Section 1: Workshop & Open Studio Charrette Final Working Presentation May 2017
Project Corridor ~42 MILES 14 COMMUNITIES HIGHEST BUS RIDERSHIP
Project Goals ▪ Multimodal Corridor Vision ▪ Implementable Plans ▪ Connect Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities ▪ Upgrade & Expand Transit Service ▪ Community Health, Safety & Economic Development
Project Corridor ▪ Section 1: Boca Raton ▪ Section 2: Delray Beach, Boynton Beach & Gulf Stream ▪ Section 3: Hypoluxo, Lantana & Lake Worth ▪ Section 4: West Palm Beach ▪ Section 5: Riviera Beach, Lake Park & North Palm Beach ▪ Section 6: Juno Beach, Jupiter & Palm Beach Gardens
Consultant Teams ▪ Kimley-Horn ▪ Kittelson & Associates, Inc. ▪ Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Function ▪ U.S. 1 is a “Main Connector” serving downtown areas in the eastern core of Palm Beach County ▪ U.S. 1 distributes people to businesses, neighborhoods, and important community destinations
Roadway Key Walking & Potential Character Bicycling Connections Station Areas
Build-a-Street
Camino Real to SE Mizner Blvd ▪ 106 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Parking-Protected Bike Lanes ▪ 2 lanes NB and 2 lanes SB
SE Mizner Blvd to NE Mizner Blvd ▪ 82 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Buffered Bike Lanes ▪ Street Tree Sidewalks
SE Mizner Blvd to NE Mizner Blvd ▪ 82 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Buffered Bike Lanes ▪ Street Tree Sidewalks
Glades Rd to Lindell Blvd ▪ 124 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Curb-and-Gutter Drainage ▪ Two-Way Separated Bicycle Lanes ▪ Shade Tree Sidewalks
Glades Rd to Lindell Blvd ▪ 124 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Curb-and-Gutter Drainage ▪ Two-Way Separated Bicycle Lanes ▪ Shade Tree Sidewalks ▪ Bus Shelters
Glades Rd to Lindell Blvd ▪ 124 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Curb-and-Gutter Drainage ▪ Bus Lanes ▪ Separated Bike Lanes ▪ Shade Tree Sidewalks
Glades Rd to Lindell Blvd ▪ 124 feet of Right-of-Way ▪ Curb-and-Gutter Drainage ▪ Wide Sidewalk ▪ Separated Bicycle Lanes ▪ Shade Tree Sidewalks
US-1 at Camino Real
US-1 at SE Mizner Blvd
US-1 at NE Mizner Blvd
US-1 at Glades Road
Frequent and Safe Crosswalks
Frequent and Safe Crosswalks
Priority Pyramid
Indiantown Rd Jupiter Employment Juno Beach Palm Beach Garden PGA Blvd North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd Lake Park Working Population 156,200 Riviera Beach Blue Heron Blvd (Workers who live + who live & work + who commute into the corridor to work) Okeechobee Blvd 13% Of County Residents West Palm Beach Employment and Residents Southern Blvd 100 jobs 19% Of County Jobs Forest Hill Blvd 100 residents Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Lantana Rd Work Inflow / Outflow (1/2 mile of Study Corridor) Lantana Hypoluxo 88,400 13,600 54,200 Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Employees Coming into the Residents Live & Work in Residents Leaving the Gulf Stream Study Area to Work the Study Area Study Area to Work Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Yamato Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton Source: LEHD, 2014; SERPM 7.061 Camino Real
Indiantown Rd Jupiter Transit Juno Beach Palm Beach Gardens PGA Blvd • Route 1 + Bolt Along US 1, 16 connecting North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd routes Lake Park 18 Routes Riviera Beach • Blue Heron Blvd 20-minute weekday frequency (each route) • 30-minute weekend frequency (Route 1) 8,600 Daily Riders • Highest Ridership in the County Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach Southern Blvd 1/2 of Riders are Forest Hill Blvd • Opportunity to Increase Ridership Transit Dependent Through Premium Service? Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Lantana Rd Lantana Transit Boardings + Alightings Hypoluxo Least PalmTran Routes Source: PalmTran, 2017 Greatest Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Gulf Stream Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Yamato Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton Camino Real
Indiantown Rd Jupiter Walking & Bicycling Facilities Juno Beach Palm Beach Gardens PGA Blvd North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd Lake Park Bicycle Lane Gap: Hypoluxo to North Palm Beach Riviera Beach Blue Heron Blvd Sidewalk Gap: Boynton Beach to Lantana (West Side) Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach Southern Blvd Forest Hill Blvd Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Lantana Rd Lantana Walking + Bicycling Facilities Hypoluxo Bicycle Facility Gap Sidewalk Gap Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Gulf Stream Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Yamato Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton 29
Indiantown Rd Jupiter Walking & Bicycling Safety Juno Beach Palm Beach Gardens PGA Blvd 2011-2016 North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd Lake Park Blue Heron Blvd 15 Fatalities 321 Crashes Riviera Beach • • 100% Occurred in Dark or Dusk 58% Involved a Pedestrian • • 12 Pedestrian Fatalities 42% Involved a Bicyclist Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach • • Concentrations in Lake Worth 82% of Bicyclist Crashes Southern Blvd and West Palm Beach Occurred in Locations Without a Forest Hill Blvd • 3 Bicyclist Fatalities Bike Lane • • Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Occurred in Boca Raton Crash Concentrations in Lake Lantana Rd Between Glades Rd and Worth and West Palm Beach Lantana Hidden Valley Blvd between Lantana Rd and Summit Hypoluxo Blvd Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Source: SignalFour Analytics, 2011 - 2016 Ped / Bike Crashes Gulf Stream Least Greatest Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Fatality Crash Hot Spot High Crash Corridor Yamato Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton
Indiantown Rd Jupiter Vehicle Access and Commuting Juno Beach Palm Beach Gardens PGA Blvd North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd Lake Park ▪ Modes other than single Households Without Access Riviera Beach Blue Heron Blvd to a Vehicle 0.29 (County Avg) – 1 / Acre occupancy vehicles (SOVs) are 1.01 – 1.5 / Acre higher than elsewhere in County Okeechobee Blvd 1.6 – 10.5 / Acre West Palm Beach Southern Blvd Forest Hill Blvd Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Lantana Rd Lantana Hypoluxo Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates; Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Robert Woods Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings Gulf Stream Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Yamato Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton 31 Camino Real
Indiantown Rd Indiantown Rd Posted Speed Limit AADT Jupiter Juno Beach Vehicular Speed + Volumes Palm Beach Gardens PGA Blvd PGA Blvd North Palm Beach Northlake Blvd Northlake Blvd ▪ Posted Speed Limits Vary; Majority <= Lake Park Blue Heron Blvd Blue Heron Blvd Riviera Beach 35 MPH Okeechobee Blvd Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach ▪ Speeding Observed on Field Visits Southern Blvd Southern Blvd Forest Hill Blvd Forest Hill Blvd Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth ▪ Moderate Traffic Volumes Throughout Lantana Rd Lantana Rd Lantana Most of the Corridor Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Gulf Stream Posted Speed Limit Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Atlantic Ave Atlantic Ave 9,800 – 10,000 30 Delray Beach 10,000 – 20,000 35 20,001 – 30,000 40 30,001 – 40,000 Yamato Rd Yamato Rd 45 Glades Rd Glades Rd Boca Raton Camino Real Camino Real Source: FDOT GIS, 2017
Key Findings • High transit ridership • Critical pedestrian/bicycling safety issue, especially at night • Employment corridor • Redevelopment occurring • Concentrations of lower income, lower education populations • Concentrations of transit-dependent and minority populations
Health Impact Assessment
Health Indicator Short List • Households with access to jobs within 30 min Mental Health / Depression Admissions • Preventative Health Care Visits • Households with access to educational Obesity / Diabetes facilities within 30 min • Respiratory Disease / Asthma • Households with access to healthy food sources within Households with access to health care 15 min facilities within 30 min Transit ridership / mode split Bike and Pedestrian Crash Rates Taxable land value Quality of Life / Social Interaction
Enhanced Transit Source: Kittelson and Associates
Transit Characteristics
Key Priorities 1 2 3 3
▪ Reconnect The Network ▪ Front Buildings on Priority Streets ▪ Improve Transit Stations ▪ Introduce Green Space ▪ Facilitate Street Crossings ▪ Mix Uses ▪ Be Context Sensitive
▪ Reconnect The Network ▪ Front Buildings on Priority Streets ▪ Improve Transit Stations ▪ Introduce Green Space ▪ Facilitate Street Crossings ▪ Mix Uses ▪ Be Context Sensitive
▪ Reconnect The Network ▪ Front Buildings on Priority Streets ▪ Improve Transit Stations ▪ Introduce Green Space ▪ Facilitate Street Crossings ▪ Mix Uses ▪ Be Context Sensitive
▪ Reconnect The Network ▪ Front Buildings on Priority Streets ▪ Improve Transit Stations ▪ Introduce Green Space ▪ Facilitate Street Crossings ▪ Mix Uses ▪ Be Context Sensitive
▪ Reconnect The Network ▪ Front Buildings on Priority Streets ▪ Improve Transit Stations ▪ Introduce Green Space ▪ Facilitate Street Crossings ▪ Mix Uses ▪ Be Context Sensitive
Workshop/Charrette Schedule
Workshop/Charrette Schedule
Schedule
Schedule We are Here
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