Work Order #GPC VI-5 Prepared for: Prepared by: CALTRAN ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. RENAISSANCE PLANNING GROUP, INC. MEDIA RELATIONS GROUP, LLC January 13, 2017 The preparation of this report has been financed in part from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and/or the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the State Planning and Research Program (Section 505 of Title 23, U.S. Code) and Miami-Dade County, Florida. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. SW 152nd Street Mobility Solutions Study Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Goals ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study Corridor Description ........................................................................................... 2 1.3 Eastern Section ........................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Central Section ............................................................................................................ 3 1.5 Western Section .......................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Existing Conditions .......................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Population and Demographic Trends ........................................................................... 5 2.2 Housing ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Employment ................................................................................................................. 8 2.4 Land Use ....................................................................................................................11 2.5 Future Development Opportunities .............................................................................14 2.6 Existing Roadway Network .........................................................................................17 2.7 Traffic Data Collected .................................................................................................18 2.8 Existing Peak Period Traffic Conditions ......................................................................19 2.9 Crash Analysis ............................................................................................................21 2.10 Transit Network ...........................................................................................................24 2.11 Bicycle and Pedestrian Network ..................................................................................27 3.0 Planned Improvement Projects in the Study Corridor .....................................................30 3.1 2040 LRTP Improvement Projects ..............................................................................30 3.2 Other Projects Underway or Being Considered ...........................................................31 3.3 Relationship to Previous Studies .................................................................................33 3.4 Future Year Traffic ......................................................................................................35 3.5 Recommended Growth Rates .....................................................................................37 3.6 Future Year Traffic Analyses .......................................................................................37 4.0 Summary of Existing and Projected Conditions in the Study Corridor .............................41 4.1 Transit Service ............................................................................................................41 4.2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities .................................................................................41 4.3 Traffic Problems and Vehicular Operations Needs ......................................................42 5.0 Potential Corridor Improvement Projects ........................................................................42 5.1 Initial Testing of Potential Projects ..............................................................................43 5.2 Refinement and Screening of Potential Projects .........................................................48 Page | ii 6.0 Transit Oriented Development.............................................................................................64 7.0 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................................66 Appendices Appendix A: Traffic Count Information in the Study Corridor ...................................................... A Appendix B: Existing Peak Period Conditions in the Study Corridor ........................................... B Appendix C: Crash Analysis Report ........................................................................................... C Appendix D: Bus Service Maps in the Study Corridor ................................................................. D Appendix E: Future Year Traffic Analysis Information ................................................................ E Appendix F: SW 117th Avenue Traffic Analysis Information ........................................................ F Appendix G: Transit Oriented Development Analysis ................................................................. G Exhibits Exhibit 1.1: The Coral Reef Drive Study Corridor ....................................................................... 2 Exhibit 1.2: Eastern Section of the Study Corridor ...................................................................... 3 Exhibit 1.3: Central Section of the Study Corridor ...................................................................... 3 Exhibit 1.4: Western Section of the Study Corridor ..................................................................... 4 Exhibit 2.1: County Transportation Planning Areas .................................................................... 6 Exhibit 2.2: Housing Units in the Study Corridor ......................................................................... 7 Exhibit 2.3: Median House Value in the Study Corridor .............................................................. 8 Exhibit 2.4: County Industries Wage Level - Growth Rates Compared to Florida Averages ....... 9 Exhibit 2.5: Employment in the Study Corridor ..........................................................................10 Exhibit 2.6: Miami Executive Airport Economic Impact ..............................................................10 Exhibit 2.7: How Coral Reef Drive Residents Commute to Work ...............................................11 Exhibit 2.8: GreenPrint Transportation Aspirational Goal ..........................................................12 Exhibit 2.9: Adopted Land Use in the Study Corridor.................................................................13 Exhibit 2.10: Coral Reef Commons Site ....................................................................................14 Exhibit 2.11: Rendering of the Zoo Miami Development ............................................................15 Exhibit 2.12: Parkland Development Site ..................................................................................16 Exhibit 2.13: Coral Reef Drive Segments ..................................................................................18 Exhibit 2.14: Crash Heat Map - Eastern Section of the Study Corridor ......................................21 Exhibit 2.15: Crash Heat Map – Central Section of the Study Corridor ......................................22 Exhibit 2.16: Crash Heat Map – Western Section of the Study Corridor ....................................22 Exhibit 2.17: Crash Distribution by Type....................................................................................23 Exhibit 2.18: Transit Network in the Study Corridor ...................................................................24 Exhibit 2.19: Number of Workers Commuting by Public Transit in the Study Corridor ...............26 Exhibit 2.20: Bus Stops in the Vicinity of the Study Corridor ......................................................26 Exhibit 2.21: Bicycle LOS in the Study Corridor .........................................................................27 Exhibit 2.22: Black Creek Trail ..................................................................................................28 Exhibit 2.23: Existing Bicycle Faculties in the Vicinity of Coral Reef Drive .................................29 Exhibit 3.1: Location of 2040 LRTP Projects in the Vicinity of the Study Corridor ......................31 Exhibit 3.2: Location of Other Projects in the Vicinity of the Study Corridor ...............................33 Exhibit 5.1: Coral Reef Drive at Old Cutler Road Roundabout Concept ....................................43 Page | iii Exhibit 5.2: 117th Avenue Modifications .....................................................................................45 Exhibit 5.3: 2040 SERPM Daily Volumes with Coral Reef Drive Extension ...............................48 Exhibit 5.4 Proposed Projects Located in Eastern Section of the Study Corridor .......................55 Exhibit