The system design included many features of Bus Rapid Transit including transit only lanes, transit priority signals, reduced stop frequency, and an extension of the current Overhead Contact System.
San Francisco, California, United States
This study examined a proposed 2.2 mile transit priority corridor in San Francisco that would incorporate many features of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) including transit only lanes, transit priority signals, reduced stop frequency, and other bus stop and pedestrian improvements.
The 22 Fillmore Transit Priority Project included both service changes and capital investments on 16th Street, from Church Street to Third Street. The transit priority and pedestrian safety improvements included transit-only lanes, transit bulbs, new traffic and pedestrian signals, and new streetscape amenities. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) planned to paint the transit-only lanes with red paint to clearly delineate the lanes. The proposed corridor also included extending the overhead contact system (OCS) on 16th Street from Kansas Street to Third Street to allow for zero-emission transit service into Mission Bay.
The SFMTA engineering staff developed capital costs for the project scheduled to open in 2019.
The table below provides the costs for each of the phases and elements of the project features including the number of units and the unit costs for each feature. The SFMTA engineering personnel also developed maintenance costs for the project. Each maintenance item included the unit cost, units, number of units, and year of implementation. A benefit-to-cost analysis arrayed all construction and maintenance costs by year and discounted them to present value.
Phase | Features | Units | Unit Cost ($) | Extension ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Construction Only | Transit Bulbs |
25
|
200,000
|
5,000,000
|
Construction Only | Streetscape elements on bulbs |
25
|
75,000
|
1,875,000
|
Construction Only | Pedestrian bulbs |
25
|
70,000
|
1,750,000
|
Construction Only | Curb Ramps |
5
|
5,000
|
25,000
|
Construction Only | Relocate Hydrants |
7
|
50,000
|
350,000
|
Construction Only | Catch basins |
50
|
7,260
|
363,000
|
Construction Only | Signal upgrade |
5
|
200,000
|
1,000,000
|
Construction Only | New signal |
8
|
400,000
|
3,200,000
|
Construction Only | Streetscape |
1
|
2,000,000
|
2,000,000
|
Construction Only | Overhead Contact System (OCS) duckbank underground |
1
|
3,150,000
|
3,150,000
|
Construction Only | OCS- foundation and poles |
1
|
1,367,300
|
1,367,300
|
Construction Only | OCS- overground |
1
|
3,149,420
|
|
Construction Only | Repave Church to 7th |
5,000,000
|
||
Construction Only | Final striping |
500,000
|
1
|
500,000
|
Construction Only | Bike Share Stations |
100,000
|
||
Construction Only | 17th Street bike lanes |
200,000
|
||
Construction Only | Others- Allowance, mob/demod, hazard material management, traffic control, permits (15%) |
4,324,458
|
||
Construction Only | Core Project Costs |
33,354,178
|
||
Soft Costs | Environmental and Planning outreach - 5% |
1,667,709
|
||
Soft Costs | Predevelopment – 2% |
667.084
|
||
Soft Costs | CER – 7% |
2,334,792
|
||
Soft Costs | Detail Design – 15% |
5,003,127
|
||
Soft Costs | Construction Support – 20% |
6,670,836
|
||
Soft Costs | Project Contingency – 35% |
17,394,204
|
||
Total | TOTAL Project Costs |
67,091,929
|
Urban Transit Priority Corridors - a Rapid Red Lane to Benefits
Total cost of the project is estimated to be $67.1 million.