MARCH 2015 Table of Contents List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................................................... v 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Study Area ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Project Visioning Team (PVT) Project Kick-Off Meeting ............................................................ 3 2 Existing Conditions (Data Collection) ................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Transportation System Characteristics ............................................................................................. 4 2.1.1 Roadway Characteristics ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.2 Roadway Classification ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.1.3 Street Cross-Section .................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.4 Parking ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities .......................................................................................................... 8 2.1.6 Transit ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.7 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) .............................................................................. 11 2.1.8 Bike-On-Bus ................................................................................................................................................ 11 2.2 Existing Travel Demand Characteristics ......................................................................................... 12 2.2.1 Traffic Volumes (Annual Average Daily Traffic – AADT) ......................................................... 12 2.2.2 Activity Centers ......................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.3 Turning Movement Counts ................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.4 Transit Ridership ...................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic ............................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Corridor Operations Summary ........................................................................................................... 18 2.3.1 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 2.4 Land Use/Community Characteristics ................................ 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Bookmark not defined. 2.5 Soils and Flood Maps ............................................................................................................................... 29 2.6 Identification Summary of Issues and Constraints ..................................................................... 29 3 Planning Review/Needs Assessment .................................................................................................................. 31 3.1 Review of Previous Plans ...................................................................................................................... 31 i MARCH 2015 3.1.1 City of Ocala Annual Plan – 2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan (2012) ................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.1.2 City of Ocala Downtown Master Plan (2004) ................................................................................ 31 3.1.3 City of Ocala Parking Study and Master Plan (2010) ................................................................. 32 3.1.4 City of Ocala Recreation & Parks Master Plan (2010) ............................................................... 32 3.1.5 Ocala/Marion Design Guidelines – Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan Update (2004) ... 33 3.1.6 Ocala 2035 Vision Plan (2010) ........................................................................................................... 33 3.1.7 2008-2012 Traffic Counts & Trends Manual (2012) ................................................................. 34 3.1.8 Tuscawilla Park Master Plan (2014) ................................................................................................ 35 3.1.9 FDOT Traffic Operation and Access Management Improvements (2014) ....................... 34 3.1.10 FDOT Roadway Study: SR 40 from Magnolia Avenue to NE 1st Avenue (2014) ............. 35 3.2 Understanding the Project Purpose and Need ............................................................................. 35 3.2.1 Understanding the Streetside .............................................................................................................. 37 3.2.2 Best Practices ............................................................................................................................................. 38 3.3 Baseline Future Conditions Needs Assessment ........................................................................... 42 4 Alternatives Identification/Development ......................................................................................................... 45 4.1 Initial Concept Plans & Exhibits ......................................................................................................... 45 4.1.1 Alternative A – Raised Median Concept .......................................................................................... 46 4.1.2 Alternative B – Lane Reduction Concept ........................................................................................ 49 4.1.3 Conceptual Ocala Downtown Park Block Intersection Alternatives ................................... 52 4.2 Preliminary Assessment of Alternatives ......................................................................................... 54 4.2.1 Planning-Level Cost Estimates ............................................................................................................ 57 4.2.2 TransValU Tool Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 60 5 ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT MEETING ..................................................................................................... 61 6 SELECT ALTERNATIVES AND NEXT STEPS ..................................................................................................... 62 6.1 Selected Improvement Strategies Recommended for Further Analysis ............................ 62 6.2 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................................... 64 ii MARCH 2015 List of Figures Figure 1: Project Study Area ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Functional Classification System ................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Existing Lane Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 4: SR 40/Silver Springs Boulevard Typical Cross Section, 90’ ROW (US 441 to Osceola Avenue) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Figure 5: SR 40/Silver Springs Boulevard Typical Cross Section, 80’ ROW (Osceola Avenue to US 441) ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 6: Existing Sidewalk (Pedestrian) Network ................................................................................................... 9 Figure 7: Regional Bike Trail Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 8: SunTran Bus Routes in the City of Ocala. ................................................................................................. 10 Figure 9: 2013 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) 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