Product No.: 90008
Date Published: 06/1990
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As part of its rehabilitation project for the Frankford Elevated line, SEPTA has proposed building a Transportation Center at Hunting Park Avenue. The Center would be a replacement facility for the present Erie-Torresdale station. The distinguishing feature of the Center, as proposed for this analysis, would be a multi-level parking garage with direct auto access from I-95 via an exclusive elevated ramp along Frankford Creek. The ramp would intersect I-95 within the Betsy Ross Bridge interchange, providing a well-defined and highly marketable service to commuters from Northeast Philadelphia, lower Bucks County, and New Jersey. In this study, DVRPC has analyzed the market potential of such a facility to attract new trips to the transit line. Population and employment trends were investigated, as well as the residence area of the commuters presently driving on I-95. Patronage estimates were prepared for two alternative transit systems (one with the Center and one without) for the year 2015 using the DVRPC travel simulation models. DVRPC studied the former modes/stations of the new trips on the Elevated line and the traffic impacts on I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge.Geographic Area Covered: Philadelphia, Bucks, and Burlington Counties
Key Words: Transit, Planning, Ridership, Septa, Frankford Elevated, Northeast Philadelphia
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- Gregory R. Krykewycz, PP, AICP (gkrykewycz@dvrpc.org)
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