BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EXISTING AND PLANNED SECTIONS OF US 19

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1 BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EISTING AND PLANNED SECTIONS OF US 19 September 2015 A JOINT EFFORT OF THE PINELLAS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 7

2 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

3 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

4 Progress Update Completed TASK 1: EVALUATE CROSSING ISSUES Create Crossing Inventory Local Plans and Policies Review Review EIS and Preferred Design Alternatives Transit Ridership Boarding and Alighting Analysis Breakdown of Average Age, Income, and Journey to Work Socioeconomic Data On-Board Survey of PSTA Ridership Small Discussion Group Workshops Analyze Existing and Future Land Use Map Out Existing and Projected Population and Jobs Existing and Proposed Last Mile Sidewalk and Trails Map First Project Advisory Committee Counts of Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossings

5 Progress Update Completed TASK 1: EVALUATE CROSSING ISSUES Summarize All Crashes and Breakout by Crash Type Evaluate Subset of Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes by Location Conduct Interviews with PSTA Operators Meet with FDOT Project Managers for Upcoming Scoping Process Summarize Crossing Needs By Location and Priority for Scoping Identify Crossing Needs 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

6 Progress Update Completed TASK 2: DOCUMENT OPERATING ASSUMPTIONS Summarize Transit Development Plan Transit Conditions 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

7 Progress Update Draft Summary of Technical Data Posted to Project Website: US19Corridor

8 Draft Technical Memo Overview Report Sections 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Summary of Conditions 3. Input Received 4. Tabular Summary by Location

9 Provides Background on Project and Organization of Report Section 1: Introduction and Overview

10 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Summarizes Wide Ranging Datasets Crossing Inventory Plans and Policies Land Use People & Jobs Socioeconomic Data Crash History Transit Activity Crossing Activity

11 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Plans and Policies Review Provides Context for Local Governments.

12 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Plans Reviewed Pinellas Countywide Plan PSTA TDP Clearwater US 19 Corridor Plan Clearwater Greenprint Largo Strategic Plan Tarpon Springs Comp. Plan Dunedin Comp. Plan TBARTA Master Plan Pinellas County US 19 TIGER Application Tarpon Land Development Code Pinellas Land Development Code Clearwater Community Development Code Pinellas Park Development Code US 19 EIS and Preferred Design Alternatives

13 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

14 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

15 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Walk/Bike/Bus to Work Areas Where Percent of Transit Commuters is Higher Than Average Need Bus Stop Access

16 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Population Density Pockets Density Greater Than 7 Persons Per Acre More Productive to Serve with Transit

17 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Employment Density Pockets Clusters of Jobs (10 Employees Per Acre) Provide Concentration of Destinations, Focus for Transit Plans

18 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Transit Oriented Planning Transit Access Needed for Clearwater Multimodal Corridor and Activity Centers in Tarpon and Pinellas Park

19 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

20 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Future Land Use Changes 2015 Civic/Public Industrial Other Commercial Residential (All Density) Residential High Density Residential Low Density 19% 19% 23% 22% 46% 16% 5% 8% 9% 2% 31% Previous Future Land Use Adopted Future Land Use

21 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Alderman Road (382) Tampa Road (706) Curlew Road (604) Nebraska Ave (270) SR 580 (251) Top 5 Intersections for Number of Crashes

22 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

23 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%

24 Section 2: Summary of Conditions Bicycle Pedestrian Crashes Near Bus Stop Within 1/4 Mile 84% Within 500ft 72% Within 200ft 41% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

25 Section 3: Input Received Project Advisory Committee On Board Survey Operator Interviews Focus Group Workshops Project Website

26 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

27 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

28 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

29 Section 4: Tabular Summary Tabular Summary of Conditions Work Program Coordination: Past Projects, Short- Term Projects, Future Projects Prioritizing Safety #1 Safety #2 Mobility #3 Need

30 What We re Working On Project Website Updates/ Meetings Scoping Support and Identify Shorter-Term Enhancements (Task 1) Document Operating Assumptions (Task 2) Close Out TM#1 Review (October) Last Mile Site Visits Crash Diagram Exhibits Cost-Benefit Methodology Purpose & Need Statement Identify Long Term Strategies

31 DISCUSSION

32 Further Information Project website: FDOT Contact: Elba Lopez Regional Transit/Intermodal Systems Planning FDOT District 7 Intermodal Systems Development (ISD) Phone: elba.lopez@dot.state.fl.us Pinellas MPO Contact: Sarah Perch Principal Planner Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Phone: sperch@pinellascounty.org Consultant Contact: James Fogarty Phone: Jfogarty@TindaleOliver.com