The document proposes upgrading the Select Bus Service (SBS) on the Bx6 route in New York City to bus rapid transit (BRT). BRT would improve operations by reducing travel times, attracting more investment to surrounding neighborhoods, and better serving low-income communities along the route. Specifically, BRT could decrease the 56-minute commute on the Bx6 to 39 minutes by using dedicated bus lanes and other features. This upgraded service would provide economic opportunities for residents in Hunts Point and Morrisania, two of the lowest income areas in the city that are underserved by transit.
RV 2014: Complete Streets- From Policy to Implementation by James Cromar and ...Rail~Volution
Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely) AICP CM 2
2 HOUR SESSION
How can you make your complete streets policy a success? How do you translate complete streets into real benefits for the people who are walking, biking and taking public transportation? How do you promote accessibility and connectivity for all -- including people with disabilities -- through design and planning? Hear regional, city and international perspectives from policy to implementation during this complete complete streets workshop.
Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association; Chair, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC
Joseph Iacobucci, Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, Chicago, Illinois
Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC
Dan Gallagher, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina
James Cromar, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Tony Hull, Independent Transportation Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gregory Thompson, Chair, Light Rail Transit Committee of TRB, Tallahassee, Florida
Roxana Ene, Project Manager, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Presentation by Marcelo E. Lascano Kežic of the University of San Martin, Buenos Aires and the University of Buenos Aires.
Delivered on 6 March 2014 to an audience at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) University of Leeds .
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/themes
RV 2014: Complete Streets- From Policy to Implementation by James Cromar and ...Rail~Volution
Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely) AICP CM 2
2 HOUR SESSION
How can you make your complete streets policy a success? How do you translate complete streets into real benefits for the people who are walking, biking and taking public transportation? How do you promote accessibility and connectivity for all -- including people with disabilities -- through design and planning? Hear regional, city and international perspectives from policy to implementation during this complete complete streets workshop.
Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association; Chair, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC
Joseph Iacobucci, Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, Chicago, Illinois
Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC
Dan Gallagher, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina
James Cromar, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Tony Hull, Independent Transportation Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gregory Thompson, Chair, Light Rail Transit Committee of TRB, Tallahassee, Florida
Roxana Ene, Project Manager, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Presentation by Marcelo E. Lascano Kežic of the University of San Martin, Buenos Aires and the University of Buenos Aires.
Delivered on 6 March 2014 to an audience at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) University of Leeds .
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/themes
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Bus Customer Information Systems: MTA ’s BusTime Pilot Program
Presented by Sunil Nair, Senior Director, Bus Customer Information Systems, MTA
MTA BusTime represents a big step forward in how the MTA delivers technology to its customers.
Join MTA’s Sunil Nair for a discussion on the MTA’s new pilot project, currently in operation on the B63 route in Brooklyn. The program uses Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and wireless
communications technology to track the real-time location of buses. Sunil will explain how the MTA developed the system, which allows riders to find the real-time location of buses that will arriveat their stop, and is accessible via a desktop web map, a mobile web site on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or other smartphones, and via SMS on all mobile phones.
NFTA Metro Route Restructuring
Presented by: James Morrell, Manager, Service Planning, NFTA
Hal Morse, Executive Director, Greater Buffalo-Niagara Region Transportation Council
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) implemented a major route restructuring
initiative on October 31, 2010; a plan which required extensive organizational planning and community participation. The restructuring included adjusting service levels to make the entire system more efficient and increase passenger revenues. Buses now run more frequently over the heaviest used routes, and less frequently over lesser-used portions. This presentation will outline the steps needed to restructure service to be more efficient and cost effective.
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A Framework for Traffic Planning and Forecasting using Micro-Simulation Calib...ITIIIndustries
This paper presents the application of microsimulation for traffic planning and forecasting, and proposes a new framework to model complex traffic conditions by calibrating and adjusting traffic parameters of a microsimulation model. By using an open source micro-simulator package, TRANSIMS, in this study, animated and numerical results were produced and analysed. The framework of traffic model calibration was evaluated for its usefulness and practicality. Finally, we discuss future applications such as providing end users with real time traffic information through Intelligent Transport System (ITS) integration.
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Lessons Learned in Transit Efficiencies, Revenue Generation, and Cost Reductions
Presented by: Joel Volinski, Director, National Center for Transit Research, University of South Florida
Over the years, transit systems have responded to budget challenges by becoming more diligent
and creative in developing ways to generate non-traditional revenues and to reduce costs without raising fares or cutting service. Mr. Volinski will discuss a project, first reported on in 1996, whose objective was to collect innovative ideas from transit agencies throughout the country. The ideas collected were then synthesized and redistributed to transit agencies throughout the nation, allowing all agencies to have the potential to replicate successful techniques. Mr. Volinski will also provide a sampling of the 200 successful ideas that have been put in place in dozens of transit agencies across the country.
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Muchos pensadores y filósofos morales actuales también piensan que no son suficiente sólo las medidas legales o judiciales para atajarlos, porque esta corrupción es en esencia un problema de déficit moral y, como tal, la única solución posible es la moralización de la sociedad o regeneración moral de la vida pública y privada que evite la corrupción moral de las personas, el desprestigio social de los responsables públicos y la destrucción del tejido social.
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Luong Minh Phuc, General Director, Urban-Civil Works Construction Investment Management Authority of HCM (UCCI)
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1. Brendan Latimer
To: Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation
From: Brendan Latimer
Re: Transportation Inequality in New York City
Summary
In response to your request for innovative solutions to address transportation inequality in
New York City, this proposal recommends upgraded Select Bus Service (SBS) on the Bx6 route
spanning northern Manhattan to the South Bronx due to the following conclusions:
(I) Bus rapid transit (BRT) improves SBS operations, attracts investment to the
surrounding corridor, and maintains financial cost effectiveness relative to
alternatives.
(II) BRT implementation can transform low-income neighborhoods underserved by
the transit system.
(III) Future reports should investigate financing mechanisms such as tax increment
financing.
Problem Statement
Two-thirds of all New York City residents commuting an hour or more to work both ways earn
less than $35,000 per year (Center for an Urban Future 3). Transit-starved communities correlate
strongly with lower incomes, illustrating the importance of mobility to economic opportunity
(NYU 6)
SBS has made strides in speeding up the bus network and linking populations to jobs, raising
travel times by up to 20% (DOT 9). This success presents an opportunity for the MTA to
continue improving access for low-income workers by committing to the superior operations and
development capabilities of BRT.
Leverage BRT in NYC
BRT Operations Yield Faster Bus Times.
Appendix A illustrates the operational differences of BRT and SBS. BRT center-median
alignments insulate routes from congestion, allow platform-level boarding and, on advanced
BRT routes, enable turnstile payment systems (ITDP 14-23). These added features further reduce
dwell times and accommodate large capacities without compromising average bus speed.
Cleveland’s fully-operational BRT, known as the Healthline, averages speeds of 12.5 miles per
hour, compared to 7.4 miles per hour for SBS, and less than 5 miles per hour for local buses
(Pratt 16).
BRT Attracts Investment While Maintaining Cost Effectiveness
Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway cost $3 billion per mile over nearly a decade of planning
and construction (Pratt 16). In comparison, Cleveland’s entire 5-mile BRT was built in less than
2. Brendan Latimer
two years and cost under $200 million dollars ($30 million per mile) (16). While SBS averages a
lower capital cost of $10 million, BRT attracts private investment along its route by virtue of its
perceived permanence (ITDP “Transit Dollar” Case Studies). Since its inception in 2008, the
Healthline catalyzed $4.3 billion in development, generating $29 for every dollar invested and
completely transforming its blighted industrial core (RTA).
Implement BRT on the local Bx6
Equity
Hunts Point and Morrisania are among the least-mobile neighborhoods on the NYU access-to-
job scale as well as the lowest-income, earning $25,676 and $23,452 per year respectively (NYU
23). Both generate nearly 25,000 riders daily for the local Bx6 (MTA 3)—more than double the
typical American BRT ridership of 12,000 (ITDP-“Transit Dollar” 20). Residents currently face
cross town commutes of 56 minutes on the local Bx6 (see Appendix B) (MTA 6). The most
comparable proposed BRT-- LaGuardia/Woodhaven/Rockaway-- is projected to decrease travel
time by 30% (from 65 minutes to 45) (Pratt 21). For the Bx6 this translates to a BRT cross-town
commute of 39 minutes.
Transformative Potential
BRT on the Bx6 would provide a high-speed link for 22,482 workers from Morrisania, Melrose,
and Lower Concourse to Hunts Point Produce Market’s 24,481 labor force (Pratt 39). BRT’s 17
minute time savings grants Morrisania commuters tri-state access to 107,000, 185,000, and
137,000 more jobs in Hospitality, Health Care, and Retail respectively (RPA)—three of the
fastest growing sectors in the Bronx (NYS Comptroller 2). Fast, frequent service increases
commercial foot traffic and access to landmarks such as Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx
Borough Courthouse, and Yankee Stadium. Moreover, easy transfers to the only walkable Metro
North station in the Morrisania area would “[constitute] a tremendous step towards intermodal
connectivity” (54, 56), mitigating difficult reverse commutes to Connecticut suburbs.
Physical Feasibility
Using the 2014 BRT Standard Scorecard, as well as consulting with MTA planners working on
the Bx6 SBS evaluation, this report scored the Bx6 a Bronze-standard BRT candidate.
Specifically, center-median bus lanes and stations are feasible at each one of its busiest
checkpoints-- Hunts Point, Yankee Stadium and Grand Concourse, and Washington Heights.
Funding and Future Implementation
MTA and DOT should commission a study to determine the viability of tax increment financing
(TIF) on the Bx6 corridor as part of a detailed future implementation plan. TIF taxes a portion of
anticipated increase in property value derived from transit projects and reinvests into the transit
line, managing gentrification, while providing a self-sustaining revenue stream (O’Sullivan 10).
Works Cited
3. Brendan Latimer
Giles, David. "Behind the Curb." Center for an Urban Future (2011): 3.
"Select Bus Service." NYC Department of Transportation (2013): 9.
"Mobility and Equity for New York's Transit-Starved Neighborhoods: The Case for Full-
Featured Bus Rapid Transit." Pratt Center for Community Development (2013): 16+.
"The BRT Standard." Institute for Transportation and Development Policy(2014): 14+.
"RTA Healthline Fact Sheet." Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority(n.d.): n. pag. Web
Dec. 2015.
Hook, Walter, Stephanie Lotshaw, and Annie Weinstock. "More Development for Your Transit
Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American Transit Corridors." Institute for Transportation and
Development Policy (2013): 20.
"Sustainable Communities in the Bronx: Leveraging Rail for Access, Growth and
Opportunity." Bronx Department of City Planning (2014): 54-56.
"Bx6 South Bronx Crosstown Select Bus Service." MTA & NYCDOT (2015): 4-6.
Kabak, Benjamin. "Second Ave. Sagas." Second Avenue Sagas RSS. N.p., 13 Nov. 2013.
O'Sullivan, Katie. "Land Value Capture for Mass Transit Finance." University at Albany-
SUNY (2014): 10.
Kabak, Benjamin. "Second Ave. Sagas." Second Ave Sagas RSS. N.p., 13 Nov. 2009.
"An Economic Snapshot of the Bronx." NYS Office of the Comptroller (2013): 2.
"Fragile Success: Taking Stock of the New York Metropolitan Region (Interactive
Map)." Regional Plan Association (2014): n. pag. Web.
APPENDIX A
(Source: ITDP; secondavenuesagas.com