Local Government Roundtable Session Arlington, Virginia Lawrence Marcus, Bureau Chief Transportation Engineering & Operations

Arlington, Virginia 25.8 sq. miles 215,000 residents and 220,600 jobs 276,000 residents and 308,000 jobs projected by 2040

Transportation Facilities & Services – Expanding Travel Options 1,100 lane-miles 19 miles of HOV lanes 12 miles of Metrorail lines and 11 stations VRE commuter rail Extensive regional and local bus Expanding car-share program with over 80 cars 69 Capital Bikeshare stations 50 miles of multi-use trails 36 miles of on-street bike facilities

Transportation System Users in Arlington Residents Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in VA 46% residents use non-SOV as commute mode Employees Commuting to Arlington Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work. Visitors 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery Over 11,000 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region Through Travelers & Commuters Arlington Residents: Drive Alone Primary Commute Mode – 54% (2007 Arlington State of the Commute) Arlington Residents: Drive Alone Second Only to DC (47%) in Region

Transportation System Use > 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings > 64,000 bus trips > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings > 8,000 car-share members > 200,000 transit-related walking trips

Smart Transportation Management Center

TMC Overview Traffic management Real time data collection Transit management system Pavement management Smart streetlight system

Traffic Management Adaptive control system Real time traffic detection systems Emergency vehicle support system Transit management system Real time traffic monitoring Queue detection system 180 CCTV Cameras

Smart Route Choices Balancing capacity promote safety Three major arterials: Arlington Blvd. (Rt. 50) Lee Highway Columbia Pike Bluetooth technology tracks travel times in corridors Travel times to key destinations displayed on DMSs Messages Amber alerts and incident management Balances capacity Balancing capacity promote safety First urban travel time system in NOVA Providing information to make smart choices for drivers

Smart Streetlight System Central controls Improves roadway safety Reduces power consumption Helps incidents and emergency managements Proactive maintenance system

What's Next?

Transportation System Users in Arlington Residents Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in all VA regions 46% residents use non-SOV as primary commute mode Employees Commuting to Arlington Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work. Visitors 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery Over 11,000 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region Through Travelers & Commuters Arlington Residents: Drive Alone Primary Commute Mode – 54% (2007 Arlington State of the Commute) Arlington Residents: Drive Alone Second Only to DC (47%) in Region

Transportation System Use > 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings > 64,000 bus trips > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings > 8,000 car-share members > 200,000 transit-related walking trips < 50% of all resident and worker trips in the Metro Corridors by SOV

Rendering of Proposed 12th Street Station Rte. 1/Crystal City Streetcar Conversion Location of Planned Alignment Rendering of Proposed 12th Street Station This project involves conversion of the Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway to a Streetcar line that will connect to Columbia Pike Streetcar in Pentagon City – currently working on the environmental analysis joint project with Alexandria scheduled to be completed by May 2013, then we will conduct preliminary engineering in FY2014 followed by design-build, vehicle procurement, and testing estimated to take 4-5 years. Example of Streetcar Elsewhere

Proposed Streetcar Design Columbia Pike Streetcar Proposed Streetcar Design Stop Design Columbia Pike has historically been an important thoroughfare between the District of Columbia and the Pentagon area at its eastern end, and residences and businesses along its route and toward the west. During early planning studies for the Washington Metro system, Columbia Pike was considered as an important radial corridor.

Integrated Corridor Management

Integrated Corridor Management Urban Applications

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