METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE MIAMI URBANIZED AREA BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE

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1 BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE

2 Welcome and thank you for making the decision to take part in the Miami-Dade Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) planning process. Based on forecasts from the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning, the county is expected to grow by, households and 6, jobs by the year. How will this growth impact our transportation system, and more importantly, how will we improve the system to adapt to the growth? One of the first steps in the LRTP development process is to formulate goals and objectives that will guide the plan development. Your input into the survey administered today and the following exercise will help us refine the goals and objectives in accordance with your opinions and knowledge. The draft goals and objectives, which address federal and state law and planning provisions, are included on the next page. The Miami-Dade LRTP Blocks & Ribbons exercise also serves as a forum for education and discussion regarding the long range transportation planning process for the Miami urbanized area over the next to years. You will be tasked with looking at the county, in its entirety, to identify transportation solutions to address the projected growth. By participating in this exercise, you will have the opportunity to voice your concerns, share your opinions, and offer solutions to the transportation challenges that the county will face in the coming years. OBJECTIVES OF THIS EXERCISE Raise awareness about the growth that is headed to your county by Discuss the impact this growth will have on your transporta on infrastructure Incorporate your opinions and priorities in the LRTP goals and objectives Stimulate dialogue about the transportation challenges facing Miami-Dade County MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK

3 .... Improve Transportation Systems and Travel Improve accessibility to major health care, recreation, education, employment and cultural facilities Enhance mobility for people and freight Reduce congestion Maximize multimodal travel options and provide travel choices Complete arterial grid roadway network Fill transit service gaps Promote transit reliability Improve transportation facilities and services regional connectivity Include provisions for non-motorized modes in new projects and in reconstructions Encourage the implementation of new non-motorized (bicycle, pedestrian, greenways) projects Increase reverse commute opportunities for disadvantaged communities Increase the Safety of the Transportation System for Motorized and Nonmotorized Users Improve safety on facilities and in operations Reduce roadway and multimodal crashes Increase safety at transit stops and intermodal stations and connections Implement safe routes to schools Increase the Security of the Transportation System for Motorized and Nonmotorized Users Enhance the capacity of evacuation corridors Improve transportation security for facilities and in operations Ensure transportation options are available during emergency evacuations for the elderly and persons with disabilities Ensure security at ports, airports and major intermodal centers/terminals Support Economic Vitality Increase access to employment areas and sites Enhance tourist travel and access opportunities Increase and improve passenger and goods access to airports and seaports Augment multimodal access to major activity centers Enhance the efficient movement of freight and goods Implement projects that support economic development and redevelopment areas MIAMI DADE LRTP PROPOSED GOALS & OBJECTIVES. Protect and Preserve the Environment and Quality of Life and Promote Energy Conservation Minimize and mitigate air and water quality impacts of transportation facilities, services, and operations Reduce fossil fuels use Promote projects that support urban infill and densification Minimize, avoid and/or mitigate impacts to environmentally sensitive areas Provide equitable and environmentally just transportation facilities and services Minimize adverse impacts to established neighborhoods Promote consistency between transportation improvements and local planned growth and economic development patterns Prioritize funding to favor intra-udb (Urban Development Boundary) improvements followed by those in the UEA (Urban Expansion Area) 6. Enhance the Integration and Connectivity of the Transportation System, Across and Between Modes, for People and Freight Improve connectivity to the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) and intermodal facilities Provide multimodal options (bicycle, pedestrian, transit) consistent with the local government comprehensive plan Facilitate connections between transportation modes Apply transportation and land use planning techniques, such as transit oriented development, that support intermodal connections and coordination Improve goods movement by enhanced intermodal access and other infrastructure improvements that serve major freight origins and destinations in Miami-Dade County Improve freight movement operations and reliability by promoting expedient and cooperative practices across all modes 7. Optimize Sound Investment Strategies for System Management and Operation Optimize benefits of capital expenditures Optimize operations and maintenance expenses Optimize applications of People s Transportation Plan funding Optimize use of private sector funding sources Maximize use of State and Federal funding sources Promote local improvement projects within the systems improvement context 8. Maximize and Preserve the Existing Transportation System Continue to examine the provision and utilization of special-use lanes (SU) on the existing system Identify and implement the best available technologies and innovations to improve the reliability and efficiency of the transportation system Identify and reserve corridors and right-of-way (on roadways, railways, and waterways) for future transportation facilities and services Expand the use of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK

4 EXERCISE GUIDE Transportation Corridors: Ribbons Placement You will have 8 minutes to complete this exercise. You will be placed into groups of 8 to people with large-scale growth scenario base map (projected growth - ) of Miami-Dade County. Each group should address the following issues, in the following order: As mentioned earlier, in addition to the Legos, you will also be given two spools of ribbon to serve as representation for transportation improvements. Also, you can combine the two ribbons to form shared corridors; these are corridors where both roadway and transit improvements are needed.. Legos Allocation ( minutes). Your table has been provided with yellow Legos representing residential growth and 6 red Legos representing employment growth. Using the growth scenario base map, place your group s Legos in accordance with the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning & Zoning land use allocations. See below for specific instructions. The yellow Legos and 6 red Legos represent projected growth only. They do not include exisɵng households and employment.. Ribbons Allocation ( minutes). In addition, you have been given two colored spools of ribbon for transportation improvements. You may use as much ribbon as you deem necessary to address the county s transportation needs. Utilize the purple ribbon to locate new, or enhance current roadway/highway corridors. Utilize the orange ribbon to locate new transit corridors, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Commuter Rail, and High Speed Rail. Utilizing the purple (roads) and orange (transit) ribbons provided to your group, place the ribbons on the map to indicate the group s preferences for the types transportation improvements needed throughout the county. Refer to section on transportation corridors.. Priorities ( minutes). Given the cost of transportation improvements and limited funding availability, only inches of ribbon are available: purple (8 in) and orange ( in). Each group will be instructed to rank their improvements in accordance with the allowable lengths of ribbon using the provided tape measure and markers.. Implications ( minutes). Review and finalize your transportation improvement priorities. Discuss the principles and guidelines that affected your decision making, and the impact your scenario will have on the county as a whole. Legos Placement To visualize the level of development expected to occur within the next years, each group will be given Legos in two different colors: yellow Legos will be used to represent household growth, and the red Legos will delineate employment growth. Depictions of various levels of residential and employment densities are provided on pages 6-9 as a point of reference.,8 Households =,8 Jobs o = 7 96 p A «A l ) Legos will be placed onto the Miami-Dade County Existing Land Use Map; each grid on the map represents -square mile (6 acres) Growth allocations are represented in each grid as depicted below Grid Number Number of Household Legos Number of Employment Legos 8 MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK

5 EXERCISE RULES The growth projections, households and 6, jobs are not negotiable. While these numbers could be debated, experts in the region agree that they are reasonable projections for the county s growth. All growth allocations are additive; that is, the growth that you are allocating must be considered as an addition to what already exists. Base year conditions representing the year can be studied on the existing conditions map (). THE FACILITATOR S ROLE Each table will be assigned a facilitator. Your facilitator will begin by having everyone introduce themselves. He/She then will explain the exercise, guide the brainstorming and discussion process, answer questions, clarify the group s decision and, finally summarize the group s progress and accomplishments. Everyone has an equal voice. This is an exercise in collective decision making. Acknowledge that every participant has a valid perspective from which you can learn. No one should dominate the discussion. Think big. Remember that this is a regional exercise with a tight timeline. Keep it at, feet and avoid getting bogged down in too much specificity at a local level. Keep an open mind. Don t discount any ideas without discussing and evaluating them. Build upon each other s ideas in a positive way. Intensity of growth will be represented vertically by stacking the Legos within each -mile square grid by number of households and jobs anticipated: when doing so, place yellow on top of red. Be bold. Don t try to avoid controversy; welcome it. Regional planning processes that avoid controversial issues and decisions produce little. Examine alternatives. One good way of resolving opposing ideas is to develop alternatives to them and then evaluate the results. Compromise. Accept that making decisions often means making trade-offs. Additional input. Feel free to note your thoughts on the tablets provided at your table. City of Miami Conditions MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK

6 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Density Visualization RESIDENTIAL Yellow Block:,8 Households or,6 Residents LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Yellow Blocks:,6 Households or 6, Residents MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK 6

7 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Density Visualization RESIDENTIAL Yellow Blocks:,8 Households or 9,8 Residents MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Yellow Blocks:, Households or, Residents MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK 7

8 LOW DENSITY JOBS Density Visualization EMPLOYMENT Red Block:,8 jobs/sq. mile (6 jobs/acre) LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY JOBS Red Blocks: 7,68 jobs/sq. mile ( jobs/acre) MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK 8

9 MEDIUM DENSITY JOBS Density Visualization EMPLOYMENT Red Blocks:, jobs/sq. mile (8 jobs/acre) HIGH DENSITY JOBS Red Blocks:,6 jobs/sq. mile ( jobs/acre) MIAMI-DADE LRTP BLOCKS RIBBONS EXERCISE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK 9

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