Evaluation Matrix Executive Summary Updated January 2021 Final SR 968 Flagler Street Executive Summary SR 968/Flagler Street Premium Transit Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study Financial Management Number: 437782-1-22-01 Contract Number: C-9P09 Efficient Transportation Decision Marking (ETDM) Number: 14250 Prepared for Florida Department of Transportation – District Six Prepared by: WSP USA, Inc. June 2019 – Update January 2021 Executive Summary Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose and Objectives of the Study .......................................................................................... 2 1.3 Project Description ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Need of the Project ......................................................................................................................... 5 Corridor Growth and Future Traffic Demand ................................................................ 6 Need for Premium Transit .................................................................................................. 7 System Connectivity........................................................................................................... 8 The Need for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety ................................................................ 8 The Need to Address Transit Dependent Population .................................................. 8 1.5 Plan Consistency .............................................................................................................................. 9 2 CORRIDOR CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................. 10 2.1 Functional Classification ............................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Typical Sections .............................................................................................................................. 10 SR 968/W Flagler Street - NW/SW 107th Avenue to NW/SW 24th Avenue ............... 10 SR 968/SW/NW 1st Street from NW/SW 24th Avenue to NW/SW 6th Avenue ........... 11 SR 90/US 41/NW/SW 8th Street from SW 147th Avenue to SW 107th Avenue ........... 12 SW/NW 107th Avenue from SW 8th Street to NW 12th Street ...................................... 13 NW 12th Street from West of Florida Turnpike to NW 107th Avenue ......................... 13 2.3 Interchanges, Intersections, and Signalization ......................................................................... 14 2.4 Railroad Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 14 3 CORRIDOR ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 15 4 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS PROCESS ......................................................................... 15 4.1 No-Build Alternative ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.2 Transportation System Management Alternative .................................................................... 16 4.3 Build Alternatives Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 17 Initial Screening Alternatives Evaluation ...................................................................... 18 5 VIABLE ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION ...................................................................... 23 5.1 Build Alternative 1 – Business Access Transit Lane (BAT) ......................................................... 23 5.2 Build Alternative 2 – Exclusive Reversible Car Center Lanes.................................................. 25 5.3 Build Alternative 3 - Exclusive Bus Bi-directional Center Lanes .............................................. 26 Transit Stations/Stops and Park-and-Ride Facilities .................................................... 27 Station Locations .............................................................................................................. 27 Park-and-Ride Facilities ................................................................................................... 27 5.4 Transit Improvements ..................................................................................................................... 27 Route 11 ............................................................................................................................. 28 Route 51 Flagler Max ....................................................................................................... 28 Route 137 ........................................................................................................................... 28 SR 968/Flagler Street Premium Transit PD&E Study Florida Department of Transportation | District 6 Page | i Executive Summary BRT Dolphin Alignment..................................................................................................... 31 BRT Panther Alignment .................................................................................................... 31 BRT Tamiami Alignment ................................................................................................... 31 6 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 31 6.1 Traffic Operations Analysis ............................................................................................................ 32 6.2 Operational Analysis Results Summary....................................................................................... 33 2042 No-Build ..................................................................................................................... 33 2042 TSM&O Alternative .................................................................................................. 33 2042 Build Alternative 1 ................................................................................................... 33 2042 Build Alternative 2 ................................................................................................... 33 2042 Build Alternative 3 ................................................................................................... 34 6.3 Reversible Lane Suitability Analysis Summary ........................................................................... 34 7 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................. 35 7.1 Project Cost ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Preliminary Cost ................................................................................................................ 36 Professional Services and Utility Relocation................................................................. 37 Right-of-way Cost ............................................................................................................. 37 Operations and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 38 7.2 Travel Operations and Safety ...................................................................................................... 38 Mixed Motorized Vehicle Level of Service ................................................................... 38 Multimodal Level of Service ........................................................................................... 39 Multimodal Travel Safety ................................................................................................. 40 Roadway Access Impacts .............................................................................................. 41 7.3 Multimodal Measures .................................................................................................................... 41 Ridership Estimate (2040) ................................................................................................ 42 7.4 Social and Economic Environment ............................................................................................ 43 Community Focal Points ................................................................................................. 43 Land Use Changes ........................................................................................................... 43 Number of Parcel Impacts ............................................................................................. 43 Community Cohesion Impacts ...................................................................................... 44 Community Impacts ........................................................................................................ 44 Economic Development/Redevelopment Impacts ................................................. 45 Mobility of Non-Driving Population Group ................................................................... 45 Visual and Aesthetic Impacts ........................................................................................ 45 7.5 Cultural Environment ....................................................................................................................