1 AASHTO: SCOPT/MTAP Winter Meeting METRO Update: Light Rail Operations and the Status of Future Corridors Wulf Grote, P.E. Director, Project Development December 2, 2009

2 High Capacity Transit System

3 High Capacity/Light Rail Transit Funding Sources  57-mile system funding:  Tempe Sales Tax (Prop 400)  Phoenix Sales Tax (Prop 2000)  Mesa General Fund  Glendale Sales Tax – 2001 (Prop 402)  Regional Sales Tax 2004 (Prop 400)  Federal Transit Administration (~40%)

4 20-Mile Light Rail Line

5 Why Did We Select This Corridor First?  Corridor has highest travel demand  High demonstrated bus ridership  Highest employment concentrations  Good residential base  High student population  Corridor contains most special event facilities

6 Light Rail in Street Median

7 Light Rail Vehicle  50 Vehicles  Heat reflective paint  Low E, solar reflective windows  Insulated car bodies to reduce cooling loss  Bicycle racks, wheelchair accessible

8 “Cool Screen” Station  28 stations  Louvers & tensile fabric maximize shade  Benches, art & plants  Chilled water fountains

9 Unique Art at Each Station 19 th Ave and Camelback44 th Street and Washington Roosevelt and Central Dorsey and Apache 1 st Ave and Jefferson

10 Park-and-Ride Locations

11 Future Airport Connection via Sky Train Phase

12 Operations  Frequency –  Weekdays – 10 mins peak hours -20 mins off peak  Saturday - 15 mins peak hours – 20 mins off peak  Sunday and Holiday -20 mins all hours of day  Operations  Monday thru Thursday 4 a.m. – midnight  Friday 4:40 a.m. to 3 a.m. (Sat)  Saturday 4:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. (Sun)  Sunday 4:30 a.m. to midnight

13 Total Average Daily Boardings

14 Average Daily Boardings

15 Intercept Survey Results April 2009  35% never used transit the year before  40% used transit on a weekly basis  45% walked to a METRO station  29% drive and 26% transfer from a bus  40% utilize METRO to/from home for needs other than work or ASU  27% use METRO for work and 12% for ASU  68% of those surveyed had at least 1 car available for their trip

16 Development along 20-mile Route 2004 to Present  $7.4 billion total investment along alignment (planned, under construction, or completed)  $5.9 billion private investment  $1.5 billion public investment  17,000+ residential units  9+ million square ft. commercial  3,200+ hotel rooms $1.4 billion $7.4 billion Light rail investment Non-rail investments

17 High Capacity Transit System

18 Northwest LRT Extension

19 NW LRT Extension Overview  Project Length = 3.2 Miles  Stations = 3  Park-and-Ride = 500 spaces  Construction Cost = $250 million (YOE)  Doesn’t include ROW or design  Funding – City of Phoenix and Regional PTF  No federal funds

20 Northwest LRT Extension Status  Design Completed – April 2009  Real Estate Acquisition – Spring 2010  Construction – Delayed  Construction team under contract  Small street project next summer  Evaluating various funding alternatives, including federal funds

21 Central Mesa LRT Extension

22 Central Mesa Project Highlights  Project Length = 3.1 miles  Cost Estimate = $227M (YOE$)  Funding Sources:  5309 Small Starts = 33%  CMAQ = 15%  Regional PTF = 52%  November 2009 – submitted request to FTA to enter Project Development

23 Tempe South Study Area Tempe South Corridor Study Area

24 Tempe South Corridor Rural Road Bus Rapid Transit

25 Tempe South Corridor Mill Avenue Modern Streetcar

26 Phoenix West Extension High Capacity Transit Alignment in the I-10 median west of I-17 MAG adopted – July 2008

27 Phoenix West Extension 50’ median for future mass transit preserved as part of I-10 completion

28 I-10 Freeway HCT Transition

29 LRT Alternative: I-17 – Jefferson – Washington/Jefferson

30 Bus Rapid Transit BRT: Los Angeles Metro Orange Line

31 Bus Rapid Transit Alternative

32 High Capacity Transit System

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