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10 <br /> 1 • Transit & the Environment <br /> 2 • Discussion <br /> 3 <br /> 4 The Triangle Will Be A Growth Leader (graph) <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Lessons from Seattle-Tacoma and Minneapolis-St Paul <br /> 7 • Multiple transit providers <br /> 8 • Several modes of transit <br /> 9 • The right "transit tool" differs from one corridor to another <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul metro: 3.5 million people (photo) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Seattle-Tacoma metro: 3.7 million people (photo) <br /> 14 <br /> 15 How These Communities Decided Which Mode Goes Where <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Key To Travel Markets: Density of Jobs and Housing <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Mode Profile: Conventional Bus <br /> 20 Where It Works: <br /> 21 • All major roadways, arterials, collector streets, and some neighborhood streets <br /> 22 • Demand for service every 20 to 60 minutes at rush hour <br /> 23 • Trip Intensities of 10-35 trips/acre <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Operating Characteristics: <br /> 26 • Operates in mixed traffic with cars <br /> 27 • Stop spacing: every 1/4 mile to every 1/2 mile <br /> 28 • Typically 40-foot bus <br /> 29 • Avg speed at rush hour: 6-12 mph, depending on traffic conditions <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Mode Profile: Bus Rapid Transit <br /> 32 Where It Works: <br /> 33 • Major roadways and urban arterials within bus-only lanes, with limited travel in mixed <br /> 34 traffic. 60-foot articulated buses do not fit on neighborhood streets and some collector <br /> 35 streets. <br /> 36 • Demand for service every 10-30 minutes at rush hour <br /> 37 • Trip intensities of 20-75 trips/acre <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Operating Characteristics: <br /> 40 • Operates mostly in dedicated bus lanes <br /> 41 • Stop spacing: every 1/2 mile to every 1 mile <br /> 42 • Articulated buses for busway-only service, 40-ft bus for buses that use part of busway <br /> 43 • Avg speed at rush hour: -14 mph in recent USA installations <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Mode Profile: Light Rail Transit <br /> 46 Where It Works: <br /> 47 • Dedicated tracks in separate right-of-way or rail-only segment of major roadways <br /> 48 • Demand for service every 5 to 15 minutes at rush hour <br /> 49 • Trip intensities of 50-100+ trips/acre <br />