2013 – Endorsement of LPA by MTTA Board, INCOG
Transportation Policy Committee and Tulsa City Council
• Summer 2013 – Submit application for funding to Federal Transit
Administration (contingent on local funding commitment)
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37. Questions & Discussion
James Wagner, AICP Viplav Putta
Transportation Projects Coordinator Transportation Planning & Programs Manager
INCOG INCOG
(918) 579-9447 (918) 579-9421
jwagner@incog.org vputta@incog.org
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