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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

Identifying Needs What are the needs for the US 19 corridor? Improve overall traffic safety and reduce the number of Improve overall traffic safety and reduce the number of Traffic Safety Traffic Safety severe injury crashes severe injury crashes Ped/Bike Safety & Ped/Bike Safety & Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, mobility, and Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, mobility, and accessibility accessibility Accessibility Accessibility Transit Transit Improve transit access and connectivity along the corridor Improve transit access and connectivity along the corridor Accessibility Accessibility Ensure that the corridor accommodates future traffic Ensure that the corridor accommodates future traffic Traffic Demand Traffic Demand demand demand Regional Regional Support regional connections and linkages Support regional connections and linkages Connections Connections Promote Promote Promote economic growth, development, and land use Promote economic growth, development, and land use changes changes Economic Growth Economic Growth

Baseline Conditions and Data Collection Roadway Stakeholder Conditions Involvement Land Use, Socioeconomics, Transit Service and Demographics Crash History Source: www.worldpress.com Multimodal Facilities Source: www.tampabay.com

Data Driven Approach Good Data Encourages Good Design Encourages Good Results

Transportation Facilities

Roadway Conditions – Crossing Opportunities Existing Crossing Opportunities I ‐ 275 At ‐ Grade Signalized Intersection Grade Separated Interchange Grade Separated Non ‐ Interchange Shoppes at Park Place/70 th St Trail Crossing (Under/Over)

Land Use, Socioeconomic, & Demographic Data Concentrations of Populations Below the Poverty Level I ‐ 275 Concentrations of Older (65+) Populations Shoppes at Park Place/70 th St

Transit Activity – High Ridership Areas US 19 at Alderman Rd – 97 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Curlew Rd – 97 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Coachman Rd/SR 590 – 163 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Sunset Point Rd – 214 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Bellair Rd – 111 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at N. of East Bay Dr – 784 Avg. Daily Riders I ‐ 275 US 19 at Whitney Rd – 92 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at Ulmerton Rd – 415 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at 110 th Ave N – 124 Avg. Daily Riders US 19 at 80 th Ave N– 173 Avg. Daily Riders Shoppes at Park Place/70 th St

Crash History – Ped/Bike Crashes US 19 at Tarpon Ave – 8 Crashes 2010 – 2014 Crash Data US 19 at Citrus/Innisbrook Dr – 9 Crashes US 19 at Alderman Rd – 9 Crashes US 19 at Curlew Rd– 13 Crashes US 19 at Tampa Rd – 9 Crashes US 19 at Republic Dr/Hammock Pines Blvd– 5 Crashes US 19 at Congress Ave – 5 Crashes Reconstructed Sections US 19 at Sunset Point Rd – 7 Crashes I ‐ 275 US 19 at Ulmerton Rd – 12 Crashes US 19 at 78 th Ave N – 10 Crashes Top Ped/Bike Crash Locations US 19 at Park/Gandy Blvd– 9 Crashes

Pedestrian &Bicycle Crashes 2010 – 2014 Ped & Bike Crashes: 2010 – 2014 Ped & Bike Crashes: • 157 Crashes along US 19 • 157 Crashes along US 19 • 68 Pedestrian • 68 Pedestrian • 89 Bicycle • 89 Bicycle • 60% occurred at side streets or • 60% occurred at side streets or driveways driveways • 48% of Bike crashes involved bicyclists • 48% of Bike crashes involved bicyclists traveling along the sidewalk against traveling along the sidewalk against direction of traffic direction of traffic • All fatal crashes involved crossing US • All fatal crashes involved crossing US 19; 7 of the 10 occurred at night 19; 7 of the 10 occurred at night 2010 – 2014 Crash Data

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 Higher frequency of populations (65+) fatal ped/bike crashes; higher concentration of workers using public transit Higher concentration of workers walking/biking to work; fatal ped crash 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 • Pedestrian Underpass • Roadway Underpass • Transit Circulator • Pedestrian Overpass

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: Google Maps Source: wdwmagic.com

Crossing Alternatives Pedestrian Underpass

Crossing Alternatives Transit Circulator Source: www.psta.net

Crossing Alternatives Evaluating the Alternatives • Capital + Operating/Maintenance Costs: Annual Operating + Crossing Alternative Capital Cost Est. 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 • overpass Transit users can cross US 19 via • facilities along the roadway overpass

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 overpass

Early Results • Design Considerations in Upcoming WP Sections • May 2016 Presentation • Transit Safety Assessment (focused on shorter ‐ term enhancements) • US 19 at 80 th Ave N • US 19 at Ulmerton Rd • US 19 at Curlew Rd • US 19 at Tampa Rd

Continued Efforts  Continue collaborative efforts to identify opportunities 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.