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Riverfront Alternative For The Trinity River Toll Road
Riverfront Alternative For The Trinity River Toll Road
Riverfront Alternative For The Trinity River Toll Road
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date
April 3, 2015
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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT US
BR_DGE is a process-based design studio.
We develop solutions only after thorough
research, market analysis and extensive
exploration of possible directions.
We believe the most critical skill one can use
in problem solving is observation.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
The Trinity Tollway has long been hailed as
the best solution to the problem of congestion
in the Mixmaster. However, with costs
escalating and economic disparity at an all
time high in the City of Dallas, its time to look
at solutions that wont increase the burden
of Dallas most vulnerable citizens and future
generations. The Trinity Tollway will also very
likely compromise the social, economic and
emotional value of the Trinity Park a park
that will undoubtedly reshape the city as we
know it.
Its in the best interest of the City of Dallas
to consider alternatives that a) dont have a
tolling component, b) dont signicantly add
to the massive infrastructural burden that will
face future generations and c) dont physically
intrude on the Trinity Park.
WHY RIVERFRONT?
Riverfront directly parallels the path of
the Trinity Tollway. It provides convenient
access to all major highways and arterials
near downtown and allows trafc to avoid
the Mixmaster entirely. It is currently under
capacity, especially on the southern end
where the street makes an abrupt stop at
Corinth Street.
MULTI-MODAL
Unlike a limited access tollway, Riverfront will
offer accommodations for all modes of transit
including bikes, buses and pedestrians.
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E XI ST I NG R I V E R FO N T
ACC E SS
UPTOWN /
VI CTORY
D ESI G N
D I ST RI CT
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ARTS DI ST RI CT
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DOWNTOWN
4
WE ST
DALLA S
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CEDARS / SOUTHSIDE
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CASE STUDY
TIME IS MONEY
Like the age-old adage, well ultimately be
comparing trips in terms of the amount of
time they consume. This will keep the analysis
straight forward and simple to understand.
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CASE STUDY
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21
minutes
42
minutes
at early afternoon
*All time data compiled from Google Maps.
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CASE STUDY
SCYENE RD.
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BRUTON RD.
175
LOOP 12
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17
17
5
LOOP 12
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OPTION 1: Scyene
Scyene funnels trafc toward Fair Park and
ultimately through the heart of downtown.
If one were looking to avoid any potential
snares, cutting through downtown is not
necessarily the best choice. The amount of
trafc lights and the current trafc patterns in
downtown make a workable but possibly less
desirable option.
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32
minutes
35
scyene to commerce
bruton/2nd to lamar
minutes
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CASE STUDY
minutes
Without an extension,
getting to Riverfront
from Pleasant Grove is
not simple or obvious.
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hour
minutes
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30
minutes
hour
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A LOGICAL EXTENSION
The Trinity Tollway has always been planned
as a logical extension of 175 after its
intersection with I-45. However, its been
documented in the EIS report itself that
the community cant afford to pay the tolls
to travel on it. Creating a new connection
between 175 and Riverfront would expedite
travel times while at the same time optimizing
real estate opportunity on the current
southern portion of Riverfront.
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TIME COMPARISON
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TRINITY TOLLWAY TRAVEL TIME
We can estimate the approximate trip time
for the proposed Trinity Tollway by tallying the
following:
minutes
42
minutes
21
minutes*
trinity tollway
(*estimated off peak)
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TIME COMPARISON
21
RIVERFRONT EXTENSION TRAVEL TIME
We can estimate the approximate trip time
for the Riverfront Extension by tallying the
following:
minutes
42
minutes
25
minutes*
riverfront extension
(*estimated)
50
minutes*
riverfront extension
(by bus - estimated)
hour
30
minutes
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trinity tollway
riverfront extension
$300m
$600m
$900m
$1.2b
$1.5b
trinity tollway
riverfront extension
0
COMPARING SOLUTIONS
Since off-peak travel time is a wash for the
Trinity Tollway, well compare the amount of
money spent (for the project as a whole) to
the minutes saved during rush hour on the
existing system. Some statements regarding
Trinity Tollway vary, but for this purpose we
are going to assume $1.5 billion overall. Well
also say worst case scenario, the Riverfront
extension costs $150 million to build.
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20
25
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42
minutes*
21
25
trinity tollway
(*estimated off peak)
riverfront extension
(*estimated)
minutes
minutes*
millions spent per minute saved (vs rush hour on existing system)
trinity tollway
riverfront extension
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
millions of dollars
trinity tollway
riverfront extension
$1.5
$150
billion spent
21
minutes saved
$71.4
million spent
17
minutes saved
$8.8
All costs based on estimates only. All time data compiled from Google Maps.
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CONCLUSION
ROBBIE GOOD
principal / designer
br_dge creative studios llc
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