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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUP94-908/Mod2 TDM 04-03-2001~ ~ ~ ~q~~8 ~ r~~~~ ` . DRAFT OCULARSCIENCES TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN ..._ PREPARED FOR: ' OCULAR SCIENCES PREPARED BY: FEHR & PEERS ASSOCIATES, INC. APRIL 3, .2001 ,_ FEHR~PEERS ASSOCIATES, INC. Transportation Consultants 255 North Market Street .Suite 200 San Jose, CA -95110 408 278-T70Q Fax 408'278-177 "a www.fehrandpeers.rnm Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 1. INTRODUCTION Ocular Sciences provides soft contact lenses to eye care professionals. Their corporate headquarters are located at 475 Eccles Avenue in South San Francisco, California. Ocular Sciences currently occupies a 119,200-square foot (s.f.) building and has approximately 240 employees. Fifty-five (55) employees will be relocating to a new office location. The remaining 185 employees will work in five shifts, each lasting eight hours in duration. The shifts start times are 7:30 am, 8:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm, and 11:30 pm. The maximum number of employees in any shift is 50 employees. According to the project sponsor, approximately 25 percent of the workforce participates in carpooling, ridesharing, or public transportation. Ocular Sciences is proposing to expand the existing mezzanine by 5,600-s.f. The new floor area will be used for storage of packaged product and will hold an order picking system with a conveyor. The proposed expansion is not projected to generate new peak-hour trips to the site. However, the existing development has exceeded its floor-to-area ratio and a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan is required for the future expansion. The purpose of the TDM plan is to reduce the number of single-occupant automobile trips generated by the existing employees. A Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan is a set of strategies, measures and incentives to encourage the employees to walk, bicycle, use public transportation, carpool or use other alternatives to driving alone. TDM measures produce more mobility using existing transportation systems, boost economic efficiency of the current transportation infrastructure, improve air quality, save energy, and reduce traffic congestion. The TDM plan was developed based on draft guidelines provided by the City of South San Francisco that aim for a goal of 35 percent alternative mode use. First, the transportation facilities serving the site are described in Chapter 2. Then, the various transportation demand management strategies are describe in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 presents the specific measures that have been selected for Ocular Sciences. A brief summary is presented in Chapter 5. Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 2. EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM The site is located on the east side of Eccles Avenue, south of Rossi Place, in South San Francisco, California. The site location is shown on Figure 1. The existing transportation facilities support alternative (non-automobile) mode use by providing transit, bicycle, and pedestrian access to the site. These facilities are described in detail below. Transit Service San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) operates bus service in San Mateo County. Commuter rail service (CalTrain) is provided from San Francisco to Gilroy by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. The existing transit facilities near the site are shown on Figure 2 and described in detail below: CalTrain provides frequent train service between San Jose and San Francisco seven days a week. During commute hours, CalTrain provides extended service to Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Weekend service is provided to Gilroy until February 2001. The South San Francisco station at Dubuque Avenue and Grand Avenue is located in the vicinity of the project site. The following CalTrain shuttle buses provide service to office buildings nearby: Utah-Grand Area Shuttle-Oyster Point Employer and Gateway Area Shuttle. The shuttle stop is located at the intersection of Eccles Avenue/Rossi Place adjacent to the project site. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) provides rail service between the East Bay (Richmond, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, and Fremont) and San Francisco. The closest station near the project site is the Glen Park BART station. Three BART shuttles, Utah-Grand Area, Oyster Point Area, and Gateway Area, run identical routes as the CalTrain shuttles. Route 34 provides service between Tanforan Shopping Center and Geneva Avenue in San Francisco. It operates along Airport Boulevard in the vicinity of the project site. Route 34 provides three northbound trips and three southbound trips between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm on weekdays. No weekend service is provided. Route 292 provides service between the Hillsdale Shopping Center and the Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco. This bus route operates along Airport Boulevard in the vicinity of the project site. The hours of operation are 5:00 am to 2:00 am on weekdays and weekends. Commute and midday headways are 30 minutes apart on weekdays and weekends. Headways are 60 minutes apart during the evenings. Existing Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Pedestrian facilities comprise sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals. Near the site, sidewalks are located on both sides of Eccles Avenue. Crosswalks and pedestrian signals are provided at nearby signalized study intersections. Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences TDM April 2001 Key: O [ Project Site N Not to Scale Figure 1 SITE LOCATION Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences TDM April 2001 LiLi=Ave, R ', ~• er rr r^ i FX, KX, MX, NX, PX, RX, TX Point Blvd. .„ r~ tsr r.:q f ~~. Q~ C. 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In the vicinity of the site, bike lanes are provided on Airport Boulevard, Oyster Point Boulevard, and Sister Cities Boulevard. Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan Apri12001 3. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN ELEMENTS The City of South San Francisco is developing guidelines that require new projects to achieve a goal of 35 percent alternative mode use. Table 1 presents the standard base TDM measures for the City of South San Francisco and their estimated alternative mode use. Additional TDM measures are presented in Table 2. Table 1 CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO -EAST OF ffiGHWAY 101 Standard Base TDM Requirements Developer Developer as Tenant or Percent Measure/ Program ;Implemented Employer Implements Mitigation Planning/Design Measures 1.0% to 3.0% Building layout X Building setbacks X Building wiring X ________.~.~_____.. _____ .____.___._____ ~~_.._.W_____ ___.-_-~ -~--._. .__..____~ Passenger loading zones X Transit Design Elements 0.5% to 0.5% _ _~Street Design __._ _W ..~ _ ~___..-- _-~_X __.__ _ _____~___ _.~._.._ __ _~_.__ _._~ .___ Parking Design Measures ~ ~ ! 5.0% to 10.0% __._____.________v_~ _______.___.___..____ Preferential parking 10% min. _~.~ _ X ____.___..__.----._.__ X ___~_ _.~ _ ~__ _.~..___, (carpool and vanpool) ' Parking configuration X Pedestrian Measures 0.5% to 1.0% Minimize walking distance X Pedestrian/ trail connections X Internal Pedestrian access X Bicycle Design Measures ! 2.0% to 2.5% Showers/ Clothes lockers X ! X Bicycle parking (short + long term) X Information Board !Kiosks X X - Transportation Coordinator ! 1.0% to 1.0% Implementation X X CCRs X X Designated employer contact in leases X X (each tenant) Carpool Programs 2.0% to 2.0% Ridematching services X Vanpool Programs i 2.0% to 2.0% _ g . _ _ . _ _ .. Ridematchin services __ ...__ X Transit Programs '; 0.5% to 0.5% Free trial rides X Transit riders guide X X Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan Apri12001 Table 1 (cont.) CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO -EAST OF HIGHWAY 101 Standard Base TDM Requirements Developer Developer as Tenant or i Percent Measure/ Program :Implemented Employer Implements Mitigation Parking Programs - Preferential parking (registration, mgmt.) X X Pedestrian Programs 0.5% to 0.5% Walking Club /Mentor Group X _ ....... _ _.._.... _a . o.._._... _ _ _... Bicycle Programs 1.0 /o to 1.0 /o Bicvcle riders guide X ! X Promotional Programs 4.0% to 6.0% New Tenant and employee orientation X packets Flyers, posters, brochures, emails X X Transportation fairs X X Spare the Air (June -October) X X Rideshare Week (October) X X Newsletter articles i ': X Trip planning assistance- routes and maps X Kick-Off Event (at 50% occupancy) X X Guaranteed ride home X X Monitoring and Evaluation - Annual Report _ X X Standard Base Range !; 20.0% to 30.0% Note: Standard TDM Goa] for all projects is 35%. Therefore, all projects will have to choose additional measures from the aggressive TDM list in order to achieve the 35% requirement. Source: City of South San Francisco Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 Table 2 CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO -EAST OF HIGHWAY 101 Additional TDM Options/Aggressive Mitigation Measures Developer as Tenant ': Developer or Employer Percent Measure/ Program Implemented Implements Mitigation Transit Design Elements ~ 1.0% to 5.0% Land dedication for transit facilities X _ ~~~Transit passenger shelter/ bus stop ~~~ - X ~--~~ -~~~~~~~ ____ ~ ~~ ~~~~~Bus/ rail station subsidy (for construction) ~ ~~~~~~ X ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ -__._.___. ____ Parking Design Measures 5.0% to 5.0% Shared parking w/ existing development X Reduced parking on site X Off street parking restrictions X _ _. _..._____..__..__._..._.:._._._.p_.._... g ~__.._ . g. g ._ _._..) .__ Electric vehicle arkm char ~in ~ stations . _ _ ____.____ X _.__..._..._......_ . _ .___ _ __ _..._ . _._ _ _..._ .._ .._.__ .__..._. Bicycle Design Measures ', 2.0% to 2.0% W._Bicycletrailconnections~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ X _._.__.__.__ __.___.______ __ _- _~.___ Onsite Amenities ! 1.5% to 5.0% Cafeteria with hot food services X X Valet services (dry cleaning) ____._ _. _.._. _ .._ .._.. ATM X X Exercise facilities X X Convenience retail (sundries) X X Childcare X X Post office/ stamps X X Onsite transit pass sales X X ~' Carpool Programs 2.0% to 5.0% Mentor group I X X Alternative commute subsidies X X 'I Transportation Management Association X X I.0% to 3.0% Participation ~i Vanpool Programs 2.0% to 5.0% Mentor group X X Increased frequency for peak hours X X Additional route coverage during peak X X hours Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan Apri12001 Table 2 (cont.) CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO -EAST OF HIGIIWAY 101 Additional TDM Options/Aggressive Mitigation Measures Developer as Tenant Developer or Employer Percent Measure/ Program Implemented Implements Mitigation Additional route coverage during midday X X period Parking Programs 5.0% to 10.0% Reduced parking fees for ! X X carpool/EV/vanpools Paid offsite parking at park & ride lots / X X transit stations Paid parking _ X _ , . X Offsite parking- park and ride shuttles ' X X Parking cash- out X Pedestrian Programs i 2.0% to 5.0% ~~~~ Alternative commute subsidies ~ ~~ ~ ~~ X ~~ -~ X-~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Bicycle Programs 0.5% to 5.0% Complimentary bikes (recreational use) X X Campus bikes X ...... __ X Bicycle riders guides X X Bicycle Club /Mentor Group X X Alternative commute subsidies X X Promotional Programs 1.0% to 1.0% Vanpool Week (February) X X Bike to Work Day (May) X X Earth~Day(April) ---- __~_ _ _X_._. X._._.. Telecommumcatmg Slte amemhes X 1.0% to 2.0% only Alternative Work Schedule Site amenities X - only Aggressive Range :25.0% to 63.0% Note: No one project is expected to achieve 63%TDM. This would require substantial subsidies for all alternative modes of transportation. It is more likely that a developer will provide financial incentives for a single mode such as transit or bicycling. Source: City of South San Francisco Hoyt Company Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 4. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN The Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan elements for the Ocular Sciences development emphasize measures that are parking-oriented, include on-site amenities that encourage the use of alternative modes of travel, and require participation in associations that promote commute alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle. The Transportation Demand Management plan includes appropriate TDM measures that will satisfy City of South San Francisco guidelines. Table 3 presents the TDM measures for the proposed project. These TDM measures are described in detail below. TDM Coordinator A transportation coordinator will be designated for the site. The coordinator will actively market the TDM Plan to the employees, and will conduct the annual monitoring/reporting process. The coordinator will develop an on-site transportation information center with SamTrans, BART, and CalTrain schedules and maps. The coordinator could schedule carpool matching services. The transportation coordinator's role would also include on-site transit pass sales and a guaranteed ride home program (working with a local taxi service or rental car agencies). Other responsibilities maybe added as the need arises. On-Site Amenities/Parking Design Measures On-site amenities will be provided to promote the use of alternative modes and to reduce employee reliance on the single-occupant automobile. On-site amenities include providing bicycle racks or storage lockers and preferential parking spaces for carpools. Parking spaces near building entrances will be designated as reserved carpool parking with signage or pavement striping. The project sponsor subsidizes membership to Schoebers Health Club located in the vicinity of the project site. Employees that bicycle to work can utilize the showers and changing rooms in the health club. Shuttle Bus Service CalTrain and BART shuttles provide service from the South San Francisco CalTrain station and Glen Park BART station to nearby developments in the Oyster Point and Gateway areas. A stop for both CalTrain and BART shuttles is located adjacent to the project site. The project sponsor will work with the Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance to provide financial support for shuttle service to the CalTrain and BART stations. Felsr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 Table 3 Transportation Demand Management Plan Percent Alternative TDM Measure Description Mode Use Bicycle racks/lockers ;The project sponsor will install bike racks or ' 2.0% to 2.5% bicycle lockers. ... . .. Parking Design Measures The project sponsor shall provide preferential o ° 5.0 /o to 10.0 /o parking for carpool users. __ ~'~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ p ~O eration of a dedicated~shuttle p ~ p g The ro'ect s ~ onsor will fund uaranteed seats ~ 1 .0% to 10.0% ~ service during the peak period to a on a CatTrain and/or BART shuttle. rail station or an urban residential area Promotional Programs The project sponsor will provide promotional . 4.0% to 6.0% programs. Promotion programs include: new tenant & employee orientation packets; flyers, posters, email; transportation fairs; trip ;planning assistance; guaranteed ride home. Participate in the Alliance's ;The project sponsor will fund slots m the See Promotional guaranteed ride home program program. Programs Carpool Programs 'The project sponsor will sponsor a carpool 2.0% to 2.0% program that provides ridematching services. On-site Amenities :The project sponsor currently subsidizes 1.5% to 5%° membership to a health club located near the project site. Employees can use the showers or changing rooms in the health club. Transportation Coordinator !The project sponsor will designate a TDM 1.0% to 1.0°io coordinator for the building. Transportation Management !The project sponsor will participate in a ' 1.0% to 3.0% Association Participation :Transportation Management Association. Total 17.5% to 39.5% Fehr & Peers Associates, Lzc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan April 2001 Guaranteed Ride Home Program One of the most-common reasons that employees do not want to use an alternative mode (i.e. carpool, vanpool, or transit) is the inability to leave work unexpectedly for a family emergency or the fear of being stranded if they need to work late. One element that allays these fears is a Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program. With this program, employees can use a taxi service, rental car or another selected mode to get home and the employer pays for the service. The project will provide a GRH program. The transportation coordinator will manage the GRH program. The employee contacts the transportation coordinator when they need a ride home and the transportation coordinator then makes the travel arrangements. In-House Carpool Matching Service Carpools are the most popular alternative commute mode. An in-house matching service, in conjunction with a vigorous marketing campaign, will be used to increase the percentage of employees that share a ride to work. Promotional Programs The project sponsor will provide information via flyers, posters, emails, or brochures regarding alternative mode use. Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. Ocular Sciences Transportation Demand Management Plan Apri12001 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS This report presents the TDM Plan for the Ocular Sciences development located at 475 Eccles Avenue in South San Francisco, California. The report identifies TDM measures that contribute to a goal of 35 percent alternative mode use. According to the project sponsor, approximately 25 percent of the workforce participates in carpooling, ridesharing, or public transportation. The TDM plan supplements the existing employee participation in alternative mode uses. The TDM Plan has been tailored to utilize the measures that are most compatible for the project: - The project is located in close proximity to the CalTrain Station, providing convenient access to CalTrain. The TDM Plan promotes transit usage by funding seats to a CalTrain or BART shuttle. - The building will have bicycle racks or lockers and designated carpool parking spaces. These physical attributes promote alternative commute options. - The project sponsor will participate in a TDM association. This will maximize the effectiveness of this TDM plan. The TDM plan meets the specific requirements set forth by the City of South San Francisco. The TDM Plan is projected to achieve a 17.5-to-39.5 percent alternative mode use according to draft City of South San Francisco guidelines. Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc.