B ICYCLE /P EDESTRIAN A CCESS TO T RANSIT S AFETY A SSESSMENT FOR E XISTING AND P LANNED S ECTIONS OF US 19 September 2015 A J OINT E FFORT OF THE P INELLAS M ETROPOLITAN P LANNING O RGANIZATION AND THE F LORIDA D EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION D ISTRICT 7
Meeting Agenda • Review of Technical Memorandum #1 – Project Purpose – Summary of Historic, Existing and Proposed Conditions – Outreach Efforts – Conditions and Prioritized Tables • Current and Upcoming Work • Discussion
Project Purpose • PSTA Route 19 Is the Highest Ridership Transit Route in Pinellas • US Highway 19 Is A Key North-South Regional Arterial Highway, and Has A History of Serious Pedestrian Accidents • Access to Transit Along the Corridor Likely Involves Getting Across US 19 • This Study Will Look for Ways to Understand and Improve Transit Access and Crossings for Existing and Proposed Conditions
Progress Update Completed TASK 1: EVALUATE CROSSING ISSUES X Create Crossing Inventory X Local Plans and Policies Review X Review EIS and Preferred Design Alternatives X Transit Ridership Boarding and Alighting Analysis X Breakdown of Average Age, Income, and Journey to Work Socioeconomic Data X On-Board Survey of PSTA Ridership X Small Discussion Group Workshops X Analyze Existing and Future Land Use X Map Out Existing and Projected Population and Jobs X Existing and Proposed ‘Last Mile’ Sidewalk and Trails Map X First Project Advisory Committee X Counts of Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossings
Progress Update Completed TASK 1: EVALUATE CROSSING ISSUES X Summarize All Crashes and Breakout by Crash Type X Evaluate Subset of Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes by Location X Conduct Interviews with PSTA Operators X Meet with FDOT Project Managers for Upcoming Scoping Process X Summarize Crossing Needs By Location and Priority for Scoping X Identify Crossing Needs X Document findings in Technical Memorandum Second Project Advisory Committee Meeting Identify Locations for Short Term Evaluation Summarize Potential Enhancements & Cost-Benefit Methodology Conduct ‘Last Mile’ Site Visits Create Exhibits for Crash Diagrams for Top Locations
Progress Update Completed TASK 2: DOCUMENT OPERATING ASSUMPTIONS X Summarize Transit Development Plan Transit Conditions X Summarize Desired Corridor Land Use Changes Create Updated Task Work Plan Third Project Advisory Committee Meeting Draft Purpose and Need Statement for US 19 Update Cost/Benefit Analysis Methodology Document High Level/Order of Magnitude Costs Fourth Project Advisory Committee Meeting Committee and Board Presentations
Progress Update • Draft Summary of Technical Data Posted to Project Website: www.tampabaytrafficsafety.com/D7BPAT/ US19Corridor
Draft Technical Memo Overview Report Sections 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Summary of Conditions 3. Input Received 4. Tabular Summary by Location
Section 1: Introduction and Overview Provides Background on Project and Organization of Report
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Plans Summarizes Wide Crossing and Inventory Policies Ranging Datasets Land People & Use Jobs Socio- Crash economic History Data Transit Crossing Activity Activity
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Plans and Policies Review Provides Context for Local Governments.
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Plans Reviewed Clearwater Pinellas US 19 Clearwater Countywide PSTA TDP Corridor Greenprint Plan Plan Largo Tarpon Dunedin Strategic Springs Comp. Plan Plan Comp. Plan Pinellas Tarpon Land Pinellas Land TBARTA County US 19 Development Development Master Plan TIGER Code Code Application Clearwater US 19 EIS and Pinellas Park Community Preferred Development Development Design Code Code Alternatives
Section 2: Summary of Conditions US 19 Flyovers Have Been Planned Since the Late 1980’s Countryside Mall under construction at US 19 and SR 580 circa 1975
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Planned Grade Separation Expected to Reduce Travel Time and Improve Safety Potential Crossings and Bus Stop Locations Become More Limited Future Projects Should Consider Reasonable Spacing for Crossing Opportunities, Stop Placement
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Walk/Bike/Bus to Work Areas Where Percent of Transit Commuters is Higher Than Average Need Bus Stop Access
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Population Density Pockets Density Greater Than 7 Persons Per Acre More Productive to Serve with Transit
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Employment Density Pockets Clusters of Jobs (10 Employees Per Acre) Provide Concentration of Destinations, Focus for Transit Plans
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Transit Oriented Planning Transit Access Needed for Clearwater Multimodal Corridor and Activity Centers in Tarpon and Pinellas Park
Section 2: Summary of Conditions More Residential, Higher Density Retail Shifts to Mixed Use More Industrial Less Publicly Owned Land Use Shifts Towards More Intensity, Becomes Easier to Serve With Transit
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Future Land Use Changes Residential (All Density) Civic/Public 2015 Industrial Residential High Density Other Residential Low Density Commercial 19% 19% 23% 46% 16% 22% 31% 9% 5% 8% 2% Previous Future Land Use Adopted Future Land Use
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Curlew Road Alderman (604) Tampa Road Road (382) Nebraska (706) Ave (270) SR 580 Top 5 Intersections for (251) Number of Crashes
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Pedestrian Crashes Account for A Disproportionate Share of Fatal Crashes Bike-Ped Crashes 4.4% 37.3% All Crashes By Type Fatal Crashes By Type
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Total Bicycle/Pedestrian Crashes by Location On/Off Ramp, 1% Other, 2% Driveway / Access, 16% At Intersection, 45% Non-Intersection, 30% Intersection Related, 6%
Section 2: Summary of Conditions Bicycle Pedestrian Crashes Near Bus Stop 84% Within 1/4 Mile 72% Within 500ft 41% Within 200ft 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Section 3: Input Received Project On Board Operator Advisory Survey Interviews Committee Focus Project Group Website Workshops
Section 3: Input Received On-Board Survey and Operator Interviews: Plans for US 19 Need to Assume Increasing Importance of Transit for Future Designs – It Is the ‘Spine’ for Transit North of Clearwater
Section 3: Input Received Important Transit Considerations Countywide Origins and Destinations Route 19 is Key Transfer Route Most Bus Riders Connecting to Jobs Connect to Pasco County Public Transit (PCPT) via Tarpon Springs
Section 4: Tabular Summary Work Program Coordination: Meetings with FDOT Project Managers • Objective – Incorporate Data Into Scoping Process for Upcoming Design Projects • Empower Design Professionals with Empirical Data When Making Typical Design Choices • Outcome: Issues Affecting Access to Transit Summarized In A Table By Location (Mileposts). – Crossing Issues Emphasized
Section 4: Tabular Summary Tabular Summary of Conditions – Work Program Coordination: Past Projects, Short- Term Projects, Future Projects – Prioritizing Safety #1 #2 #3 Safety Mobility Need
What We’re Working On Project Website Updates/ Meetings Scoping Support and Identify Shorter-Term Document Operating Enhancements Assumptions (Task 1) (Task 2) Close Out Crash Purpose & Identify Long ‘Last Mile’ Cost-Benefit TM#1 Review Diagram Need Term Methodology Site Visits Exhibits Statement Strategies (October)
DISCUSSION
Further Information • Project website: www.tampabaytrafficsafety.com/D7BPAT/US19Corridor • FDOT Contact: Elba Lopez Regional Transit/Intermodal Systems Planning FDOT District 7 – Intermodal Systems Development (ISD) Phone: 813.975.6403 Email: elba.lopez@dot.state.fl.us • Pinellas MPO Contact: Sarah Perch Principal Planner Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Phone: 727.464.5695 Email: sperch@pinellascounty.org • Consultant Contact: James Fogarty Phone: 813.224.8862 Email: Jfogarty@TindaleOliver.com
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