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8.B. - Page 36 of 70 <br />Redwood City Broadway Streetcar/Urban Circulator Study <br />Summary Report <br />Introduction......................................................................... 1 <br />Background..................................................................... 1 <br />History............................................................................. 2 <br />Goals............................................................................... 2 <br />Study Description............................................................ 3 <br />Public and Stakeholder Holder Outreach ........................ 5 <br />Existing Conditions............................................................. 7 <br />Traffic Operations and Roadway Characteristics <br />........... 7 <br />TransitService................................................................ 7 <br />Demographics, Travel Characteristics and Auto <br />10 <br />Ownership....................................................................... 8 <br />LandUse....................................................................... 11 <br />Real Estate Market Conditions ..................................... <br />13 <br />Other Transportation Projects ....................................... 14 <br />Alternatives, Development, and Evaluation ..................... 15 <br />Mode Alternatives......................................................... 15 <br />Route Alternatives........................................................ 16 <br />Evaluation Criteria........................................................ <br />16 <br />Evaluation Findings...................................................... <br />17 <br />Shortlisted Alternatives ................................................. 17 <br />Ridership....................................................................... 23 <br />Costs.............................................................................. 23 <br />Alternatives Comparison .............................................. 23 <br />Implementation Considerations ........................................ <br />26 <br />Funding Assessment..................................................... <br />26 <br />Smith <br />Ownership and Operations ................................................ 28 <br />Economic Benefits............................................................ 30 <br />Best Practices.................................................................... 31 <br />Summary of Findings........................................................ 33 <br />NextSteps......................................................................... 34 <br />Figure 1: Conceptual Streetcar Network from 2010 <br />GeneralPlan........................................................................ 2 <br />Figure 2: Project Study Area for Streetcar and Urban <br />Circulator Alternatives........................................................ 4 <br />Figure 3: SamTrans Routes in Downtown Redwood City.. 7 <br />Figure 4: Percent Taking Transit to Work by Census <br />BlockGroup........................................................................ 9 <br />Figure 5: Percent of Households with Zero Vehicles <br />by Census Block Group .................................................... <br />10 <br />Figure 6: Project Study Area Existing Land Uses ............ <br />12 <br />Figure 7: Streetcar Eastern Segment — Common to All <br />Streetcar Alternatives........................................................ <br />19 <br />Figure 8: Streetcar Broadway Direct (Alternative IA)..... <br />20 <br />Figure 9: Streetcar Broadway -Marshall Direct <br />(Alternative 313)................................................................ <br />21 <br />Figure 10: Urban Circulator (Alternative 8) ..................... <br />22 <br />Figure 11: Summary Comparison of Alternatives ............ <br />25 <br />Table 1: Streetcar Alternatives Ridership Estimate .......... 23 <br />Table 2: Streetcar Alternatives Cost Estimate .................. 23 <br />Table 3: Ownership Options ............................................. 29 <br />579 <br />