Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

1. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority THE HEATHLINE EUCLID CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT Michael J. Schipper, P.E DGM- Engineering & Project Management June 24, 2009

2. BRT Corridor Selection Urban Core Infrastructure Investment as Catalyst for Development Master Plan, Land Use and Zoning Changes to Promote TOD Results Branding Overview

3. Near Level Boarding Enhanced Service Frequency Off-board Fare Collection Unique Vehicles Real-time Passenger Information Passenger Friendly Waiting Environment Bus Rapid Transit Features

4. Project Map

5. Transit System Connections

6. Transit System Connections

7. BRT Corridor Selection CHESTER AVE – AUTO FOCUS UNIVERSITY CIRCLE –MAJOR EMPLOYMENT CENTER DOWNTOWN –MAJOR EMPLOYMENT CENTER EUCLID AVE - TRANSIT FOCUS CARNEGIE AVE - AUTO FOCUS

8. $200 Million Total Project Cost $168.4 million FFGA FTA New Starts $82.2 mil FTA Rail Mod. $ 0.6 mil ODOT $50.0 mil RTA $17.6 mil NOACA $10.0 mil City of Cleveland $ 8.0 mil $31.6 million Non-FFGA Urban Core Infrastructure Investment

9. Building Face to Building Face Reconstruction Utility Replacements and Betterments New Roadway, Curbs, & Sidewalks New Traffic Signal, Lighting, & Communication Systems Landscaping & Irrigation System Urban Core Infrastructure Investment

10. Public Art Passenger Amenities 4.5 Miles of Dedicated BRT Lanes in Median 2.6 Miles of Mixed-Use BRT Lanes in Curb Lanes 36 Stations and Platforms 4.0 Miles of Bike Lanes Urban Core Infrastructure Investment

11. Typical Section Lower Euclid

12. Median Station Left Side

13. Public Square/Lower Euclid

14. Lower Euclid

15. Typical Section Midtown

16. Median Station Right Side

17. Midtown

18. Midtown

19. Midtown

20. Midtown

21. Typical Section University Cir.

22. Curbside Right Side

23. University Circle

24. University Circle

25. 62 Stops @ 36 Stations 3 Unique Station Designs Public Square/Lower Euclid Midtown University Circle/East Cleveland A316 Stainless Steel and Glass Modular Base Design Station Design

26. Attractive Easily Accessible Fast-Loading Near Level Boarding ADA Compliant Conveniently Located Integrated Into The Community Station Features

27. Fare Vending Machines Emergency Phones CCTV Real-time Passenger Information Passenger-Friendly Waiting Environment Benches and Lean Bars Station Features

28. Public Square/Lower Euclid

29. Public Square/Lower Euclid

30. Midtown Stations

31. Midtown Stations

32. Curbside Stations

33. Landscaping and Public Art

34. Guiding TOD through Zoning • MidTown Zoning Overlay District • Minimum floor-area ratio, parking mitigation, pedestrian emphasis, and façade improvements • Design Guidelines focus development away from parking garages and driveways • Transit orientation serves as the unifying element for the Corridor • Innovation Zone grant for Healthcare Corridor Plan

35. Midtown Zoning Overlay

36. Results

37. Lower Euclid Over $110 million in development has created nightclubs, apartments, restaurants, and bowling alley.

38. Playhouse Square More than $61 million has been invested in the Idea Center, United Way and Hanna Theatre renovations.

39. Cleveland State University CSU master plan revised to orient housing, student center and new academic buildings along Euclid Avenue. Re-development is estimated at $180 million.

40. Midtown The price of an acre of land in the long-blighted Midtown area has doubled in the past five years.

41. Cleveland Clinic The Cleveland Clinic is investing $1.2 billion on Euclid Avenue.

42. University Circle Over $1.6 billion is being invested Clev. Museum of Art - $350 million Peter B. Lewis Building - $ 65 million University Hospitals - $500 million VA Hospital & Offices - $370 million

43. Ridership Growth

44. Ridership Growth

45. Euclid Corridor Transportation Project

46. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority THE HEALTHLINE EUCLID CORRIDOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT Michael J. Schipper, P.E DGM- Engineering & Project Management June 24, 2009