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City of Sanford Transportation Element TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT DATA, INVENTORY, AND ANALYSIS REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA, INVENTORY, AND ANALYSIS .........................................................................2-3 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS ...............................................................2-4 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION MAP SERIES.............................................................2-6 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ........................................2-7 Level of Service Calculation Methodology………..................................................2-7 Level of Service Standards ...................................................................................2-7 Existing (2009) Peak Hour Peak Direction Vehicle Trips ......................................2-7 Levels of Service and System Needs .................................................................2-11 Existing Modal Split and Vehicle Occupancy Rates............................................2-12 Existing Public Transit Facilities and Routes ......................................................2-12 Peak Hour Transit Capacities, Headways and Ridership by Route ....................2-13 Levels of Service and System Needs .................................................................2-14 Population Characteristics ..................................................................................2-14 Transportation Disadvantaged ............................................................................2-15 Existing Characteristics of Major Trip Generators and Attractors .......................2-15 Existing Bicycle Facilities ....................................................................................2-15 Existing Pedestrian Facilities ..............................................................................2-15 Availability of Transportation Facilities to Serve Existing Land Uses..................2-16 Adequacy of Existing and Projected Evacuation Transportation System ...........2-16 FUTURE TRANSPORTATION MAP SERIES.............................................................2-17 Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas.....................................................2-17 ANALYSIS OF FUTURE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ...........................................2-18 Growth Trends ....................................................................................................2-18 Impact of Projected Land Use on Transportation System Levels of Service. .....2-18 Traffic Forecasting Methodology.........................................................................2-18 Projected Peak Hour Traffic Conditions. .............................................................2-24 Transportation Planning Approach......................................................................2-25 Existing and Projected Integrated Transportation System. .................................2-26 Concurrency Management..................................................................................2-26 Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas.....................................................2-26 Transportation Projects Planned by Other Jurisdictions .....................................2-26 The City of Sanford Comprehensive Plan 2-1 Data, Inventory and Analysis Report – November 2009 City of Sanford Transportation Element LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: LOS Standard by Functional Classification..................................................2-7 Table 2-2: Existing (2009) Daily Traffic Volumes ..........................................................2-9 Table 2-3: Existing (2009) Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic Volumes.......................2-10 Table 2-4: Year 2009 Seminole county Travel Time & Delay Study ...........................2-11 Table 2-5: Workers by Transportation Mode...............................................................2-12 Table 2-6: Ridership by Route ....................................................................................2-13 Table 2-7: Transit Service Characteristics ..................................................................2-14 Table 2-8: Population Estimates for Sanford ..............................................................2-15 Table 2-9: Primary Land Uses ....................................................................................2-16 Table 2-10: Short-Term (2013) Daily Traffic Volumes ................................................2-19 Table 2-11: Short-Term (2013) Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic Volumes ...............2-20 Table 2-12: Long-Term (2025) Daily Traffic Volumes .................................................2-21 Table 2-13: Long-Term (2013) Peak Hour Direction Traffic Volumes.........................2-22 Table 2-14: Long-Term (2025) Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic Volumes................2-23 LIST OF MAPS Map 2-1: Major Thoroughfares by Number of Lanes (2009) Map 2-2a: Major Thoroughfares by Functional Classification (2009) Map 2-2b: Jurisdictional Roadway Classification Map (2009) Map 2-3: Major Trip Generators and Attractors (2009) Map 2-4: Existing Public Transit Facilities (2009 Map 2-5: Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities (2009) Map 2-6: Significant Park Facilities (2009) Map 2-7: Railways, Intermodal, and Airport Facilities (2009) Map 2-8: Existing Peak Hour Peak Direction LOS on Major Thoroughfares (2009) Map 2-9: Major Thoroughfares by Number of Lanes (2025) Map 2-10a: Major Thoroughfares by Functional Classification (2025) Map 2-10b: Jurisdictional Roadway Classification Map (2025) Map 2-11: Major Trip Generators and Attractors (2025) Map 2-12: Future Transit Facilities (2025) Map 2-13: Future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities (2025) Map 2-14: Projected Peak Hour Peak Direction Levels of Service (2013) Map 2-15: Projected Peak Hour Peak Direction Levels of Service (2025) Map 2-16: Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas The City of Sanford Comprehensive Plan 2-2 Data, Inventory and Analysis Report – November 2009 City of Sanford Transportation Element TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT DATA, INVENTORY, AND ANALYSIS Local governments that have all or part of their jurisdiction included within the urbanized area of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) are required to prepare and adopt a Transportation Element consistent with the provisions of Chapter 163, Part III of the Florida Statutes (F.S.). The purpose of the Transportation Element is to plan for an integrated multimodal transportation system that places emphasis on both motorized and non-motorized modes of transportation within the City to help mitigate the impacts of future development. The objective of the Transportation Element Data Inventory and Analysis Report is to describe and analyze transportation resources within the City of Sanford, project future conditions and prepare a foundation for the formulation of goals, objectives, policies and respective implementation programs. As required by Rule 9J-5.019, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), data has been collected, analyzed, and is presented in the following sections including a series of transportation maps. In this analysis, the City of Sanford’s Comprehensive Plan long range planning horizon is year 2025. The Transportation Element Data, Inventory, and Analysis (DIA) Report presents: • An analysis of the existing transportation systems, including the ability of transportation facilities and services to serve existing land uses and the adequacy of the existing and projected transportation system to provide adequate emergency evacuation routes; • Growth trends and travel patterns, including relationships between land use and transportation systems; • Report projected transportation system levels of service (LOS) and maintenance of adopted LOS standards; • An analysis of local and state transportation programs; • Land use policy implications of transportation management programs necessary to promote public transportation. The City of Sanford Comprehensive Plan 2-3 Data, Inventory and Analysis Report – November, 2009 City of Sanford Transportation Element DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS Classification of Major Thoroughfares Major thoroughfares are categorized into functional classification groups according to the roadway characteristics. The five functional classification groups for urban areas are principal arterials, major arterials, minor arterials, collectors and local streets. The extent and degree of access control is a significant factor in defining the functional classification of a roadway. Regulated limitation of access is necessary on arterials to enhance their primary function of mobility, while the primary function of local streets is to provide access. The functional classifications of major thoroughfares are defined in the Florida Transportation Code, Section 334.03, F.S., as follows: Principal Arterial. The principal arterial system serves the major centers of activity and the highest volume traffic corridors of urbanized areas. Principal arterials typically serve longer distance trips. Although principal arterials constitute a small percentage of the total roadway network, they carry a high proportion of the total urban area travel. The principal arterial system also carries most of the trips entering and leaving the urban area. Service on principal arterials is relatively continuous with relatively high traffic volumes, long average trip lengths, and high operating speed. Service to abutting lands should be subordinate to the provision of travel service and major traffic movements. Major Arterial.