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Cotton Belt-PS090123 Cotton Belt Corridor Strategy Meeting January 23, 2009 1 relaI I - te The Metropolitan I Transportation Plan W fi : i Legend ' ` McKinney '+ — Light Rail • r .Fes. „, -- Light Rail - New Technology i _ — Regional Rail Tares MOro - - - Regional Rail- Special Events Only A (Seeaal Events ONy) Leke • Existing Rail Corridors i , - — Highways ' w :I ,lam Fort Worth CBD Dallas CBD _ 1- i ” p pi �h \ .! 9 1 RaOh al FmN h- D* :�n Intercity design 'ooe Dents s' � M Mann. m F ro Regional loassenger a. Fotight Rat der Obes Road UNT \ BBlhedtoar .� a ma tennorogy a. alignment Fmme Fag All ex ng n n wa hoed be n In. for r eeeenpotent. r lna Calm Be Cord. tonne Derr nlem.. b Neve ena�pM Eon and de o w n I s bhc ' Ix ticm rp brtaEOn needs and do not raped ific �nme " \ poBT IndsOn naEEmoroabvcwra Song rwrowadw vreregion. Mdlothian \.. N'a" v :M geae rrr a". nx, A grade T. F." nMre Wd. vie owes CBD. Fen worth \. a aDWev rtl'. eerdce wtllM bemonlwstl. .pamn need. b Me Da centers ( ebur NMan cn & b fla, L at g vaeev g meet _ val n nan ... enoM a al an. vier see venglgone. needed p an. .. .ww 397 Additional Rail Miles „ F a here earns. $9.6 Billion Ones - --- -- tllpmm�t vemtlr le�NMegy comewey me sb %ng. 1 NORTHTEXAS li e Rd I , r11• , . Untle•, Cnr1,111, , ,Ilion Legend / = - / j 1 — Existing Service. Programmed Projects ' I', ,1 MoNnne .... and Projects Under Development — Projects Pending Attemative Funding / r 1 j j _ Cotton Belt- Potential Fading through F L 4 Public Private Partnership A I 4 ,.l1 .. Existing Rail Cumdors — Highways ' $ Cotton Belt Lme . L Lawn Line } r Fort Worm CBD Dallas CBD — - \ �^ _ •' �� ) BNSF Lew ' \'\ IWW I� i � \ T � �>�� -.rah, .. alai .iii UPRR Lirw S Corm s Lhw . PCY'c design ig n end i P r harae«igkss a'. / �'� I / , 'Y Int se ngera a 'v *sterns rn rhrRtg eawexy ev W axe w ` 1Midlomlan Line are / necessary Eeterr,me techndPoY ementn Future aai k MU M / n sa aybmade development and n /i1 *+ �� ", \l Waxahachie Line �' w d Ntaune Urrer� i tinge m should �---I— C The ne • e wim.rn.mn. n iron. a e an., D allas DI M �ed separation centers will be . 1 215 Rail Miles Pendint; First Meeting Summary Unified Regional Approach DART Studying Vehicle Technology Not Set in Stone Alignment Station Locations Termini Vehicle Type 4 2 Potential Cotton Belt Corridor Vehicle fir « 1, �; � Fry s. ,, 0Viii 1 ; ___ .., . 1 Corridor Overview Approx. 45 miles with 17 Stations Open in 2013 Population - 328,000 Households - 134,000 Estimated 2030 Ridership - 13,600 Top Corridor Employers DFWIA - 32,000 Radio Shack - 3,300 Perot Systems - 2,700 6 3 Cotton Belt Corridor - Fort Worth to Richardson/Plano/East ti i f L.4 A 4 us A gAe I H.) Ca. A en ae ey of, aulyei roy age V sp 189 E 1 . lee a k ( Collin Denton .s.j. 0 'kph _Se 11 c.s.r . Roan. Synergy ParldUTD w Top, v C 4 170 A er 44 -i . 43 -valraio7 k.r T - ot -- Cassel 711 13FW Airportalorth n; ... 1 ..0,1 M Grapaelno/Ma St R ' . . R w. John McCain ' - 0 4 ri Law MI T • 0 % rri 0..v., --- El ii 2: .1. 1 Ci o . , hfield ,221 Smit [1 Eieese .. Iron Horse Beef. E Haltom Crty/ NCI El US 377 Wt73. F., edylee AL leach St ' , r 11 6. lark araltiasr f 1 ' 3 23 d St ,A R ii Tarrant Dallas c A — CD ea •Is. 13 EH 199 FT tr friiii n .. - ir-t vs, Draft Work Prog Goal: Prepare for Environmental Analysis Initial Alternatives Future Conditions Costs Revenues Recommendations 8 4 Cotton Belt Corridor Study DRAFT eA,1We O rl2009 01722009 ah3,2009 pe4,2000 Proje t/ Nov I pe ,lei qp My Apr I MeY I An ,y q�p p Mp t p Project/Conldor D&lnitlon Data Collection - Development /Evaluation of Corridor Attematim _. ._. - __......_..1._.._.... .....____....___,_._..._.,. ... Travel Demand/Ridership Modeling Cost Estimates Revenue Options - - Corridor Report - Coordination DRAFT Wed 121119 111041 Regional Railroad Crossing Banking Program Rail Crossing Safety in Texas > o _ Texas is currently #1 in the Nation in railroad �� i n crossing fatalities and #2 in the Nation in 4 4. ( trespass fatalities* (According to FRA il statistics) per r Union Pacific at f" Street Near Downtown Fort Worth Current Industry Goal: To open 1 New Crossing = Closing 2 Existing Crossings BNSF Rail Line at 4th Street in Fort Worth - Program permits local governments to exchange Closed in 2003 credits for grade crossings For more information: Grade separation counts as a closure Rebekah Karasko Senior Planner rkarasko@nctcoq 10 817.695.9258 x258 5 Sustainable Development Initiatives NCTCOG Program Program Goals Mockingbird Station Respond to local land use initiatives g Complement rail investments 1011 Reduce VMT Promote economic development Downtown Plano Station $81.4M total awarded for 2001 & 2005 $40.0M RTR funds in 2009 Call for projects meeting on Monday, January 26 f.1 - Karla Weaver, AICP kweaver(Wnctcoc.gg 11 (817)808-2376 http: /lwww nctcog.orgttrans /programs /su stdev. asp Questions & Comments Tom Shelton, P.E., AICP Senior Program Manager Streamlined Project Delivery tshelton @nctcog.org (817) 704 -5633 Kevin Feldt, AICP Chad Edwards Program Manager Program Manager Streamlined Project Delivery Transit Planning kfeldt@nctcog.org cedwards @nctcog.org (817) 704 -2529 (817) 608 -2358 12 6 / Cotton Belt Corridor Corridor Information Corridor Social Statistics Overview Overview Cotton Belt Line Fort Worth to Richardson /Plano /East Population 328,310 Length (approx. miles) 45 Number of Households 134,045 Start Year of Service 2013 Population below Poverty Level 6.7% Forecasted Ridership (2030) 13,642 Households on Public Assistance 9.2% Mode ... Regional Rail, West; Light Rail -New Technology, East (New vehicle technology may be used to span entire corridor) Race and Age Corridor Owner DART African - American 4.1% Corridor Evaluation Moderate density freight use with Hispanic- Origin 19.2% fair /poor track infrastructure American Indian 0.5% Level of Freight Usage Light to Moderate Asian /Pacific Islander 6.1% Track Improvements Upgrade existing track Seniors 65 Years and Older 7.4% Minors 14 Years and Younger 21.6% Costs Population with Female Head of Household 9.2% Population with Disability 5.6% at millions) Capital Operation Total Corridor Population Density (persons per square mile) 2,254 Cost Cost Cost Regional Population Density (persons per square mile) 983 Present Value $724 $15 $739 Housing ($, 2008) Housing Units Built between 1950 and 1970 27.6% Actual Cost $784 $466 Housing Units Built after 1970 70.0% ($, 2008 -2030) $1,250 Cost Per Mile $16 Costs will be modified in Top 5and Other Major Employers ($, 2008) subsequent studies Dallas /Fort Worth International Airport 32,000 Employees Stations Radio Shack Corporation 3,337 Employees Perot Systems 2,732 Employees Number of Stations 17 AT &T Inc (Former SBC Communications Inc) 2,140 Employees Average Station Spacing (approx. miles) 3 University of Texas at Dallas 2,064 Employees List of Stations' (* = existing station) Stockyard /23rd Street 23rd Street - Decatur Avenue Sprint Nextel (Formerly Sprint PCS Mary Key Cosmetics Inc —HQ Beach Street Meacham Boulevard - Beach Street Call Center) Halliburton Energy Services Haltom City /US 377 US 377 - Glenview Drive Baylor Regional Medical center at St Microelectronics Iron Horse SH 820 Iron Horse Drive Grapevine Triad Financial Corporation Smithfield Main St - Smithfield Road Hewlett– Packard AT &T (Cingular Wireless LIC) Dallas Semiconductor Pizza Hut Headquarters John McCain SH 26 - John McCain Road Grapevine /Main St Dallas Road - Grapevine Main Street Land Use Data DFW Airport North BUS 114 - Terminal NB Coppell Belt Line Road - MacArthur Boulevard Downtown Carrollton Belt Line Road - IH 35E Josey /Keller Springs Keller Springs Road - Josey Lane Addison /Prestonwood /Knoll Trail Arapaho Road - Knoll Trail 26% Preston Rd /SH 289 Keller Springs Road - Preston Rd 32% Renner Village McCallum Boulevard - Dickerson Street Synergy Park Synergy Park Boulevard - KCS Railroad Custer Renner Road - Custer Parkway Bush Turnpike" Bush Turnpike - Plano Road Headways/Trave/ Time (minutes) 1 s .1' Peak Time (6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) 20 23% Off Peak Time (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) 40 El Residential 0 Commercial Rail Corridor Travel Time 64 ❑Other ❑Vacant Land State Political Subdivsions Senate: House of Representatives: Notes: Florence Shapiro, District 8 Brian McCall, District 66; Rafael Anchia, District 103; 1. Stations listed are at general vicinity locations for modeling purposes only and Chris Harris, District 9 Jerry Madden, District 67; Lon Burnam, District 90; will be refined in later corridor specific studies. Wendy Davis, District 10 Kelly Hancock, District 91; Todd Smith, District 92; 2. The demographic information is based on Census 2000. Major Employers are Jane Nelson, District 12 Vicki Truitt, District 98; Charlie Geren, District 99; based on NCTCOG major employers at http: / /www.nctcoq.orq iris/ John J. Carona, Districtl6 Carol Kent, District 102; Linda Harper - Brown, demographics /maiemp.asp. The statistics represent information within a 1 -mile District 105; Angie Chen Button, District 112; Will buffer around the corridor. Hartnett, District 114; Jim Jackson, District 115 3. Land use data is based on NCTCOG 2005 land use within a 1 -mile buffer, the categories are aggregated. Prepared by Transit System Planning Transportation Department C I North Central Texas Council of Governments December 2008 Cotton Belt Corridor - Shady Oak Point Shores Little Elm' Fort Worth to Richardson /Plano /East � MMcKinney Frisco Lakewood Village Clark Corinth , Hackberry nfh La Dallas Argyle Hick° Creek Allen Corral City. Copper Canyon Highland Village ' The Colony 1;73; Justin Northlake Bartonville _ 5 m 127 _ 7 Double Oak �. —� Denton L \lle Hebron O Collin Plnno Bush F lower Mound 21 Turnpike \ id Synergy Custer .. C P rk/UTD � .• : , . Roanoke 40— Trophy Club 50 ' 1 j ,^ reston - .t 11 ,l .. X 1 70 Westlake eller. : � / _ L] •r ga SFl _ Connell . X r ^ . Addi .. a _' - r Hasler C p , . , . w PR Villa Sournlake DFW NOrt Airport 'f° - Q ,� 1 p � ' � - • tl yR Richardson !.-� o wn E dis o n /: C. Grapevine /Mai St a : II r Prestonwood/ i on fli I Keller 50 .1 Farmers Knoll Trail John McCain ♦ P � r Branch Ly / . a �'� Grapevine tsri Q p ! North -$ DFWAlnort / PR Richland Terminal A/8• Dallas Watauga Hills \ - REM R , i / f 50 :aglnaw Smithfieit ii _ caleyvine Euless ® t ®a Iron Horse , rc: ; Bedford ,_ 97 g UniversityP 4 360 !Mn - Haltom City/ 8ZO US 377 • Hurst 183 \ d JO . :.. Highland Beach St 2,, Q ` ` .: )0 26 Hichland Hills .'0 __: �` _. ___ :. —____— — , , 78 it ,1,7,.. , �1.� Halto City 10 r. SR m s yftkyarc� eo ' ; 23rd St Tarrant Dallas � 5 . fill . 199 a r Fort Worth Grand Prams ^ fii 180 [] 1i., e _. . Cockrell Hill i PR * l + PR to gn Southwest -to- Northeast ' °g° Arlin * / Cotton Belt Extension to Sycamore School Road gtonGardens Stations identified on map symbolize general location used in southwest Fort Worth for planning purposes and do not represent specific alignments. ,....- Kennedale II .__- -- -= l Hutchins Legend Residential Other Uses Under Constructio Single Family - Large Stadium / Parking (CBD) Multi - Family Transportation Vacant Mobile Homes Roadway r,„- - - - -- - Other Rail Line y Group Quarters Utilities Station Location IV' Commercial Airport IIIII County Boundary - Institutional Runway gh ways Office Parks Recreation 0 1 2 Hi Miles Retail = Landfill INICI N Hotel Motel Flood Control Note: DFW Airport Terminal A/B E " provides an access to Dallas- / ' \ Industrial Water ' Fort Worth International Corridor Location Map s Parking Garage = Expanded Parking Airport. 1/2.- Cotton Belt Corridor - East Corridor Information Corridor Social Statistics Overview Overview Cotton Belt East .. DFW Airport North to Richardson /Plano /East Population 178,511 Length (approx. miles) 23 Number of Households 80,215 Start Year of Service 2013 Population below Poverty Level 6.2% Forecasted Ridership (2030) 10,550 Households on Public Assistance 9.8% Mode Light Rail -New Technology (New vehicle technology may be used to span entire corridor) Race and Age Corridor Owner DART African - American 5.0% Corridor Evaluation fair /poor track infrastructure Hispanic- Origin 16.4% Level of Freight Usage Light American Indian 0.5% Track Improvements Upgrade existing track Asian /Pacific Islander 8.4% Seniors 65 Years and Older 7.2% Minors 14 Years and Younger 19.2% Costs Population with Female Head of Household 8.2% Population with Disability 4.4% ($ millions) Capital Operation Total Corridor Population Density (persons per square mile) 2,163 Cost Cost Cost Regional Population Density (persons per square mile) 983 Present Value $465' Housing ($, 2005) *Cost taken from DART Housing Units Built between 1950 and 1970 17.7% — 2030 Transit System Plan Actual Cost Housing Units Built after 1970 82.3% ($, 2008 -2030) _ Costs will be modified in Cost Per Mile subsequent studies $18 Top 5and Other Major Employers ($, 2005) Dallas /Fort Worth International Airport 32,000' Employees Stations Perot Systems 2,732 Employees AT &T Inc (Former SBC Communications Inc) 2,140 Employees Number of Stations 10 University of Texas at Dallas 2,064 Employees Average Station Spacing (approx. miles) 2 U.S. Postal Service 1,600 Employees List of Stations' (* = existing station) DFW Airport North BUS 114 - Terminal A/B Dallas Semiconductor State Farm Automobile Insurance Coppell Belt Line Road - MacArthur Boulevard Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc -- HQ Company Downtown Carrollton Belt Line Road - IH 35E Halliburton Energy Services GE Automation Services Inc Josey /Keller Springs Keller Springs Road -Josey Lane St Microelectronics IBM Corporation Addison /Prestonwood /Knoll Trail... Arapaho Road - Knoll Trail At &T (Cingular Wireless LIC Alliance Data Systems Corporation Preston Rd /SH 289 Keller Springs Road - Preston Rd Pizza Hut Headquarters McKesson Corporation /Data Proc- Renner Village McCallum Boulevard - Dickerson Street Land Use Data Synergy Park Synergy Park Boulevard - KCS Railroad Custer Renner Road - Custer Parkway Bush Turnpike* Bush Turnpike - Plano Road 2A Headways/Trave/ Time (minutes) Peak Time (6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) 20 Off Peak Time (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) 60 111, ,, Rail Corridor Travel Time 33 State Political Subdivsions 25 °r 26% Senate: House of Representatives: ❑ Residential 0 Commercial Florence Shapiro, District 8 Brian McCall, District 66 Chris Harris, District 9 Jerry Madden, District 67 ❑ Other ❑ Vacant Land Jane Nelson, District 12 Vicki Truitt, District 98 John J. Carona, District 16 Carol Kent, District 102 Rafael Anchia, District 103 Linda Harper - Brown, District 105 Notes: Angie Chen Button, District 112 1. Stations listed are at general vicinity locations for modeling purposes only and Will Hartnett, District 114 will be refined in later corridor specific studies. Jim Jackson, District 115 2. The demographic information is based on Census 2000. Major Employers are based on NCTCOG major employers at http: / /www.nctcoo.oro /ris/ demographics /maiemp.asp. The statistics represent information within a 1 -mile buffer around the corridor. 3. Land use data is based on NCTCOG 2005 land use within a 1 -mile buffer, the categories are aggregated. Prepared by Transit System Planning Transportation Department North Central Texas Council of Governments December 2008 _.__._. -_ . Cotton Belt Corridor - East DFW Airport North to Richardson /Plano /East Allen Highland Village The Colony 35� Double I Oak ® Plano PR Hebron O Lewisville ¢ Denton Collin 1 ;-"ti h Flower Mound 27 U I rlpi k@ Synergy Custer Park /UTD Carrollton Preston Rd/ �r Joseyl ---- °--8NZ8 { Keller Springs Addison Renner Coppell ; Village Richard�.n Coppell. �, _ DFW Airport i u` r r. — 2 e No �� 1 ��3' . son/ own Prestonwoodl .Y/ Ca ` `Iton Knoll Trail rmers Branch — __ Gartand / G apev ne ® DFWAirport 11 Dalla8 �, Tarrant Dallas / Terminal A/B 161 1 Euless m University Park 360 Irving � — Fort Woeth 1W ��, C7 ',. 183 / Highland Park Stations identified on map symbolize general location used for planning purposes and do not represent specific alignments. 356 y ® 80 Legend " Residential Other Uses Under Construction Single Family Large Stadium 1 Parking (CBD) Multi- Family Transportation Vacant r'= Mobile Homes Roadway Other Rail Line Group Quarters Utilities Station Location Commercial Airport County Boundary Institutional Runway Office Parks Recreation Highways o 1 2 Miles Retail Landfill I N Hotel Motel Flood Control N ote: D FW Airport Terminal A/B Industrial Water provides an access to Dallas- ' Fort Worth International Corridor Location Map S Parking Garage Expanded Parking Airport. 1 1219 Cotton Belt Corridor - West Corridor Information Corridor Social Statistics Overview Overview Cotton Belt West Fort Worth to DFW Airport North Population 157,196 Length (approx. miles) 22 Number of Households 57,266 Start Year of Service 2013 Population below Poverty Level 7.2% Forecasted Ridership (2030) 5,090 Households on Public Assistance 9.0% Mode Regional Rail (New vehicle technology may be used to span entire corridor) Race and Age Corridor Owner DART African- American 3.0% Corridor Evaluation Moderate /high density freight Hispanic- Origin 22.3% use with good /fair track infrastructure American Indian 0.6% Level of Freight Usage Light to Moderate Asian /Pacific Islander 3.2% Track Improvements Upgrade existing track Seniors 65 Years and Older 7.8% Minors 14 Years and Younger 24.2% Costs Population with Female Head of Household 10.5% Population with Disability 7.0% ($ millions) Capita/ Operation Total Corridor Population Density (persons per square mile) 2,036 Cost Cost Cost Regional Population Density (persons per square mile) 983 Present Value $336" $9* $345 Housing ($, 2008) Housing Units Built between 1950 and 1970 42.2% Actual Cost $365 $217 Housing Units Built after 1970 52.9% ($, 2008 -2030) $582 Cost Per Mile $15 'Costs taken from South- Top Sand Other Major Employers ($, 2008) west -to- Northeast DEIS Dallas /Fort Worth International Airport 32,000' Employees Stations Radio Shack Corporation 3,337 Employees Sprint Nextel 1,530 Employees Number of Stations 8 Baylor Regional Medical Center (Grapevine) 1,392 Employees Average Station Spacing (approx. miles) 3 Triad Financial Corporation 1,000Employees List of Stations (* = existing station) Stockyard /23rd Street 23rd Street - Decatur Avenue FAA - Southwest Region Wal -Mart Super Center Beach Street Meacham Boulevard - Beach Street New Breed Logistics Four Seasons Haltom City /US 377 US 377 - Glenview Drive Natcom Inc Sara Lee Foods, U.S. Iron Horse SH 820 Iron Horse Drive Great Wolf Lodge Con -Way Freight Inc Tri Dal LTD Fidelity Investments (Commercial Smithfield Main St - Smithfield Road Tyson Prepared Foods Printing) John McCain SH 26 - John McCain Road - Grapevine /Main St Dallas Road - Grapevine Main Street Land Use Data DFW Airport North BUS 114 - Terminal NB Additional stations not listed here provide access to Fort Worth through the Southwest -to- Northeast Rail Corridor with access to the ITC, the Hospital District, TCU and the Sycamore School Road area. 28% 36% Headways/Trave/ Time (minutes) Peak Time (6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) 20 ,.. Off Peak Time (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) 60 Corridor Travel Time 31 li;. State Political Subdivsions 19 % ° 18 /° Senate: House of Representatives: Wendy Davis, District 10 Lon Burnam, District 90 ❑ Residential 17 Commercial Jane Nelson, District 12 Kelly Hancock, District 91 ❑ Other ❑ Vacant Land Todd Smith, District 92 Vicki Truitt, District 98 Notes: Charlie Geren, District 99 1. Stations listed are at general vicinity locations for modeling purposes only and will be refined in later corridor specific studies. 2. The demographic information is based on Census 2000. Major Employers are based on NCTCOG major employers at http: / /www.nctcoq.orq /ris/ demographics /maiemp.asp. The statistics represent information within a 1 -mile buffer around the corridor. 3. Land use data is based on NCTCOG 2005 land use within a 1 -mile buffer, the categories are aggregated. Prepared by Transit System Planning Transportation Department North Central Texas Council of Governments December 2008 Cotton Belt Corridor - West Ro -goke � Denton Fort Worth to DFW Airport North - Trophy Club 170 Westlake Haslet 121 Coppell 114 I 81 Southlake DFW Airport No Grapevine/PA "'tr St , Keller .0 re I fo *J. " John McCain, , 4 r IP G 4. A . ,, , , I ,..,-, , ,,,,,„„, \ I'l , a 1 DFW Airpp*�rt L ' 7 Terminal ,il6' North Richland Hills 4 _ ` ■ Watauga Colleyville Smithfield saglne R Tarrant Dallas Euless — 1 97 BI ued Iron Hors • _ 36 161 Haltom City/ - Bedford — US 377 183 Hurst 1 IN ' , ' x Beaoj r .. -- - , - — / kl 7 11. i4 t - Stockyard /23rd Street – R - Afi 4 ,., , -- -4 I Richland Hills 10 , Sansom Park StoC r • ard� k i = 7 Haltom City ..? Intermodal Transportation Center 23rd St' T & P Terminal .. Medical R" River Oaks ! / 1 \ c' Fort Worth Berry/TCU { Wentworth _, ...... I I- Village 4 I -20 /Cranbury [ Westover 180 It P PR Hills .. F - Sycamore School Road/ Altamesa /Dirks Road R Southwest-to-Northeast canon Ben Extension Southwest -to- Northeast Cotton Belt Extension Stations identified on map symbolize general location used to Sycamore School Road for planning purposes and do not represent specific alignments. t in southwest Fort Worth . O Dalworthington Gardens Legend Residential Other Uses Under Construction Single Family Large Stadium Parking (CBD) Multi- Family Transportation Vacant Mobile Homes Roadway -If Other Rail Line G Quarters - Utilities Station Location Commercia Airport County Boundary x Institutional Runway Highways Office - Parks Recreation o 1 2 Miles Retail Landfill N Hotel Motel Flood Control Note: W Nf 'DFW Airport Terminal A/B F 17- Industrial Water provides an access to Dallas - Fort Worth International Corridor Location Map s 1111 Parking Garage Expanded Parking Airport.