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Comments to the METRO Board of Directors
March 27, 2008
It took seven weeks to get METRO to release current traffic count information concerning the Main Street rail corridor. Brown and Gay Engineers gathered data at the end of FY/CY 2007. It was my fear, and seemingly confirmed by the recent traffic volume data, that in fact, METRORail has strangled vehicular traffic in the corridor, and consequently decimated small businesses which depend on vehicle traffic for survival.
Impact of the METRORail Red Line operation on the Main Street Corridor traffic: COH Traffic Count 16,215 COH Traffic Count 16,770 COH Traffic Count 27,362
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Date 03/13/98
Main St. North of Commerce C.B.D.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 2,786 08/14/07
Location Percentage #5 Reduction Main, North In Traffic of Commerce -82.8%
Date 03/05/98
Main St. North of Gray St. C.B.D.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 2,626 08/16/07
Location #2 Main, North of Gray
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -84.3%
Date 08/09/07
Location #10 Fannin, North of Binz
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -80.7%
Date 08/09/07
Location #14 San Jacinto, North of Binz
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -76.5%
Date 07/17/07
Location Percentage #23 Reduction Fannin, South In Traffic of University -47.9%
Date 11/13/07
Location Percentage #32 Reduction Main, North In Traffic of University -31.8%
Direction Date 1-way S 03/23/98
COH Traffic Count Direction Date 28,702 1-way N 03/05/98 COH Traffic Count 24,822 COH Traffic Count 32,908 COH Traffic Count 12,615
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Fannin North of Binz Mid-Town
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 5,292
San Jacinto | North of | Binz | Mid-Town |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* 6,748
Date 03/20/98
Fannin South of University T.M.C.
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 12,931
Date 03/23/98
Main St. North of University T.M.C.
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 22,452
Date 06/02/98
Greenbriar South of O.S.T. T.M.C.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 7,013 08/14/07
Location Percentage #51 Reduction Greenbriar, In Traffic South of OST -44.4%
* The pedestrians that were counted and added to the totals have been subtracted from the vehicle count. Page 1 of 3
Comments to the METRO Board of Directors
March 27, 2008
An additional example: Listed below are the H-GAC provided traffic counts for Main Street at Wheeler Street. Main Street: South of Wheeler Street Year Vehicle Count 1996 15,560 2001 18,630 2006 16,530 (DECLINE Since 2001) Wheeler: East of Main Year Vehicle Count 1996 15,900 2001 N/A 2006 15,170 (DECLINE - No 2001 Data) Wheeler: West of Main Year Vehicle Count 1996 16,810 2001 18,830 2006 16,590 (DECLINE Since 2001) All traffic counts were obtained from the Texas Department of Transportation and represent 24 hour week day axles, divided by two. Weekdays are defined as Monday through Thursday. ==================================== Even with a decline in vehicular traffic, the intersection of Main Street and Wheeler is now identified as an “F” intersection due to the METRORail operation. I was told the intersection ratings went from a B-C to an F due to urban rail operations. (loss of service greater than 2 minutes). If the Main Street corridor has been so adversely impacted by the operation of METRORail, one can only speculate there will be the same negative outcomes on the other thoroughfares slated by METRO to be decimated. Further, METRO's consultants seemingly used the City of Houston, secondary street traffic count data, published in 2001 for each of the corridor’s DEIS reports. The City of Houston traffic volume count report, effective in 2000, is comprised of counts from the late 1980's to the late 1990's for the various thoroughfares where traffic volume data was collected. The consultants should be aware that they have used decade-old traffic data to perform the forecasts. The data is clearly obsolete, and can not be considered reliable for a 2008 project with Page 2 of 3
Comments to the METRO Board of Directors
March 27, 2008
multiple decade forecasts, especially after 2001. There must be new, current traffic count data for the initial base year of these studies. Concerning the information not compiled: It appears that METRO, nor the City of Houston, have attempted to formally study the devastating impact on businesses and neighborhoods during, as well as post METRORail tram construction. There seems little interest in documenting the number of businesses which failed during the construction, and how many business locations have suffered multiple business failures during the period of tram operation since January 2004. In addition to the damages inflicted upon businesses along Main Street corridor, there has been no inquiry as to the negative impacts upon the neighborhoods caused by the blocking of numerous streets and driveway accesses. Tom Bazan P.O. Box 2786 Houston, TX 77252 713-466-4477
Page 3 of 3
March 27, 2008
It took seven weeks to get METRO to release current traffic count information concerning the Main Street rail corridor. Brown and Gay Engineers gathered data at the end of FY/CY 2007. It was my fear, and seemingly confirmed by the recent traffic volume data, that in fact, METRORail has strangled vehicular traffic in the corridor, and consequently decimated small businesses which depend on vehicle traffic for survival.
Impact of the METRORail Red Line operation on the Main Street Corridor traffic: COH Traffic Count 16,215 COH Traffic Count 16,770 COH Traffic Count 27,362
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Date 03/13/98
Main St. North of Commerce C.B.D.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 2,786 08/14/07
Location Percentage #5 Reduction Main, North In Traffic of Commerce -82.8%
Date 03/05/98
Main St. North of Gray St. C.B.D.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 2,626 08/16/07
Location #2 Main, North of Gray
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -84.3%
Date 08/09/07
Location #10 Fannin, North of Binz
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -80.7%
Date 08/09/07
Location #14 San Jacinto, North of Binz
Percentage Reduction In Traffic -76.5%
Date 07/17/07
Location Percentage #23 Reduction Fannin, South In Traffic of University -47.9%
Date 11/13/07
Location Percentage #32 Reduction Main, North In Traffic of University -31.8%
Direction Date 1-way S 03/23/98
COH Traffic Count Direction Date 28,702 1-way N 03/05/98 COH Traffic Count 24,822 COH Traffic Count 32,908 COH Traffic Count 12,615
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Direction N&S
Fannin North of Binz Mid-Town
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 5,292
San Jacinto | North of | Binz | Mid-Town |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* 6,748
Date 03/20/98
Fannin South of University T.M.C.
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 12,931
Date 03/23/98
Main St. North of University T.M.C.
| B&G Eng. | Traffic | Count* | 22,452
Date 06/02/98
Greenbriar South of O.S.T. T.M.C.
| | | |
B&G Eng. Traffic Count* Date 7,013 08/14/07
Location Percentage #51 Reduction Greenbriar, In Traffic South of OST -44.4%
* The pedestrians that were counted and added to the totals have been subtracted from the vehicle count. Page 1 of 3
Comments to the METRO Board of Directors
March 27, 2008
An additional example: Listed below are the H-GAC provided traffic counts for Main Street at Wheeler Street. Main Street: South of Wheeler Street Year Vehicle Count 1996 15,560 2001 18,630 2006 16,530 (DECLINE Since 2001) Wheeler: East of Main Year Vehicle Count 1996 15,900 2001 N/A 2006 15,170 (DECLINE - No 2001 Data) Wheeler: West of Main Year Vehicle Count 1996 16,810 2001 18,830 2006 16,590 (DECLINE Since 2001) All traffic counts were obtained from the Texas Department of Transportation and represent 24 hour week day axles, divided by two. Weekdays are defined as Monday through Thursday. ==================================== Even with a decline in vehicular traffic, the intersection of Main Street and Wheeler is now identified as an “F” intersection due to the METRORail operation. I was told the intersection ratings went from a B-C to an F due to urban rail operations. (loss of service greater than 2 minutes). If the Main Street corridor has been so adversely impacted by the operation of METRORail, one can only speculate there will be the same negative outcomes on the other thoroughfares slated by METRO to be decimated. Further, METRO's consultants seemingly used the City of Houston, secondary street traffic count data, published in 2001 for each of the corridor’s DEIS reports. The City of Houston traffic volume count report, effective in 2000, is comprised of counts from the late 1980's to the late 1990's for the various thoroughfares where traffic volume data was collected. The consultants should be aware that they have used decade-old traffic data to perform the forecasts. The data is clearly obsolete, and can not be considered reliable for a 2008 project with Page 2 of 3
Comments to the METRO Board of Directors
March 27, 2008
multiple decade forecasts, especially after 2001. There must be new, current traffic count data for the initial base year of these studies. Concerning the information not compiled: It appears that METRO, nor the City of Houston, have attempted to formally study the devastating impact on businesses and neighborhoods during, as well as post METRORail tram construction. There seems little interest in documenting the number of businesses which failed during the construction, and how many business locations have suffered multiple business failures during the period of tram operation since January 2004. In addition to the damages inflicted upon businesses along Main Street corridor, there has been no inquiry as to the negative impacts upon the neighborhoods caused by the blocking of numerous streets and driveway accesses. Tom Bazan P.O. Box 2786 Houston, TX 77252 713-466-4477
Page 3 of 3
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