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Agenda • Project Overview • Phase 1 Screening • Design Workshop • Phase 2 and Phase 3 Screening • Recommendations 2

Project Overview • Screen Complete Streets Projects • Identify List of Priority Projects • $18 million for construction over 3 years 3

What are Complete Streets? Source: Complete Streets Coalition website; Dan Burden ‐ photograph 4

Complete Streets are streets designed and operated to enable safe access for ALL USERS . 5

Why are Complete Streets Important? 6

Increased Safety • 2008: > 5,000 pedestrian/bicyclist deaths and >120,000 injuries • Pedestrian crashes are twice as likely in places without sidewalks 7

Expand the Ability to Move Around 33% • Over 65: 21% of Americans 20.4% of Brevard Residents* Americans don’t drive • Under 15: 16% in Brevard County* • Many low income Americans do not have access to automobiles 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Brevard County 4.5% of households own no 55% automobiles ** Americans rather drive less Source: * 2010 Census ** US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2006-2010) 8

Supports Vibrant Communities 9

Project Eligibility • Complete Streets Policy Adopted • Collector or Arterial Roadways Eligible for Federal Transportation Funding • Potential Improvements Address Three or More Modes • Public Support • The Sponsoring Jurisdiction is LAP Certified 10

Screening Phase Purpose 1. Project Identification Create List of Candidate Projects Identify projects that can be 2. Feasibility Analysis implemented in the near term Recommend Complete Streets 3. Project Selection projects 11

Agenda • Project Overview • Phase 1 Screening • Design Workshop • Phase 2 and Phase 3 Screening • Recommendations 12

Screening Phase Purpose All Corridors Suitable Areas Opportunity Corridor Create List of Long List of Candidate 1. Project Identification Candidate Corridors Projects Local Support Candidate Projects 13

Suitable Area Scoring Metric Criteria Points Existing Bicycle Functional Accessibility Index Score of 80 th Pedestrian and Transit 1 percentile or above Generators Designated in the Comprehensive Plan as mixed Future Bicycle use, activity center, integrated business center, Pedestrian and Transit 1 or in a designated CRA, Enterprise Zone or Generators Foreign Trade Zone Located in a historic district, art district, or Tourism where two or more tourist sites are within a 1 quarter mile of each other Parks and Recreation Within a quarter mile of a park 1 Areas 14

Functional Accessibility Index – Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan Functional Model Characteristics Weight Both Major Road ‐ 5 Residential Density 1 Automobile Dependency 1 Age Group 1 Function Schools 35 Transit Facilities 30 Connectivity 25 Commerce 20 Job Density 15 Civic Centers 10 Social Centers 5 15

Functional Accessibility Score – 80 th Percentile and Above 16

Future Bicycle Pedestrian and Transit Generators Redevelopment Areas/CDBG Target Areas 1. East Mims CDBG Target Area 2. South Street CDBG Target Area 3. Titusville Downtown CRA 4. Indian River City CDBG Target Area 5. Sharpes CDBG Target Area 6. West Canaveral Groves CDBG Target Area 7. Cape Canaveral CRA 8. US 1 Corridor CRA 9. North Tropical Trail CDBG Target Area 10. Tate Industrial Park Foreign Trade Zone 11. West Cocoa CDBG Target Area 12. Diamond Square CRA 13. Downtown Cocoa CRA 14. Rockledge CRA 15. Merritt Island Redevelopment Agency CRA 16. Downtown Cocoa Beach CRA 17. Satellite Beach CRA 18. North Melbourne CDBG Target Area 19. Olde Eau Gallie Riverfront CRA 20. Ellis Industrial Corridor CRA 21. Babcock Street CRA 22. Wickham Road Mixed Use Corridor CRA 23. Historic Downtown Melbourne CRA 24. New Haven Commercial Corridor CRA 25. Old Town Business Corridor CRA 26. South Melbourne CDBG Target Area 27. Bayfront CRA 17

Tourism 18

Parks 19

Suitable Areas 20

Opportunity Corridor Scoring Criteria Metric Criteria Points Provided on both sides 0 Sidewalks Missing on 1 side 1 Missing on both sides 2 0 Roadways with ADT less than 3,000 vpd (or) 4 foot shoulder or bicycle lane provided for roadways with volumes greater than 3,000 vpd Bicycle Lanes Safety Missing on roadways with volumes greater than 3,000 vpd 2 Less than 2 crashes 0 2 to 4 crashes 1 Pedestrian/Bicycle Five Year Crash Analysis 5 or more crashes 2 Fatality 3 New sidewalk would connect to existing sidewalks or extend an existing 1 Proximity to Existing Sidewalk or Support/Expand sidewalk along an arterial or collector road or new bicycle facility would Bicycle Lanes Existing connect to existing bicycle facilities or extending an existing bicycle facility Multimodal One or more routes located along the corridor 3 Investments Transit One or more routes traverse the corridor 1 2 25 to 30 mph 1 35 mph Posted Speed Permeability of 0 40 to 45 mph Roadway/ Segment Not Compatibility with Over 45 mph Considered Multimodal Transportation Under 3,000 vpd 2 Traffic Volumes 3,000 to 18,000 vpd 1 Over 18,000 vpd 0 21

Phase I Screening Criteria Suitable Areas Score: 3 or Greater Opportunity Corridor Score: 7 or Greater 22

Long List of Corridors 23

Agenda • Project Overview • Phase 1 Screening • Design Workshop • Phase 2 and Phase 3 Screening • Recommendations 24

Design Workshop Dates: July 8, 9, and 10, 2013 Meeting goals: Define Candidate Corridors that proceed to Phase 2 and Phase 3 analysis • Corridor extents • Potential cross ‐ sections Amenities • • Landscape scale • Bus stop/shelters • Lighting • Traffic calming measures; and/or Benches/other pedestrian features • 25

Design Workshop 14 Corridors Recommended by Local Jurisdictions 1. SR 406 (Garden Street), Titusville 2. Singleton Avenue, Titusville 3. Park Avenue, Titusville 4. Hopkins Avenue, Titusville 5. N Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral 6. SR 520 (King Street & Willard Street One ‐ Way Pair), Cocoa 7. Peachtree Street, Cocoa 8. Florida Avenue, Cocoa 9. Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach 10. Pineapple Avenue, Melbourne 11. Hickory Street, Melbourne 12. Front Street, Melbourne 13. Country Club Road, Melbourne 14. Palm Bay Road, Palm Bay 26

Design Workshop 27

Candidate Projects 11 Corridors Moved to Phase 2 and 3 Analysis 1. Singleton Avenue, Titusville 2. Hopkins Avenue, Titusville 3. N Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral 4. Peachtree Street, Cocoa 5. Florida Avenue, Cocoa 6. Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach 7. Pineapple Avenue, Melbourne 8. Hickory Street, Melbourne 9. Front Street, Melbourne 10. Country Club Road, Melbourne 11. Palm Bay Road, Palm Bay 28

Agenda • Project Overview • Phase 1 Analysis • Design Workshop • Phase 2 and Phase 3 Screening • Recommendations 29

Screening Phase Purpose 1. Project Identification Create List of Candidate Projects Identify projects that can be 2. Feasibility Analysis implemented in the near term Recommend Complete Streets 3. Project Selection projects 30

Phase II Feasibility Analysis Scoring Criteria 1.Meet Complete Streets Project Criteria 2.Complete Streets Goals Supported by Municipality 3.Timeline/Constructability 31

Phase II Feasibility Analysis Scoring Criteria Metric Criteria Serves Three or More Modes Walking, biking, transit, or automobile travel Meet Complete Proposed number of lanes Streets Project Criteria Ability to Cross Roadway Proposed design speed Average distance between pedestrian crossings Compatible with current design standards/ Supported by Identify Concerns Complete Streets managing agency Goals Supported by Municipality Documented support by local elected officials and local Documented Local Support residents/business owners ROW Impacts Quantify Effects on median openings and driveway openings Access Issues Utility Impacts Quantify Requires permits from the St. Johns River Water Management Timing/ Permitting District, Florida Department of Transportation, Brevard County, Constructability and/or railroad Environmental Wetland impacts, habitat impacts Constructability Issues Project specific concerns identified Maintenance of Traffic Ability to maintain access and mobility through construction 32

Phase II Feasibility Analysis Summary Complete Streets Goals Design Plans adopted by Project Supported by City Council or CRA. Municipality Documented public Singleton Ave. support Hopkins Ave. N. Atlantic Ave. Support for Complete Street project, but Peachtree St. conceptual cross ‐ section Florida Ave. has not been presented Minutemen publicly Causeway Pineapple Ave. Hickory St. Support for Complete Street project, but Front St. conceptual cross ‐ section Country Club Rd. has not been presented Palm Bay Rd. publicly. Concern about local opposition 33 Analysis assumes no ROW purchase required and minimal utility relocation in ROW

Phase II Feasibility Analysis Summary Timing/ Project Constructability Singleton Ave. Hopkins Ave. N. Atlantic Ave. Peachtree St. Florida Ave. Minutemen Causeway Pineapple Ave. Increasing Hickory St. Complexity/ Front St. Possible Country Club Rd. Concerns Palm Bay Rd. Analysis assumes no ROW purchase required and minimal utility relocation in ROW 34