SPACE COAST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION
ADOPTED | OCTOBER 8, 2015 THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN FINANCED IN PART THROUGH GRANT(S) FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNDER THE STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM, SECTION 505 [OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING PROGRAM, SECTION 104(F)] OF TITLE 23, U.S. CODE. THE CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OFFICIAL VIEWS OR POLICY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SPACE COAST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION
ADOPTED | OCTOBER 8, 2015
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ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS x PUBLIC NOTICE 47 COMMITTEES xii ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND TITLE VI 47 LRTP AMENDMENT & xvi INITIATION WORKSHOPS 48 MODIFICATION PROCESS SURVEY 50 RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION xix 3B: METAPLAN APPROACH 52 FEDERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS xx METAPLAN SYNTHESIS 52 BICYCLING AND WALKING 53 CHAPTER ONE: BREVARD’S 19 BUSES AND RAIL 53 NEED FOR A CULTURE SHIFT SEAPORT, AIRPORTS, AND SPACEPORT 54 ROADWAYS 57 A NON-TRADITIONAL UPDATE PROCESS 22 INFILL AND MIXED-USE, HIGHER-DENSITY, 59 ORGANIZATION OF REPORT 24 OR CLUSTERED DEVELOPMENT GATHERING INPUT 24 PARKING 59 SCENARIO PLANNING 24 TRANSPORTATION SYMPOSIUM 60 VISIONING 24 3C: BALANCING PLANNING 65 CORRIDOR PLANNING 25 AND THE ENVIRONMENT PRIORITIZATION 25 ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES 66 REVENUES 26 AND POLICIES 2040 COST FEASIBLE PLAN 26 PROGRAMS MONITORING 67 POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES BEYOND 2040 28 ETDM 68 MITIGATION BANKING 70 CHAPTER TWO: THE ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED 72 SPACE COAST LANDS PROGRAM PLANNING FOR ECONOMIC AND 74 WHAT IS THE LRTP? 33 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SPACE COAST DEMOGRAPHICS 34 SPECIFIC PROJECT EXAMPLES 75 REGIONAL PLANNING & COORDINATION 35 CHAPTER FOUR: PHASE 76 FEDERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS 37 2: SCENARIO PLANNING
A NEW DIRECTION 77 CHAPTER THREE: PHASE 41 WHAT MATTERS? 78 1: GATHERING INPUT BUILDING SCENARIOS 78 SCENARIO RESULTS 80 3A: OUTREACH TOOLS 42 CURRENT TREND 80 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN 42 PORTS CENTERS 82 VISUALIZATION TOOLS 43 HIGH-TECH LIFESTYLE 83 COMMUNICATION 44 CONNECTED COMMUNITIES 84 WORKSHOPS 45 COMPARING THE SCENARIOS 85 BROCHURES 46 RATING THE SCENARIOS 85 WEBSITE 46 ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 86 UPDATED FINANCIAL TREND 155 POPULATION GROWTH 86 SINCE 2035 LRTP ADOPTION PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT 86 SUMMARY OF STATE/FEDERAL 156 REVENUE PROJECTIONS LIVE AND TRAVEL 86 SUMMARY OF LOCAL REVENUE 157 CHAPTER FIVE: PHASE 88 PROJECTIONS 3: VISIONING POTENTIAL NEW REVENUE SOURCES 157 ADOPTING THE VISION 91 PROJECTION OF REVENUES 158 STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES 158 FUEL TAXES 160 CHAPTER SIX: PHASE 4: 94 STATE-DISTRIBUTED FUEL TAXES 160 CORRIDOR PLANNING LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAXES 160 TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES 96 SUMMARY OF FUEL TAXES 160 WALKING AND BIKING 97 IMPACT FEES 161 PREMIUM TRANSIT 99 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS 162 COMMUTER RAIL 99 SPACE COAST AREA TRANSIT (SCAT) 162 BUS RAPID TRANSIT 100 OTHER LOCAL SOURCES 162 ROADWAYS AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES 100 SUMMARY OF PROJECTED REVENUES 162 LAND USE STRATEGIES 102 REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR CAPACITY 164 VS. O&M IMPROVEMENTS STRATEGIC CORRIDOR PLANS 104 POTENTIAL NEW AND 165 MULTI-MODAL CORRIDOR WORKSHOP 134 ILLUSTRATIVE REVENUES IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT NEEDS 137 MUNICIPAL FUEL TAX REVENUES 167 CORRIDOR BASED PROJECTS AND COSTS 168 CHAPTER SEVEN: PHASE 5: 140 COST FEASIBLE PLAN 169 COST FEASIBLE CHAPTER 8: IMPLEMENTING 224 PLAN & BEYOND THE VISION 7A: PRIORITIZATION OF NEEDS 141 POLICY FRAMEWORK 225 CORRIDOR EVALUATION 141 MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PLANNING 226 AND PRIORITIZATION THE STEPS TO IMPLEMENT TOD 227 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT 144 MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR FUNDING 230 SAFETY 146 BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION 147 HIGHWAY AND CAPACITY CONSIDERATIONS 233 ROAD SAFETY AUDITS 148 QUINTIMODAL IMPACTS 233 SECURITY 149 APPENDIX A: 235 FREIGHT 150 PERFORMANCE MEASURES 151 APPENDIX B: 263 7B: FINANCIAL FORECAST 155 APPENDIX C: 324 REVENUE FORECASTS 155 LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER ONE: BREVARD’S 19 FIGURE 3.8: TRANSIT ROUTES GO 51 DIRECTLY WHERE PEOPLE NEED NEED FOR A CULTURE SHIFT WITHOUT TRANSFERS FIGURE 1.1: FIRST LANDING ON THE 20 FIGURE 3.9: HOPKINS AVE AND 57 MOON, 1969 MINUTEMAN CSWY CONCEPTUAL FIGURE 1.2: SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH 21 RENDERINGS FIGURE 1.3: REVIEWING THE SPACE 22 FIGURE 3.10: N ATLANTIC AVE 58 COAST LRTP CONCEPTUAL RENDERING FIGURE 1.4: 2040 LONG RANGE 23 FIGURE 3.11: ETDM PROCESS 68 TRANSPORTATION PLAN PROCESS FIGURE 3.12: WETLANDS AND MITIGATION 71 FLOWCHART BANKS FIGURE 1.5: VISIONING PUBLIC 24 FIGURE 3.13: ENVIRONMENTALLY 73 WORKSHOP ENDANGERED LANDS FIGURE 1.6: VISIONING WORKSHOP 25 BROCHURE CHAPTER FOUR: PHASE 76 FIGURE 1.7: SPACE COAST 2040 LOGO 26 2: SCENARIO PLANNING FIGURE 1.8: BALANCING PROJECTS AND 27 FUNDING FIGURE 4.1: PLACE TYPES 76 FIGURE 1.9: PLANNING BEYOND 2040 28 FIGURE 4.2: CURRENT TREND SCENARIO 81 FIGURE 4.3: PORT CENTER SCENARIO 82 CHAPTER TWO: THE 31 FIGURE 4.4: HIGH-TECH SCENARIO 83 SPACE COAST FIGURE 4.5: CONNECTED COMMUNITIES 84 FIGURE 2.1: PROJECTED POPULATION 34 SCENARIO GROWTH BY 2040 FIGURE 4.6: COMPARING SCENARIOS: 85 FIGURE 2.2: URBANIZATION OF BREVARD 35 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COUNTY SINCE 1960 IMPACTS, YEAR 2060 FIGURE 2.3: CENTRAL FLORIDA MPO 36 FIGURE 4.7: CHOICE WORKSHOP 86 ALLIANCE RESULTS OF SCENARIO RATING FIGURE 2.4: TPO MEETINGS REGARDING 37 THE 2040 LRTP UPDATE CHAPTER FIVE: PHASE 88 3: VISIONING CHAPTER THREE: PHASE 41 1: GATHERING INPUT FIGURE 5.1: ADOPTED TPO VISION 90 FIGURE 3.1: TIMELINE OF PUBLIC AND 42 FIGURE 5.2: HOW THE VISION RATED 91 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AMONG THREE GOALS FIGURE 3.2: VARIOUS LRTP GRAPHICS 43 FIGURE 5.3: VISION GOALS AND MAP-21 91 AND VISUALIZATIONS FIGURE 3.3: BREAKDOWN OF PUBLIC 44 PARTICIPATION METHODS CHAPTER SIX: PHASE 4: 94 FIGURE 3.4: VISIONING WORKSHOP 46 CORRIDOR PLANNING BROCHURE FIGURE 6.1: MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR 95 FIGURE 3.5: STRATEGIC CORRIDOR 47 CONCEPT PLANS WORKSHOP BROCHURE FIGURE 6.2: COMPLETE STREET IN 98 FIGURE 3.6: 2040 LRTP WEBSITE 47 COCOA FIGURE 3.7: ABILITY TO GET TO DESIRED 51 FIGURE 6.3: BRT AND AUTOMATED 101 LOCATIONS BY SIDEWALKS / BIKE PATHS VEHICLES FIGURE 6.4: CONCEPTUAL STATION AREA 102 FIGURE 6.26: BABCOCK: CORRIDOR 9A: 129 EVOLUTION US 1 TO MALABAR RD FIGURE 6.5: STRATEGIC CORRIDORS 104 FIGURE 6.27: BABCOCK: CORRIDOR 9B: 130 FIGURE 6.6: CORRIDOR LIMITATIONS AND 105 MALABAR RD TO I-95 OPPORTUNITIES FIGURE 6.28: SR A1A: CORRIDOR 10A: 131 FIGURE 6.7: US 1 AND FEC 106 PORT CANAVERAL TO COCOA BEACH FIGURE 6.7.1 STRATEGIC CORRIDORS 107 FIGURE 6.29: SR A1A CORRIDOR 10B: 132 MAP COCOA BEACH TO SATELLITE BEACH FIGURE 6.8: US 1 NORTH: CORRIDOR 1A: 111 FIGURE 6.30: SR A1A CORRIDOR 10C: 133 MIMS TO COUNTRY CLUB DR SATELLITE BEACH TO US 1/US 192 FIGURE 6.9: US 1 NORTH: CORRIDOR 1B: 112 FIGURE 6.31: SUPPORT FOR PREMIUM 135 CHENEY HWY TO FAY BLVD TRANSIT BY CORRIDOR FIGURE 6.10: US 1 NORTH: CORRIDOR 1C: 113 FIGURE 6.32: WORKSHOP EVALUATION 136 WILLIAMS POINT TO SR 520 FIGURE 6.33: SUMMARY NEEDS MATRIX 137 FIGURE 6.11: US 1 CENTRAL: CORRIDOR 114 2A: DOWNTOWN COCOA TO VIERA BLVD CHAPTER SEVEN: PHASE 5: 140 FIGURE 6.12: US 1 CENTRAL: CORRIDOR 115 COST FEASIBLE 2B: VIERA BLVD TO LAKE WASHINGTON RD PLAN & BEYOND FIGURE 6.13: US 1 CENTRAL: CORRIDOR 116 2C: LAKE WASHINGTON RD TO FIGURE 7.1: PROJECT STATUS SCALE 143 DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE FIGURE 7.2: CONGESTION MANAGEMENT 145 FIGURE 6.14: US 1 SOUTH: CORRIDOR 3A: 117 PROCESS US 192 TO CAPE MALABAR FIGURE 7.3: PROJECTS ON EVACUATION 149 FIGURE 6.15: US 1 SOUTH: CORRIDOR 3B: 118 CORRIDORS CAPE MALABER TO VALKARIA RD FIGURE 7.4: SIS FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS 150 FIGURE 6.16: US 1 SOUTH: CORRIDOR 3C: 119 VALKARIA RD TO MICCO RD FIGURE 7.5: HISTORICAL VEHICLE MILES 151 TRAVELED FIGURE 6.17: SR 528: CORRIDOR 4A: 120 ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO US 1 FIGURE 7.6: 2035 VS 2040 REVENUE 155 PROJECTIONS FIGURE 6.18: SR 528: CORRIDOR 4B: US 1 121 TO PORT CANAVERAL FIGURE 7.7: LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL 156 REVENUE PROJECTIONS 2021-2040 FIGURE 6.19: PINEDA/ELLIS RD/ NASA 12 BLVD: CORRIDOR 5A: PINEDA CSWY TO FIGURE 7.8: CAPITAL REVENUE NEEDS 157 ELLIS RD FIGURE 7.9: CORRIDOR PLANNING 168 FIGURE 6.20: PINEDA/ELLIS RD/ NASA 123 CONCEPT BLVD: CORRIDOR 5B: I-95 TO US 1 FIGURE 7.10: COST FEASIBLE PLAN MAP 170 FIGURE 6.21: SR 520: CORRIDOR 6: WEST 124 CHAPTER 8: IMPLEMENTING 224 OF I-95 TO COCOA BEACH THE VISION FIGURE 6.22: FISKE/STADIUM: CORRIDOR 125 7A: COCOA TO VIERA FIGURE 8.1 FDOT TOD FRAMEWORK 226 DOCUMENT FIGURE 6.23: WICKHAM/MINTON: 126 CORRIDOR 8A STADIUM TO LAKE FIGURE 8.2: COMPLETE STREET DESIGN 229 WASHINGTON CONCEPT FIGURE 6.24: WICKHAM/MINTON/ 127 FIGURE 8.3: COMPLETE STREET IN 229 MALABAR: CORRIDOR 8B: LAKE COCOA WASHINGTON RD TO PALM BAY RD FIGURE 8.4: 2040-2060 INFRASTRUCTURE 230 FIGURE 6.25: WICKHAM/MINTON/MALABAR: 128 FIGURE 8.5: SR 60 TO SR 46 NORTH- 233 CORRIDOR 8C: PALM BAY RD TO US 1 SOUTH CONNECTOR LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER TWO: 31 TABLE 7.10: PROJECTIONS OF 166 ILLUSTRATIVE AND POTENTIAL REVENUE INTRODUCTION SOURCES
TABLE 2.1: FEDERAL PLANNING 39 TABLE 7.11: PROJECTIONS OF EXISTING 167 REQUIREMENTS MUNICIPAL FUEL TAX REVENUES TABLE 7.12: SUMMARY COSTS (IN $000’S) 169 TABLE 7.13 (A): SRATEGIC INTERMODAL 171 CHAPTER THREE: PHASE 43 SYSTEM PROJECTS 1: GATHERING INPUT TABLE 7.13 (B): OTHER ARTERIAL (STATE / 171 TABLE 3.1: SUMMARY SYMPOSIUM 62 FEDERAL FUNDS) FEEDBACK TABLE 7.13 (C): TRANSPORTATION 172 TABLE 3.2: ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR 67 MANAGEMENT AREA (TMA (SU)) ETDM SCREENING TABLE 7.13 (D): MIXED FUNDING 172 TABLE 3.3: MITIGATION BANKS 71 TABLE 7.13 (E): LOCAL/DEVELOPER 173 FUNDED TABLE 7.13 (F): PROGRAM PROJECTS 174 CHAPTER FIVE: PHASE 88 (BOXED FUNDS) 3: VISIONING TABLE 7.13 (G): SYSTEM OPERATION AND 174 MAINTENANCE TABLE 5.1: LRTP GOALS & OBJECTIVES 92 TABLE 7.14: CORRIDOR SUMMARY 175 TABLES
CHAPTER SEVEN: PHASE 140 5: COST FEASIBLE CHAPTER 8: IMPLEMENTING 224 PLAN & BEYOND THE VISION TABLE 8.1 TRANSIT SYSTEM PLAN COSTS 231 TABLE 7.1: PROJECT EVALUATION 142 (IN 2015 $000S) CRITERIA TABLE 8.2: TRANSIT SYSTEM PLAN 232 TABLE 7.2: TOP CORRIDORS BY GOAL 143 PHASING SCENARIO (IN 2015 $000S) TABLE 7.3: HIGH CRASH INTERSECTIONS 146 AND SEGMENTS IN PRIORITIZED ORDER TABLE 7.4: LRTP PERFORMANCE 154 MEASURES TABLE 7.5: STATE AND FEDERAL 159 REVENUE RESOURCES TABLE 7.6: IMPACT FEE RATE 161 ASSUMPTIONS TABLES 7.7: PROJECTED STATE/FEDERAL 163 AND LOCAL REVENUES, 2021-2040 TABLE 7.8: PROJECTED REVENUES 164 AVAILABLE FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS, 2021-2040 TABLE 7.9: PROJECTED REVENUES 165 AVAILABLE FOR O&M, 2021-2040 This page intentionally left blank ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION
ACS American Community Survey
BRT Bus Rapid Transit
BPTAC Bicycle Pedestrian Trails Advisory Committee
CAC Citizens Advisory Committee
CFRPM Central Florida Regional Planning Model
CMP Congestion Management Plan
CRA Community Redevelopment Agency
EEL Environmentally Endangered Lands
ETDM Efficient Transportation Decision Making
FDEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDOT Florida Department of Transportation
FEC Florida East Coast Railroad
FHWA Federal HighWay Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GHG GreenHouse Gases
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
LOGT Local Option Gas Tax
LOS Level Of Service
LRT Light Rail Transit
LRTP Long Range Transportation Plan
x ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION
MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
MPM Mobility Performance Measures
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PD&E Project Development and Environmental
ROW Right Of Way
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient SAFETEA-LU Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
SCAT Space Coast Area Transit
SIS Strategic Intermodal System
SOS State Of the System report
Science, Technology, Engineering, STEM and Mathematics
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TALU Transportation Alternatives-Urban Area Funds
TAZ Transportation Analysis Zone
TMA Transporation Management Area
TOD Transit Oriented Development
TPO Transportation Planning Organization
TSMO Transportation System Management & Operation
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
YOE Year Of Expenditure xi SPACE COAST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION MEMBERS as of OCT 2015
NAME REPRESENTING AGENCY
Comissioner Jerry Allender Canaveral Port Authority
Councilman Don Boisvert City of Cocoa
Mayor Kathy Meehan City of Melbourne
Councilwoman Betty Moore City of Melbourne
Councilman Mike Nowlin City of Melbourne
Councilman Harry Santiago Jr. City of Palm Bay
Councilman Tres Holton City of Palm Bay
Mayor William Capote City of Palm Bay
Councilman Patrick O’Neill City of Rockledge
Mayor Jim Tulley City of Titusville
Councilmember Martha Long City of Titusville
Comissioner Robin Fisher District 1
Comissioner Jim Barfield District 2
Comissioner Trudie Infantini District 3
Comissioner Curt Smith District 4
Comissioner Andy Anderson District 5
Mayor Rocky Randels North Beaches Coalition
Comissioner Gail Gowdy South Beaches Coalition
Councilwoman Barbara Smith City of West Melbourne
xii TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NAME REPRESENTING AGENCY Conroy Jacobs Brevard County Planning & Zoning Arby Creach Brevard County Public Schools Transportation Devin Swanson Brevard County Public Works Bill Crowe Canaveral Port Authority Jeff Ratliff City of Cape Canaveral Public Works Director Ed Wegerif City of Cocoa Public Works Bob Torres City of Cocoa Public Works Richard Hood City of Grant-Valkaria City Manager Frank Guertin City of Indian Harbour Beach Jenni Lamb City of Melbourne Engineer Stuart Buchanan City of Palm Bay Growth Management Ken Poole City of Rockledge Public Works Courtney Barker City of Satellite Beach Public Works Brad Parrish City of Titusville Planning & Growth Development Scott Morgan City of West Melbourne Michele Jones Emergency Management Cliff Graham Melbourne Airport Authority Jim Liesenfelt Space Coast Area Transit Director Steve Szabo Space Florida Spaceport Development Ann Benedetti St. Johns Water Management District Michael Powell Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority Chris Chinault Town of Indialantic Town Manager Donald Krieger Town of Malabar James Titcomb Town of Melbourne Beach Stephen Borowski Valkaria Airport Director Dona Wayman Van Pool Services
xiii CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NAME REPRESENTING AGENCY Jay Honeycutt Canaveral Port Authority James McCarthy City of Cocoa Jim Brown City of Melbourne Bob Klaproth City of Melbourne Howard Ralls City of Melbourne Hiram Grandoit City of Palm Bay Ethan Wagner City of Palm Bay Philip Weinberg City of Palm Bay Cindy Bertrand City of Rockledge Bob Willie City of Titusville Pete Petyk City of Titusville Sandra Michelson City of West Melbourne Rodney Honeycutt District 1 Jill Bakken District 1 Bob Baugher District 2 Tony Sasso District 2 Peter Fusscas District 3 Vacant District 3 George Bovell District 4 John Weiler District 4 Tom Gaume District 5 Leeanne Saylors District 5 John Price North Beaches Coalition Sal D’Amato South Beaches Coalition
xiv BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NAME REPRESENTING AGENCY Brevard County Environmentally Brad Manley Endangered Lands Program Alan Woolwich Brevard County Housing and Human Services
Devin Swanson Brevard County Public Works
Corrina Gumm Brevard County Public Works
Glen Hawks Brevard Mountain Bike Association
Phil Moore Citizen
Tom Jordan Citizen
Lisa Frazier Citizen – Beaches
Alex Chamberlain Citizen – North
Drew Thompson Citizen – South
Janet Metz Citizen – South
Tom Milbourne Citizen – South
Todd Corwin City of Melbourne Planning
Heidi Lapin City of Palm Bay Parks and Recreation
Alix Townsend City of Rockledge
Joan Carter Florida Department of Transportation Bike Safety Program
Murray Hann Trail Partners
xv Besides the 5-year update cycle, there are times when the TPO may find it necessary to amend the LRTP. An amendment is a major revision that may include adding or deleting a project from the plan. It includes also major changes to project costs, initiation dates, or design concepts and scopes for existing projects. A major amendment resulting in a change in the cost feasibility of the adopted LRTP cost feasible plan requires financial analysis reaffirming the cost feasibility of the amended plan.An amendment requires public review and comment in accordance with the Public Involvement Process for LRTP Amendments, and re-demonstrating fiscal constraint. Florida Statute requires that theTPO Board adopt any amendments to the LRTP by a recorded roll call vote of the majority of the membership present.
The following table will be used throughout the timeframe that the 2040 LRTP is effective to record the adoption and any future amendments or modifications that are processed.
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS & MODIFICATIONS
AMENDMENT OR RESOLUTION APPROVAL REASON FOR MODIFICATION/ NUMBER MODIFICATION NUMBER DATE AMENDMENT Expand on Linking Planning and 1 Modification N/A 5/19/16 the Environment and Mitigation Strategies in Chapter 3 New projects added and project limit 2 Amendment 18-17 3/8/18 changes. See Appendix C, Page 324 3 Amendment 19-14 2/14/19 FHWA Corrective Actions See Appendix C, Page 326
xvi From Chapter 4 of Metropolitian Planning Organization Program Management Handbook. Besides the 5-year update cycle, there are times when an MPO may find it necessary to revise the LRTP. The Code of Federal Regulations defines two types of revisions. They include administrative modifications and amendments.
An administrative modification is a minor revision to the LRTP (or TIP). It includes minor changes to project/phase costs, funding sources, or project/phase initiation dates. It does not require public review and comment or re-demonstrating fiscal constraint. [23 C.F.R. 450.104]
An amendment is a major revision to the LRTP (or TIP). It includes adding or deleting projects from the plan. It includes also major changes to project costs, initiation dates, or design concepts and scopes for existing projects. An amendment requires public review and comment in accordance with the LRTP amendment and Public Involvement processes, and re- demonstrating fiscal constraint. Changes to projects, included only for illustrative purposes, do not require an amendment. [23 C.F.R. 450.104] As of December 11, 2007, and until the next five year update of the plan, an amendment will require revenue and cost estimates supporting the plan to use an inflation rate(s) to reflect year of expenditure dollars, based on reasonable financial principles and information. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(10)(iv)] For guidance on year of expenditure refer to "2035 Revenue Forecast Handbook”, and “errata and revisions document” which can be accessed at: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/revenueforecast/.
The LRTP can be revised at any time. It is important to note that the MPO does not have to extend the planning horizon of the LRTP out another 20 years for administrative modifications and amendments. That is only required for the periodic (e.g., 5 year) updates. Florida Statute requires that the MPO Board adopt any amendments to the LRTP by a recorded roll call vote or hand-counted vote of the majority of the membership present. [339.175(13), F.S.]. Figure 4C, page 4-21, shows the LRTP amendment process. Copies of the amended long- range plan should be distributed in accordance with Figure 4D, page 4-21, of this chapter.
Full Chapter can be found at this web address: http://www.dot.state. fl.us/planning/Policy/metrosupport/mpohandbook/ch4.pdf
xvii District provides TPO amends the Long Range Transortation financial estamates Plan because of changes in the TIP that must as needed be consistant with the plan for other reasons.
TPO Prepares a draft of the plan documenting the amendment(s).
The TPO provides ample opportunities for public input into the process at key stages in the plan development.
The TPO revises the plan based on public input and comments from other agiencies.
The TPO and District distribute the draft plan according to the MPO Handbook.
TPO approves final amended plan.
The TPO and the District distribute the final amended plan according to the MPO Handbook xix Requirement Location
Identify transportation facilities that should function as an integrated Chapter 7. Cost Feasible metropolitan transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities Plan & Beyond that serve important national and regional transportation functions. [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(A); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(A); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(2)] Appendix B. Technical Analysis
Include no less than a 20-year planning horizon [23 C.F.R. 450.322(a)] Chapter 7. Cost Feasible Plan & Beyond
Describe the performance measures and targets used in Chapter 7. Cost Feasible assessing the performance of the transportation system in Plan & Beyond accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134(h)(2) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(h) (2). [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(B); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(B)]
Include a report evaluating the condition and performance of the Chapter 7. Cost Feasible transportation system with respect to the targets described in 23 U.S.C. Plan & Beyond 134(h)(2) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(h)(2), including progress achieved in meeting the targets in comparison with system performance recorded The TPO has elected to adopt in previous reports. [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(C); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(C)] targets after the FDOT has established statewide targets for consistency, per 23 U.S.C. 134(h) (2)(C); 49 U.S.C. 5303(h)(2)(C)
Include discussion of the types of environmental mitigation activities Chapter 3. Gathering Input and areas to carry them out, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the plan. Federal, state, and tribal, wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies should be included. [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(D); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(D); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(7)]
A financial plan that shows the adopted plan can be implemented Chapter 7. Cost Feasible and indicates public/private resources available to carry out Plan & Beyond the plan. This may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be included in the adopted plan if additional resources were available. Projects in the financial plan are required to be expressed in Year of Expenditure costs. [23 U.S.C. 134(i) (2)(E); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(E); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(10)]
Include operational and management strategies to improve the Chapter 7. Cost Feasible performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve vehicular Plan & Beyond congestion and maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods. [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(F); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(F); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(3)]
Include capital investment and other strategies to preserve the Chapter 7. Cost Feasible existing and future system and provide for multimodal capacity Plan & Beyond increases based on regional priorities and needs. [23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(G); 49 U.S.C. 5303(i)(2)(G); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(5)]
Source: USDOT Federal Highway Administration
xx Requirement Location
Include proposed transportation and transit enhancement activities. [23 Chapter 7. Cost Feasible U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(H); 49 U.S.C. 303(i)(2)(H); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(9)] Plan & Beyond
Within Transportation Management Areas (TMAs), the plan should Chapter 7. Cost Feasible address congestion management through a metropolitan-wide Plan & Beyond strategy of new and existing transportation facilities and the use of travel demand reduction and operational management strategies. [23 U.S.C. 134(k)(3); 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(3); 23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(4)]
In formulating the transportation plan, the MPO shall consider Chapter 7. Cost Feasible subsection (h) as the factors relate to a 20-year forecast Plan & Beyond period [23 USC 134(i)(2)(A)(ii); 49 USC 5303(i)(2)(A)(ii)]
Include both long and short range strategies/actions that lead to Appendix B. Technical Analysis the development of an integrated multimodal transportation system to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people/goods in addressing current/future transportation demand. When updating the Plan use the latest available estimates and assumptions for population, land use, travel, employment, congestion, and economic activity. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(e)][23 C.F.R. 450.322(b)]
Identify the projected transportation demand of persons Appendix B. Technical Analysis and goods in the metropolitan planning area over the period of the plan. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(1)]
Include the results of the congestion management process in TMAs, Chapter 7. Cost Feasible including the identification of Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) projects Plan & Beyond that result from a congestion management process in TMAs that are nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(4)]
Describe proposed improvements in sufficient detail to Chapter 7. Cost Feasible develop cost estimates, e.g. design concept and design Plan & Beyond scope descriptions. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(6)]
Identify pedestrian walkway and bicycle transportation facilities in Chapter 7. Cost Feasible accordance with 23 U.S.C. 217(g). [23 C.F.R. 450.322(f)(8)] Plan & Beyond
Include a safety element incorporating the priorities, goals, Chapter 7. Cost Feasible countermeasures, or projects for the MPA contained in the Plan & Beyond SHS Plan required under [23 U.S.C. 148], as well as (as appropriate) emergency relief and disaster preparedness plans and strategies/policies supporting homeland security (as appropriate) and safeguard the personal security of all motorized and nonmotorized users. [23 C.F.R. 450.322(h)]
Source: USDOT Federal Highway Administration
xxi PLANNING REQUIREMENTS 8. Emphasize the preservation of the The new planning requirements are performance- existing transportation system; driven, outcome-based approach to planning: 9. Improve the resiliency and reliability of the CFR 450.306(a) The TPO, in cooperation with the transportation system and reduce or mitigate State and public transportation operators, shall storm-water impacts on surface transportation; and develop Long Range Transportation Plans and Transportation Improvement Programs through a 10. Enhance travel and tourism performance-driven, outcome-based approach to planning for metropolitan areas of the State. Transportation Performance Management is a strategic approach to connect investment and FAST Act Compliance and Federal Planning Factors policy decisions to help achieve performance goals. Performance measures are quantitative On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed criteria used to evaluate progress. Performance into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation measure targets are the benchmarks against Act, or “FAST Act”. This law provides long-term which collected data is gauged. The Moving funding certainty for surface transportation that Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act mostly maintains current program structures. The (MAP-21) requires State DOTs and TPOs to FAST Act replaces the previous law, MAP-21, the conduct performance-based planning by tracking Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, which performance measures and setting data-driven was a continuing bill adopted on July 6, 2012. targets to improve those measures. Performance- The planning process will address the following factors: based planning ensures the most efficient CFR 450.306(b) The metropolitan transportation investment of federal transportation funds by planning process shall be continuous, cooperative, increasing accountability, transparency, and and comprehensive, and provide for consideration providing for better investment decisions that focus and implementation of projects, strategies, and on key outcomes related to seven national goals: services that will address the following factors: • Improving Safety;
1. Support the economic vitality of the • Maintaining Infrastructure Condition; metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; • Reducing Traffic Congestion;
2. Increase the safety of the transportation system • Improving the Efficiency of the for motorized and non-motorized users; System and Freight Movement;
3. Increase the security of the transportation • Protecting the Environment; and, system for motorized and non-motorized users; • Reducing Delays in Project Delivery 4. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act supplements the MAP 21 legislation 5. Protect and enhance the environment, promote by establishing timelines for State DOTs and energy conservation, improve quality of life, and TPOs to comply with the requirements of MAP-21. promote consistency between transportation State DOTs are required to establish statewide improvements and state and local planned targets and TPOs have the option to support growth and economic development patterns; the statewide targets or adopt their own.
6. Enhance the integration and connectivity All of the new targets are addressed in of the transportation system, across and Amendment Two adopted on February 14, 2019, between modes for people and freight; and can be found beginning on page 327. 7. Promote efficient system management and operation;
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n May 25, 1961, President John FIGURE 1.1: FIRST LANDING ON THE MOON, 1969 F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending an American safely to the moon before the Oend of the decade. Brevard County, a land of undisturbed marshes, rivers and pristine beaches, with a population of 111,435, would be at the forefront of making President Kennedy’s dream a reality. On July 20, 1969, the first American manned mission, Apollo 11, landed on the moon and Brevard’s role in space exploration was firmly established.
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By 1977, the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (formerly known as the Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization) was created to plan the continued growth of the local and regional transportation system. Through the years, projects focused on accommodating vehicles through adding new roadways and increasing the capacity of existing facilities. By the year 2000, Brevard had a population of 476,320 and growth was a continuation of historical patterns, single-family homes with expansion to the west, towards one of the county’s most precious natural resources, the St. Johns River. This movement to the n 2004, the announcement of the west left the previously vital and bustling US I retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle 1 corridor along the Indian River Lagoon abandoned and neglected and has put a program would signify the beginning strain on the only other continuous north- south corridor to the west, Interstate 95. of Brevard’s need for a culture shift and recognition that we needed to take In 2004, the announcement of the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle program would a serious look at “who we’ve always signify the beginning of Brevard’s need for a culture shift and recognition that we been” and “who do we want to be next”. needed to take a serious look at “who we’ve always been” and “who do we want to be next”. The collapse of the housing industry and economy in 2007, coupled with over 8,000 jobs lost from the Shuttle program’s closure, only fueled the need to rethink
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how the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) developed and updated FIGURE 1.2: SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH its Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
What makes the Space Coast TPO unique is the diverse transportation modes that it considers and includes in it’s LRTP. The SCTPO “quintimodal” modes include: roads, air, seaport, spaceport and transit
Space transportation combined with Brevard’s extensive natural resources presents both challenges and opportunities that sets the Space Coast TPO apart from other typical planning organizations.
In 2010, Census figures estimated Brevard’s population at 556,885 and projections were showing we were no longer growing at the same rate as the prior fifty (50) years. The TPO’s 2035 LRTP, adopted in October 2010, included some of the new types of investments in transportation (Complete Streets, Intelligent Transportation Systems) that would serve to change how we invest in our infrastructure and plant the seed for the 2040 LRTP vision process.
Federal and state regulations require TPOs to update their long range plan every five years. In 2013, the Space Coast TPO began the process of updating its Long Range Plan for the year 2040. The Space Coast and its communities came forward with what their vision was and the results showed common themes of diversification, re-development and re-invention. Other challenging reasons n 2013, the Space Coast TPO began spurring the need for change included: the process of updating its Long I • Funding limitations and community Range Plan for the year 2040. The opposition to large-scale roadway projects. Space Coast and its communities • Fluctuating energy prices raising concerns about over-reliance on autos. came forward with what their • Auto emissions and the impacts of vision was and the results showed sprawling development patterns raising common themes of diversification, global and local environmental concerns. re-development and re-invention. • The inability to walk and unconnected development leading to quality of life issues.
• The unknown impact of changing technologies, specifically the birth of having autonomous vehicles in the future.
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A NON-TRADITIONAL UPDATE PROCESS FIGURE 1.3: REVIEWING THE SPACE COAST LRTP Brevard’s transportation system helped foster economic development and resulting growth, and will continue to do so in the future. Two key questions faced the Space Coast TPO at the outset of the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update:
• What kind of economic development should the county attract and how can transportation investments support or catalyze that development?
• What are the consequences of continuing to fund transportation improvements that support sprawling auto-oriented development patterns on the vitality of the US 1 corridor, on quality of life, particularly as it relates to economic development, and on the environment?
To answer these questions, the TPO embarked upon a process that tells a story of how Brevard is unique and how our vision of the future will change how we think, plan and build a transportation system that responds to the needs of the community. Typical and prior to this update, the TPO’s he TPO embarked on a long range plans have followed a traditional, capacity focused analysis using a travel T process that tells a story of demand model. The model would identify where congestion and growth was anticipated how Brevard is unique and how to take place, based upon assumptions our vision of the future will change made using historical trends. Roadways forecast to be deficient in the future would how we think, plan and build a be the ones to receive funding to continue the trend of more and wider roads. transportation system that responds to the needs of the community. The 2040 LRTP does not use this traditional, technical travel demand model approach. The 2040 LRTP used a process that includes the use of a regional travel demand model, but is focused on a bottom up approach that reflects the citizens’ aspiration and the type of future they prefer. In general, the process was built in phases, each building upon the previous. Following are the major phases of development:
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FIGURE 1.4: 2040 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Phase I: Gathering Input: PROCESS FLOWCHART Workshops, surveys, compilation of a “meta plan”, a synthesis of local, INPUT regional and state planning initiatives Workshops influencing the 2040 LRTP. Public Safety Transit Development Plan Metaplan Pedestrian/Bicycle/Trail Phase II: Scenario planning: A process Local Comprehensive Plans Mobility Plan where the public and stakeholders Intelligent Transportation Regional Freight Study weighed in on possible outcomes. Systems 2035 LRTP Response to the scenarios informed Complete Streets Countywide Safety Analysis the Vision, which charts a very different future for transportation investments