partnerships for the total transit system apta multimodal 2013 final 5-5-2013

Partnerships for the

Total Transit System

Ken Zatarain Director Service Planning & Scheduling

TriMet

Portland, OR

TriMet

• Bus, rail, paratransit

• 534 square miles

• 1.5 million residents

• 100 million annual boardings

• 7th highest per capita ridership

land use

How the parts come together

2040 Framework Plan

Centers, Main Streets & Corridors

transit network

How the parts come together

Transit Service Strategy

Transit Service Strategy

Commuter Choice – Lifestyle Choice

land use

transit network

How the parts come together

land use

transit network

street design

How the parts come together

land use

transit network

How the parts come together

• customer information • access to transit • stop amenities • frequency • reliability • safety and security

The Total Transit System

A civilized street

A civilized street…Not

Crossroads Town Center

Narrow Sidewalks

No Sidewalks

No Sidewalks

Pedestrian Network Analysis

Purpose

• Develop methodology • Apply region wide • Conduct field assessments

• Every customer is a pedestrian

• Busiest lines are on arterials

• Arterials are fast and wide

• Speed increases risk

• Walking has many benefits

• People like walking

TriMet Pedestrian Interests

What Makes Transit Work Best?

Best Worst

Density • High • Low

Street Layout • Small blocks

• Grid system

• Long, winding streets

• Dead-ends, cul de sacs

Mix of Uses • Commercial, residential, and office • Single use

Pedestrian

Environment

• Wide sidewalks, buffered from street

• Low volume, slow traffic

• Good lighting

• Well-marked intersections

• Protected crossings

• Narrow sidewalks, along curb

• High volume, fast traffic

• Poor lighting

• No intersection markings

• Long wait times

Site Design • Buildings front street

• Entrances near sidewalk.

• Building set back from street

• Surrounded by parking

Parking • Limited

• Fee

• Abundant

• Free

Tualatin Valley Highway Case Study

• Removed stops • Improved 17 stops • New sidewalks • Two pedestrian crossings

Tualatin Valley Highway Case Study

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Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

Beaverton Regional Center

Walkability Attracts Development …

Making Space into a Place!

• Seniors & people with disabilities • Schools • Bike and pedestrian advocates • Local jurisdictions • Neighborhood associations • Transit riders

Partnerships

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Safety in the Community

Welcoming Bicyclists

Neighborhoods and Transit Riders

East Portland in Motion:

A Five‐Year Implementation Strategy for Active Transportation

Jurisdictional Partnerships

1971 - 2013

Thank You