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Diana Alarcon, Director, Transportation & Mobility Dept. Darlene Pfeiffer, CAPP, Business Manager Renee Cross, AICP, LEED AP, Principal Planner Kevin Walford, Transportation Planner Greg Stuart, Executive Director, Broward MPO Agenda


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Diana Alarcon, Director, Transportation & Mobility Dept. Darlene Pfeiffer, CAPP, Business Manager Renee Cross, AICP, LEED AP, Principal Planner Kevin Walford, Transportation Planner Greg Stuart, Executive Director, Broward MPO

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Agenda

 About Fort Lauderdale  City Vision  Complete Streets  Implementation  Case Studies  Partnerships & Collaborations  Role of the MPO  Funding

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Fort Lauderdale

Venice of America

Population of 168,000 23 mi north of Miami 45 mi south of West Palm Epicenter of Broward County

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Fort Lauderdale Transportation

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City of Fort Lauderdale

Executive Airport Fort Lauderdale Beach Port Everglades

  • Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood

International Airport City Center

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Tourism – 12 million visitors contributing $10 billion to local economy Marine Industry – 42,000 resident yachts, over 100 marinas & boatyards Cruise Industry – Port Everglades is the 3rd busiest cruise port in the world

Economic Drivers

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WE ARE CONNECTED IN 2035 “We move seamlessly and easily through a safe transportation system where the pedestrian is first.”

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“We Are Connected”: Challenges Identified

Traffic Congestion Lack of Complete Streets

 Bike, Pedestrian, Transit, Vehicles and

development being connected

Safety on the Roadways Public Health

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Starting with…

Streets designed solely to move cars…… fast.

…for the 2 hours of peak traffic, not the other 22 hours

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Resulting in…

Roads at capacity Safety concerns Public health epidemic Increasing transportation costs Stormwater runoff issues

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Most Populous Total Municipality Population Total Per Capita

Fort Lauderdale 165,521 289 582

Port St Lucie 164,603 95 192 Pembroke Pines 154,750 82 177 Hollywood 140,768 238 564 Miramar 122,041 24 66 Coral Springs 121,096 116 319 West Palm Beach 99,919 96 320 Pompano Beach 99,845 121 404 Davie 91,992 65 236 Plantation 84,955 53 208 Sunrise 84,439 65 257 Boca Raton 84,392 121 478 Deerfield Beach 75,018 82 364 Boynton Beach 68,217 89 435 Lauderhill 66,887 31 154 Weston 65,333 20 102 Delray Beach 60,522 111 611 Tamarac 60,427 36 199 Wellington 56,508 26 153 Jupiter 55,156 75 453 Margate 53,284 22 138 Coconut Creek 52,909 19 120

Bike Crashes 2008-2010

Most Dangerous Areas

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Percent of Obese in U.S. Adults (BMI > 30)

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Public Health Issues

Parents were 3x more likely to walk to school than their children

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Cost of congestion =

  • ver $3 billion

The average driver spends 5 work weeks behind the wheel per year.

Transportation Cost

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Stormwater Management

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What is the solution?

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What is a Complete Street?

 Street that is designed for all types &

ages of users

 Multimodal Streets connect

destinations & travel modes

 Take into account the land uses at

the edge of the street

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Complete Streets

Courtesy of AARP

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Complete Streets Principles

Connectivity Context Livability Safety Economic Development Aesthetics Equity Public Health

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Major design features

Road/Lane Diets Transit Facilities and Access Wide Sidewalks ADA Accommodations Safe Crosswalks Bike Facilities On-Street Parking

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Road & Lane Diets

la.curbed.com www.vtpi.org

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Transit Facilities & Access

bettercities.net

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Wide Sidewalks

www.sfbetterstreets.org raisethehammer.org

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ADA Accommodations

www.ipa.udel.edu www.wycokck.org

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Safe Crosswalks

transitutopia.blogspot.com envirosoc.umwblogs.org http://www.fastcodesign.com ritemail.blogspot.com

In-ground LED Lit Crosswalks

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Bike Facilities

dot.ny.gov blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com

SHARROW

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Bike Facilities

entomoio

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Benefits of On-Street Parking

Creates a safety buffer for pedestrians

and/or bicyclists from moving traffic

Narrows traveled right-of-way to help

slow traffic

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On-Street Parking

SW 2nd Street Himmarshee

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Mill Valley, CA

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Philadelphia, PA (before)

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Philadelphia, PA (after)

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Castro Valley CA

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Castro Valley CA

Roadway Cross-section

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Crosswalk Median Low-level lighting Shade trees Outdoor dining

Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

Parking Wide Sidewalk

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Parklets

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Parklets

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Parklets

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Implementing Complete Streets

Complete Streets Policy Multimodal Connectivity Map Prioritize projects

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Collaboration for success

Agency In-reach Public Works, Engineering, Parks, Utilities Public Outreach They know their neighborhood best. They can also be your greatest advocates

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Work with your Metropolitan Planning Organization, County and DOT. Identify funding source (dedicated if possible) Be aggressive, creative and patient

Collaboration for success

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Role of the MPO

 $8 Billion in capital spending over 25 years  $24 Billion to $48 Billion on return on investment  Streets are a important asset for more than just cars  Educated Elected Officials will make educated decisions

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Long Range Transportation Plan

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Complete Streets Guide

Combined annual funding close to $10 Million.

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Where can you can find funding?

Your MPO or Council of Governments Your State DOT Transportation Alternative Grants from an

MPO

City/County funds Developer Exactions

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Questions?

Diana Alarcon - dalarcon@fortlauderdale.gov Darlene Pfeiffer - dpfeiffer@fortlauderdale.gov Renee Cross – rcross@fortlauderdale.gov Kevin Walford – kwalford@fortlauderdale.gov Greg Stuart – stuartg@browardmpo.org

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