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CENTRAL BROWARD TRANSIT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Evaluation of Scoping Options Report CENTRAL BROWARD TRANSIT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Evaluation of Scoping Options Report DRAFT April 2010 Financial Project ID Number: 4111892-22-02 Florida Department of Transportation District Four Evaluation of Scoping Options Report Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Project Development .............................................................................................................................. 2 Regional Planning Context ....................................................................................................................... 4 South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) Strategic Regional Transit Plan ..... 4 South Florida East Coast Corridor Study ........................................................................................... 4 Broward MPO 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan ..................................................................... 4 Broward County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element .................................................... 5 Broward County Transit Development Plan ...................................................................................... 5 I-595 Public-Private Partnership Project (PPP) Development .......................................................... 5 South Florida Regional Planning Council SR 7 Collaborative ......................................................... 5 The Downtown Development Authority’s Streetcar – the Wave .................................................... 5 Broward County Sunport PD&E Study .............................................................................................. 6 Description of Corridor/Study Area ................................................................................................... 6 Study Initiation ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Problem Statement ................................................................................................................................. 8 Purpose & Need .................................................................................................................................... 10 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 11 Public Involvement .................................................................................................................................. 13 Scoping Meetings ................................................................................................................................. 13 Focus Groups ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Focus Group Results ............................................................................................................................ 14 Technical Advisory Group .................................................................................................................. 14 Additional Outreach ............................................................................................................................ 16 Continuing Public Outreach ............................................................................................................... 17 Development and Definition of Alternatives ....................................................................................... 18 Alternatives Reviewed ......................................................................................................................... 18 Definition of Alternatives .................................................................................................................... 20 Analysis and Evaluation ......................................................................................................................... 26 Criteria Development .......................................................................................................................... 26 Performance Measure Analysis .......................................................................................................... 28 Technology Review.................................................................................................................................. 35 Technology Review Background ....................................................................................................... 36 Comparing BRT and LRT .................................................................................................................... 37 Technology Review Methodology ..................................................................................................... 37 Performance Measure Analysis .......................................................................................................... 40 Technology Determination ................................................................................................................. 42 Narrowing of Alternatives for Further Study .................................................................................. 43 Results of Input from the Public ........................................................................................................ 44 Final Refinement and Selection of a Build Alternative ................................................................... 45 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................. 47 Evaluation of Scoping Options Report Exhibits Exhibit 1: Study Area and Locally Preferred Alternative ..................................................................... 7 Exhibit 2: Population Density Comparison ............................................................................................ 8 Exhibit 3: Population Density (persons per acre) .................................................................................. 9 Exhibit 4: Employment Density (jobs per acre) ..................................................................................... 9 Exhibit 5: Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................................. 12 Exhibit 6: TAG Members and Attendance to Date .............................................................................. 15 Exhibit 7: Initial Alignment Options Reviewed in Scoping ............................................................... 18 Exhibit 8: Initial Scoping Alignment Options ...................................................................................... 19 Exhibit 9: Scoping Option 1 .................................................................................................................... 20 Exhibit 10: Scoping Option 2 .................................................................................................................. 21 Exhibit 11: Scoping Option 3 .................................................................................................................. 21 Exhibit 12: Scoping Option 4 .................................................................................................................. 22 Exhibit 13: Scoping Option 5 .................................................................................................................. 22 Exhibit 14: Scoping Option 6 .................................................................................................................. 23 Exhibit 15: TAG Option 7 ........................................................................................................................ 24 Exhibit 16: TAG Option 8 ........................................................................................................................ 24 Exhibit 17: TAG Option 9 ........................................................................................................................ 25 Exhibit 18: Goals and Performance Measures ...................................................................................... 27 Exhibit 19: Performance Measure Weights Assigned by the TAG ................................................... 33 Exhibit 20: Alignment Option Technical Composite Scores and Ranking ....................................... 34 Exhibit 21: TAG Members discussing alignments before voting ...................................................... 34 Exhibit 22: TAG Vote Composite Scores and Ranking ....................................................................... 35 Exhibit 23: Transit Technology Characteristics .................................................................................... 38 Exhibit 24: Overall Vehicle Technical Preference ................................................................................ 39 Exhibit 25: Contextual Technical Analysis ........................................................................................... 41 Exhibit 26: Transit Technology TAG Voting Results .......................................................................... 42 Exhibit 27: TAG First and Second Choice Alternatives ...................................................................... 43 Exhibit 28: Public Input Voting Results for Alignment Options ......................................................
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