Citywide Traffic Calming Zone 2 M ARCH 9, 2020 P RESENTATION O - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Citywide Traffic Calming Zone 2 M ARCH 9, 2020

P RESENTATION O VERVIEW • W ELCOME & I NTRODUCTIONS • P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING • T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • R ECOMMENDED I MPROVEMENTS • N EXT S TEPS • B REAKOUT T ABLES

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • A DVANCING THE C ITY ’ S V ISION M ULTIMODAL T RANSPORTATION P LAN • P LANNING PROCESS LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2016 • O BJECTIVE : TO DEVELOP A 10- YEAR BLUEPRINT TO IMPROVE THE C ITY ’ S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE BETTER TRAVEL CHOICES . • T RANSIT • M ULTIMODAL FACILITIES • T RAFFIC CALMING

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • A DVANCING THE C ITY ’ S V ISION M ULTIMODAL T RANSPORTATION P LAN • P UBLIC I NPUT / C OMMUNITY M EETINGS Y EAR 2016 C ORAL G ABLES L IBRARY S T . T ERESA C ATHOLIC S CHOOL C ORAL G ABLES B RANCH L IBRARY T EMPLE J UDEA S T . T HOMAS E PISCOPAL C HURCH & S CHOOL S UNSET D RIVE PARK( ING ) D AY M IRACLE M ILE PARK( ING ) D AY

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH • T HE C ITY HAS BEEN COLLECTING DATA / INPUT FROM RESIDENTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Citizen Comment Log • N EIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS • C OMPILED 150+ CITIZEN COMMENTS • L OGGED , REVIEWED , MAPPED • M EASURES HAVE BEEN ANALYZED AND TESTED AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • I N 2018 THE SPEED LIMIT ON ALL C ORAL G ABLES ' LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREETS WAS LOWERED FROM 30 MPH TO 25 MPH . T HIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MEETING OUR TRAFFIC CALMING GOALS AND CREATING SAFER , MORE LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS . S U M M A R Y O F O U T R E A C H E F F O R T S – M U LTI M O D A L T R A N S P O R TA TI O N P L A N

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • I NTERLOCAL A GREEMENT B ETWEEN M IAMI D ADE C OUNTY AND C ITY OF C ORAL G ABLES • E NTERED ON A UGUST 30 TH , 2018 • A LLOWS THE C ITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN CERTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ON LOCAL MUNICIPAL STREETS THAT ARE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE C ITY . • N O ADDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM THE C OUNTY IS REQUIRED

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • A DVANCING THE C ITY ’ S V ISION T HE C ITY OF CORAL G ABLES IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH SAFER STREETS .

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • T HE C ITY OF C ORAL G ABLES ADOPTED A S TRATEGIC P LAN O BJECTIVE TO ATTAIN WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE LEVELS IN PUBLIC SAFETY . P UBLIC W ORKS HAS ALREADY SET A GOAL OF 10% REDUCTION IN INJURIES EACH YEAR .

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH M ULTI -M ODAL P LAN • • 70% OF RESIDENTS SURVEYED PRIORITIZED TRANSIT , WALKING AND BIKING IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY STREETS • 2019 C OMMUNITY S URVEY • T RAFFIC CALMING WAS RANKED #2 PRIORITY FOR RESIDENTS

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH S U M M A R Y O F O U T R E A C H E F F O R T S 2 0 1 6 – M U L T I M O D A L T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P L A N

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH T HE MORE POPULAR TRAFFIC CALMING OPTIONS WERE THE MINI ROUNDABOUT , TREE - LINED STREETS , AND REDUCED SPEED LIMIT . S HARED SPACES , MEDIANS , AND TRAFFIC DIVERTERS WERE ALSO WELL SUPPORTED .

P ROJECT B ACKGROUND • T HERE ’ S A LREADY S OME T RAFFIC C ALMING IN P LACE Existing ing Device ice Existing ing Closure sure

W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING • T RAFFIC CALMING IS A SYSTEM OF STRATEGIES THAT AIM TO TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE STREETS SAFER FOR ALL MODES OF TRAVEL . • T RAFFIC CALMING IN C ORAL G ABLES IS FOCUSED ON : • REDUCING THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND SPEEDS ON RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS . O N E O F T H E B E S T WA Y S T O I M P R O V E N E I G H B O R H O O D L I V A B I L I T Y A N D S A F E T Y I S T O R E D U C E T R A F F I C S P E E D S WH I L E D I S C O U R A G I N G C U T - T H R O U G H T R A F F I C

W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING • C RITERIA FOR T RAFFIC C ALMING I MPLEMENTATION Daily Traffic Volumes ( I S T H E S P E E D A T O R B E L O W 85 th Percentile Speeds W H I C H 8 5 P E R C E N T O F T H E M O T O R I S T S D R I V E O N A G I V E N R O A D U N D E R N O R M A L C O N D I T I O N S ) Sidewalks ( O N E S I D E / B O T H S I D E S ) (S C H O O LS / P A R K S / Pedestrian Generators T R A N S I T S T O P S ) Driveway Density (> 1 0 D R I V E WA Y S ) # of Crashes

W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING • T HE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CREATING SAFER STREETS IS REDUCING SPEEDING TRAFFIC IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS . L OWERING TRAFFIC SPEEDS CAN SAVE LIVES BY REDUCING THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF CRASHES .

W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING • I NCREASED SAFETY CONCERNS I N 2 0 1 6 , 1 6 P E D E S TR I A N S WE R E S T R U C K A N D K I L L E D B Y A C A R E V E R Y D A Y I N T H E U . S . W A L K E R S I N T H I S C O U N T R Y A R E N O W M O R E L I K E L Y T O B E K I L L E D WA L K I N G TH A N I N A N A TU R A L D I S A S TE R . T H I S I S N O T H I N G L E S S T H A N A P U B L I C H E A L T H E P I D E M I C — A N D I T ’ S G E T T I N G WO R S E .

W HAT IS T RAFFIC C ALMING “ T H E D E A D L I E S T P L A C E S F O R WA L K E R S A R E I N C A R - D E P E N D E N T C O M M U N I T I E S WI T H L I T T L E P E D E S T R I A N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A N D E X T R A WI D E S TR E E TS . ” 9 OF THE TOP 10 DEADLIEST M ETRO AREAS ARE IN FLORIDA “ A M E R I C A H A S O N E O F T H E H I G H E S T F A T A L I T Y R A T E S O F F I R S T WO R L D C O U N T R I E S A N D P E D E S T R I A N F A T A L I T I E S H A V E B E E N R I S I N G S I N C E 2 0 1 3 ” .

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • I S A SYSTEM APPROACH • Raised Crosswalks

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • C OUNTY A PPROVED M EASURES I NCLUDE : • S PEED T ABLES • S PEED C USHIONS • R AISED I NTERSECTIONS • C IRCLES /R OUNDABOUTS

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • S PEED T ABLES

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • S PEED C USHIONS

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • S PEED C USHIONS C URRENTLY U NDER C ONSTRUCTION

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • R AISED I NTERSECTIONS

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • C IRCLES /R OUNDABOUTS M I N I - R O U N D A B O U T S

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • C IRCLES /R OUNDABOUTS

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • P EDESTRIAN C ROSSINGS / R AISED P EDESTRIAN C ROSSINGS ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • M EDIANS / C HICANES / C HOKER ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • M EDIANS ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

T RAFFIC C ALMING T OOLKIT • T RAFFIC S EPARATOR ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

R ECOMMENDED I MPROVEMENTS FOR Z ONE 2 • I NTERSECTION C ONTROLS • R ELOCATING STOP SIGNS TO LIMIT UNRESTRICTED TRAFFIC FLOW ( STOP SIGNS / YIELD SIGNS ) ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

R ECOMMENDED I MPROVEMENTS FOR Z ONE 2 • I NTERSECTION I MPROVEMENTS • B ULBOUTS ( AT CORNERS ) • R EFINE INTERSECTION GEOMETRY / REALIGNMENT • R EMOVING CONFUSING PAVED AREAS ❖ R EQUIRE M IAMI -D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

R ECOMMENDED I MPROVEMENTS FOR Z ONE 2 • M ID -B LOCK T RAFFIC C ALMING M EASURES • S PEED T ABLES • S PEED C USHIONS • I NTERSECTION C ONTROL T RAFFIC C ALMING M EASURES • I NTERSECTION I MPROVEMENTS • I NTERSECTION C ONTROLS • C IRCLES /R OUNDABOUTS

R ECOMMENDED I MPROVEMENTS FOR Z ONE 2 • O VERALL M AP – A LL RECOMMENDATIONS COMBINED Existing ing Device ice Existing ing Closu sure re Narro rowing ing of Alha hambr bra Circ rcle le to 10ft lanes Inters rsectio ion n Improvement nts Round ndabout ut Speed Table le Speed d Cush shio ion n Media dian n Island nd

N EXT S TEPS • R EVIEW OF C OMMENTS / F EEDBACK • R EFINEMENT OF A LTERNATIVES : M ARCH • B ALLOT S YSTEM • I MPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES REQUIRE 50% FAVORABLE RESPONSE • F OR SPEED TABLES / CUSHIONS – ALL PROPERTIES ALONG BLOCK FACE WITH STREET FRONTAGE GET TO VOTE • F OR ROUNDABOUTS / INTERSECTIONS – PROPERTIES WITH FRONTAGE ON THE INTERSECTION GET TO VOTE

N EXT S TEPS • B ALLOT S YSTEM T ENTATIVE S CHEDULE • B ALLOTING : B ETWEEN A PRIL – M AY • D EVELOPMENT OF D ESIGN P LANS : M AY - J UNE 2020

N EXT S TEPS • I MPLEMENTATION • C ONSTRUCTION STARTS E ARLY 2021 ✓ I NCREMENTAL APPROACH – NOT HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE AS ONE SINGLE PROJECT

B REAKOUT T ABLES

B REAKOUT T ABLES • M AP OF Z ONE 2 - Q UADRANTS A-D Zone e 2A Zone 2B Zone 2C Zone 2D

B REAKOUT T ABLES • P ROVIDING C OMMENTS • C OMMENT C ARDS • S TICKY P AD S HEETS • E VERY PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE ON THE MAP IS LABELED ( FOR EXAMPLE R2). PLEASE REFERENCE THE ASSIGNED LABEL ON YOUR COMMENT ( S ) IF THEY ARE TIED TO A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION .

B REAKOUT T ABLES • 5 T ABLES /S TATIONS • T ABLE #1 – O VERALL MAP OF ZONE 2 WITH ALL PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES • T ABLE #2 – M AP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2A • T ABLE #3 - M AP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2B • T ABLE #4 - M AP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2C • T ABLE #5 - M AP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2D

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