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MARCH 9, 2020

Citywide Traffic Calming Zone 2

• WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
• PROJECT BACKGROUND
• WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING
• TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT
• RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS
• NEXT STEPS
• BREAKOUT TABLES

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• A DVANCING THE C ITY’S V ISION

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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

• A DVANCING THE C ITY’S V ISION

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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

• R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH
• T HE C ITY HAS BEEN COLLECTING DATA

/ INPUT FROM RESIDENTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS

• N EIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS
• C OMPILED 150+ CITIZEN

COMMENTS

• L OGGED, REVIEWED, MAPPED
• M EASURES HAVE BEEN ANALYZED

AND TESTED AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Citizen Comment Log

• 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.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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

• INTERLOCAL A GREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI D ADE COUNTY

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

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• A DVANCING THE C ITY’S V ISION

THE C ITY OF CORAL G ABLES IS DEDICATED TO

IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH SAFER STREETS.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• 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.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• 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

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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

• R ESIDENT D RIVEN A PPROACH

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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.

• THERE’S A LREADY SOME TRAFFIC C ALMING IN PLACE

PROJECT BACKGROUND

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WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING

• 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

• C RITERIA FOR T RAFFIC C ALMING IMPLEMENTATION

Daily Traffic Volumes 85th Percentile Speeds Sidewalks

( O N E S I D E/ B O T H S I D E S)

Pedestrian Generators

(S C H O O LS/ P A R K S/ 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

( I S T H E S P E E D A T O R B E L O W

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 )

WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING

WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING

• 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.

WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING

• 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.

WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING

“ 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 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

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• IS A SYSTEM APPROACH
• Raised Crosswalks

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• COUNTY A PPROVED MEASURES INCLUDE:
• SPEED TABLES
• SPEED CUSHIONS
• R AISED INTERSECTIONS
• C IRCLES/R OUNDABOUTS

• SPEED TABLES

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• SPEED CUSHIONS

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• SPEED CUSHIONS CURRENTLY U NDER C ONSTRUCTION

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• RAISED INTERSECTIONS

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• CIRCLES/ROUNDABOUTS

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

M I N I- R O U N D A B O U T S

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

• CIRCLES/ROUNDABOUTS

• PEDESTRIAN C ROSSINGS / R AISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

• MEDIANS / C HICANES / C HOKER

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

• MEDIANS

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

• TRAFFIC SEPARATOR

TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY APPROVAL

RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ZONE 2

• INTERSECTION C ONTROLS
• RELOCATING STOP SIGNS TO

LIMIT UNRESTRICTED TRAFFIC FLOW (STOP SIGNS

/ YIELD SIGNS)

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY

APPROVAL

RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ZONE 2

• INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
• BULBOUTS (AT CORNERS)
• REFINE INTERSECTION

GEOMETRY/REALIGNMENT

• R EMOVING CONFUSING

PAVED AREAS

❖ R EQUIRE MIAMI-D ADE C OUNTY

APPROVAL

RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ZONE 2

• INTERSECTION C ONTROL T RAFFIC C ALMING MEASURES
• INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
• INTERSECTION C ONTROLS
• C IRCLES/ROUNDABOUTS
• MID-B LOCK T RAFFIC C ALMING MEASURES
• SPEED TABLES
• SPEED CUSHIONS

RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ZONE 2

• O VERALL MAP – A LL RECOMMENDATIONS COMBINED

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NEXT STEPS

• REVIEW OF COMMENTS / F EEDBACK
• R EFINEMENT OF A LTERNATIVES:

MARCH

• 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

NEXT STEPS

• 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

NEXT STEPS

• I MPLEMENTATION
• C ONSTRUCTION STARTS E ARLY 2021

✓ I NCREMENTAL APPROACH – NOT HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE

AS ONE SINGLE PROJECT

BREAKOUT TABLES

BREAKOUT TABLES

• MAP OF ZONE 2 - Q UADRANTS A-D

Zone e 2A Zone 2B Zone 2C Zone 2D

BREAKOUT TABLES

• PROVIDING COMMENTS
• C OMMENT C ARDS
• STICKY PAD SHEETS
• 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.

BREAKOUT TABLES

• 5 TABLES/STATIONS
• TABLE #1 – O VERALL MAP OF ZONE 2 WITH ALL

PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES

• TABLE #2 – MAP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2A
• TABLE #3 - MAP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2B
• TABLE #4 - MAP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2C
• TABLE #5 - MAP OF ZONE 2 / Z ONE 2D

Thank You!