STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/ KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA FDOT FINANCIAL PROJECT ID: 434845-1-22-01 WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH March 2019 Final Summary Report ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to the many professionals and stakeholders who participated in and contributed to this study. From the communities along the corridor to the members of the Project Advisory Team, everyone played a crucial role in forming the results and conclusions contained in this study. 2 STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 This report compiles the results of the State Road (SR) 5/US 1/ Dixie Highway from SR 94/SW 88 Street/Kendall Drive to SR 9/I-95 Corridor Study and includes: › Findings from the study › Recommendations for walking, bicycling, driving, and transit access needs along US 1 between Kendall Drive and I-95 › Next steps for implementing the recommendations This effort is the product of collaboration between the Florida Department of Transportation District Six and its regional and local partners. FDOT and its partners engaged the community at two critical stages of the study – during the identification of issues and during the development of recommendations. The community input helped inform the recommended strategies but the collaboration cannot stop here. Going from planning to implementation will take additional coordination and, in some instances, additional analysis. FDOT is able and ready to lead the effort but will continue seeking the support of community leaders, transportation and planning organizations, and the general public! To learn more, please read on and visit: www.fdotmiamidade.com/us1south WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH 3 CONTENTS 1. STUDY BACKGROUND 7 A. REQUEST FROM PARTNERS 8 B. STUDY EXTENTS, SCHEDULE, AND PROCESS 9 2. ENGAGEMENT 11 A. PROJECT ADVISORY TEAM (PAT) 12 B. STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS 13 C. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OUTREACH AND BRIEFINGS 13 D. MIAMI-DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TPO) BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE 13 E. GENERAL PUBLIC OUTREACH 13 3. US 1 CONDITIONS 18 A. CORRIDOR EXISTING AND FUTURE CHALLENGES 20 B. CORRIDOR OPPORTUNITIES 33 4. PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS 34 A. NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES 35 B. SCREENING PROCESS 36 5. PROPOSED MULTIMODAL STRATEGIES 37 A. TIER 1 SCREENING RESULTS 38 B. TIER 2 SCREENING RESULTS 41 6. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND IMPACTS 45 A. STUDY TIME PERIODS 46 B. ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS 46 C. STUDY INTERSECTIONS 47 D. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY 50 E. BASELINE AND FUTURE CONDITIONS 51 F. STRATEGY ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 54 7. ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT EFFORTS 55 A. RESURFACING, RESTORATION, AND REHABILITATION (RRR) PROJECTS 56 B. THE UNDERLINE 57 C. SMART PLAN 62 D. BRINGING IT TOGETHER 66 8. A PACKAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS 70 A. STRATEGIES TO MEET THE USER’S NEEDS ALONG US 1 72 B. CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEXT STEPS 72 C. AS WE MOVE FORWARD 75 4 STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 FIGURES FIGURE 1 STUDY CORRIDOR 9 FIGURE 2 PROJECT SCHEDULE 10 FIGURE 3 STUDY DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK 12 FIGURE 4 VARIOUS ELEMENTS ANALYZED 19 FIGURE 5 US 1 TRIP LENGTH STATISTICS 21 FIGURE 6 TRAVEL MODE PREFERENCES FOR US 1 COMMUTERS 21 FIGURE 7 US 1 PEAK DIRECTIONAL AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEED 21 FIGURE 8 TRANSIT SERVICE 22 FIGURE 9 AVERAGE WEEKDAY METRORAIL RIDERSHIP BY STATION 22 FIGURE 10 ALL CRASH LOCATIONS FOR 2011 THROUGH 2015 24 FIGURE 11 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST CRASH LOCATIONS FOR 2011 THROUGH 2015 24 FIGURE 13 WHERE US 1 STUDY AREA RESIDENTS WORK 25 FIGURE 12 COMMUTING TRAVEL PATTERNS 25 FIGURE 14 WHERE US 1 STUDY AREA EMPLOYEES LIVE 26 FIGURE 15 CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION MAP 27 FIGURE 16 US 1 ROADWAY TYPICAL SECTIONS 28 FIGURE 17 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE NETWORK MAP 29 FIGURE 18 METRORAIL AND BUSWAY PARK-N-RIDE LOT UTILIZATION 30 FIGURE 19 PROJECT NEEDS 35 FIGURE 20 TIERED SCREENING 36 FIGURE 21 TIER 2 STRATEGY FAMILIES 41 FIGURE 22 LIST OF FEATURES IDENTIFIED PER STRATEGY 42 FIGURE 23 INTERSECTIONS ANALYZED 48 FIGURE 24 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE RESULTS 54 FIGURE 25 BREAKDOWN OF STRATEGIES INCORPORATED INTO RRR PROJECTS 56 FIGURE 26 THE UNDERLINE PROJECT PHASING 60 FIGURE 27 SMART PLAN OPENINGS AND CONSTRUCTION 63 FIGURE 28 BREAKDOWN OF STRATEGIES PER NEED IDENTIFIED 72 WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH 5 TABLES TABLE 1 MOBILE SESSION LOCATIONS AND DATES 15 TABLE 2 NEED #1: REDUCE EFFECTS OF DAILY TRAFFIC CONGESTION SCREENING RESULTS 38 TABLE 3 NEED #2: REDUCE AUTO CRASHES SCREENING RESULTS 39 TABLE 4 NEED #3: INCREASE SAFETY & CONVENIENCE FOR PEDESTRIANS & BICYCLISTS SCREENING RESULTS 39 TABLE 5 NEED #4: IMPROVE ACCESS TO METRORAIL, METROBUS & DESTINATIONS BY ALL MODES SCREENING RESULTS 40 TABLE 6 SUMMARY OF STRATEGY PACKAGES 42 TABLE 7 SUMMARY OF STRATEGY PACKAGES BY MUNICIPALITY 43 TABLE 8 SUMMARY OF STRATEGY PACKAGES BY CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION SEGMENTS 43 TABLE 9 2040 FUTURE BASELINE (NO-BUILD) SCENARIO INTERSECTION CONDITIONS SUMMARY 52 TABLE 10 2040 FUTURE (BUILD) SCENARIO INTERSECTION CONDITIONS SUMMARY 53 6 STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 SECTION 1 STUDY BACKGROUND WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH 7 1. STUDY A. REQUEST FROM PARTNERS BACKGROUND In March 2013, the Florida Department of US 1 is a critical corridor for north-south travel Transportation (FDOT) held their first Annual in Miami-Dade County. Through the Cities of Listening Session where transportation partner Miami, Coral Gables, and South Miami, as well agencies throughout the region were invited as the Village of Pinecrest, US 1 serves as the to share their opinions on transportation needs main link between residential communities along the State Highway System. During that and Miami’s urban core. In addition to serving Listening Session three themes emerged for as the main route for those traveling by car, US 1: (1) the existing level of congestion along it also serves as one of the region’s major the corridor is a primary issue, (2) there is transit routes with the South Dade Busway and a growing desire for better pedestrian and Metrorail running parallel to the roadway. It is bicycle access along and across US 1, and also anticipated that this corridor will become a (3) improving and expanding existing transit regional destination for pedestrians and cyclists service should be a high priority. In 2016 FDOT as the M-Path transforms into a world-class initiated this US 1 Corridor Study to holistically shared-use path, the Underline. assess transportation needs and develop and evaluate strategies to improve mobility for all Over 60,000 residents live and 100,000 users. employees work within one mile of the US 1 study area. By 2040, residents are projected to increase by 25%; and jobs are expected to increase by more than 33%. Employment today is particularly concentrated around Metrorail stops, and is especially dense in Dadeland, South Miami, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove. Employment is expected to increase almost universally along the corridor, especially in areas such as The Falls, Dadeland, South Miami, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, and with greater intensity towards Downtown Miami. 2013 LISTENING SESSION 2013 LISTENING SESSION 2013 LISTENING SESSION 8 STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 B. STUDY EXTENTS, The study process included four main steps: collaborate with stakeholders, SCHEDULE, AND transportation partner agencies, and 1 the general public at key milestones PROCESS throughout the project At the start of the study in 2016, the US 1 study area extents were from SR 992/SW 152 Street/ analyze existing and future conditions Coral Reef Drive to SR 9/I-95, in Miami-Dade 2 (including both recurring and non-recurring County. However, several months after the congestion) study was initiated the southern study limit changed to SR 94/SW 88 Street/Kendall Drive evaluate multimodal transportation 3 improvement needs (see Figure 1) to align with the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan initiative led identify multimodal strategy by Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade 4 recommendations Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The study lasted nearly three years and had four main steps (see Figure 2). F IGURE 1 STUDY CORRIDOR RIVIERA VILLAGE OF MIAMI COUNTRY MERRICK PARK CLUB UNIVERSITY VIZCAYA OF MIAMI MERCY HOSPITAL CORAL COCONUT GROVE BAPTIST SOUTH MAIMI GABLES HOSPITAL HOSPITAL SOUTH MIAMI/ SUNSET PLACE SOUTH DADELAND MIAMI PINECREST MATHESON HAMMOCK COUNTY PARK FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN THE FALLS JACKSON SOUTH SNAPPER CREEK PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PALMETTO GOLF COURSE PALMETTO BAY CHAPMAN FIELD PARK LEGEND DESTINATIONS RECREATION APPROX. CITY LIMITS HOSPITAL ORIGINAL STUDY LIMITS COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY 2ND PHASE SOUTHERN LIMIT CHANGE TO SW 88TH STREET/KENDALL DRIVE ACTIVITY CENTER WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH 9 F IGURE 2 PROJECT SCHEDULE Stakeholder and Public Outreach 10 STATE ROAD (SR) 5/US 1/DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM SR 94/SW 88 STREET/KENDALL DRIVE TO SR 9/I-95 SECTION 2 ENGAGEMENT WWW.FDOTMIAMIDADE.COM/US1SOUTH 11 2. ENGAGEMENT A. PROJECT The study team established a Public ADVISORY TEAM Involvement Plan (PIP) for the study that outlined when and how they would seek (PAT) feedback from corridor stakeholders (including The Project Advisory Team (PAT) was formed agencies, transit customers, members of to act as a sounding board throughout the life the public, and community leaders). The PIP of the study. The PAT included representatives was created on the premise that proactively from: engaging communities and stakeholders › Miami-Dade County Department of throughout the entirety of a corridor study Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) promotes successful problem solving, creates community partnerships, yields diverse voices › Miami-Dade County Regulatory and and new ideas, and provides the opportunity Economic Resources (RER) for stakeholders to own and advance solutions.