MEMORANDUM
Date: January 6, 2010 TG: 08099.00
To: Nuru Tuku, Seattle Department of Transportation
From: Mike Swenson, Transpo
Jesse Birchman
cc: Mike Boonsripisal, King County Metro
Subject: Howell Street Transit Lane Alternatives Analysis – Arterial Travel Time Results
This memorandum presents the arterial travel time/speed results for the analysis of BAT/Transit
Only lanes along Howell Street in Seattle, WA. At the request of Seattle Department of
Transportation Staff (SDOT), the arterial travel time/speed results for the Howell Street and
Stewart Street corridors were output from the Synchro models used for the analysis presented in
the December 9, 2010 analysis summary memorandum which subsequently were resubmitted via
email1 with minor edits made based on comments from SDOT staff. The forecast arterial travel
time/speed results are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Average Arterial Travel Time (m:ss) & Speed (mph)
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
EB WB WB EB WB WB
Alternative Howell Howell Stewart Howell Howell Stewart
7.0 mph 6.0 mph 6.3 mph 5.9 mph 5.3 mph 5.6 mph
Existing
3:49 3:23 2:58 4:31 3:47 3:21
Alt 1 7.3 mph 6.7 mph 6.4 mph 8.6 mph
- -
No Contra & BAT Lane on N Curb 3:39 2:50 4:11 2:11
Alt 2 3.6 mph 6.3 mph 8.6 mph
- - -
With Contra & BAT Lane on 2nd Lane from S Curb 7:27 3:13 2:12
Alt 3 7.6 mph 6.7 mph 6.8 mph 8.2 mph
- -
No Contra & BAT Lane on 2nd Lane from S Curb 3:32 2:49 3:57 2:17
The arterial operations results presented in Table 1 are similar to the LOS results presented to
date. All alternatives improve arterial travel speeds relative to existing conditions except for
Alternative 2, and Alternative 3 provides the greatest overall benefit to general purpose traffic. As
the results of the LOS analysis indicated, Alternative 3 allows for improved transit travel times and
reliability with the smallest impact to general purpose traffic within the study area.
Note that due to the limitations of the Synchro/LOS analysis, the direct impact of the
recommended alternative on transit travel times and reliability has not been quantified in Table 1.
As discussed in the previous memorandum, the existing conditions VISSIM model which models
the unique traffic operations along the Howell Street corridor is available should the direct impacts
of the selected alternative be necessary to quantify travel time benefits to and transit vehicles.
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Email from M. Swenson to N. Tuku dated December 14, 2010.
NOT TO SCALE
9th Ave
Terry Ave
Boren Ave
Yale Ave
Boren Ave
Minor Ave
Alternative 1 - No Howell Street Contra-Flow Lane & North Curb Bus Only Lane
Howell Street BAT/Transit Only Lane
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NOT TO SCALE
9th Ave
Terry Ave
Boren Ave
Yale Ave
Boren Ave
Minor Ave
Alternative 2 - Maintain Howell Street Contra-Flow Lane & Bus Only Lane in Second Lane from South Curb
Howell Street BAT/Transit Only Lane
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NOT TO SCALE
9th Ave
Terry Ave
Boren Ave
Yale Ave
Boren Ave
Minor Ave
Alternative 3 - No Howell Street Contra-Flow Lane & Bus Only Lane in Second Lane from South Curb
Howell Street BAT/Transit Only Lane
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TERRY AVE BOREN AVE MINOR AVE YALE AVE STEWART ST EASTLAKE AVE
6 STEWART ST
5 STEWART ST 4 STEWART ST 3 STEWART ST 2 1
(530) (25) (185) (425) (275)
535 40 380 555 475 (60)
I-5 MAINLINE
(10)
(35) 40 (35) 25 (35) 60 (0) 5 15 225
55 (55) 25 (10) 30 (10) 90 (130)
110 (175) 105 (175) 365 (475)
I-5 EXPRESS
(45) 50 (195) 95 (20) 30 (35) 45 (340) 240
50 570 55 15 705 135
(20) (455) (20) (10) (415) (205)
8TH AVE 9TH AVE TERRY AVE BOREN AVE MINOR AVE YALE AVE
7 OLIVE WAY-HOWELL ST 8 HOWELL ST 10 HOWELL ST 11 HOWELL ST 12 HOWELL ST 13 HOWELL ST
(115) (635) (105) (720)
260 570 110 750
130 (75) 115 (30) (10) 5 90 (25) (15) 10 30 (5)
(150) 150 (35) 95 15 (20) (25) 10 5 (5) (20) 5 20 (15) (35) 70 5 (10)
(230) 455 (275) 555 (315) 590 (305) 565 15 (5) 120 (305) (175) 795 95 (390)
(335) 640 (5) 5 (10) 15 130 (280) (15) 10 20 (75) (330) 390
(145) 295 210 (70) 25 (25) 370 (215) (10) 5 170 (25)
120 70 610 20
(40) (50) (590) (15) NOT TO SCALE
9TH AVE BOREN AVE
9 OLIVE WAY
14 OLIVE WAY
DE
(70) (865)
NN
YW
120 640
AY
160 (50) (15) 10 60 (45)
(5) 5 5 (5) STEWART ST
(390) 695 (315) 780 10 (5) 6 5 4 3 2 1
(45) 85 (50) 170 15 (5) E
AV
BOREN AVE
MINOR AVE
TERRY AVE
KE
YALE AVE
(25) 30 185 (210) LA
ST
970 EA
(795)
HOWELL ST
8 10 11 12
BOREN AVE 7 13
15 PINE ST
9
(805) AVE OLIV
E WA
675 Y
8T H
(40) 35 115 (85)
AVE
14
9T H
(10) 15 245 (215)
(15) 30 205 (220) PINE
ST
LEGEND (5) 5 25 (15)
X = PM PEAK HOUR (105) 75 15 (20)
15
925
(X) = AM PEAK HOUR
(800)
2010 Existing Study Area Peak Hour Turning Movement Volumes
Howell Street BAT/Transit Only Lane
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NOT TO SCALE
DE
NN
YW
AY
(1,330)
Existing Roadway Link Volumes
(1,265) (1,395)
STEWART ST 640 640 (1,775)
725 1,005
E
AV
BOREN AVE
MINOR AVE
TERRY AVE
E
YALE AVE
AK
S TL
EA
(20) (290) (395) (400)
15 150 160 100
HOWELL ST
685 590 1,040 1,255 825
(350) (340) (525) (540) (180)
OLIV
VE
E WA
Y
8TH A
VE
9TH A
PINE
ST
Roadway Link Volumes Without Howell Contra-Flow
DE
NN
YW
AY
(1,350) (1,555) (1,830)
STEWART ST 655 790 (2,175)
885 1,105
VE
BOREN AVE
A
MINOR AVE
TERRY AVE
KE
YALE AVE
LA
ST
EA
HOWELL ST
685 590 1,040 1,255 825
(350) (340) (525) (540) (180)
OLIV
VE
E WA
Y
8TH A
VE
9TH A
PINE LEGEND
ST
X = PM PEAK HOUR
(X) = AM PEAK HOUR
Howell Street BAT/Transit Only Lane
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