Infrastructure and Growth Leadership Advisory Group Ideas and Approaches Survey Maintain transportation system in state of good repair 1. Increase focus on maintenance of existing infrastructure in poor condition rather than expanding infrastructure. 2. Include risk of service interruption as a factor in identifying and setting priorities among major infrastructure maintenance needs. 3. Research, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art materials, technology, and methodologies to improve the physical condition and operational performance of transportation infrastructure (3D printers, self-healing pavement). 4. Design, develop, and maintain transportation infrastructure able to accommodate changing demands (larger or heavier loads) and regulations. 5. Design, develop, and maintain transportation infrastructure able to accommodate changing technologies (electric vehicle charging stations, connected vehicle and other ITS infrastructure). 4 3 1 0 0 4.38 2 5 1 0 0 4.13 1 4 3 0 0 3.75 2 4 2 0 0 4.00 3 3 1 1 0 4.00 6. Increase emphasis on maintaining transit vehicles, signage, and other equipment. 7. Increase emphasis on maintaining navigable waterways. 2 3 0 2 1 3.38 1 1 2 3 0 3.00 Regarding #4 above, need to evaluate cost trade-offs for building roadways for heavier loads vs. requiring heavier loads be transported by rail or barge. Improve port, rail, and road connectivity. Increase emphasis strategies on increasing mobility efficiency while increasing the level of safety/crash prevention on the highways. Address transportation predicted bottleneck areas, all modes. Research and design transportation infrastructure able to adapt to changing climate conditions. 0 1 0 0 0 4.00
Evaluate the long term impact of increasing the allowable weights for highway vehicles considering both safety and increased maintenance. Connected vehicle technology is moving so quickly that's it tough to predict what will be needed. Many of improvements will require close coordination with local governments who must make complementary land use decisions. Yes, funding. According to a study completed by FDOT, there are billions and billions of unfunded projects and needs related to transportation. Transit funding in Florida is 24th in the country for state spending per capita on transit, yet, we are the 3rd most populous state. This needs to be addressed. Investing in transportation system hardware such as digital advisory signs for traffic conditions needs to be reviewed from perspective of rapidly changing technology. Cars already have onboard information systems for congestion & other road conditions that make the expensive signs obsolete. - 2 -
Improve efficiency of the transportation system 1. Provide more limited access corridors to move traffic more quickly in locations where there are gaps in this kind of connectivity. 2. Improve regional and local systems to provide alternatives to limited access corridors. 3. Promote more efficient freight flows and logistics patterns (point to point distribution models versus hub and spoke operations; automated deliveries (drones); improvements to rural truck routes, and improved balance of inbound and outbound loads). 4. Use intelligent traffic systems and connected vehicles to integrate and dynamically adjust traffic patterns. 5. Provide alternatives and help manage travel demand to reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicles. 2 3 3 0 0 3.88 2 4 2 0 0 4.00 4 2 2 0 0 4.25 3 2 1 1 0 4.00 3 3 2 0 0 4.13 6. Improve synchronization and connectivity between modes, including separation of modes where appropriate. 4 3 0 1 0 4.25 Provide more limited access corridors to move freight more quickly. 0 0 0 0 0 N/A Many of the intelligent transportation systems may need to displace information in two or more languages. Funding and a lot of these suggestions will take a considerable amount of time. important efficiency challenge as Florida's cities recover their residential populations and economic vitality is re-connecting walking to the rest of the transportation system. Transit cannot be effective unless it picks you up and drops you off within walking distance of your origin and destination. TriRail, MetroRail and other transit cannot be efficient until they take most passengers to stops where residences, work, and the things passengers need to buy are within walking distance. - 3 -
Modernize transportation system 1. Expand and create multimodal terminals. 4 3 1 0 0 4.38 2. Develop and maintain multi-purpose, multimodal corridors: highways, rail, utilities, communication infrastructure, etc. 3. Invest in multi-level infrastructure as an option in built out urbanized areas. 4. Develop and maintain specialized freight corridors (e.g., truck-only lanes, truck-only corridors). 5 2 1 0 0 4.50 2 3 0 3 0 3.50 1 3 3 1 0 3.50 5. Develop and maintain high tech/smart corridors. 3 2 3 0 0 4.00 6. Integrate dynamic transportation management (e.g., automated intersection control). 7. Increase the use of unmanned/ automated systems for all modes. 8. Implement the use of a universal fare card for all transportation modes (car, bus, train, bike share, etc.). 9. Increase the coordination of digital network and physical network (e.g., real time technology to track containers and other assets). 0 5 3 0 0 3.63 0 3 5 0 0 3.38 5 0 3 0 0 4.25 4 2 2 0 0 4.25 10. Use transportation infrastructure for energy generation (e.g., solar highways). 2 3 1 2 0 3.63 11. Improve parking management. 1 5 1 1 0 3.75 With Question 4, I think it is important to ensure there are safe locations for enforcement actions to take place. No matter how smart single or limited-occupant vehicles are, that approach to mobility can serve only a part of the transportation needs in Florida as higher-density urban cores and neighborhoods sustain the next wave of population growth. Technology can make transportation work better, but cars - with or without human drivers - can meet only a part of the mobility needs of our future residents. - 4 -
Expand modal choices for moving people and freight 1. Shift toward multimodal transportation system with less reliance on personal automobiles. 2. Improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connectivity from a local to interregional scale. 3. Provide infrastructure and services for shorter distance trips, such as circulators, personal rapid transit, on-demand transit. 4 2 1 1 0 4.13 3 2 3 0 0 4.00 4 2 1 1 0 4.13 4. Improve the efficiency of connections between hubs (airports, seaports, city centers, jobs centers, etc.). 6 1 1 0 0 4.63 5. Improve intrastate air service. 1 4 2 1 0 3.63 6. Promote the increased use of coastal and inland waterways including canal systems for transportation uses. 7. Expand capacity of major freight and passenger hubs and corridors to accommodate larger freight and passenger vehicles. 8. Improve the design of existing corridors to accommodate walking, bicycling, and transit. 1 1 4 1 1 3.00 1 4 3 0 0 3.75 4 2 2 0 0 4.25 Yes, the mindset of our legislators, many of which are not as supportive of alternative methods of transportation as they are of just "building more roads". All of these ideas must be funded by the legislature eventually. Regarding #8, walkability is much more than providing sidewalks. Walkability indexes emphasize creating environments that attract other people, such as stores with windows & doors on the sidewalks, smaller block size, on-street parking and 20-25 mph travel speeds. Our measures of transportation success must be changed to emphasize that streets in urban places are as much as about accommodating pedestrians as cars and trucks. - 5 -
Improve intraregional, interregional, interstate, and international connectivity 1. Invest in high capacity passenger rail that connects urban centers with other modes throughout the state. 2. Proactively plan for right of way/corridor/land use needs far into the future (all modes freight and passenger, pipeline, communications conduit, etc.). 3. Provide cost-effective intrastate travel; more coastto-coast roadways and/or networks. 4. Promote greater investment in inland transportation networks; focus freight and higher speed passenger transport inland and passenger service on the coast. 5. Develop dedicated interstate truck and rail corridors to other states (e.g., Florida to Texas). 6. Improve north/south connections from Florida to Georgia and Alabama. 7. Improve first-call import service to and last-call export service from Florida seaports. 5 2 1 0 0 4.50 6 2 0 0 0 4.75 2 3 1 2 0 3.63 2 3 2 1 0 3.75 1 1 4 1 1 3.00 0 3 3 1 1 3.00 1 3 3 0 0 3.71 8. Improve connectivity between modes. 2 4 1 0 0 4.14 9. Improve connectivity between local and regional transit systems. 4 3 1 0 0 4.38 10. Expand the number of direct international flights. 0 2 5 1 0 3.13 Improve collaborative efforts between transportation planning entities. Inland transfer facilities for freight from ports is a great idea. Coastal real estate is too expensive to use as a sorting and storage yard. Federal and state guidelines for creation and certification of planning entities throughout the state. Mindset of individuals who prefer roads over transit. Regarding #4, the high-speed trains I have taken in France, Italy and Japan take you from central Paris, Rome and Tokyo, to downtown destinations. Taking a train or taxi from downtown to a remote station for an intra or interstate train ignores how people chose travel modes. I am much less likely to use All-Aboard Florida if it drops me off at a station that is a 30- minute train ride into Orlando. - 6 -
Improve the resiliency of transportation system to extreme weather events and climate trends 1. Adapt and maintain infrastructure to reduce the magnitude and consequences of damage and disruption as a result of future extreme weather events and climate trends. 2. Change design and location practices to make the system more resilient. 3 4 1 0 0 4.25 2 4 2 0 0 4.00 3. Provide more redundancy in the system. 0 5 2 0 1 3.38 4. Create more inland distribution centers. 2 2 4 0 0 3.75 Create more diversity in the system. - 7 -