Manatee County Government Administrative Center Commission Chambers, First Floor 9:00 a.m. - July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 - Regular Meeting Agenda Item #62 Subject Central Manatee Network Alternative Analysis Briefings None Contact and/or Presenter Information Sage Kamiya, P.E., PTOE Deputy Director, Traffic Management (941) 708-7407, ext. 7425 Lawrence Massey Systems Planning Administrator Florida Department of Transportation, District 1 (239) 225-1980 Action Requested No Board action required Enabling/Regulating Authority N/A Background Discussion Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis The Florida Department of Transportation has partnered with the Federal Highway Administration, Manatee County, the Cities of Palmetto and Bradenton, and the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to conduct a transportation analysis called the Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis (CMNAA). The study area encompasses 13 square miles in Manatee County and includes the two cities of Palmetto and Bradenton. This report will provide a status update on the project. County Attorney Review Not Reviewed (No apparent legal issues) Manatee County Government Administrative Center Commission Chambers, First Floor 9:00 a.m. - July 28, 2015 Explanation of Other Reviewing Attorney N/A Instructions to Board Records N/A Cost and Funds Source Account Number and Name N/A Amount and Frequency of Recurring Costs N/A 1 FDOT Project Team FDOT Project Manager Lawrence Massey Systems Planning Administrator Florida Department of Transportation, D1 239.225.1980 [email protected] FDOT Assistant Project Manager Consultant Project Manager Patricia S. Hurd Marty Peate, AICP Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Project Manager Transportation Engineering / Planning AECOM 407.540.0555 813.636.2477 [email protected] [email protected] 2 Presentation Agenda 1. Project Overview 2. Existing Conditions 3. Programmed and Recommended Investments 4. Measures of Effectiveness 5. Next Steps 3 Study Area The Study area is Central to Tampa Bay Region and Beaches 4 Study Area • Northern limit 17th Street W, Palmetto 17th Street W Gillette Road Gillette • Southern limit - 17th Avenue W, Bradenton Ellenton • Eastern limit Ellenton-Gillette Road, Palmetto Bridge Desoto • Western limit Street West Street 26th Street W, th Bradenton 26 17th Avenue W 5 Study Area = 13 square miles Project Intent • Use Planning & Environmental Linkage (PEL) • Build upon existing investments • Identify short and long term investments • Short-term ‒ Operations & Maintenance (O&M) ‒ Intersection treatments ‒ Transit ‒ Pedestrian Connectivity (Sidewalk gaps) ‒ Safety • Long-term ‒ Major vehicle capacity improvements ‒ Regional transit • Focus on Implementation 6 Study Process Phase 1 Goals and Objectives Phase 2 Concept Development Phase 3 Programming 7 Presentation Agenda 1. Project Overview 2. Existing Conditions 3. Programmed and Recommended Investments 4. Measures of Effectiveness 5. Next Steps 8 Phase 1 – Goals and Objectives Step 1: Technical Information (Safety, Connectivity, Freight, and Congestion) 1 1 Step 2: Community Input - Reach Out to Identify Community Based Priorities Step 3: Use Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) to Evaluate Potential Concepts Phase (Mobility, Safety, Benefit/Cost) 9 Study Area – Commercial & Employment Downtown Palmetto Feld Entertainment Studios Manatee Memorial Hospital Old Manatee Downtown Bealls Inc. Tropicana Downtown Bradenton 10 Study Area – Cultural & Historic Bradenton Area Convention Center Manatee County Fairgrounds Gamble Plantation Historic State Park (NHRP*) Downtown Palmetto Palmetto Armory (NHRP*) Woman’s Club of Palmetto (NHRP*) Palmetto Historical Park Manatee Village Sutton Park Neighborhood/ Manatee Mineral Springs Regatta Point Marina Braden Castle Historic District (NHRP*) Downtown Bradenton Historic District Bradenton Pier and Twin Dolphin Marina Bradenton Riverwalk Manatee Village Historical Bradenton Carnegie Library (NHRP*) Park/ Historic Cemetery Manatee County Courthouse (NHRP*) Original Manatee County Courthouse (NHRP*) Old Manatee Richardson House (NHRP*) Historic District Village of the Arts McKechnie Field *On the National Historic Registrar of Places 11 Census Employment Data Study Area 26,852 15,292 4,986 Legend Employed in Study Area, Live Outside Live in Study Area, Employed Outside Employed and Live in Study Area 12 Existing Bridges Green Bridge Desoto Bridge •Built - 1986 (28 years) • Built – 1957 (57 years) •Service Life Remaining – 22 years • Service Life Remaining – End of Service Life •Programmed Improvements – Multiuse • Programmed Improvements – None Trail • Structural Issues – Repairs (NBI 6 Rating – •Structural Issues – Maintenance & Minor Satisfactory) Repairs (NBI 7 Rating – Good) • Not Meeting Current Standards – Shoulder •Not Meeting Current Standards - Guardrail Widths, Bridge Curb & Traffic Railing, No Sidewalk End Treatment, USCG Horizontal Clearance or Bicycle Access, Guardrail End Treatment, USCG between Fenders Horizontal Clearance between Fenders 13 Traffic Analysis • Data Collection • Traffic Counts • Blue Tooth Data • Employment Data • Data Analysis • Existing Conditions • Future Projections 14 Origin and Destination Data Percent of total traffic that is pass through by corridor: 9% • Palmetto East- West Through Traffic 35% • Bradenton East- West Through Traffic 20% • North-South Through Traffic 15 Average Travel Times Length: 2.75 miles Peak: 8 mins Off Peak: 5 mins Length: 3.7 miles Length: 3.1 miles Peak: 13 mins Peak: 11 mins Off Peak: 7 mins Off Peak: 6 mins Length: 3.2 miles Peak: 12 mins Off Peak: 7 mins Length: 3.2 miles Peak: 14 mins Off Peak: 9 mins Legend Segments Study Area 16 2035 Forecast LOS 2014 AADT: 34600 2035 AADT: 41100 2035 LOS: F Legend 2014 AADT: 57500 2014 AADT: 33000 2035 AADT: 70100 Segments 2035 AADT: 46900 2035 LOS: F Study Area 2035 LOS: F 2014 AADT: 38500 2035 AADT: 61000 2035 LOS: F 2035 LOS: F 2014 AADT: 9200 2035 AADT: 16300 17 Community Identified Areas of Concern Legend Areas of Concern Locations of Concern Intersection Concerns 18 FDOT High Crash Locations 193 209 6 215 4 Legend: 9 5 153 5 FDOT 5-Year Crash Data 5 4 Segments 2 209 Vehicles 111 4 Bicycles 4 5 Pedestrians 2 Intersections 111 Vehicles 102 139 1 4 Bicycles 0 2 Pedestrians 0 2 Study Area 298 4 342 2 5 542 5 247 4 4 8 109 2 106 2 1 8 1 19 Multi-Modal Travel Demand Households with No Access to a Vehicle 20 Multi-Modal Travel Demand 21 Source: MCAT 2014 – 2023 Transit Development Plan Bike/Ped Trails Connectivity Source: Sarasota/Manatee MPO Bike, Ped, Trails Master Plan 22 Existing Bicycle Facilities and Proposed Trails Emerson Point Trail Willow-Ellenton Trail Perico-Desoto Trail 23 Existing Sidewalk Conditions Legend Sidewalk Coverage 0 – 20% 21 – 40% 41 – 60% 61 – 80% 24 81 – 100% Transit System 25 Local Context Feld Entertainment Studios Downtown Palmetto Legend Manatee Memorial Hospital Parks Schools Old Manatee Downtown Downtown Bradenton Palmetto CRA Bradenton CRAs Riverfronts Major Employers Tropicana Historic Commercial Centers 26 Presentation Agenda 1. Project Overview 2. Existing Conditions 3. Programmed and Recommended Investments 4. Measures of Effectiveness 5. Next Steps 27 Local Investments 10 AVE W Bradenton Downtown Complete Streets 10th Avenue West Green Bridge Multi-Use Path Palmetto Riverfront Bradenton Riverwalk 28 Relevant Studies • US 41 Scenic Highway Corridor Management Plan • Bradenton-Palmetto Downtown Mobility Study • US 41 Multimodal Emphasis Corridor • Urban Land Institute Manatee County (How Will We Grow?) • SMART Connect Transit Study • MPO Bike, Ped, Trails Master Plan • Manatee County Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan • MCAT Transit Development Plan • MPO 2035 LRTP • Comprehensive Plans 29 Downtown Mobility Study Short Term (by 2015) completed or underway • Traffic signal retiming (complete) • Manatee Ave. lane reduction & ped enhancements (underway) • Green Bridge Shared Path (underway) • W 13th St. Transit Mall (complete) Mid Term (2015– 2020) ) Overview • US 41 Bus (9th St West) from 3rd Ave to Manatee Ave add right turn lanes • Extend 7th St. to Haben Blvd. • Roundabouts @ 15th W and 14th W Streets • Lane reduction on 6th Ave. • Lane reduction on W 14th St. and 8th Ave. • 4-lane West MLK Jr. Blvd. • Widen 15th Street W from Manatee to 9th • Multi-use trail along rail ROW • Local circulators Long Term (after 2025) • New bridge or regional road (US 41/301) • Rebuild 301/10th interchange • Widen E 27th St. • Local and Regional Transit • Parking 30 Bike/Ped MP Priority Projects Pedestrian: • 16th Ave. W from 13th St. W to 9th St. W • Riviera Dunes Way from US 41/US 301 to Haben Blvd. • South Tamiami Trail from 17th St. E to 10th St. E Bicyclists: • 15th St. E from Braden River to Cortez Rd. • Manatee Ave. (EB & WB) from 12th St. to 75th St. W • US 41/9th St. from Manatee Ave. to Cortez Rd. • 10th St. W/E from 14th Ave. to West Canal Rd. • US 41 from 10th St. W to Manatee Ave. • 17th St. W/E from 14th Ave. W to Canal Rd. Complete Streets Pilot Projects: • 9th St. W between 13th Ave. & 17th Ave. • 8th Ave. W between 10th St. W & Riverside Dr. • 26th St. W & 60th Ave. W near State College of Florida • 15th St. E 31 US 41 Multimodal Emphasis 8th Ave W / US 41 Business US 41 Business / Green Bridge 14th St W 32 Green Bridge Bike & Ped Corridor • Under design by FDOT District 1 • Construction Funded for FY 2016/17 • Widen the existing sidewalk on western side of the bridge to a 10 foot wide shared use path • Will require lane widths to be reduced