well as significant improvement of traditional transit services were assumed. These strategies are expected to increase transit usage across the region.
In alignment with this philosophy and specific to the Scenario Planning analysis, a Transit Strategy is proposed that considers prioritization of transit corridors for key connections in the city, where a possible high-capacity transit could be prioritized. The strategy also includes heavy investments in transit and active transportation improvements within the Core, where the highest density of population and employment is expected under the AOS scenario. To reflect these assumptions, a mode shift (out of private vehicles) methodology is proposed (see Figure 10), with each step described in the following sections.
Figure 11: Mode Shift Methodology
6.1 Transit Mode Share Benchmark
A benchmark review of transit commute share was conducted across US cities with downtowns comparable in size to Fort Worth 4 , categorized by the type of transit service available. A total of 18 cities were selected (see Figure 11). The type of rail service was grouped into the following categories: • Heavy Rail (or Subway) • Light Rail
• Intercity, Commuter, Heavy Rail • Intercity, Commuter, and Light Rail
4 In terms of the downtown land-area share out of the whole city.
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