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Innovation Place Subarea Study Skipper Road / 42nd Street / 46th Street

September 20, 2017

Study Area

INTRODUCTION

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Study Objectives

INTRODUCTION

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❖ How can we improve safety and travel efficiency for all modes? ❖ What are the potential solutions? ❖ What are the infrastructure costs for these solutions?

Review of Past Studies and Land Use Plans

INTRODUCTION

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❖ Consistent key themes of 13 past studies within proximity to the study area ❖ Pedestrian safety improvements in the University Area ❖ Improve auto connections between New Tampa and USF ❖ Transit options recommended (e.g., circulator, expanded service)

New and Proposed Developments

INTRODUCTION

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Student Housing ❖ 512 new rooms ❖ 725 rooms under construction ❖ 1,797 rooms proposed ❖ 1,000 new rooms on USF campus Other Development ❖ New Publix on campus

Origin-Destination Study Key Questions

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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❖ Where are drivers on Bruce B. Downs north of the focus area going? ❖ For those drivers on Bruce B. Downs north of the focus area going to USF, which route are they taking? ❖ What percentage of trips on Bruce B. Downs from north of the focus area are less than three miles?

Destination of southbound trips passing through Bruce B. Downs gate

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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❖ The AM peak is divided into two periods: ❖ AM peak 1 represents typical commuters ❖ AM peak 2 is more representative of students ❖ Typical AM peak hour is 7am-9am ❖ 17 to 28 percent of drivers are going to USF

Route choice of southbound trips passing through Bruce B. Downs gate destined for USF

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❖ More than half of vehicles traveling south from Bruce B. Downs to USF take Bruce B. Downs the entire way ❖ 58 percent during the typical AM peak period ❖ Of the vehicles traveling through the Focus Area: ❖ 79 percent take 42nd Street ❖ 33% vs. 9%

Southbound trips passing through Bruce B Downs gate with total trip distance less than three miles

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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❖ Most of the trips destined for the Influence area are less than three miles long ❖ These trips are a potential market for mode shifts from automobile to transit or bicycle ❖ Building new roadway capacity may not be the only solution

Injury Crash Analysis (past five years)

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Source: Crash Data Management System (2012-2016)

❖ Fletcher Avenue averages 41 or more injury crashes per mile annually ❖ 42nd Street and 46th Street intersections with Fletcher are high crash intersections averaging ~50 crashes annually ❖ Intersection of Bruce B Downs and Fletcher Avenue is experiences over 60 injury crashes annually

Injury Crashes Involving Pedestrians and Bicyclists (past five years)

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Source: Crash Data Management System (2012-2016)

❖ 21 bike/ped crashes on Fletcher Avenue north of USF ❖ 1 fatality ❖ 3 severe injury ❖ 6 injury ❖ 11 minor injury ❖ 19 crashes on Bruce B Downs between Fowler Avenue and Bearss Avenue ❖ 1 fatality ❖ 3 severe injury ❖ 6 injury ❖ 9 minor injury

Identified Issues

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Existing Typical Section – 42nd Street @ Fletcher Avenue

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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❖ Cut-through traffic to the University ❖ Conflict between auto traffic and bicyclists / pedestrians ❖ Increase emphasis on pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users

Existing Typical Section – 46th Street @ Fletcher Avenue

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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❖ Cut-through traffic to the University and other areas to the east ❖ Conflict between auto traffic and bicyclists / pedestrians ❖ Provide efficient auto throughput to move auto traffic away from pedestrians/bicyclists on 42nd Street

Planned Improvements

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Source: Hillsborough County CIP

❖ Construction on-going on Bruce

• B. Downs – widens road to eight

lanes and constructs multi-use trail on south side of the road ❖ A PD&E study of 46th Street and Skipper Road is planned for October 2017 ❖ A PD&E study of Bruce B. Downs and Bearss Avenue intersection is planned for 2017 ❖ Funds have been committed to fill sidewalk gaps and install a mid-block crossing on 42nd Street

Today

Next steps

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❖Are there any other issues, ideas, or opportunities for the study area? ❖Are there any fatal flaws in the study? ❖Please fill out a COMMENT FORM before you leave

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Innovation Place Subarea Study Skipper Road / 42nd Street / 46th Street

September 20, 2017