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A JOINT EFFORT OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FORWARD PINELLAS (F.K.A. PINELLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION)

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Study Partners

Study Area

Study Corridor

Purpose

Identify opportunities and strategies to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access to transit along US 19 in Central/Northern Pinellas County

Study Process

Identifying Needs Baseline Conditions and Data Evaluation Crossing & Transit Alternatives Strategies to Integrate Alternatives

Traffic Safety Traffic Safety

Improve overall traffic safety and reduce the number of severe injury crashes Improve overall traffic safety and reduce the number of severe injury crashes

Identifying Needs

What are the needs for the US 19 corridor?

Traffic Demand Traffic Demand

Ensure that the corridor accommodates future traffic demand Ensure that the corridor accommodates future traffic demand

Transit Accessibility Transit Accessibility

Improve transit access and connectivity along the corridor Improve transit access and connectivity along the corridor

Ped/Bike Safety & Accessibility Ped/Bike Safety & Accessibility

Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, mobility, and accessibility Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, mobility, and accessibility

Regional Connections Regional Connections

Support regional connections and linkages Support regional connections and linkages

Promote Economic Growth Promote Economic Growth

Promote economic growth, development, and land use changes Promote economic growth, development, and land use changes

Baseline Conditions and Data Collection

Roadway Conditions Multimodal Facilities Land Use, Socioeconomics, and Demographics Crash History Transit Service Stakeholder Involvement

Source: www.tampabay.com Source: www.worldpress.com

Data Driven Approach

Good Data Good Design Good Results

Encourages Encourages

Transportation Facilities

Roadway Conditions – Crossing Opportunities

Shoppes at Park Place/70th St

I‐275

Existing Crossing Opportunities

At‐Grade Signalized Intersection Grade Separated Interchange Grade Separated Non‐Interchange Trail Crossing (Under/Over)

Land Use, Socioeconomic, & Demographic Data

Shoppes at Park Place/70th St

I‐275

Concentrations of Populations Below the Poverty Level Concentrations of Older (65+) Populations

Transit Activity – High Ridership Areas

Shoppes at Park Place/70th St

I‐275

US 19 at Alderman Rd – 97 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Curlew Rd – 97 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Sunset Point Rd – 214 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Coachman Rd/SR 590 – 163 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Bellair Rd – 111 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Whitney Rd – 92 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at N. of East Bay Dr – 784 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Ulmerton Rd – 415 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at 110th Ave N – 124 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at 80th Ave N– 173 Avg. Daily Riders

Crash History – Ped/Bike Crashes

I‐275

Top Ped/Bike Crash Locations

2010 – 2014 Crash Data Reconstructed Sections

US 19 at Tarpon Ave – 8 Crashes US 19 at Citrus/Innisbrook Dr – 9 Crashes US 19 at Tampa Rd – 9 Crashes US 19 at Curlew Rd– 13 Crashes US 19 at Congress Ave – 5 Crashes US 19 at Republic Dr/Hammock Pines Blvd– 5 Crashes US 19 at Sunset Point Rd – 7 Crashes US 19 at Ulmerton Rd – 12 Crashes US 19 at 78th Ave N – 10 Crashes US 19 at Park/Gandy Blvd– 9 Crashes US 19 at Alderman Rd – 9 Crashes

Pedestrian &Bicycle Crashes

2010 – 2014 Crash Data

2010 – 2014 Ped & Bike Crashes:

• 157 Crashes along US 19
• 68 Pedestrian
• 89 Bicycle
• 60% occurred at side streets or

driveways

• 48% of Bike crashes involved bicyclists

traveling along the sidewalk against direction of traffic

• All fatal crashes involved crossing US

19; 7 of the 10 occurred at night 2010 – 2014 Ped & Bike Crashes:

• 157 Crashes along US 19
• 68 Pedestrian
• 89 Bicycle
• 60% occurred at side streets or

driveways

• 48% of Bike crashes involved bicyclists

traveling along the sidewalk against direction of traffic

• All fatal crashes involved crossing US

19; 7 of the 10 occurred at night

Stakeholder Involvement

Project Advisory Committee Meetings Focus Group Meetings Transit On‐Board Surveys (Transit Riders) Transit Operator Surveys (Bus Drivers) FDOT US 19 Project Managers

What Did We Learn?

Higher concentration of transit riders – transfer location between PSTA & PCPT routes (Lime St) Higher concentration of ped & bike crashes, including severe injury crash (Citrus Dr) Higher concentration of people using alternative commute modes (walk/bike/transit); concentration of low income population; concentration of older populations (65+) Higher concentration of workers walking/biking to work; fatal ped crash Higher frequency of fatal ped/bike crashes; higher concentration of workers using public transit Higher concentration of transit riders, transit dependent populations, and history of ped & bike crashes Higher transit ridership Lower income populations and higher alternative commute modes Higher transit ridership; concentration of ped & bike crashes (including fatal)

US 19 Crossing Alternatives

• Roadway Overpass
• Roadway Underpass
• Pedestrian Overpass
• Pedestrian Underpass
• Transit Circulator

US 19 Crossing Alternatives

Roadway Overpass

New Tampa Hwy over I‐75 Source: www.planhillsborough.org

Crossing Alternatives

Roadway Underpass

US 19 at Whitney Rd US 19 at Mall Perimeter Dr

Crossing Alternatives

Pedestrian Overpass

Source: wdwmagic.com Source: Google Maps

Crossing Alternatives

Pedestrian Underpass

Crossing Alternatives

Transit Circulator

Source: www.psta.net

Crossing Alternatives

Evaluating the Alternatives

• Capital + Operating/Maintenance Costs:

Crossing Alternative Capital Cost Est. Annual Operating + Maintenance Cost Est. Roadway Overpass $5M ‐ $15M $15K ‐$20K Roadway Underpass $2M ‐ $15M $15K ‐ $20K Pedestrian Overpass $1M ‐ $7M $10K ‐ $15K Pedestrian Underpass $500K ‐ $10M $10K ‐ $15K Transit Circulator $80K – $1.5M $500K

Transit Scenario Alternatives

• Status Quo
• Local Route with Circulator
• Local Route with Express Bus
• Mainline Bus Service with Shoulder Stops
• Enhanced Mainline Transit with Median

Stops/Stations

Source: www.psta.net

Strategies for Integrating Crossings and Transit

Pedestrian Overpass with Frontage Road Bus Stops

• Similar to current transit service
• Transit stops along frontage roads
• Stops located near ped overpass

access

• Could be integrated with park‐and‐

ride opportunities

Strategies for Integrating Crossings and Transit

Roadway Overpass with Frontage Road Bus Stops

• Similar to current transit service
• Transit stops along frontage roads
• Stops located near roadway
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• Transit users can cross US 19 via

facilities along the roadway

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Strategies for Integrating Crossings and Transit

Pedestrian Overpass with Mainline Bus Stops

• Transit operating along mainline

travel lanes

• Bus stops along mainline shoulders
• Transit users access ped overpass

via crosswalks across frontage roads

Bus stop along I‐35W Minneapolis, MN

Strategies for Integrating Crossings and Transit

Roadway Overpass with Mainline Bus Stops

• Transit operating along mainline

travel lanes

• Bus stops along mainline shoulders
• Transit users can cross US 19 via

facilities along the roadway

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Early Results

• Design Considerations in Upcoming WP Sections
• May 2016 Presentation
• Transit Safety Assessment (focused on shorter‐term

enhancements)

• US 19 at 80th Ave N
• US 19 at Ulmerton Rd
• US 19 at Curlew Rd
• US 19 at Tampa Rd

Continued Efforts

• Continue collaborative efforts to identify
• pportunities to improve pedestrian and bicycle

safety and access to transit within the corridor.

• Continue to develop a transit and mobility vision

for the corridor.

• Identify land use strategies to support the transit

and mobility vision for the corridor.

• Continue the discussion on improving safety and

access along US 19.