City of San José PRT Project. Austin Smith

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1 City of San José PRT Project Austin Smith

2 Arup works in partnership with clients around the world to achieve innovative, sustainable and accessible integrated transport solutions. With a reputation for excellence, the firm is at the forefront of the debate on future transport and planning policy. 2

3 Contents Introduction City of San José Project Drivers Mineta San José International Airport Airport Transit Connector & Context San José and PRT PRT Phase 1 Study Later Phases 3

4 San José, Key Facts 3 rd largest city in California 10 th largest city in the US Population 1 million A global high-tech centre Capital of Silicon Valley More than 6,000 high-tech companies employing over 250,000 people Headquarters for Cisco Systems, ebay and Adobe Systems 4

5 City of San José and ATN (PRT) The Drivers Advancing the City s Green Vision goals Greening the transportation system Reducing energy consumption Increasing the number of clean tech jobs Improving the environment Strength of local high tech industry Fulfilling 2000 Measure A ballot mandate to provide automated transit connector between Mineta San José International Airport, the railway and the LRT 5

6 Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) Passenger totals exceeded 9.7 million in 2008 Average of 400 flights per day Serve approx 28 direct domestic and international destinations $1.3 billion terminal area development programme New terminal B opened Owned and operated by the City of San José 6

7 Context Airport Environs VTA Mineta San José International Airport 7

8 Airport Transit Connector at SJC June 2008 APM study Santa Clara VTA and City of San José County Transit Development Plan Connect Mineta San José International Airport with Caltrain and the LRT Tunnelling under runways and taxiways Passenger access issues Estimated cost was determined prohibitive 8

9 Airport Transit Connector Decision to Adopt PRT PRT considered as an alternative Request for Interest issued August 2008 Received 17 responses from range of PRT suppliers Interviews with PRT suppliers, consultants and independent researchers Concluded PRT ready for commercial deployment VTA Board approved project support, April 2010 $4m of Measure A funds authorised 9

10 City of San José s Value Proposition Leverage PRT to advance many of the City s environmental, transportation and economic development goals Capitalise on relevant local, key technologies Put San José on the map Ideal application for San José s population density Contributes to and encourages sustainable development Energy efficiency and opportunity to use renewable sources Good fit with tech savvy public 10

11 Airport Transit Connector PRT Technical and Economic Feasibility Study Led by the City of San José Transportation Dept Focussed purely on PRT Arup and Aerospace selected as advisors Focus on opportunities and risk, and integrated workflows Three phases: Phase 1, Preliminary Design Phase 2, Final Design Phase 3, Construction, Integration and Testing Phase 1 starting now, 9-12 month duration Phase 3 to complete

12 PRT Technical and Economic Feasibility Study Phase 1 Tasks Project Execution Plan Initial Project Requirements Definition Options Identification and Evaluation Acquisition Options Identification and Evaluation Community Outreach Concept Definition 12

13 Initial Project Requirements Definition User and stakeholder needs, goals, objectives and constraints Statutory, regulatory and engineering codes and standards Requirements defined by the concept Establish project requirements database Understand physical constraints 13

14 Options Identification and Evaluation Demand analysis Urban design, environmental and buildability considerations Comparisons with other modes Conceptual design Differences between PRT systems Integration and interfaces Scalability 14

15 Acquisition Options Identification and Evaluation Acquisition and Technical Criteria Ridership and revenue forecasts Cost, programme and risk estimates Financing and business case assessment Environmental strategy 15

16 Outreach to Community Stakeholders Community outreach strategies including public meeting Stakeholder identification and management Understanding the technology is not enough The user is the only judge of success 16

17 Future Phases Phase 2, Final Design Selection of system design and build supplier(s) Completion and verification of detailed design Phase 3, Construction, Integration and Testing Physical construction Fit-out Commissioning & certification 17

18 San José PRT U.S. leader in this developing industry Bold and visionary Green Vision Location in Silicon Valley Initial project at the San José Airport Start-up funds from VTA secured for preliminary project development Hosting the 2010 International Podcar City conference in October 18