Northern Turnpike Corridor Ocala, Florida December 18, 2019 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Northern Turnpike Corridor Ocala, Florida December 18, 2019

Sunshine Law Video Task Force Meeting #3 December 18, 2019

Secretary’s Message Task Force Meeting #3 December 18, 2019

Purpose, Needs, and Process Overview; Task Force Work Plan: Moving Forward Task Force Meeting #3 December 18, 2019

Presentation Objectives • Discuss co-loc • Review and discuss comments location tion: what it means ents from and where are the potentials last Task Force meeting • Discuss how a cor orrid idor or is started • Review and discuss dat ata requested and segme ments ts are prioritized and collected from last Task Force meeting • Review and discuss planning Alt Alternativ tive C Cor orrid idor or E Evalu luation tion • Review M-CORES pu purpo rpose identified (AC ACE) process, starting in early in statute 2020 • Discuss multi ulti-us use c e conc ncep ept t and what • Review and discuss the planni nning ng FDOT will provide on corridors purp rpose e an and need eed • Discuss corridor need needs based on • Review and discuss how AMME MME regional and local conditions gu guidi ding pr g principl ples s will be used in planning and project development • Review and discuss process f s flow w from Task Force to Planning and • Review wor ork p pla lan including Project Development additional meetings in spring

Comments From Last Task Force Meeting • Requests for more dat ata and subjec ect m matter er exp xpert ertise e to support Task Force • Desire to start with common understanding of pu purpo pose se and need eed • Value of bal alan anced ed ap approac ach covering all issues and range of considerations for avoid, minimize, mitigate, and enhance (AMME) • Need for clarity on role ole of of T Task For orce and pro rocess for moving from Task Force recommendations into Planning and Project Development; how Task Force report leads to alignments and projects

Status of Data Requests • Data requests • Smoke sheds • Florida Ecological Greenways Network – all priorities • Florida Forever Projects • Springs – all magnitudes • Socioeconomic • Land use • Florida Rural and Family Lands • Local resiliency plans • A data group has been established to: • Identify consistent and reliable datasets • Address data requests/ suggestions • Enhance and update web GIS tool • Create library of local plans

Purpose & Objective Purpose Pu Obje bjective Protect the environment and natural resources Encourage job creation Advance construction of regional corridors intended to accommodate multiple modes Enhance quality of life and public safety of transportation and multiple types of infrastructure Revitalize rural communities Provide regional connectivity while leveraging technology

What Are the Needs in this Corridor? • Economic development • % population below poverty line • Employment • Hurricane evacuation Tell us • Evacuation time • Congestion on evacuation routes about your • Environmental preservation • Impaired waters needs • Wildlife conflicts • Multi-use connectivity • Lack of broadband, water, and sewer connectivity • Emerging alternate energy opportunities • Mobility options • Limited modal options • Mobility as a service opportunities

Purpose and Need – Wekiva Example Wek ekiva Basi sin Ar Area ea Task sk Force • Purpose: Connect State Road 429 to Interstate 4 (Executive Order) • Needs: Regional connectivity, increased travel demand, improved safety Planni nning ng (Wekiva Ri River r Basin n Coor oordina nating ng Com ommittee) • Similar purpose and need with additional supporting data Proj oject ct Develop opment • Purpose: Complete the Western Beltway while protecting the rural character of the study area and the unique resources of the Wekiva River Basin • Needs: • Complete the Western Beltway (SR 429) around metropolitan Orlando • Provide a higher capacity east-west travel facility in east Lake County and west Seminole County • Improve safety by reducing fatal crashes • Develop a transportation facility that minimizes impacts to the Wekiva Basin Area resources and that specifically improves wildlife habitat connectivity between conservation lands and reduces vehicle-wildlife conflicts

AMME Approach Understand study area resources Natural Cultural Social Physical Identify considerations for how to address resources Avoid Minimize Mitigate Enhance Develop guiding principles for corridor planning and development

Example: Wekiva Parkway Project Features Task Force Guiding Principles Do not encourage or promote Limited access parkway design additional development from with interchanges at 5 already approved land locations; interchange land use uses plans Minimize any impacts to habitat or species; Elevated parkway design with Minimize direct impacts to wildlife crossings wetlands

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Multi-use Concept • Accommodation or co-location of multiple types of infrastructure • Multimodal transportation • Broadband, water, and sewer connectivity • Energy distribution • Autonomous, connected, electric, and shared vehicle technology • What are some of the opportunities in the corridor?

Leveraging Existing Corridors • Utility or multimodal access • Frontage road (non-tolled) for local travel, limited access facility • What are the potential opportunities?

Alternative Corridor Evaluation Process 1 2 3 4 5 Corridor Methodology Corridor ACE Report Define Refinement Memorandum Development Corridor Swath P U B L I C E N G A G E M E N T • Overlap with Task Force - process streamlining • Starting in early 2020

Alternative Corridor Evaluation Process FIN INIS ISH 1 STUDY AREA • Corridors 1-4 developed as 2 swaths, 5 utilizes existing roadways 3 • Connect to or parallel existing N facilities • Alternative Corridor Evaluation 4 Process used to advance or eliminate corridors 5 • All or some of the corridors may advance based on screening ROAD B criteria ROAD C STA TART ROAD A

Task Force, Planning, Project Development Ta Task Force Planni nning ng Proj oject ct Develop opment Study Area Broad area in statute Narrower area connecting communities Narrower area focusing on one or more and avoiding key resources facilities Purpose & Need Purpose: Statutory guidance More specific regional and local corridor Detailed project-level purpose & need needs Needs: Task Force input Potential Corridor Broad opportunities across study More descriptive alternatives (no build, Specific improvements to existing Opportunities area including no action, operational improvements only, capacity facilities or alignments for new facilities, improvements to existing improvements, new corridors, co- including consideration of no build facilities, new corridors (swaths) location) alternative Transportation High-level mobility and Regional travel demand forecasts Detailed project-level traffic analysis Analysis connectivity needs Environmental Considerations for avoidance, Identification of potential issues and Detailed project effects and mitigation/ Analysis minimization, mitigation, opportunities; high-level screening enhancement strategies enhancement (AMME) Financial Analysis General information High-level cost and financing options Detailed financial plan Products Guiding principles Potential alternatives for project Preferred alternative(s) development including initial High-level corridor opportunities Environmental approvals segmentation or prioritization

Task Force Work Plan Meeting eeting 1 1 • Overview • Work Plan August 2019 Meeting eetings 2, 3 , 3, 4 , 4 • Identify AMME Considerations • Develop Guiding Principles October, December 2019; • Begin to Develop High-Level Purpose & Need February 2020 • Refine Guiding Principles and Purpose & Need Meeting eetings 5, 6, 7 , 6, 7 • Review Potential Corridor Opportunities March, April, June 2020 • Discuss Implementation Actions • Develop Draft Final Report Meeting eetings 8 8, , 9 • Receive Public Comment on Draft Recommendations July, September 2020 • Adopt Final Report

Public Input Ocala, Florida December 18, 2019

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Overall Input Statistics E-newsletter subscribers 2,699 (total of all three e-newsletters) Website visitors (people visiting the site) 19,231 Page views 74,545 Numbers represent Aug. 1 – Dec. 3 Public Comments FDOT.Listens email address Nearly 300 Since Oct/Nov Task Force Meetings Over 150 Numbers represent Oct. 22 – Dec. 3

Overall Input Statistics MC MCOR ORES ES Web b Ma Mappi ping g Ap Appl plicati tion Vie iew C Count unts M-CORES Northern Turnpike Corridor 1,155 Average Daily View Count 16.74 M-CORES Southwest-Central Corridor 1,024 Average Daily View Count 15.10 M-CORES Suncoast Corridor 1,354 Average Daily View Count 23.63 Numbers through Dec. 2

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