Oakland Airport Connector Automated People Mover for Oakland

Oakland Airport Connector Automated People Mover for Oakland Coliseum BART to Oakland International Airport Elie Jalkh Marwan Bejjani Steve Raney

Why? • Airport: Doubling capacity. Increasing market share. Q Hegenberger, 98 th Street - low LOS Q Parking shortage • City of Oakland: Redevelopment • BART: part of ’ 50’s plan. Unused capacity.

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Alameda County Measure B Sales Tax • Specified APM – airport sensitive about traffic • Only Sierra Club opposed (cost effectiveness) • Cost given as $130 M Q “Knew it would cost twice as much” Q $232 M and counting Q Scrambling for $

September 11 • Air passengers up 14% Oct ’ 01 vs ‘ 00 • Airport station security

Rider experience • 48% air passengers have carry on bags • Not fastest mode, but most reliable Q Hwy 880 LOS F Q Faster from SF to OAK than SFO • Closer than parking, moving walkways, 2 floors down • Seamless ticketing

Air. BART / Quality Bus • • • Profitable 750, 000 trips per year, 6. 2% share Not given a fair shot in EIR Signal control, increased service will happen Worst case trip time.

TOD • Metroport: 1. 3 M sq feet, 300 hotel rooms, parking • BART station: transit village, Hope IV, offices • More

Parking – 40% of OAK revenue • • • OAK losing 2, 000 spaces Coliseum BART parking – free for day trips BART paid overnite parking New development has competing parking OAK plans to add 2 lots w/ bus.

Economics / Feasibility Millions • • • 13 mi BART trip on average: $2. 15 From EIR numbers, does not cover debt service 16% share is high. (Reagan: 14%, Atlanta: 8%) Annual trip growth $232 M construction. All BART projects more Low fares: OAC $3, BART inflation

Multiple agencies cooperating • Conflict over airport station Q Marketing Q Construction, traffic impact • Conflict over strategy

Recommendation: APM is good • Covers operating costs – improves BART utilization at “low” cost • Without APM, Metroport won’t be built • Without removing cars, TOD and air passenger growth would stall • TOD is crucial for Oakland • THE END.

Air. BART Ridership Statistics • 1999 463, 057 riders Q 4. 68% of airline passengers Q • 2000 573, 728 riders (24% growth from 1999) Q 5. 40% of airline passengers Q • 2001 284, 056 riders (through May) Q Over 750, 000 riders anticipated for 2001 Q 6. 10% of airline passengers (through May) Q

Terminal Expansion Program Why Expand? • 7. 0 MAP • 11. 3 MAP • 17. 7 MAP • 25. 1 MAP Comfortable current terminal capacity Approximate current passenger load 2010 passenger load* 2020 passenger load* *Regional Airport System Plan Update 2000, Volume II, (Regional Airport Planning Committee, February 2001) MAP = million annual passengers

Terminal Expansion Program Dual-level curbside roadway Parking garage Two-level terminal Central concessions hall Retain Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 gates

BART-OAK Connector Station Location • • Minimize vertical transitions Minimize walking distances Eliminate crossing roadways at-grade Locate station as close as possible to security checkpoint • Locate station as close or closer to the terminal as most convenient parking space

BART-OAK Connector Funding • Port of Oakland: $25 million in PFCs • Eligibility: project must “preserve or enhance capacity of the national air transportation system” • Port of Oakland must own/acquire right -of-way • Project must primarily serve the Airport (passengers and employees)

BART-OAK Connector Other Considerations • Structural separation • Construction phasing coordination