FPID 4440521 Project Advisory Group Meeting #2 March 24, 2020 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FPID 4440521 Project Advisory Group Meeting #2 March 24, 2020 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FPID 4440521 Project Advisory Group Meeting #2 March 24, 2020 Presentation Overview W E LCO M E & I N T RO D U C T I O N S P ROJ EC T OV E RV I E W E X I S T I N G CO N D I T I O N S & F I N D I N G S W H
Presentation Overview
- W E LCO M E & I N T RO D U C T I O N S
- P ROJ EC T OV E RV I E W
- E X I S T I N G CO N D I T I O N S & F I N D I N G S
- W H AT W E ’ V E H EA R D
- G U I D I N G P R I N C I P L ES & M E T R I C S
- P R I O R I T I Z AT I O N E X E R C I S E
- W R A P - U P & N E X T S T E P S
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Ice-Breaker
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Project Overview
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Project Overview
- FDOT D7 is conducting a Safety Action Plan along the US 19 Frontage
Roads between 49th Street and SR 580 (Main St).
- The 11.5 mile stretch of frontage roads passes through Pinellas Park,
Largo, Clearwater, and unincorporated Pinellas County.
- The purpose of the study is to work with stakeholders, and agency
partners to evaluate the multimodal needs and develop potential solutions to improve safety, operations, and connectivity for all users.
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Task 1: Define the Problem Task 2: Define the Purpose & Need Task 3: Define, Evaluate & Select Alternative Concepts
Project Overview
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- Because the role of the frontage roads is to provide access
to corridor destinations, travel needs will focus on local demand, with the assumption that US 19 will continue to serve regional trips.
- Objectively evaluate possible changes to improve
multimodal safety, operations, and connectivity.
- Provide the local municipalities recommendations for land
use changes that may help facilitate the recommended multimodal improvements to the roadway.
Project Overview
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Project Extents
- 49th Street to Main Street
(SR 580)
- 11.6 Miles
Impacted Municipalities
- City of Pinellas Park
- City of Largo
- City of Clearwater
- City of Dunedin
Major Stakeholders
- Gulf View Square Mall
- Clearwater Mall
- St. Pete/Clearwater Airport
- St. Pete College
- 11 High Schools
- 9 Middle Schools
- 12 Elementary Schools
Study Area
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Engagement Strategy
www.fdotd7studies.com/us19frontageroads
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Overall Schedule
Summer 2019
Department Kick-Off
Winter 2021
Define and Evaluate the Alternatives Define the Purpose and Need Define the Problem
Project Advisory Group #1 Stakeholder Interviews PAG #2 March 2020 Jurisdiction Workshops April/May 2020 PAG #3-5 Safety Report Corridor Alternatives and Strategies Report Planning Context Summary Report Guiding Principles Evaluation Criteria Forward Pinellas April 2020
A Project Timeline Framed with Engagement Activities at KEY Milestones
Existing Conditions & Findings
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- Community Assets
- Context Classification & Land
Use
- Socio-demographics
- Access
- Safety
- Connectivity & Efficiency
- Multimodal
- Preliminary Needs Assessment
- Stakeholder Input
Topics Reviewed
Existing Conditions / Findings
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Community Assets
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C3C Extents Northbound
- 52nd Street to 142nd
Avenue (2.5 Miles)
- 150th Avenue to Main
Street (7.8 Miles) C3C Extents Southbound
- Main Street to 102nd
Avenue (11 Miles) C3R Extents Northbound
- 142nd Avenue to 150th
Avenue (0.5 Miles) C3R Extents Southbound
- 102nd Avenue to 49th Street
(0.25 Miles)
Context Classification
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Residential Uses
- 11,175 Multifamily
Dwelling Units
- 31,054 Single-Family
Dwelling Units Commercial and Industrial Uses
- 3,718 Retail Parcels
- 4,043 Industrial Parcels
Potential Redevelopment
- 18% of all parcels
considered underutilized
Existing Land Use
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Focus Area: South Drive to McCormick Drive
- Uses to redevelop:
- Mobile home parks
- Shopping centers
Potential Redevelopment
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Focus Area:142nd Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard
- Uses to redevelop:
- Industrial
warehousing
- Shopping centers
Potential Redevelopment
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Focus Area: Bryan Dairy Road to Ulmerton Road
- Uses to redevelop:
- Light industrial
centers
- Shopping centers
Potential Redevelopment
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Main Street to Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.
34,382
People
95,115 people in the total study area
22.6% 77.34%
$47,347.43
Median Household Income
$48,968 County average
10%
Households below the poverty line
1% higher than the County average
Population Characteristics
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95,115 people in the total study area
37,341
People 25.22% 74.78%
$47,772.53
Median Household Income
$48,968 County average
16%
Households below the poverty line
7% higher than the County average
Population Characteristics
Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. to Ulmerton Rd.
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95,115 people in the total study area
23,392
People 24.42% 75.58%
$43,817.15
Median Household Income
$48,968 County average
21%
Households below the poverty line
12% higher than the County average
Population Characteristics
Ulmerton Rd. to 49th St.
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22,990
Jobs
63,727 jobs in the total study area
8,924
Retail
11,812
Office
11,812
Medical
22,629 15,975
1,252
Come in for work Stay and Work Leave for work
Employment Characteristics
Main Street to Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard
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21,380
Jobs
63,727 jobs in the total study area
5,850
Retail
9,432
Office
5,786
Industrial
15,656 14,531
966
Come in for work Stay and Work Leave for work
Employment Characteristics
Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. to Ulmerton Rd.
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19,357
Jobs
63,727 jobs in the total study area
2,872
Retail
7,226
Office
9,176
Industrial
18,794 4,918
353
Come in for work Stay and Work Leave for work
Employment Characteristics
Ulmerton Rd. to 49th St.
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Questions / Comments
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Typical Section
Northbound Northbound – From 52nd Street to 126th Ave; Roosevelt Blvd to Whitney Rd; Enterprise Rd to Main St
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Southbound
Typical Section
Southbound – From Druid Rd. to Harn Blvd. / Belleair Rd. to Central Ave. / 102nd Ave. to 49th St.
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Southbound
Typical Section
Southbound – From Main Street to Enterprise Rd. / Arbelia St. to Sunset Point Rd. / Drew
- St. to Gulf to Bay Blvd.
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Existing Speeds
∕ Take a Guess— What is the 85th percentile speed during the OFF- PEAK on the frontage roads?
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Existing Speeds
85th Percentile Speeds
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Crash Data
- 2013-2017
- Includes all
pedestrian and bicyclist crashes and fatal vehicle crashes
- 167 crashes
Crash Severity
- 13 fatal vehicle
crashes
- 154 bicyclist and
pedestrian crashes
- 9 fatal crashes
- 23 severe injury
- 97 injury crashes
- 25 property
damage only
Safety
10 20 30 40
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of Crashes
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Crash Severity
Property Damage Only Possible Injury Non-incapacitating Injury Incapacitating Injury Fatal
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Fixed Object, 4 Rear End, 3 Single Vehicle, 2 Head-On, 1 Angle, 1 Run-Off-Road, 1 Sideswipe, 1 Bicycle, 2 Pedestrian, 7
Fatal Crashes – Crash Type
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Crash Type
- 92 bicyclist (2 fatal)
- 62 pedestrian (7 fatal)
- 13 fatal vehicle
crashes
Lighting Condition (Fatal + Bike/Ped)
- 124 daylight
- 42 non-daylight
Lighting Condition (Bike/Ped)
- 118 daylight
- 36 non-daylight
Safety
Daylight, 118 Dark- Lighted, 25 Dawn/Dusk, 5 Dark-Not Lighted, 5 Dark- Unknown Lighting, 1
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Crashes – Lighting Conditions
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High Bike/Ped Crash Locations
- Ulmerton Road
- 150th Avenue
- Roosevelt Boulevard
- Belleair Road
- Coachman Road
- Sunset Point Road
- Main Street
Reported Weaving Concerns
- Ulmerton Road
- Pine Forest Drive
Safety
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Connectivity & Multimodal
Facilities
- 20 connections
between local bike lanes and regional bike facilities
- 16 connections along
the Duke Energy Trail
- Sidewalks present
along the frontage roads, with limited connections to area neighborhoods
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Demand
- Most Census tracts
north of Ulmerton Rd exceed County average for No-Car Households
- 15 Census tracts twice
the Countywide average of No-Car Households
Ulmerton Rd.
Connectivity & Multimodal
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Questions / Comments
What We’ve Heard
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- Regional
- Pinellas County Planning, Public Works, and Economic
Development
- Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Pinellas County Safety and Emergency Services
- Pinellas County School Board
- Forward Pinellas
- PSTA (Transit Authority)
- Local
- City of Largo Community Development & Engineering
- City of Pinellas Park Planning & Engineering
- City of Clearwater Planning & Engineering
- St Petersburg College (SPC) Clearwater Campus
- Pinellas Technical College
- City of Dunedin Planning
- Local Stakeholder / Property Owners
- Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition
- Bundle of Residential Developments – Focus Group
- Countryside Mall
Who Have We Engaged
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What’s your perception of the corridor?
- Travel Experience / Function
- Land Use Compatibility
- Aesthetics
What We’ve Heard
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
City of Pinellas Park
- Transition from commercial to light
industrial & multifamily uses
Corridor-wide
- There’s mobile-home parks to be
considered (non-conforming)
- There’s room for public art and/or
landscaping enhancements
What We’ve Heard
- Springwood living (senior facility) is
- f concern
- Homeless shelter on 49th St is a
pedestrian generator
- Not many land use changes
- Businesses have changed since US
19 changed to a limited access roadway – light industrial, fleet storage, and reservation-based businesses
- Allen’s Creek and Long Branch
Creek were noted as sensitive areas
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
City of Largo
- Special Area Plan underway –
activity center at US 19 and E Bay Dr./Roosevelt with focus on placemaking
- Increase employment
- Need for new housing options
- Pinellas Technical College (PTC)
City of Clearwater
- Corridor has been rezoned:
activity centers and residential
- Hotels around Drew St no longer
meet brand standards – No longer as desirable of a location
What We’ve Heard
- Key ped generators include Publix,
Walmart, and transfer station
- Open to explore landscaping /
aesthetic improvements
- Areas north of Sunset Point Rd are
susceptible to change
- Concerns about cut-through traffic
as a result of new development
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
City of Clearwater
- Lincare employees have difficulty
exiting property in the afternoon due to peak hour traffic
City of Pinellas Park
- Concern near the access point for
Springwood Senior Living Facility
Corridor-wide
- Inability for non-motorized users to
cross the street
- Concerns about number of access
points to businesses that can cause conflict along roadway
What We’ve Heard
City of Largo
- No issue raised
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
Corridor wide
- Traffic speeds
- Merging movements
- No regular patrolling/enforcement
- Hostile driving behavior
- Improve lane markings to address
weaving
- Better location signage
- Driveway consolidation
City of Pinellas Park
- Traffic speeds
- Bike/Ped and Motorist crashes
noted to be an issue at large intersections
- Intersecting driveways are of
concern (geometries)
- Concerns at 102 Ave intersection
What We’ve Heard
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
City of Largo
- Continuity of bike lanes
- Ulmerton Rd – operational and
safety concerns
- Roosevelt (Walmart entrance) –
- perational and safety concerns
- U-turns on Gulf to Bay Blvd
City of Clearwater
- Drew St – crash hotspot
- Merging off of Drew St heading
north is of concern (transitions)
What We’ve Heard
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
- Connectivity & Efficiency
Corridor wide
- Lack of connecting streets
(network) adds to the congestion challenges
- Address potential signal timing
issues at major intersections
- Improved wayfinding to improve
connectivity
What We’ve Heard
- Consider ROW repurposing or lane
width narrowing where possible
- Concern for development impacts
(more traffic on the road)
- Frontage roads being used as
bypass when US19 is too congested
- Elevated connections as potential
cross pedestrian access solution
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
- Connectivity & Efficiency
City of Largo
- Special Area Plan will add
connections to uses and trails
- Desire for connection at 150th to
be explored
City of Clearwater
- Queuing on SR 580 from Dunedin
- Concerns about merging at
Enterprise Rd onto SR 580
- Weaving between Countryside
and SR 580
City of Pinellas Park
- Gateway Master Plan & 126th
Connector will add connections to uses and trails
- 126th intersection is the biggest
- pportunity in this section
What We’ve Heard
- There’s expressed need for ped
connection at Harn Blvd
- Programmed construction in
FY 2021
- Congestion at Gulf to Bay Blvd and
Drew St intersection
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
- Connectivity & Efficiency
- Multimodal
Corridor wide
- Multiple bike/ped generators:
Transit stops, Duke Energy Trail, Pinellas Trail.
- High ped activity near SR 590,
Drew St and Sunset Point Rd
- Improved lighting
- Improved facilities for non-
motorized users
- Better transit service is desired
What We’ve Heard
- Visibility of cyclists was identified as
a challenge
- Major intersections would benefit
the most of multimodal improvements
- Beautification improvements
would improve the walking environment
- Coordination with School bus stops
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∕ Overarching Themes
- Land Use
- Access
- Safety
- Connectivity & Efficiency
- Multimodal
City of Largo
- Connections to Duke Energy Trail
- Bus stops not aligned at
intersections for safe ped crossings
- Better transit service
- Location for an enhanced transit
shelter
City of Clearwater
- Access to Brighthouse field to be
improved
- Transit options to support SPC
students are limited
City of Pinellas Park
- Pinellas Trail Loop on 126th
- Ped activity to increase on 126th
Ave after connection is completed to 49th St
What We’ve Heard
- North of Ulmerton Rd is where
multimodal improvements will have most impact
- Roosevelt Blvd area has bike
activity – facilities are substandard
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Increased safe pedestrian crossing opportunities Improved signage/wayfinding for increased legibility and ease of access Increased safety for all modes, especially at major intersections Management of traffic speeds Increased safe and continuous multimodal facilities for people (of all ages and abilities) walking and bicycling Design multimodal infrastructure that leverages transit access Increased beautification & placemaking Accommodation for land use transitions as properties redevelop over time. Improved intersecting driveway geometries, particularly for bicycle and pedestrian crossings Improved traffic operations (signal timing) and management of transitions (merging movements) especially at key intersections Improved bike/ped connections to regional recreational facilities
Challenges & Needs
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DID WE MISS ANYTHING?
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Increased safe pedestrian crossing opportunities Improved signage/wayfinding for increased legibility and ease of access Increased safety for all modes, especially at major intersections Management of traffic speeds Increased safe and continuous multimodal facilities for people (of all ages and abilities) walking and bicycling Design multimodal infrastructure that leverages transit access Increased beautification & placemaking Accommodation for land use transitions as properties redevelop over time. Improved intersecting driveway geometries, particularly for bicycle and pedestrian crossings Improved traffic operations (signal timing) and management of transitions (merging movements) especially at key intersections Improved bike/ped connections to regional recreational facilities
Challenges & Needs
Guiding Principles and Metrics
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Prioritize safety
Design public infrastructure that provides a safe and comfortable environment for all users.
Mind the gap
Increase multimodal connectivity and access along and across the corridor by addressing the missing infrastructure links.
Foster multimodal connections
Prioritize bike/ped/transit connections to key community destinations and recreational facilities.
Balance mobility and land use viability
Manage vehicular traffic speeds to suit community/business needs & desires.
Improve livability
Design public infrastructure that enhances the quality of the walk and provides a comfortable environment for all users through pedestrian-scaled streetscape elements.
Guiding Principles
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Prioritize Safety
I. Average spacing of protected pedestrian crossings (designated and controlled ped. crossings)
- II. Continuity of multimodal facilities at signalized intersections
- III. Potential reduction of crashes
Mind the Gap
I. Average pedestrian delay at signalized intersections
- II. Percent of corridor with dedicated pedestrian facilities
- III. Percent of corridor with dedicated bicycle facilities
- IV. Average separation of bicycle/pedestrian facilities from moving traffic
Foster Multimodal Connections
I. Percentage of transit stops with sidewalk connections
- II. Percentage of transit stops within 250 ft of protected pedestrian crossings
- III. Percentage of sidewalk coverage with multifamily or commercial frontage
- IV. Access/connections to local schools and regional trail facilities
Metrics
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Balance Mobility and Land Use Viability
I. Number of speed management strategies used
- II. Pavement width
- III. Average distance travelled from off-ramps to any parcel
Improve Livability
I. Amount of landscaped areas
- II. Width of the pedestrian zone
- III. Amount of pedestrian-scaled lighting
Metrics
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In your opinion, of all the identified needs, which ones are the top-three most critical to address?
Prioritization Exercise
Wrap Up & Next Steps
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- Focus Areas & Data Collection Locations
- Jurisdiction Workshops
- Clearwater: 5/12
- Pinellas Park: 5/13
- Largo: 5/14
- PAG Meeting #3
Wrap Up & Next Steps
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Focus Areas
South Drive to McCormick Drive
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Focus Areas
142nd Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard
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Focus Areas
Bryan Dairy Road to Ulmerton Road
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Questions / Comments
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- Alex Hen r y ( F DOT) - Alex.Hen r y@d ot.state.fl.u s
- Jen n ifer M u sselman ( K A I) - jmu sselman @kittelso n .co m