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Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan: Worksession #4 July 11, 2013

This document summarizes changes made to the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan draft based on public comments and coordination with other jurisdictions. Key changes include removing the master plan phasing, extending the MD355 corridor to Clarksburg as a mixed traffic corridor, coordinating with Prince George's County and Takoma Park on the New Hampshire Avenue corridor, reflecting the Long Branch Sector Plan and Purple Line design for University Boulevard, adding sections on bus rapid transit implementation and carbon emission analysis, replacing most graphics, and adding text on bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. The document outlines next steps to finalize the Planning Board draft and transmit it to the County Council.

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Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan: Worksession #4 July 11, 2013

This document summarizes changes made to the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan draft based on public comments and coordination with other jurisdictions. Key changes include removing the master plan phasing, extending the MD355 corridor to Clarksburg as a mixed traffic corridor, coordinating with Prince George's County and Takoma Park on the New Hampshire Avenue corridor, reflecting the Long Branch Sector Plan and Purple Line design for University Boulevard, adding sections on bus rapid transit implementation and carbon emission analysis, replacing most graphics, and adding text on bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. The document outlines next steps to finalize the Planning Board draft and transmit it to the County Council.

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Worksession #4

July 11, 2013

COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS FUNCTIONAL
MASTER PLAN

Changes noted in memo

Changes to Public Hearing Draft

Master Plan phasing deleted


Phase

2 segments within other jurisdictions retained in


Plan with qualifications
Other Phase 2 segments moved to Appendix

MD355 corridor extended to Clarksburg as


mixed traffic corridor

Changes to Public Hearing Draft

Changes to the New Hampshire Avenue


corridor table to reflect coordination with
Prince Georges County and the City of
Takoma Park.
Changes to the University Boulevard corridor
table to reflect the Long Branch Sector Plan
and the current design of the Purple Line

Changes to Public Hearing Draft

Various clarifications have been made in response


to public comments.
A section has been added on implementation of
the BRT system to address concerns about a
potential watering-down of BRT system.
A section has been added on the Carbon Emission
Analysis.

Changes to Public Hearing Draft

Most graphics replaced


Section added to the Plan Appendix
comparing travel times with general traffic
Sections on bikeway accommodation and
Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Areas moved from
the Online Appendix into the Plan Appendix

Additional changes not in memo

Additional wording in Planning Context to introduce BRT


treatment types

Describing what the Plan wont do

Clean up on the Phase 2 changes

Additional wording on traffic analysis for lane


repurposing

Graphics corrections

Clean up on the MD355 extension in the Appendix

Page 9 in Clean Version : Intro for treatment types

Page 11 in Clean Version : What the Plan wont do

Pages 14-15 in Clean Version : Deletion of phasing

Page 17 in Clean Version : Deletion of phasing

Page 26-27 in Clean Version: Revised wording on


traffic analysis for lane repurposing

SHA recently decided to repurpose travel lanes on University Boulevard east of


Piney Branch Road to achieve the space needed for the Purple Line tracks, but
would also:

make some intersection improvements on University Boulevard


construct double right turn lanes and install a half-signal at the ramp from the
Inner Loop of the Beltway to southbound New Hampshire Avenue.

Page 16 in Clean Version : Map 1

Page 40 in Clean Version : Map 5 of MD355 North

Page 96 in Clean Version: Extension of MD355 North

Worksession #4
July 11, 2013

COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS FUNCTIONAL
MASTER PLAN

Next Steps

CTCFMP Worksession #4 July 11: direct staff to


prepare Planning Board Draft
Management

Services staff to prepare final version of

Plan

July 22: Transmit Planning Board Draft of CTCFMP


to County Council

Worksession #4
July 11, 2013

COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS FUNCTIONAL
MASTER PLAN

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