prt development in fresno, california
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PRT DEVELOPMENT IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. Presented 1-12-08 ATRA Workshop – Washington DC By Dennis Manning. Development History. Spring 2005 Advanced Transportation is first introduced as candidate for tax funds. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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PRT DEVELOPMENT IN PRT DEVELOPMENT IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIAFRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Presented 1-12-08
ATRA Workshop – Washington DC
By Dennis Manning
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Development HistoryDevelopment History
• Spring 2005 Advanced Transportation is first introduced as candidate for tax funds.
• Summer 2005 Tax Expenditure Committee wrestles competing demands. Main divide is roads vs. mass transit
• A seeming impasse results
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Development History (cont.)Development History (cont.)
• Advanced technology is presented to fill gap between roads and transit, and as insurance for when new transit technologies become available.
• A Downtown Group gives report to the City with a PRT vision.
• PRT is included in the expenditure plan for $36,000,000
• Committee approves Plan 23 to 1• 11/4/06 Voters pass by 77%
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Fresno Urban Area
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Fresno Urban Area StatisticsFresno Urban Area Statistics
• Population – 600,000• Area – 140 sq mi• Density – 4,300 per sq mi
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Possible Sites for PRTPossible Sites for PRT
• Downtown Area• California State University of Fresno• Riverpark – Mall/Commercial Area• Hospital Complex• New mixed use development projects
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Fresno Fresno Downtown Downtown AreaArea
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Parking in DowntownParking in Downtown
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Downtown StatisticsDowntown Statistics
• Area - 2.3 sq miles• Employment - 25,000• Residents - < 1000
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CSUF CAMPUS – Aerial CSUF CAMPUS – Aerial
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Riverpark – Mall and CommercialRiverpark – Mall and Commercial
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Downtown PlusesDowntown Pluses
• Area is most in need of rehab• Best chance to enhance property
values and business activity• Best show case of PRT technology
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Downtown MinusesDowntown Minuses
• Difficult place for construction• Clash with historical places• Likely high NIMBY factor• Very large number of agencies and
stakeholders
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CSUF Campus PlusesCSUF Campus Pluses
• Low number of stakeholders and decision makers
• Campus is an innovative setting• Will help, not clash with bus system and
proposed BRT
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CSUF MinusesCSUF Minuses
• It’s a niche. PRT might not expand• Doesn’t test commercial impacts• High visual intrusion problem• Ridership might be modest • Must address stadium problem
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Riverpark PlusesRiverpark Pluses
• Likely high ridership• No historical building problem• Single owner of majority of properties• Low NIMBY problem• Easy to expand
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Riverpark MinusesRiverpark Minuses
• Possible clash with downtown interests• Moderately high number of agencies
and stakeholders involved including Caltrans
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Current Status of PRT Current Status of PRT DevelopmentDevelopment
• $3m Countywide Public Transportation Infrastructure Study (PTIS) Underway in February. PRT is Included.
• Parallel PRT studies of various potential locations underway in June
• At CSUF Campus, Downtown, and Riverpark
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THE FUTURETHE FUTURE
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Predictions are difficult especially when you are talking about the future - Yogi Berra