PEACHTREE STREETCAR

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PEACHTREE STREETCAR

• February 2009 Workshop
• MARTA Headquarters

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ATLANTAS PAST A Major Transportation Center
PEACHTREE STREETCAR

• 1889

• 1st Electric Trolley Line
• (Downtown Atlanta to Inman Park)

• 1924

• Comprehensive Atlanta Streetcar Network (200
  single track miles)

The Capitol Connector

• 1949

• Last Streetcar Operated

February 2009
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ATLANTAS PAST A Major Transportation Center

• 1889

• 1st Electric Trolley Line
• (Downtown Atlanta to Inman Park)

• 1924

• Comprehensive Atlanta Streetcar Network (200
  single track miles)

• 1949

• Last Streetcar Operated

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1943 Atlanta Streetcar Network
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ATLANTAS FUTURE A Livable and Sustainable
City

• Advance a Transit, Walking and Biking FIRST
  Culture within the Capitol City

• Build an Integrated Transit Distribution Network
• Optimize (connectivity)
• Efficiencies and Economies of Scale
  Standardization and Interoperability Accelerate
  Project Delivery

• Solve the First and Last mile distribution
  issues
• Reduce Car and Bus Traffic in Congested Streets

• Promote Air Quality, Healthy Communities and
  Lifestyles

• Support Community Revitalization and Economic
  Development

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CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM

• MARTA, TPB Concept 3, Peachtree Streetcar
  PLUS
• Provides a critical regional missing link for
  the Capitol City

• Complements Existing Transit System and Regional
  Expansion Plans

• INTEROPERABILITY with BeltLine

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INTEROPERABILITY-STREETCAR BELTLINE

• Joint Use of Infrastructure
• Joint Procurement of Vehicles
• Joint Use Of Operations Maintenance Facility
• Minimize Deadhead"

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RECOMMENDED APPROACHA Streetcar Starter Line

• Phased Construction (4 Segments)
• 1a East-West Line (CBD, Auburn and Edgewood)
• 1b North-South Line to Arts Center
• 1c Centennial Olympic Park Extension
• 1d Future BeltLine Connections (Edgewood and
  10th Streets)
• Operations
• 8.1 miles 30 initial stations (1/4 mi.average
  spacing)
• 9 vehicles (modern streetcar type level
  boarding)
• 30 minute total trip time (entire length)
• 10 minute service frequency
• Estimated daily ridership 4,100 (with fare) to
  6,500 (free fare)
• Costs
• 134m capital cost estimate 16.6m per mile
  (2008 )
• 4.5m annual operating cost (est.)

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MARTA RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

• East-West Lines

North Spring Station

• North-South Lines

• Five Points Station

Doraville Station
Bankhead Station
Holmes Station
Indian Creek Station
Five Points Station
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Key Streets
STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street

• 14th Street
• 10th Street
• North Ave. NE
• Ralph McGill Blvd.
• Auburn Ave. NE
• Edgewood Ave. SE
• Boulevard NE
• Peachtree St. NE
• Highway 75/85

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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Streetcar Route Overlay
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
East-West Line 1-A
10th Street

• Required for
• Maintenance Shop
• Operations Center
• Car Testing
• Training Ops.

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE

Maint. Shop OCC
Parking

• Route Features
• Five Points Station
• Grady Hospital
• MLK Memorial
• MARTA Stations

75
North Ave.
Grady Hospital
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Five Points Station
Edgewood Ave.
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street
North-South Line 1-B

• Route Features
• Ralph McGill Bridge
• Crawford-Long Hospital
• Bank of America Building
• Midtown Development
• MARTA Stations
• Fox Theater
• Arts Center

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
Crawford-Long Hospital
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Bridge
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street
North-South Line 1-B

• Route Features
• Ralph McGill Bridge
• Crawford-Long Hospital
• Bank of America Building
• Midtown Development
• MARTA Stations
• Fox Theater
• Arts Center

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Arts Center
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street
Centennial Park 1-C

• Route Features
• Ralph McGill Bridge
• Crawfod-Long Hospital
• Bank of America Building
• Midtown Development
• MARTA Stations
• Fox Theater
• Arts Center

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street
Future Extensions - BeltLine
Connector
85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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Modern Streetcars

• Portland
• Helsinki
• Concept

(Portland Tacoma )
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Streetcar track
- In Pavement Switch
- Embedded Rail Crossing
- Curb Running Station
- Streets with Embedded Track
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Next Steps

• Technology Options
• Leveraging Assets
• Connectivity from Regional Services to downtown
  Atlanta
• Combining Streetcar and BeltLine efforts provides
  Economy of Scale

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Questions and Answers
14th St.
10th Street
85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
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STREETCAR ROUTES
14th St.
10th Street
North-South Line 1-B

• Route Features
• Ralph McGill Bridge
• Crawfod-Long Hospital
• Bank of America Building
• Midtown Development
• MARTA Stations
• Fox Theater
• Arts Center

85
Peachtree St. NE
Boulevard NE
75
North Ave.
Ralph McGill Blvd.
Auburn Ave.
Edgewood Ave.