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Public Transit Agencies Set Openings, Ground Breakings: Part 2
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Public transportation agencies throughout North America are planning a busy 2017 as officials prepare for openings and ground breakings for new service and extensions.
Passenger Transport previously reported on many of these milestone events in the Jan. 16 issue; coverage continues below.
Heavy Rail
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which serves the city of Toronto, is set to open six subway stations and connecting tunnels for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension project, which will extend TTC’s existing Line 1 Yonge-University 8.6 kilometers (about 5.4 miles) and bring the line into the regional municipality of York.
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Philadelphia’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) plans to break ground this spring to restore service on the Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line. SEPTA discontinued service on the three-mile line in the 1980s.
After completing significant infrastructure construction, including stabilized embankments and rehabilitating or replacing track, signals, catenary and structures, SEPTA will build a 600-car parking deck and an intermodal connection before the line opens in 2020.
Commuter Rail
Construction is scheduled to begin this year for the nine-mile, five-station Redlands Passenger Rail Project (which will be  called the Arrow) in the San Bernardino-Redlands, CA, corridor. Omnitrans in San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (formerly San Bernardino Associated Governments) entered into an agreement that Omnitrans will operate the line when it opens in 2020.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston plans to break ground this spring for the Blue Hill Avenue Station, a commuter rail station on the Fairmount Line that will provide single-seat access to downtown Boston.
Light Rail
 Metrolinx, which serves the greater Toronto region and includes GO Transit bus and commuter rail service, plans to begin construction by mid-year on Finch West LRT, an 11-km (six-mile) light rail line. The Ontario government has invested $1 billion (Cdn., 2010 dollars) in the project to expand public transit in Toronto.
Metro Transit in Minneapolis-St. Paul recently received FTA approval to begin engineering on the Southwest LRT Project, which could begin construction this year. The line will open in 2021 as the Metro Green Line Extension, connecting downtown Minneapolis to various suburbs with 15 new stations.
BRT
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority plans to open the seven-mile Alum Rock/Santa Clara BRT line. The $148 million line, which features 11 new stations, will extend service to downtown San Jose. The line, the first of three, will be followed by the El Camino Real and Stevens Creek BRTs.
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, Oakland, CA, will open its first BRT as part of a 9.5-mile roadway construction project that includes station platforms and infrastructure improvements. Agency officials anticipate launching service in November.
The line will run with 60-foot articulated diesel-electric hybrid buses manufactured by New Flyer and will directly connect to 46 bus lines and five BART stations.
The City of Fresno DOT will open Q, a 15.7-mile BRT system that features 27 stops connecting the city’s major north-south and east-west corridors.
The line, set to open in the fall, features 51 stations, including two terminal stations and one transit center. It will operate with 17 40-foot low-floor CNG buses.
New York City DOT and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will launch the Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevard Select Bus Service (SBS) in early to mid-2017, a two-part project to provide service to Queens.
The first part features several transit improvements, including signal priority, median bus stations and new bus-only lanes, and the second phase focuses on a longer-term capital initiative to construct additional improvements, including bus stations.
Metrolinx will open the Mississauga Transitway, a BRT project that will link GO Transit commuter rail and buses with local bus service and subway systems maintained by TTC.
When complete this year, the 18-km service (about 11 miles) will feature 12 stations linking high-density development and employment centers in the city of Mississauga, located south of Toronto. Metrolinx is constructing the western segment and Mississauga is constructing the eastern segment. The project is a partnership among the Canadian government, the province of Ontario, GO Transit and Mississauga.
By the end of the year, Pace Suburban Bus, Arlington Heights, IL, will launch the Milwaukee Line, the first BRT service in its  extensive rapid transit system, Pulse, which will provide enhanced express bus service to commuters along heavily traveled corridors in the greater Chicago area.
The line will operate along Milwaukee Avenue between a shopping center and a transit center in Chicago, where passengers can connect with Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line trains, Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line trains and numerous Pace and CTA bus routes.
Pace is currently planning the second Pulse line, the Dempster Line, scheduled to break ground in 2018 or 2019.
The Jacksonville (FL) Transportation Authority (JTA) is making plans to launch its third First Coast Flyer BRT line, the East Coast Corridor.
Reno’s Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County broke ground on its 4th Street/Prater Way BRT project, to be called the “Lincoln Line” in honor of its route on the former Lincoln Highway. The line is scheduled to enter service in 2019.
IndyGo in Indianapolis plans to break ground this summer on Red Line BRT, contingent upon congressional appropriation.
Community Transit, Snohomish County, WA, will break ground this fall on its second BRT line, the Swift Green Line,  expected to enter service early in 2019. The route covers approximately 12.5 miles with 15 stations. The agency will begin work this spring on the Seaway Transit Center, the northern terminal of the BRT line.
JTA will break ground this spring for the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center, a multimodal hub that will include an 8,000-square-foot intercity bus terminal, a 13-bay bus transfer facility and an administration area.
Streetcars
Michigan DOT will unveil its 6.6-mile streetcar, QLine, by the end of the year. The streetcar will operate on a loop throughout Detroit’s downtown area.
Seattle DOT is preparing to break ground for the five-mile Center City Connector, the newest segment of the Seattle Streetcar. This route will contain 23 stations when it is complete, creating new north-south connections, including those to Pike Place Market and Sound Transit’s Link light rail at Westlake.
Valley Metro in Phoenix plans to break ground later this year on the three-mile Tempe Streetcar project, projected to have 14 stops. The project is currently in the design process.
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