TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE
DESIGN GUIDELINES
City of Alameda-AC Transit Interagency
Liaison Committee Meeting
July 13, 2023
Nathan Landau
Senior Transportation Planner
BACKGROUND
• In 2018, Board approved Multimodal
Design Guidelines
• The guidelines provided design
recommendations for bicycle facilities
at bus stops
• The application of the guidelines
resulted in complete streets and
traffic calming projects that increased
bus travel time, made streets
inaccessible to paratransit service,
and created risks for passengers.
2 WHY DO WE NEED NEW GUIDELINES?
3 Multimodal Design Guidelines
(2018)
Transit Supportive Design
Guidelines (2023)
Design that accommodates
Paratransit Service
No Yes
Facilities for passenger comfort
and safety at bus stops
No Yes
Transit operations improvements -
Bus/bike separation
Yes Yes
Other design features that
promote transit service (i.e.
layover space, transit center,
transit lanes)
No Yes
GUIDELINE ELEMENTS (DRAFT)
• Bus stops
• Dimensions – regular curb, curb extensions, boarding islands (with or without amenities), street with parallel parking vs street with diagonal parking
• Preferred stop locations (based on geometry, intersection control) • Designs not compatible with transit (i.e., ped bulbs in bus stops) • Layover space (size, location, access to restroom etc.) • Transit center standards (amenities, size, access to restroom, flexibility to add charging infrastructure)
• Roadway design, including transit lanes, and queue jumps • Pedestrian access improvements to/from bus stops
• Paratransit operations and needs
4 OUTREACH
• In-reach with AC Transit staff
• Presentation at AC Transit Board, Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC), Service Review Advisory Committee (SRAC)
• Presentation at Interagency Liaison Committees (ILCs) • Presentations to Transportation Commissions and
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committees
• Technical Working Group to include local jurisdictions, Alameda CTC, West Contra Costa County Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC), Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), and MTC staff
• Other key groups to be identified as part of work plan 5
PROJECT TIMELINE
Workshop #1 Final Design
Guidelines
Kick Off
Meeting
Spring 2023 Summer
Complete
Spring 2024
Workshop #3
Early 2024
6 Workshop #2
Fall