1. Intelligent Transportation Society of Virginia Annual Conference & Exposition May 19-20, 2016

2. Purpose of the Project Improve the mobility of transit users Develop a more efficient transit system Support existing transit-oriented land use Support plans to generate new transit oriented development Provide an attractive alternative for east- west travel

3. Project Description GRTC Pulse is a modern, high quality, high capacity rapid transit system that will serve a 7.6 mile route through the high-density and high-ridership areas along Broad Street to Main Street in the City of Richmond, terminating on the East End at Rocketts Landing and on the West End in Henrico County at Willow Lawn.

4. Corridor Description Route length: 7.6 miles on Broad St., 14 th St. & Main St. Dedicated Bus Only Lanes: 3.2 Miles (Thompson to Foushee and 4 th St. to 14 th St. ) 14 Station Locations: 5 median and 9 curbside

5. Pulse Service Minimum Hours of Operation: Weekdays: 5:30 AM – 11:30 PM Weekends: 6:00 AM – 11:30 PM Service Frequency: Every 10 Minutes On-Peak (7:00 AM – 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Every 15 Minutes Off-Peak Projected Line Travel Time: 29 to 31 Minutes Fare: Same As Local Fare (Currently $1.50) Estimated Daily Ridership: 3,500

6. Where We Are Now VDOT Is Project Manager – Administers project on behalf of GRTC & partners – Manages Design Build construction process Design-Build Team – Lane/STV Team awarded the DB contract: $47,295,500.00 – Currently in Scope Validation & Final Design

7. Who is Lane Construction Corporation and STV Design?

8. 125 Years as the Premier Transportation Contractor Ranked as the No. 1 Highway Contractor (ENR) for the third year in a row. Lane is one of America's leading heavy civil construction companies. Specializes in highways, bridges, mass transit and airport systems, as well as the power and energy sector.

9. STV is a leading, award-winning professional firm offering engineering, architectural, planning, environmental and construction management services. Consistently ranks among the country's top 25 firms in education, corrections, highways, bridges, rail and mass transit. Provides planning, environmental, design, program and construction management, and specialty services for the transportation, design-build, institutional and commercial building, advanced technology, industrial and defense markets.

10. Alexandria BRT Project Example of traffic signal

11. Alexandria BRT Station Example of glass wind screens

12. Route 1 BRT Reduction of utility impacts

13. San Diego Bus Rapid Transit Example of Transit Signal Priority Equipment

14. CATS Blue Line Example of Art-in-Transit

15. Notable Awards Public Outreach – VDOT & Megaprojects, Commonwealth of Virginia Award of Excellence Integrated Communication and the Construction Management Association of America 2013 Project Achievement Award

16. Project Budget Update BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS: TIGER (FTA/USDOT): $24,900,000 City of Richmond: $7,600,000 Henrico County: $400,000 DRPT:$16,900,000 Estimated VDOT/DRPT:$15,116,000 Estimated Total Contributions:$64,916,000 NOTE: The City and Henrico County funding is FIXED. VDOT/DRPT will fund the approved costs beyond the original project budget. VDOT/DRPT are currently finalizing budget. FIXED COSTS: DB Contract: $47,295,500 GRTC Costs: $8,253,107 VDOT: $5,219,954 ADJUSTED BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS: Any approved costs to construct the project as presented to the UDC and Planning Commission that are beyond the original project budget will be funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia through the VDOT and DRPT Six-Year Improvement Plan (SYIP). Additional funding from VDOT/DRPT will consist of state transportation funds that are not allocated to existing projects. VARIABLE COSTS: Project Contingency: 5% Estimated $4,147,439 (Note: Includes Completion Incentives, if awarded, up to $3,250,000)

17. Project Timeline DB Final Design: Now – August 2016 Construction Activities Begin: September/October 2016 Construction Complete; Testing Begins: August 2017 Pulse Operations Begin: October 2017

18. Station Design

20. Interior View

21. 40-Foot BRT Plus CNG

22. Transit Improvements Off-board ticketing Dedicated lanes Signal priority Sidewalk & crosswalk improvements Low floor buses Streamlined transfers

23. Technology Elements of Pulse BRT Intelligent Transportation Systems to provide real- time passenger information, transit signal priority for improved travel times, closed circuit TV for safety and security, emergency phones, and off-board fare collection all through dedicated communications

24. ITS and Signal System Coordination More than an infrastructure project – Only as good as supporting signal systems Transit signal priority – Collaborative stakeholder process – Recent City and County system investments Fiber resource sharing with City of Richmond – Broad Street – Boulevard to 14 th – 14 th Street – Broad to Main

25. Traffic Signal Modifications Physical Infrastructure – 55 Traffic Signals 54 Traffic Signals within City of Richmond – Accommodation of Transit Signal Indications – Additional Equipment for Bus Communications Evaluation of available technologies Operations – Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Fully Actuated Signals Preferable - Additional Cost Signal Retiming - 285 City Traffic Signals Impacted

26. Dedicated Transit Signal

27. Transit Signal Priority Project Requirements TSP or TSP + EVP? Distributed or Centralized Conditional Service Type Compatibility with City’s Econolite Controllers Henrico County – What controller to use? How to coordinate with City of Richmond?

28. Pre-emption vs. Priority Pre-emption – transfer of the normal operation to a special signal control mode – Typically used for Railroad crossings Emergency vehicle passage Requires terminating normal traffic control to provide the service needs of the special task Priority – preferential treatment of a vehicle class over another vehicle class – Typically accomplished without causing drop from coordinated operations – Priority may be accomplished by a number of methods Beginning and end times of greens Phase sequence changes Inclusion of special phases

29. Examples of TSP Benefits Tacoma, WA - Combination of TSP and signal optimization - Reduced delay by 40% Portland, OR (Trimet) - A 10% improvement in travel time and 19% reduction in travel time variability Chicago, IL (PACE) - Average of 15% reduction in running time Los Angeles, CA - Up to 25% reduction in bus travel times Average TSP benefits is in the range of 10% travel time reduction Source: TSP Handbook

30. Typical TSP Architecture

31. TSP Architecture Distributed System – Located at the intersection based on the pre-defined parameters. – Simple structure, but more restricted to capabilities and analysis. Centralized System – Resides at a central location. – More robust, allowing monitoring and adjustments at a central location. – Requires good communication to a central office. Smart Bus Concept – Logic resides on the bus and integrated with the AVL and schedule system.

32. Active TSP Control Options Headway Based – Based on a user-defined threshold. – Attempt to maintain a consistent headway between transit vehicles. – Reduces bunching and giving preference to the vehicles that are falling behind schedule. Schedule Based – Based on the schedule of the bus. – Typically is integrated with the transit vehicles Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Scheduling system. Passenger Loading – Based on occupancy of the bus. – Would grant the priority only if a threshold is met. – Integration with Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) system.

33. Pulse BRT TSP Design Mixed Flow Lanes: Active, Headway Based TSP Dedicated Median Lanes: Dedicated Transit Signal Standards (From Thompson to Foushee) Transition Points: Queue Jump @ Foushee and Thompson

34. Communications System Communications Study – Utilize existing infrastructure (fiber) – Install additional 0.75 miles of fiber infrastructure Physical Infrastructure – Joint Communications Resource GRTC, City DPW, Richmond Police Department – Traffic Signals and BRT

35. Communications Schematic

36. ARRIVING OCTOBER 2017!