Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension City of Reno Council Meeting April 29, 2015

Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” ― Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American CitiesJane JacobsThe Death and Life of Great American Cities Let’s make this a great Street, RTC is here to listen

Overall Project Map Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension – Project Location Map 1 Project!

Purpose and Need of Project Needs:  Improve transit connections/capacity to & from UNR  Safety  Eliminate accessibility barriers  Support for non-motorized modes  Poor roadway condition Purpose:  Walkable communities  Connect UNR to Downtown/Midtown  Extend RTC RAPID to UNR  Support economic development  State of good repair

Schedule Final Design FTA Project Development (Small Starts), Preliminary Engineering, Environmental Revenue Service 2019 WE ARE HERE

Public Outreach Schedule 2015 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec RTC Board Reno City Council Community Working Group & Technical Advisory Committee Community Information Meetings One-on-One Meetings* Web Updates* Preliminary Design *One-on-one stakeholder meetings, Speakers Bureau, and website updates will be scheduled as needed/as requested April 14 & 15, % Preferred Local Alternative

Midtown Area Map Stewart St Moran St Cheney St E Taylor St Arroyo St Martin Ave Caliente St St Lawrence Ave Tahoe St

Midtown Concepts  RAPID Stop Improvements  Wider Sidewalks  Bulb-Outs  Road Diet – Vassar Street to Mt. Rose Street  Public Spaces  Center Street Pedestrian Plaza  Lighting Improvements  Landscaping & Street Trees  Bicycle Facility Connections

Midtown Concepts Stewart Street to Vassar Street Virginia Street Corridor Investment Plan Pedestrian Access Route American with Disabilities Act of 1990 PRELIMINARY FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY

Sidewalk Concepts

Bicycle Network Link UNR to Midtown with bike facilities Bike facility on Evans/Sinclair Share the Road signage on Virginia Improved E-W bike access Off-street bike parking & way finding signage Evans Ave Bike Facility Existing Holcomb Bike Route

Midtown Bicycle Improvements Existing Bike Lane on Holcomb

Planned Bike Path on Evans Planned Evans Bike Path (2014/2015 Construction)

RTC RAPID Extension Area Map Potential Roundabouts/Gateways 4 th Street Station

UNR Area Proposed Elements  RAPID Transit Stations  UNR Gateway  Landscaping  Intersection Improvements  Bike Lanes  Potential Bus/Bike Only Lanes

What is Accomplished  Virginia Street Corridor Investment Plan Accepted  Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Project Development Approved  Early Data Gathering  Midtown History Project  Approval of UNR Master Plan  $5.6M Funds Approved ($27.35M+ Total Project Estimate)  Project Website:

Next Steps  Second Community Information Meetings, July 2015  What we heard, presentation of concept revisions  Federal requirements  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  Effects on historic properties (Section 106)  Locally preferred alternative  FTA Small Starts grant application (Sept 2015) Osen - Dodge Building, Courtesy Jerry Fenwick

What We Heard Community Information Meetings 4/14 & 4/15 Bike lanes or Cycle Track instead of curbside parking through Midtown Center raised medians for landscaping, art, slowing traffic Parking lots Eliminate center turn lane (one lane each direction only) Next steps: Develop additional concepts based on public input.

Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension Howard L. Riedl RTC Senior Engineer 1105 Terminal Way, Suite Project Website: