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G8.1 Project title:
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Prospect MAX Enhanced Transit Service (BRT) Operating Assistance
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G8.2 Project description: |
The project will support operating expenses of the new Prospect MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service.
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G8.3 Project contact: |
Chuck Ferguson
E-mail: cferguson@kcata.org
Gaylord Salisbury, II
E-mail: gsalisbury@kcata.org
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G1. Project Type: |
Public Transportation - Transit Operations
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G2. Funding Stream: |
CMAQ
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G3. TIP Number: |
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G4. State: |
Missouri
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G5. Project county: |
1. Jackson
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G6. Project municipality: |
1. Kansas City, MO
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G7. Multiple agencies / jurisdictions?
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No
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G8.4 Purpose and need:
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Operating assistance to help defray operating expenses for the Prospect MAX BRT service. The Prospect corridor is served only by local buses with closely spaced stops, slow travel speeds and a few amenities. Prospect MAX will improve transit service in the corridor, reduce travel times and improve regional connections and mobility while upgrading passenger amenities.
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G9. Origin and ending
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Route:
From:
To:
Length (Miles):
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Prosect MAX-BRT
Downtown Kansas City, MO
75th and Prospect
10 mile arterial
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G10. Functional Classification:
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Principal Arterial
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G11. In Transportation Outlook 2040?
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Yes
Decade:
2040
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G12. Muli-Agency Plan?
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Yes
The project is endorsed by the RTCC and consistent with the long-term goals and strategies of the Smart Moves Regional Transit Plan. Prospect MAX is part of Kansas City’s Program of Inter-related projects along with streetcar extensions. Prospect MAX is part of the locally preferred alternative from the Jackson Co. Commuter Corridors Study. The project is also consistent with the City’s “FOCUS Kansas City Plan” that strongly supports choice in transportation (multimodal transportation) and recognizes that a “direct, continuous, safe, pleasant, and secure” pedestrian system is a vital step towards creating a multimodal transportation system.
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G13. Included in a CIP?
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Yes
Yes, project is included in KCATA’s capital budget and is a component of KCMO’s Program of Inter-related Projects with streetcar extensions.
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G14. Planning stage:
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Final Plan
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G15. Reviewed by state DOT?
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Yes
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G16. Right-of-Way acquisition: |
All acquired or none needed
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G17. ROW by local public agency process manual?
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Yes
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G18. Other unique local goals and objectives?
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Yes
The project is endorsed by the Regional Transit Coordinating Council and is consistent with the long-term goals and strategies of the Smart Moves Regional Transit Plan and the MARC 2040 plan. The project promotes MARC’s Creating Quality Places – Transportation and Public Places initiatives.
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G19. Transportation Disadvantaged Population:
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The corridor contains several institutional and neighborhood commercial developments and includes landmarks such as Pioneer Community College and HCA Midwest Health Research Medical Center. The Project corridor’s high percentage of transit-dependent passengers will be served by improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities that connect to the project improving access to jobs along the corridor and downtown. The project will also include park and ride opportunities for transit riders and will seek to encourage Transit Oriented Development.
The project area is wholly within an Environmental Justice area that spans much of the east side of Kansas City Missouri. The 2010 census data indicates that population within the project area has undergone significant decline over the last ten years. The route will pass through neighborhoods that are characterized by high concentrations of minority and low income residents, and designated Environmental Justice areas. Most of the area has sustained economic development during the past four decades. KCATA’s intent is to improve its transit stops to provide safe, reliable convenient accessible and economical transportation choices to the community.
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G20. Relevant Public Engagement:
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The 2014 Planning Assessment Study involved a comprehensive public outreach
component to inform residents and bus riders in and along the Prospect Avenue
corridor and the adjacent neighborhoods regarding plans for the proposed MAX
service and to obtain input from the community. Two public meetings were held
along with numerous stakeholder meetings. Considerable effort was also directed
towards stakeholders in the Prospect Corridor. An Advisory Committee was formed
comprised of community leaders, business people and other individuals with an
interest in the mobility of residents and economic development of the
communities along the Prospect Corridor. Kansas City Councilmen Jermaine Reed,
3rd District, and Michael Brooks, 5th District, led the Advisory Committee. A
Street/Engagement Team was created to assist in getting the word out about
Prospect MAX. Not all residents of the communities in the Prospect Corridor can be reached through traditional means such as email and media. Team members
walked the streets, visited residences door-to-door and road buses to meet with
the public one-on-one. Street/Engagement Team members, wearing T-shirts with
the MAX logo, passed-out flyers and encouraged community members participate
in Prospect MAX events. To engage community members the slogan “Let’s Talk
Prospect MAX” was incorporated as key messaging for the hand-out flyers that
were designed and distributed along the Prospect Avenue corridor, on the Prospect Avenue buses and displayed on the KCATA website. The slogan was incorporated into the communications sent out to Kansas City community. This public and stakeholder engagement effort has been continued in subsequent project phases.
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G21. Planned Public Engagement:
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KCATA will continue to engage the general public to inform residents and bus riders in and along the Prospect Avenue corridor and the adjacent neighborhoods regarding plans for the proposed MAX service and to obtain input from the community. Primary efforts will be directed towards stakeholders in the Prospect Corridor. The current Advisory Committee comprised of community leaders, business people and other individuals with an interest in the mobility of residents and economic development of the communities along the Prospect Corridor will continue to be informed. KCATA will continue to inform the public via the RideKC website, the news media and distribute information along the Prospect Avenue corridor, on the Prospect Avenue buses and displays on the KCATA website.
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G22. Sustainable Places Criteria:
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Access to Healthy Foods---Active Transportation/Living-----------
Complete Street Design-------Context Appropriate Streets-------
----Green Infrastructure-----------
------------Pedestrian-Oriented Public Realm---
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Transit-Ready Corridors-----
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G22.1. Describe CSP relationship:
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Access to Healthy Foods: Improve access to grocery stores.
Active Transportation/Living: Improve safety of our transportation systems and encourage physical activity.
Complete Street Design: Integrate transit facilities into street design on transit routes; prioritize pedestrian improvements around transit stops.
Green Infrastructure: Improve air quality through reduction in automobile travel.
Pedestrian-Oriented Public Realm: Make use of pedestrian-oriented site designs and streetscapes in transit corridors.
Transit-Ready Corridors: Integrate transit facilities into streetscape designs or as criteria for site design in areas with constrained rights-of-way.
Context appropriate streets fit the physical setting and better support our distinct places.
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G23. Implements Sustainable Places Initiatives?
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Yes
• KCATA’s Comprehensive Service Analysis (CSA)
• FOCUS Kansas City Comprehensive Plan
• Smart Moves 3.0 Regional Transit Plan
• Jackson County Commuter Corridors Plan (US-71)
• KC NextRail Plan
• Swope Area Plan
• Regional Transit Coordinating Council Project List
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G24. Serves Regional Activity Center?
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Yes
High-Intensity and More_Walkable Centers
The Prospect MAX Service will provide faster transit service for longer trips, more reliable transit service, attract new business and investment to the Prospect Corridor. The route will connect multiple high-intensity centers in the corridor and improve access to other activity centers in the region.
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G25. Environmental justice tracts?
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Yes
Yes, Prospect MAX will operate exclusively in EJ tracts from downtown to 75th and Prospect, providing residents along the route with improved, direct access to downtown and the regional transit network.
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G26. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions?
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Yes
Yes, increased transit use reduces auto-dependency and emissions, particularly in the dense core of the City. Prospect MAX will also use new buses with better emission characteristics than the local diesel buses they will replace.
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G27. Natural Resource information:
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Improving transit and transit oriented development helps preserve and protect sensitive lands from development. Moving more people on transit vehicles reduces the need for wide streets and large parking lots.
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G28. Community Links at Watershaed Scale:
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Improving transit and transit oriented development helps preserve and protect sensitive lands from development. Decreasing the need for impervious surfaces reduces stormwater runoff and improves water quality.
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G29. Explain local land use or comprehensive plans:
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KCATA has conducted a Comprehensive Service Analysis (CSA). This CSA provided a comprehensive evaluation to determine how to provide better transit throughout the region. The recommended transit services, which include Prospect MAX, are based on the goals and objectives of Kansas Citys area plans. The Swope Area Plan specifically mentions Prospect MAX as a priority transportation project. The project also supports the transportation objectives of the RTCC and KCATAs Strategic Plan.
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G30.1 Complies with MARC’s CSP?
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Yes
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G30.2 Exception to the MARC CSP?
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No
Regional Complete Streets help facilitate all of the goals of the long range plan by creating space and a safe means for a range of transportation options when traveling from point A to point B. This project supports the Regional Transit Coordinating Council’s mission, through coordination and partnership, to provide greater accessibility and viable travel alternatives to transportation disadvantaged populations and improve and enhance the regional transit system overall.
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Traveler Type (All Ages & Abilities)
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Pedestrians:
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