KC Streetcar Main St Extension Public Mtg 2 Boards Maps 7

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by  Kansas City Streetcar Authority

Data-driven Process
Informed by Public Input
1 . 1b.
a DEVELOP STOP LOCATIONS
DEVELOP BEST-LANE ALTERNATIVES
PURPOSE + NEED
By Intersection
By Segment
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
Does the location serve an existing or future Is there a need for on-street parking and/or
regional transit need (e.g. east-west connection)? loading on one or both sides of the street?
IMPROVE MOBILITY CHOICES
BUS INTEGRATION
& ACCESSIBILITY
THROUGH LANES
Is there a need or desire to have a shared streetcar /
How many vehicular through lanes are needed?
bus stop or a nearby transfer?
RIDERSHIP
DRIVEWAY ACCESS
Does the location have high bus ridership and/or
Is there a need to access businesses between
would it have forecasted streetcar ridership?
intersections (especially via left turns)?
INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY
with existing & future transit
service; promote a holistic regional PEDESTRIAN DEMAND
INTERSECTION LEFT TURNS
system with a strong spine Does the location serve high-pedestrian demand
Is there a need to allow left-turns at intersections?
and/or pedestrian-oriented land uses?
PEDESTRIAN NEEDS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Does the segment allow space for pedestrians and
Is there an opportunity for (re)development here?
waiting riders (if a stop is planned within the segment)?
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
develop underutilized/vacant
property; support existing LOCAL EXPRESSED DESIRE BIKE & TRAIL INTEGRATION
residential & commercial activity Have Stakeholders and/or the public expressed What provisions are needed to integrate the
interest in a stop near this location? Trolley Track Trail and bicycles?
SPACING UTILITIES
Does a stop here provide a reasonable/desirable Would utility issues create conflicts with streetcar
distance from adjacent stops? tracks in a given lane?
INCREASE DENSITY
and promote a broader mix
of building uses; activate spaces PHYSICAL CAPABILITY CURB STOP NEEDED
Does the width of the sidewalk and street allow Do other factors dictate need for a curb stop (e.g. local
for a stop to physically fit at this location? development, shared bus stops or system considerations)?
2.
EFFICIENT, RELIABLE, SAFE
transit service
SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
3.
COMPARE ALTERNATIVES
OPERATIONAL COST CONSTRUCTABILITY PUBLIC INPUT
EFFICIENCY
Main Street Extension to UMKC