Columbia Pike Service Evaluation

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1 Columbia Pike Service Evaluation Arlington County TAC Briefing January 16, 2018 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

2 Columbia Pike Service Evaluation Overview Corridor Context Public Engagement Service Recommendations Next Steps Discussion Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 2

3 Overview Vision Build on 2016 Arlington County and Fairfax County Transit Development Plans Respond to Arlington County s desire to provide premium transit service Provide frequent service Ensure routes reflect travel patterns and simplify service complexity Allow for June 2018 implementation of first phase Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 3

4 Corridor Context Approximately 17,000 weekday boardings 11 existing 16-line routes: 16A,B,E,J,P Columbia Pike 16G,H,K Columbia Hts West-Pentagon City 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon 16X Columbia Pike-Federal Triangle (DC) 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square (DC) Routes diverge on both ends East end: DC, Pentagon, Pentagon City West end: Annandale, Columbia Heights West, Culmore, Skyline City Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 4

5 Corridor Context Most Metrobus riders travel to and/or from stops directly on Columbia Pike Only about 14% of weekday boardings are from stops in Arlington and Fairfax counties that are not on Columbia Pike DC-bound service outperforms all other morning peak destinations Approximately 44% of all Columbia Pike Metrobus alightings during morning peak are in DC (16X and 16Y) High volume of bus-to-rail transfers at Pentagon and Pentagon City An additional 32% of AM Peak alightings are at these two stations, where many transfer to Metrorail Notable volume of bus-to-bus transfers Many transfers between variations of 16-line service Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 5

6 Public Engangement Process supplemented Arlington County TDP efforts Engaged other stakeholders beyond those targeted during Arlington County TDP development 09/17: rider surveys conducted as part of Metrobus SOGO outreach in summer 2017: 16ABJP: 1,781 survey responses 16GHK: 1,721 survey responses Corridor total: 3,502 survey responses Majority of riders support proposed changes 08/21/17: public meeting Arlington Mill Center 09/26/17: public hearing Metro Headquarters Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 6

7 Service Recommendations Existing Service Line routes serving the corridor: Daily 16A,B,E,J,P Columbia Pike 16G,H,K Columbia Hts West-Pentagon City Peak Periods 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon 16X Columbia Pike-Federal Triangle (DC) 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square (DC) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 7

8 Service Recommendations G Phase 1 G Restructure service from 11 routes to six primary routes: Daily 16A Columbia Pike-Pentagon 16G,H Columbia Pike-Pentagon City 16X Columbia Pike-Pentagon-Federal Triangle (DC)* Peak Periods 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square (DC) Maintain existing 16L and 16Y peak services *16X extension to Federal Triangle (DC) peak periods only G Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 8

9 Service Recommendations G G Phase 2 G Maintain six primary routes; provide transfer-free connection to Crystal City: Daily 16A Columbia Pike-Pentagon 16G,H Columbia Pike-Pentagon City-Crystal City 16X Columbia Pike-Pentagon-Federal Triangle (DC)* Peak Periods 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square (DC) Consideration to add 26A weekend service in Fairfax County *16X extension to Federal Triangle (DC) peak periods only G Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 9

10 Service Recommendations M M Phase 3 M Arlington County TDP recommendation implementation: Daily 16M Crystal City-Skyline City 16A Columbia Pike-Pentagon 16X Columbia Pike-Pentagon-Federal Triangle (DC)* Peak Periods 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square (DC) Future consideration for additional DC service (16Z; increase 16X and 16Y span) M M M *16X extension to Federal Triangle (DC) peak periods only Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 10

11 Service Recommendations Summary 16A 16B 16E 16G 16H 16J 16K 16L 16M 16P 16X 16Y Existing Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 11

12 Service Recommendations Transit Stations Consolidated Stops Arlington County Transit Stations Arlington County TDP envisions investment in new transit stations along Columbia Pike Approved by the county in 2015 Construction of the 23 stations is expected to proceed in phases through 2021 Metro recommends phased implementation of limited service (16A and 16X) as stations become available, to be coordinated with Arlington County Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 12

13 Next Steps Continued Coordination with Arlington County and Fairfax County staff: Arlington County transit station program Fairfax County bus stop strategies Future phase implementation Branding and Marketing Strategy Development Customer Information Strategy Development Route and schedule information Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 13

14 Appendix Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 14

15 Appendix Existing Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 15

16 Appendix Phase 1 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 16

17 Appendix Phase 2 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 17

18 Appendix Phase 3 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 18