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Downtown West Palm Beach Mobility Strategy

Open HouseOctober 24, 2017

Welcome Back

Tonight’s Agenda

• Welcome

• Downtown WPB Mobility Vision

• Downtown Mobility Plan

• Okeechobee Boulevard Corridor Study

• Downtown Parking + TDM Study

• Next steps

• Are we heading in the right direction?

Why are we doing this?

“West Palm Beach is committed to being a leader in shifting away from our dependence on cars and moving toward embracing innovative methods of moving people...The goal is to

develop a transportation system that balances bicycle, pedestrian, transit and car travel in an affordable, sustainable

and safe manner.”Mayor Jeri Muoio

How did we get here?

We are here.

How did we get here?

Public Meetings Online Engagement Stakeholder Meetings

• Over 29 meetings between City staff, stakeholder groups and community leaders

• 3 Project Technical Steering Committee meetings

• Meetings with neighborhood groups, business community, and municipal agencies

• 1,396 unique visitors

• 207 Comments online

• 622 “Likes” to comments online.

200+ Participants During Visioning Kickoff Meetings

600+ Participants During Okeechobee Charrette

Concurrent Studies

Okeechobee Boulevard Corridor Study

Downtown Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management Study

City-Wide Bicycle Master Plan

Public Life Study

Mobility Plan

Mobility Team

strategic planning & change management

multimodal transportation, urban design & community engagement

transit operations & corridor design

traffic engineering& corridor design

traffic engineering

Downtown WPBMobility Vision

Public Input

Policy, Plans, and Projects

Research+ Data

Goals/Desired Outcomes

Create a 21st-century city that is future ready, can meet the needs of people today and tomorrow, and provides prosperity for everyone in the community.

Safe & Healthy

Safe & Healthy

The effects of walking and cycling were measured by comparing them with the Non-active mode of transport. Cycling to work was associated with very large health benefits. ... Walking to work was associated with a 27% lower risk of developing and a 36% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Apr 25, 2017

Resilience

Connected & Blossoming

The U.S. is spending more and investing less

Blossoming… Responsibly

Welcoming

Action Oriented

Short-Term(0 - 5 Years)

Medium Term

(5-10 Years)

Long-Term(10+ years)

Pilot

Projects

45% Increase

74% Increase

Sources: FDOT Southeast Florida Regional Planning Model (SERPM) 7.071

PRINCIPLE: Move PEOPLE Vs. Vehicles

Principles

Create streets and networks that are complete and connected for all modes.

Complete Networks Complete Streets

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Mode Hierarchy

The City’s transportation decisions will generally reflect a “hierarchy of modes” for moving people.

The hierarchy is intended to:

• Ensure needs and safety of each group

• Prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable users first

• Sequentially considered in decisions

• Changes will not make existing conditions worse for people on foot, bicycle, and motorcycle users

• Does not mean users at the top of the list will always receive the most beneficial treatment on every street

Downtown WPB Mobility Study

How do we create the City we want to be?

ProjectsIdentify the physical changes to streets that can create the transportation system envisioned for Downtown.

PoliciesSupport decision-making about funding, projects, and programs.

ProgramsProvide incentives and support for people to travel using more options.

Action PlanOrganizes the projects, polices, and programs into a sequential implementation plan to guide actions and investments over time.

Projects

45Projects

*Note: Projects extended to their logical termini, which may be outside of the study area

Elements of a Project

Walking

Walking

19 miles of enhanced streetscape

58% of streets rebuilt within Downtown

Walking

Existing Goal

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Okeechobee: Today(@ Dixie looking west)

Okeechobee: Potential Streetscape Enhancement

• Shade trees

• Wider sidewalk

• Enhanced connections to other travel options

Biking

Biking

2 + 15 = 17 miles

600% increasein bikeway network

45% of streets with bikeways in Downtown

existing proposed of bikeways

Biking

Bikeway Continuum

High Vehicle Volumes + Speed

No Interaction with Vehicles

Bikeway @ Intersections+

Quadrille: Today

Quadrille: Potential Separated Bike Lane

Transit

Transit

10 miles

30% of streets with transit access improvements in Downtown

Premium transit access streets

Tamarind: Today

Tamarind: Potential Access to Transit Improvements

Regional Bus Service Improvements

Route Recommendations

• Create hub at Tent site

• Reroute routes to Okeechobee, Quadrille, and Tamarind

• Extend and enhance Route 43

• Extend and enhance Route 42

• Eliminate Route 1 Diversion to Intermodal Transit Center

• Create three premium bus-rapid transit routes serving Downtown

Local Trolley Improvements

Route Recommendations Summary• Simplify routes

• Re-brand routes to describe destinations

• Enhance routes within Downtown

• Enhance and extend routes out of Downtown

• Enable park-once concept

• Enhance service from regional transit stations

Street Transformations


17 miles

52% of streets improvements in Downtown

Street transformation projects


“Existing Conditions”

One-Way to Two-Way

Lane Elimination

Lane Reconfiguration

Shared Street

Datura: Today

Datura: Potential Shared Street

Quick Build Strategy

• Test concepts• Refine concepts

based on measured performance

Quadrille: Today

Quadrille: Potential Pilot Project

Quadrille: Potential Re-Construction

Policy

Support decision-making about funding, projects, and programs.

Programs

Provide incentives and support for people to travel using more options.

Vision Zero Safety Program

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

Vision Zero Principles

• Re-framing traffic deaths as preventable

• Focus on system failure

• Reduce the impact of collisions

• Adopt a Safe System approach

• Implement data-driven decision-making

• Establish road safety as a social equity issue

Transportation Demand Management Program

Mobility + Technology

Use Technology to Expand Travel Options

Mobility + Technology

Design the City You Want and Use Technology to Achieve Your Mobility Goals

Action Plan

Short-Term(0 - 5 Years)

Medium Term

(5-10 Years)

Long-Term(10+ years)

Pilot

Projects

What we heard

1000+ Map views

Public Charrette Technical Steering Committee Online Map Survey

200+ Mapped comments

600+ Map comment “Likes”

600+ Attendees over 4 days

What we heard

Corridor Goals

Provide convenient and safe crossings

Create a predictable and reliable corridor

Create places where people want to spend their time and money

Expand travel options for all users

Character Area Recommendations

Freeway/Gateway Character Area

Short-Term


Medium-Term


Long-Term

Okeechobee: Today(@ Australian looking west)

Okeechobee: Potential Trail + Transit Improvements

• Dedicated bus/HOV lane

• Lake Trail

• Enhanced crossings for people walking and biking

Okeechobee @ Tamarind

• Separated bikeway

• Enhanced crosswalks

• Enhanced streetscape

• Signal improvements


Civic Character Area

Short-Term


Medium-Term


Long-Term

Above/Below Grade Concepts

Implementation Challenges

• Significant costs

• Do not address vehicular operational needs along the corridor

• Do not address safety needs at intersections

Depressing Okeechobee Depressing RR tracks Above Grade Pedestrian Crossing

Okeechobee: Today(@ Florida Ave looking

west)

Okeechobee: Potential Improvements for All Users






Okeechobee @ RosemaryPilot Project


• Shared Lane Markings

• Enhanced lighting

• Median and public space pilot project

• Signal enhancements

Okeechobee @ RosemaryMedium-Term






• Rosemary re-design

• Florida re-design

Urban Character Area

Short-Term


Medium-Term


Long-Term

Okeechobee: Today(@ Dixie looking west)

Okeechobee: Potential Mobility Hub

Okeechobee @ Quadrille/Dixie

Future Development Site/Mobility Hub

Okeechobee: Today(@ Flagler looking north)

Okeechobee: Potential Improvements for All Users

Okeechobee @ Flagler



• Separated bikeway on Flagler

• Separated bikeway on Okeechobee/Lakeview


Downtown Parking + Transportation Demand Management Study

Parking StudyObjectives of the study

• Create a “Park Once”, walkable environment

• Encourage shared parking amongst a mixture of uses

• Distribute parking demand throughout the downtowns users groups

• Provide a balanced mixture of alternative transportation modes so that parking is one component of the transportation ecosystem, as opposed to the dominant land use

Parking Study

Example Recommendations

• Create short-term parking in high demand areas

• Extend meter hours of enforcement

• Adjust parking to align supply with demand

• Establish parking maximums

• Execute parking cash-out program

• Unbundle parking from leases

• Subsidize active transportation modes

TDM Strategies• Shared Parking • Internal Shuttle• Coordinated Parking Pricing• Employee Transportation Benefits• Discounted transit passes• Bike storage facilities• Ride-matching programs • Emergency ride home programs • Bikeshare facilities • Bikeshare discounts • Carshare facilities• Carshare discount programs • Bike/ped infrastructure • Carpool/vanpool program

Next Steps

Concurrent Studies


Downtown Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management Study

City-Wide Bicycle Master Plan

Public Life Study

Mobility Plan

Next Steps

• Mayors Commission Work Session - Parking Study

• Parking Study – meet with Merchant stakeholders

• Finalize and publish full study reports

• Ongoing coordination with regional partners

Project Website

WPBmobility.com

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