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TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL Creating Community Visions & Corridor Plans for the Future TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH OCTOBER 2, 2018

Quality Public Spaces …

Serene Settings

Commitment to Conservation

W HAT ’ S THE V ISION FOR T HE T OWN OF H IGHLAND B EACH ? FDOT “RRR” P ROJECT C REATES O PPORTUNITY FOR Y OU TO D ECIDE

What are Complete Streets? Complete Streets are streets for everyone … They are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists of all ages and abilities .

The Question of Safety

What Are the Elements That Make a Street Complete ? Building Opportunity Zone Pedestrian Zone Amenity Zone Transition Zone Travelway or Setback Al Fresco Dining Lights, Signage Bike Lanes Public Art Street Trees On-Street Parking Street Plantings Planters Drop-Off/Queuing Wayfinding Signage Rain Gardens Lane Vendors Bollards Awnings, Retractables Special Parking

Parking Behind (or Within) Building (With max. standards to limit size & account for shared use) On-Street Parking (makes street more pedestrian friendly) Active Ground-Floor Uses: (large display windows, public entrances, building “fronts” on the street) Pedestrian Amenities: Narrow, Traffic-Calmed Streets: (crosswalks, wide sidewalks, (enhance & promote walkability) street trees, awnings Think Beyond the Pavement Image Source: ALTA Engineering

Corridor Context for Complete Streets SOURCE: FDOT Context Classification Manual, August 2017

Bicycle Facilities

A Sample of Cycling Facility Types

Pedestrian Crossings

Opportunity for Signature Statements

Stormwater & Drainage

Addressing Utility Lines

N ORTH TH P ALM ALM B EAC ACH Earman River Waterfront Concept Prosperity Farms Road Bridge - Before US1/Village Center Concept Village Charrette – 2016 First Master Plan to Evaluate Changing Conditions and Opportunities Form-Based Code, Capital Improvements, Redevelopment Opportunities Tested Prosperity Farms Road Bridge - After

J UPITER TER – I NDIAN ANTOWN R OA OAD Indiantown Road Workshop – Dec 2015 Current Condition: Access Conflicts, Minimal Bike/Ped Accommodations, Unattractive Corridor Front Door Access to Jupiter Beach Recommendations: Landscaping & Streetscaping, Driveway Consolidation, LDR Changes, Public/Public & Public/Private Partnerships

J UPITER TER – I NDIAN ANTOWN R OA OAD Proposed Improvements

D OWN WN D ELRAY AY B EAC WNTOWN ACH Delray Beach Charrette - 2001 Atlantic Avenue, the city’s main east/west roadway, had high vacancies, declining values, and years of disinvestment. Visionary Planning Roadway Reconfiguration + Strategic Public Investments Modernized Codes . Soaring Private Investment

W EST P ALM LM B EAC ACH Okeechobee Blvd S OUTH D IXI XIE H IGHWAY AY Corridor Length: 1.5 miles 4-Lane Undivided State Hwy ROW: Varies 70-85’ Purpose: Detailed Detailed Plan to Implement Years of Belvedere Road Recommendations Albemarle Road

W ES EST P ALM LM B EAC ACH – S OUT UTH D IXIE IE H WY WY N ORTHER ERN S ECTION

W ES EST P ALM LM B EAC ACH – S OUT UTH D IXIE IE H WY WY N ORTHER ERN S ECTION

W ES EST P ALM LM B EAC ACH – S OUT UTH D IXIE IE H WY WY S OUTHER ERN S ECTION

W ES EST P ALM LM B EAC ACH – S OUT UTH D IXIE IE H WY WY S OUTHER ERN S ECTION

V ILLAGE OF T EQUESTA TA N FEDERAL OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA (JILONA) A1A County Line Rd

Tequesta Drive/US1 Before Condition

Tequesta Drive/US1 Completion November 2018

Lessons Learned … Start as Early as You Can  The Process Takes Time • Do It Right the First Time  One Construction Phase • Agencies are Partners  Use Your Resources • Open the Process  Get Meaningful Public Input • Be Thorough  Complex Projects Require Analysis •

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K IM D E L ANEY , P H .D. D IRECTOR OF S TRATEGIC D EVELOPMENT & P OLICY T REASURE C OAST R EGIONAL P LANNING C OUNCIL (TCRPC) (772) 221-4060 KDELANEY @ TCRPC . ORG TCRPC/Dover Kohl