2013 Burnham Prize Competition Next Stop Appendices

2013 BURNHAM PRIZE COMPETITION

DESIGNING CHICAGO BRT STATIONS

APPENDICES

NEXT STOP: appendix A, community feedback on chicago brt station design.

Courtesy of: Active Transportation Alliance and Metropolitan Planning Council

Thoughtful consideration consideration of of rider rider experience experienceand andcommunity communityfeedback feedbackisisa akey key criteria evaluating Thoughtful criteria forforevaluating NEXT STOP design Thoughtful consideration of rider experience and community feedback is a key criteria for NEXT STOP design schemes.

The following sections summarize feedback from transit riders, community schemes. The following sections summarize feedback from transit riders, community organizations, investors, andevaluating Thoughtful consideration of rider experience and community feedback is a key criteria for evaluating NEXT STOP design schemes.

The following sections summarize feedback from transit riders, community organizations, investors, and developers on priorities for BRT station design. developers on priorities for BRT station design.

NEXT STOP design schemes.

The following sections summarize from transit riders, community organizations, investors, and developers onfeedback priorities for BRT station design. organizations, investors, and developers on priorities for BRT station design.

Public Transit Rider Survey

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Active1,000 Transportation Alliance conducted anwere public 1,000 individuals participated.

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Survey Summary Question 1: How similarSurvey should Summary transit stations across the city be?

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Please rate your preference below onitaissliding scale between completely uniform and completely unique. neighborhood it is in? How would design uniformity with reflecting neighborhood character?

Please rateyou yourbalance preference below on a sliding scale between completely uniform and completely unique.

Please rate your preference below on a sliding scale between completely uniform and completely unique.

Completely uniform - look exactly alike Completely uniform 6.31% - look exactly alike65 6.31% 65

Completely uniform - look exactly alike 27.09% 16.70% 172 16.70% 172

279 6.31% 65 27.09% 279

Completely Total Average Rating unique to each Completely Total Average Rating neighborhood to eachRating Completely Total unique Average neighborhood unique32.43% to each 17.48% 3.38 neighborhood 334 180 (1,030 16.70% 27.09% 32.43% 17.48%total 3.38 respondents) 172 32.43% 279 334 180 (1,030 total 17.48% 3.38 respondents) 334 180 (1,030 total respondents)

Question 2: Should transit station design emphasize providing free-flowing foot traffic for pedestrians and Question Should transit design emphasize providing free-flowing foot forbypedestrians and riders by 2: minimizing structures in2: and around the station station (which could reduce shelter from the elements), Question Should transit station design emphasize providing free-fl owing foot traffic for pedestrians andtraffic riders Question 2: Should transit station design emphasize providing free-flowing foot traffic for pedestrians and from the elements), riders by minimizing structures in and around the station (which could reduce shelter minimizing and around the station (which could reduce shelter elements), should it emphasize or should itstructures emphasizeinproviding maximum shelter from wind, rain and coldfrom with the more enclosedorstructures riders by minimizing structures around station (whichenclosed could reduce shelter from the cold elements), or should itand emphasize providing shelter wind, rain and with more enclosed providing maximum frominwind, rainrate andthe cold withmaximum more (which could impede foot traffi c)? structures (which could impedeshelter foot traffic)?

Please your preference below on structures a from sliding scale between a more or should ityour emphasize providing maximum shelter from wind, rain and cold with more enclosed structures (which could impede foot traffic)?

Please rate your preference below on a sliding scale between a more Please rate preference below on a sliding scale between a more open or more enclosed design. open or more enclosed design. (which could impede foot traffic)?

Please rate your preference below on a sliding scale between a more open or more enclosed design. open or more enclosed design.

Open structure for free-flowing foot Opentraffic structure for free-flowing foot traffic 2.44% 25 2.44% 25

Open structure for free-flowing foot traffic 10.23% 105 10.23% 105

24.46% 251 2.44% 25 24.46% 251

Enclosed Total Average Rating structure for Enclosed Total Average Rating protection for Rating Enclosed from Total structure Average the elements protection from structure for the elements protection from 41.42% 21.44% 3.69 the elements 425 220 (1,026 10.23% 24.46% 41.42% 21.44%total 3.69 respondents) 105 41.42% 251 425 220 (1,026 total 21.44% 3.69 respondents) 425 220 (1,026 total respondents)

Question 3: Which of these transit station amenities are most important to you? Consider that due to the space and electricity available at some station locations, it may not be possible to have all of them. If you had to choose, which are your TOP 5 station amenities?

Top 5 Answers: 1.

2.

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Real Time Arrival Screens Protection from wind Heat lamps when it’s cold Benches Pre-paid boarding

Question 4: What are your biggest concerns with transit (bus and train) stops as they are now?

Top 2 answers: 1. Not enough shelter from cold/wind in winter 2. Cleanliness

Respondent Comments “I wish every transit station was protective from elements, constructed in sustainable methods while also making it more accessible for people who utilize other modes of transportation in combination with the CTA.” ”I’m afraid my big dream here is simple in design, but difficult in practice. All bus shelters should provide adequate coverage from elements, remain unique and exciting, but uniform in design (to make them easily identifiable, which in turn could become yet another Chicago transit icon), but yet easy/low cost to maintain and keep free from vandalism and litter.” ”Since I am blind and use a guide dog, I would truly intuitive design that makes it exceedingly clear how I can utilize all the aspects of the station. I like to be able to audibly hear the details of the bus and train, which route it is, where it’s going, etc, I like the stations to be fairly uniform in design so I don’t have to guess from one station to the next where things are, and where I am going. I don’t want to feel like I am going to get hit by a car or bicyclist when I properly step in the street to cross at stations, or get off and on a bus. I am often overwhelmed by extraneous noise, so live or recorded music is not a benefit for me.”

“One that is unique for each neighborhood and reflects its community by displaying art created by local artists, music made by local bands, a place to put flyers for local events in the neighborhood, etc.”

Question 3: Which of these transit station amenities are most important to you? Consider that due to the Questionat3:some Which of these transit itstation amenities are most important to you?

Consider that due to the space and electricity available station locations, may not be possible to have all of them.

If you Question 3: Which of these transit station amenities are most important to you? itConsider that due to the space and electricity available at some station locations, may not be possible to have all of them. If you had to choose, which are your TOP 5 station amenities? space and electricity available at some station locations, it may not be possible to have all of them.

If you had to choose, which are your TOP 5 station amenities? had to choose, which are your TOP 5 station amenities?

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Bike repair supply vending machines (bike tubes, patch kits, air, etc)!

Beautiful tiled stations like the ones in Paris with benches you can't sleep on and vending machines. It would be great if Rahm's voice announced the stations. th

WESTERN & CORTLAND RESPONSES Top-rated BRT amenities: 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Real Time Arrival Screens Heat lamps when it’s cold Protection from wind Bike Parking Prepaid Boarding

Biggest concerns with transit stops/stations now: 1. Not enough shelter from cold/wind in winter 2. Cleanliness

18 and Ashland Responses

18TH AND ASHLAND RESPONSES

Top-rated BRT amenities:

Top-rated BRT amenities:

1. Real Time Arrival Screens Real Time from Arrival Screens 2. 1.Protection wind 2. Protection from wind 3. Heat lamps when it’s cold 3. Heat lamps when it’s cold 4. Benches 4. Benches 5. Tie: Neighborhood maps/Bike parking 5. Tie: Neighborhood maps/Bike parking

Biggest concerns with transit stops/stations now:

Biggest concerns with transit stops/stations now: 1. 1.Not Notenough enoughshelter shelterfrom fromcold/wind cold/windininwinter winter 2. 2.Speeding cars or other unsafe street conditions Speeding cars or other unsafe street conditions “L” station near 18th & Ashland. Duncan/ Flickr. th

‘L’ station near 18 & Ashland.

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Respondent Comments:

Respondent Comments:

“I wish every bus station was weather-convertible. For example, it could be transformed to more covered/enclosed when it is raining or windy. But on sunny, mild days, it could be opened to the fresh air. Ideally it would be easy enough to alter by the day”.

“An open space that allows for easy comprehension of the station. Look at Minneapolis. More clearly marked connections to other transit.”

“Art to complement the surrounding neighborhood, accurate maps for connecting and city-wide transit, neighborhood maps highlighting restaurants, grocery stores, and retail. Although each station (or bus stop) should be somewhat similar (so you know it’s a transit stop) they should show off the neighborhood”.

“Tunnel/Bridge connecting station to sidewalks, limiting pedestrian/automotive accidents”.

“I like simple things -- protection from the elements, arrival time screens and elevators. However, it we were to get crazy, having more natural light/indirect lighting would be so nice, such as what the Metro in DC has. As an alternative, it would be nice if there were safety doors or gates along the track to prevent accidents”.

“I would like to see some sort of installation that promoted cultural awareness or education while riders are waiting for transportation. For example, announcements for events happening near the station or learning how to say “hello” or other simple phrases in foreign languages common to the area.”

“Mixed transit stations: trains/surface rail + BRT + bikes + pedestrians + local neighborhoods input! I’m a bike commuter, but also like having option to quickly & safely lock my bike to use CTA. I like the ease of mixing biking with public transit. Accommodation is the KEY!”

“Bike repair supply vending machines (bike tubes, patch kits, air, etc)!”

“For train stations (i don’t ride the bus as much): It would have great vistas of the neighborhood, and murals/ public art/posters, maps and neighborhood history posters to represent and educate on rich neighborhood history in multiple ways, more spread apart bench space where you could sit without being in the midst of lots of people, renewable energy technology as a showcase to model eco-justice, bike parking where you wouldn’t worry about rain or theft, arrival time screens.”

“Beautiful tiled stations like the ones in Paris with benches you can’t sleep on and vending machines. It would be great if Rahm’s voice announced the stations”.

“Wind and sound protection. The stations in the middle of the expressways are LOUD and windy and other elevated stations are freezing when wind comes through.”

“Plants!”

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Community Organization Feedback With good design, BRT stations improve transportation infrastructure while also creating permanent and attractive neighborhood spaces. In December 2012, Metropolitan Planning Council hosted a focus group on BRT station design for community organizations located near the proposed Ashland and Western corridors. Below is a summary of their feedback.

Amenity Priorities: • • • •

Lighting (specifically as it relates to safety) Public art Bike parking Information kiosk

Design Priorities: • • • •

Safety and accessibility Clarity of signage and way-finding information (including for non-English speakers) Opportunity for local businesses to have retail space in station Designs that reflect the surrounding neighborhoods

Biggest concerns with transit stops/stations now: • Speeding cars and unsafe street conditions • Poorly lit (related to safety) • Not enough protection from the elements Developer and Investor Feedback When developed properly, BRT stations can catalyze additional neighborhood development and investment. With this in mind, MPC hosted a focus group for real estate developers and investors in December 2012 to learn about key priorities that may pique their interest in investing around these new BRT stations. Participants identified the following priorities.

• • • •

Permanence - transit facilities that are more permanent than bus stops, closer to train stations Branding opportunities Scalability – ability for designs to be adapted to different contexts Local context – designs that are responsive to the form and function of the surrounding area

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NEXT STOP: appendix b, CTA GUIDELINES FOR SIGNAGE / WAYFINDING ELEMENTS FOR BRT STATIONS.

03/12/2013

Courtesy of: Chicago Transit Authority

SIGNAGE/WAYFINDING ELEMENTS FOR BRT STATIONS BRT LOGO HERE TRANSIT INFORMATION

BRT LOGO BRT LOGO HERE

No Smoking On CTA Property or Within 15 Feet of Entrance Violators subject to fine

$200 fine

City of Chicago Municipal Code 07-12-430

OP-10077

2400W 2400N

BRT LOGO HERE

OR

Do not feed the birds

Smoke-Free Illinois Act 95-0017

Western/Fullerton

OP-8989-R1 CTA Lot #1460229 Mfg Date: July 2008 V. Ramirez

These facilities for passengers only ...

No Loitering Permitted For your protection

Any person who assaults a passenger or employee of CTA can, under the law, be imprisoned for up to ten years!

Este lugar es exclusivamente para pasajeros Prohibido vagar Para su proteccion Cualquier persona que asalte a un pasajero o empleado de la CTA, puede ser puesta en prisón, de acuerdo con la ley, hasta por un término de diez años!

If you witness a crime or need police assistance, use the nearest telephone

Dial 911

Si usted es testigo de un acto criminal o necesita ayuda de la polici´a llame immediatamente

Marque 911 Chicago Transit Authority

TRANSIT INFORMATION PANEL

3 SIDED PYLON

contains maps, timetables, transit alerts. Located in passenger waiting areas that are narrow with less room for circulation. ONE PER PLATFORM

PLATFORM NAME SIGN WITH TABS

contains maps, timetables. Located in passenger waiting areas with more room for circulation around them. ONE PER PLATFORM

to be mounted on back wall of platform. If mounted overhead, note city code clearance of 10’ is required. The tabs on the ends of the platform name sign are often the rail route color and can have ADA information such as elevators or ramps or exit information. MINIMUM TWO PER PLATFORM

BRT LOGO HERE

(POTENTIAL) FARE MEDIA VENDING MACHINE SIGN

COMPASS ROSE placed at or near front entrance or access point to station, to orient passengers as they leave the station. ONE PER ENTRANCE

placed above automatic ticket vending machines ONE PER FARE MEDIA ARRAY

POLE MOUNTED IDENTIFIER

placed at entrance or highly-visible location to act as facility identification and remote beacon to station. ONE PER STATION OR ENTRANCE

QUANTITIES GIVEN REPRESENT GENERAL GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO STATION DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION.

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NEXT STOP: appendix C, Chicago timeline. chicago forward department of transportation action agenda 2012.

Courtesy of: Chicago Department of Transportation.

CHICaGo TImelIne

Rapid transit service extended to O’Hare airport. Also, Honorary Street Name Ordinance passes, allowing honorees to have a street named for them without changing the official street addresses.

1942

1943 State Street Subway opens. Work continued in wartime, despite rationing, due to its ability to cheaply move workers and to serve as a bomb shelter.

1992 Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) created during a reorganization of the Department of Public Works.

Orange Line opens on Halloween.

Also, the city secures federal congestion relief funds for public bike racks across the City, now the largest such program in the US.

2012 - 2014 Continue Jeffery BRTreading pilot to Chicago’s launches; planning future for actions! continues other

Chicago BRT corridors.

1990

New CTA service begins on facilities built by the City in medians of the Kennedy and Dan Ryan Expressways, creating the southern section of the modern-day Red Line and extending the modern-day Blue Line to Jefferson Park, with onward express bus service to O’Hare.

1980

1920 The Michigan Avenue Bridge (now the DuSable Bridge) opens to traffic; its sidewalk markers outline the site of Fort Dearborn.

1993

1969

2012

“Dodge City” aircraft engine plant opens, making engines for the US military B-29 planes during WWII. After the war, the plant was leased to auto manufacturers (Tucker and Ford Motors). Today, Ford City Shopping Center and Tootsie Roll Industries occupy the site.

1970

1800

1700

1600

The U.S. acquires land at the mouth of the Chicago River to control access to the Great Lakes, building Fort Dearborn eight years later.

1984

1960

1795

The “20th Century Limited” train begins 65 years of express passenger service to New York. Its boarding process inspired the phrase “getting the red carpet treatment” and its iconic Art Deco locomotive from the 1930s was honored on a 1999 postage stamp.

1950

The Federal Land Ordinance of 1785 establishes a square-mile grid system for land in the new Midwest. Chicago’s major streets later develop on the lines of this grid.

1902

The Illinois and Michigan Canal opens; connecting the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River makes Chicago a hub for shipping and commerce. Also, the first locomotive of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad reaches Chicago.

1900

1785

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1940

City of Chicago Incorporated on March 4.

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Municipal (now Midway) Airport – in its 10 year of operations becomes the world’s busiest, carrying over 100,000 passengers.

1930

Explorers Marquette and Joliet learn about a shortcut back to Lake Michigan: a grassy portage to the Chicago River.

1920

1837

1932

July 27 an ordinance requires the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway to elevate its Bloomingdale Avenue Tracks to eliminate collisions with pedestrians and livestock. A century later, efforts were underway to turn the embankment into the Bloomingdale Trail.

1910

1673

A City Council ordinance eliminates duplicate street names from annexations and renumbers buildings into the 800-to-a-mile system used today. It also establishes State and Madison as center point for directional designations, lettered Avenues on the southeast side and the alphabeticallygrouped names for North-South streets

2000

1910

1908

1927

1853-1860 Attorney and former congressman Abraham Lincoln regularly visits the Chicago headquarters of one of his best clients, the fast-growing Illinois Central Railroad.

1918

1869 City council authorizes the construction of 26 miles of Boulevards.

1892

The first elevated train line begins operations – still used by the Green line.

1895 Mechanical engineer Ignaz Schwinn starts a bicycle manufacturing company, one of dozens on the West side.

The Hotel LaSalle Parking Garage at 215 W. Washington opens as the first multi-story parking garage built in the US (and perhaps the world) and stands until 2005.

US Route 66, the most famous highway in US history, is established. It starts at the Jackson/Michigan intersection and runs 2,400+ miles to Santa Monica, California.

The Union Elevated railroad - today known simply as the Loop, connects four elevated rail lines.

Growth of the federal Interstate Highway System leads to construction of more expressways: Chicago Skyway (1958), Kennedy (1960), Dan Ryan (1962), and Stevenson (1964, on lands of the former I&M canal).

1925 Chicago Union Station opens

1947 1897

2008 1958-1965

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is created and acquires rapid transit, streetcar and bus lines from bankrupt corporations.

1955 The first commercial flight departs O’Hare Airport and the first segment of the Eisenhower Expressway opens.

In June, Senator Barack Obama celebrates clinching his party’s presidential nomination with a family bike ride to the Lakefront. He insists on wearing a helmet to be a role model for young cyclists.

2011 CDOT begins work on reconstruction of 56 year old N-S Wacker Drive and finishes reconstruction of the 68 year old Grand/State Red Line Station.

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NEXT STOP: why build brt?

Courtesy of: Chicago BRT Steering Committee

Why Build BRT on Western and Ashland?

How Will BRT Benefit My Community?

ENHANCING THESE CORRIDORS WITH BRT CAN BENEFIT MANY PEOPLE

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$650-$850

$25-$32 MILLION ANNUALLY

Constructing BRT will make a more complete street that works better for all users.

With BRT..............................49 minutes Current Transit.......................64 minutes

WESTERN TRIPS

Red Line...............................33 minutes Current Western #49 bus........... 72 minutes Current Ashland #9 bus.............83 minutes Western BRT..........................40 minutes Ashland BRT.......................... 46 minutes

WESTERN/ADDISON TO ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT

With BRT...............................25 minutes Current Transit........................43 minutes

WESTERN/63RD TO O’HARE

BUSINESSES AND JOBS

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With BRT...............................76 minutes Current Transit........................99 minutes

MORE PEOPLE will be able to conveniently reach

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ASHLAND/FULLERTON TO MIDWAY

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IN CARS BRT

With BRT..............................48 minutes Current Transit.......................70 minutes

for the corridorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bus commuters combined.

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Current bus, Western

70 FT Curb-to-Curb

50-65 hours

10

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the average commuter

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Average Speed

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highest annual CTA bus ridership.

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live within walking distance (½ mile) of the Western or Ashland corridors.

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BRT is faster than regular buses.

lbs

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