Oakland Airport Connector Options Analysis Comparison Criteria
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Full BRT: 46 permanent operations jobs would be required.
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AGT: 27 permanent operations jobs would be required.
August 2010
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AirBART: Service is available immediately.
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Rapid Bus: Construction time for the Rapid Bus and Full BRT alternatives is based on the estimated construction time for similarly sized BRT projects in Los Angeles, California, and Eugene, Oregon. For the approximate 2‐mile segment along Hegenberger Rd and at the Coliseum and Airport stations, planning, design, and public outreach would take 6 months, and construction would require another 9 months with the first year of revenue service occurring as early as 2012.
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Full BRT: Construction time for the Rapid Bus and Full BRT alternatives is based on the estimated construction time for similarly sized BRT projects in Los Angeles, California, and Eugene, Oregon. For the approximate 2‐mile segment along Hegenberger Rd and at the Coliseum and Airport stations, planning, design, and public outreach would take 6 months, and construction would require another 12‐15 months with the first year of revenue service occurring as early as 2013.
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AGT: Construction of the AGT would take 3 to 4 years, with the first year of revenue service occurring as early as 2014. Note that in this analysis operational data is provided for AGT for 2013, recognizing that it is representing “start‐up year” data, which would be 2014.
E. Improving access to transit for the local community Two intermediate stops that support access to transit for the local community, which includes significant populations of minority and low income residents, are included as optional stops: Hegenberger at Edgewater and Hegenberger at Pardee. •
AirBART: AirBART travels non‐stop between the airport and BART in mixed traffic and does not make intermediate stops. The criterion is not met.
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Rapid Bus: Service to intermediate stops is possible. In addition, service could be readily extended to the east to provide an improved connection between East Oakland and BART. Transit signal priority improvements could be made available to local transit service providers, providing more reliability service and additional benefit to the local community. The criterion is met.
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Full BRT: Service to intermediate stops is possible. Service could be extended to the east to provide an improved connection between East Oakland and BART. The flyover bridge would be available to local transit service providers, providing a higher level of reliability during events, and improving the quality of service for the local community. The criterion is met.
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AGT: Intermediate stops would require significant reconstruction of the AGT guideway. Extending service farther east would require reconstructing the Coliseum AGT station. The criterion is not met.
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