Mill Plain BRT

The Vine on Mill Plain is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Vancouver, Washington, United States, that will be operated by C-Tran as part of The Vine. The 10-mile (16 km) route, which replaces C-Tran Route 37, will run from 7th Street at Turtle Place in downtown Vancouver to Mill Plain Transit Center via Mill Plain Boulevard.

The Vine on Mill Plain
Overview
SystemThe Vine
OperatorC-Tran
StatusUnder construction
Began service2023 (2023) (planned)
PredecessorsRoute 37
Route
LocaleVancouver, Washington, U.S.
StartTurtle Place, Downtown Vancouver
ViaMill Plain Boulevard
EndMill Plain Transit Center
Length10 mi (16 km)
Stations37
Service
LevelDaily
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Groundbreaking for the Mill Plain BRT project took place on September 28, 2021, and service is scheduled to begin in 2023. The new line will feature offboard fare payment, and near-level boarding.[1]

History

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) completed a two-year planning effort to develop a high-capacity transit system for Vancouver and Clark County in 2008.[2] Its High Capacity Transit System Plan, published in a final report that December, identified Mill Plain Boulevard among three other corridors—Fourth Plain Boulevard, Highway 99, and Interstate 205—as a viable route for BRT.[3] The report predicted a daily ridership of 8,260 riders and a capital cost of $60 million.[4]

C-Tran, Clark County's transit agency, pursued developing the routes in order of highest ridership and adopted a 20-year plan recommending the first BRT line on Fourth Plain Boulevard. The Fourth Plain route, later branded as The Vine, began operating in January 2017.[5] After Fourth Plain Boulevard, C-Tran determined Mill Plain Boulevard was the next busiest corridor; 767,000 passengers were recorded on the existing Route 37 service in 2017.[6] Early design and public outreach for the Mill Plain BRT project began in 2018.[7][8] Four alignment options were presented.[9][10] C-Tran approved a locally preferred alternative in March 2019.[11]

In 2021, the project received a $24.9 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help pay for the project, including the purchase of eight new buses.[1][12]

C-Tran broke ground for the Mill Plain BRT project on September 28, 2021, at the parking lot behind the Clark College Columbia Tech Center building, the eventual site of the line's eastern terminus.[13]

Route and stations
7th Street at Turtle Place, the line's western terminus

The Vine on Mill Plain's western terminus is 7th Street at Turtle Place in downtown Vancouver, where it connects with The Vine on Fourth Plain. Between 7th Street and Evergreen Boulevard, buses travel in a one-way pair—southbound on Washington Street and northbound on Broadway Street. The route turns east on Evergreen Boulevard and heads north at Fort Vancouver Way until Mill Plain Boulevard. From Mill Plain Boulevard, the line continues east through to its eastern terminus, Mill Plain Transit Center, near 184th Avenue. The Vine on Mill Plain serves 23 stations.

List of The Vine on Mill Plain stations
Station Direction(s) Connections and notes
7th Street at Turtle Place — Western terminus; connects to The Vine on Fourth Plain
Evergreen & Broadway Westbound Connects to The Vine on Fourth Plain
Evergreen & C Street Eastbound Connects to The Vine on Fourth Plain
Fort Vancouver Way Bidirectional —
Reserve Street Bidirectional —
V Street Bidirectional —
Grand Boulevard Bidirectional —
Brandt Road Bidirectional —
Devine Road Bidirectional —
Andresen Road Bidirectional —
Garrison Road Bidirectional —
87th Avenue Eastbound —
Mother Joseph Place Westbound —
97th Avenue Bidirectional —
104th Avenue Bidirectional —
Chkalov Drive Eastbound —
126th Avenue Bidirectional —
136th Avenue Bidirectional —
Hearthwood Boulevard Bidirectional —
157th Avenue Bidirectional —
164th Avenue Bidirectional —
Tech Center Drive Bidirectional —
Mill Plain Transit Center — Eastern terminus

References
  1. Pheil, Sheri (September 25, 2021). "$24.9M federal grant awarded to C-Tran". The Columbian. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council 2008, p. ES-1.
  3. Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council 2008, p. ES-2.
  4. Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council 2008, p. ES-8.
  5. Macuk, Anthony (November 29, 2020). "C-Tran prepares for second Vine route on Mill Plain in Vancouver". The Columbian. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. "Mill Plain BRT Fact Sheet 2018-05". C-Tran. Retrieved June 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Pesanti, Dameon (February 16, 2018). "C-Tran gets rolling on design of Mill Plain rapid transit line". The Columbian. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. "Mill Plain Vine Fact Sheet 2022-06" (PDF). C-Tran. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  9. "Mill Plain BRT Alignment Options" (PDF). C-Tran. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  10. "C-TRAN closing in on final design of Mill Plain Vine". Vancouver Business Journal. March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  11. Matarrese, Andy (March 15, 2019). "C-Tran approves basic outline for new bus rapid transit line". The Columbian. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  12. "Mill Plain BRT" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  13. Macuk, Anthony (September 28, 2021). "C-Tran breaks ground on Vancouver's second bus rapid transit line". The Columbian. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

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