What does it mean to build a sustainable corridor? How do you honor the overall goal of conserving resources, but also engage stakeholders to develop the right type of project for their community? Take a wider look at the national perspective on building sustainable corridors. What is being done across the country to conserve resources and involve communities in these efforts? Then hear stories about a successful sustainable corridor in Portland; Albuquerque's BRT project; and an urban green plan to transform existing park-and-ride lots along Los Angeles' growing transit network into more sustainable places. Moderator: Shelley Poticha, AICP, Director, Urban Solutions, Natural Resources Defense Council; Board Member, Board of Directors, Rail~Volution, Washington, DC Katherine Lemmon, Transportation Planning Manager, Metro, Los Angeles, California Robert Hastings, Agency Architect, TriMet, Portland, Oregon David Leard, AICP, Senior Management Consultant, HDR, Seattle, Washington

1. ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT
CONNECTING PEOPLE,
CREATING PLACE,
DRIVING OPPORTUNITY
David Leard, AICP
Rail~Volution
October 2015

2. Agenda
• Why
• What
• Keys to Success

3. Albuquerque
Population
879,401
Employment
388.981

4. Why

5. Why

6. Why

7. Why

8. What is ART
• 8.75 Miles
• Median of Route 66
• 90% Exclusive Guideway
• Reducing General Purpose Lanes (50%)
• 20 Stations
• 18 Vehicles
• Pedestrian, Landscaping and Bike Lanes
• Gold Standard?

18. Budget
Transit
Elements Capital
Cost Capital
Cost
Estimate
(2015) $119.3
M
Guideway $12.2
M Capital
Cost
Estimate
(2015) $126.1
M
Stations $8.0
M
Demolition $2.4
M
Utilities $7.1
M
Hazardous
Materials $0.3
M
Sidewalks/Landscaping $3.0
M
Roadway $3.9
M
General
Constrcution
Costs
$5.0
M
Traffic
Signals $6.6
M Streetscape
Communications $4.4
M Enhancement
Elements Capital
Cost
Fare
Collection $1.1
M Sidewalks/landscaping $8.5
M
Vehicles $18.0
M Roadway $5.0
M
Right-­‐of-­‐Way $2.0
M Traffic
Signals $3.5
M
Professional
Services $16.2
M General
Constrcution
Costs
$1.8
M
Unallocated
Contingency $4.6
M Professional
Services $5.6
M
Subtotal
-­‐
Transit $94.8
M Subtotal
-­‐
Enhancements $24.4
M

19. Schedule

20. Keys To Success
• Champion
• Active Listening
• Flexibility
• Opportunity

21. “a subway with a view”
ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT
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