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Center for Urban Transportation Research | University of South Florida

Visionary Student Concepts for Florida’s Future Corridors

CUTR Webcast April 3, 2014

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About the Project

FDOT sponsored project: “Engaging Transportation Students in Florida’s Future Corridors Initiative”

Three multidisciplinary student teams charged with developing visionary concepts that address:

• “What would a future corridor look like and how might it operate?”

• Range of modal alternatives, innovations, trends

• Presentations, posters, and summary brochure

FDOT Project Manager• Maria Cahill, AICP

CUTR Principal Investigator• Kristine Williams, AICP

USF Faculty Advisors• Trent Green, Architecture• Abdul Pinjari, Engineering• Yu Zhang, Engineering • Jason Bittner, CUTR

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Today’s Presenters

Casey JarrellPursuing

Master of Civil Engineering

Danny ShopfPursuing

Master of Urban & Regional Planning

Nikhil MenonPursuing

PhD in Transportation Engineering

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Team A: Concepts for Florida’s Future Corridors

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Team A

Casey JarrellDegree: Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringPursuing:Master of Civil Engineering

Christian StanleyPursuing :Master of Architecture

Singeh SalikiDegrees: Bachelor of Architecture & Minor of Architectural HistoryPursuing :Masters of Urban & Regional Planning

MohammadrezaKamali

Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringPursuing :PhD in TransportationEngineering

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Outline

• Vision

• Innovations

• Proposed Concepts

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Vision

• Tampa to Orlando

• Accommodating

• Environmentally Friendly

• Economy Booster

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Primary Focus

• Roadway Design

• Transit Systems

• Freight Movement

• MultimodalConnections

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Trends

• Trends and Conditions Report – 2012– Truck Trends

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Trends• Millennial and

Mobility Trends– Technology– Public

Transportation

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Trends

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Innovative Strategies• Autonomous Vehicles

• Connected Vehicles

• Tarmac 2.0

• Modular Roadway Design

• Intermodal Centers

• Truck Lane

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Proposed Concepts

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Proposed ConceptsSolar Panel Guard Rail

Arterial Plenum Space

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Proposed Concepts

Above Grade Section View

Ground Level Section View

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Proposed Concepts

Travel Sheds

Tampa

Lakeland

Orlando

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Proposed ConceptsTravel Sheds

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Proposed ConceptsTravel Sheds

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Proposed ConceptsTravel Sheds

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Proposed ConceptsTravel Sheds

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Proposed ConceptsTravel Sheds

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Proposed Concepts

Travel Sheds

Tampa

Lakeland

Orlando

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Vision 2060

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Patrick Buddenbrock E.I. | Noureddine Elmehraz | Jessica Djata Mata| Danny Shopf

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Team B: Concepts for Florida’s Future Corridors

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Outline

• Vision• Innovative Strategies and Technologies• Rural, Suburban and Urban Future

Corridors • Managed Lanes• Ideas for 2060 and Beyond

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Vision

• Develop an environmentally conscious multimodal design for future rural, suburban and urban corridors that can be applied throughout the state as new construction or as a retrofit.–We designed this project to be

implemented on any corridor in the state of Florida.

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Complete Streets

• Streets that are designed to accommodate all users

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Redesign Intersections

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlApbxLz6pA

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Rain Gardens

http://thedoodlehouse.com/2012/02/28/crushing-on-rain-gardens/

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Innovative Technologies

• Permeable pavement with cisterns to collect water• Interactive lighting• Glow in the dark lines• Solar Powered street lights• Electric inductive charging• Roads that collect solar energy• Piezoelectric lanes (energy collected through

vibration in the road)• Dynamic paint (the road can illustrate the

conditions)• Intelligent Networked Highways

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• Glow in the dark indicators of roadway conditions

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Interactive Roadway Lighting

• Roadway interacts with traffic

• Streetlights can turn on and off as vehicles require

• Piezoelectric generators incorporated into the road surface

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Inductive Charging

Inductive charging available for in route charging of vehicles could be implemented on the “Slow lane” of the highway. The power for the inductive charging can be supplemented by the piezoelectric properties of the roadway. Vehicles can also be inductively charged while parked.

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Inductive Charging• The city of Gumi, South Korea has debuted a wirelessly

charged electric bus• The charge plates under the road generally take up only

between 5 and 15 percent of the total route, and remain switched off until an induction-capable bus approaches.

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Benefits of Incorporating Innovative Technologies and Strategies

• Additional revenue can be generated to offset the costs of constructing highways with this advanced technology

• Users would be required to pay a fee for inductive charging

• The energy necessary for inductive charging can be provided from piezoelectric energy roads and the remaining energy can be sold to the power company– This strategy adds an additional, renewable energy

source helping to protect the environment

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HOV/HOT/Express Lanes

• Proven effective in the case of theI-95/I-595 Express Lanes• In combination with movable medians, this

strategy reduces the number of lanes that are required

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“Zipper” BarrierMichigan has used the movable barrier wall on 4 or 5 projects in work zones. Safety record was perfect.

The barriers are safer than barrels or cones because of the ability to absorb energy.

Michigan DOT also believes that the drivers are safer because the semi-permanent barrier makes drivers focus more.

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These barriers are used as a delineation for the separation of traffic.

Any of the red highlighted lanes are able to be used as HOT or GP lanes to achieve desirable LOS conditions.

Contra-flow conditions can also be implemented in the rural and suburban areas as well as construction zones.

RURAL SUBURBAN URBAN

“Zipper” Barrier Usage

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Contra flow in a work zone. Capacity can be adjusted. 8 miles of barrier can easily be moved in 45 minutes.

The ability of this system to provide the capacity as needed where it is needed in limited space is desirable. Urban arterials can be adjusted to meet traffic flow requirements.

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Present ideas for cross sections of a roadway with HOT Lanes

One HOT Lane

Two HOT Lanes

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…2 northbound lanes and 3 southbound lanes to handle traffic flow while maintaining an optimal LOS. At the appropriate time HOT lanes can be converted to connected vehicle lanes

With the use of a zipper barrier, 3 northbound lanes and 2 southbound lanes can easily by changed to…

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Benefit of Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to

Infrastructure (V2I) Application• Safety

• Control Loss Warning• Driver Log• Blind Spot Warning

Driver receives warning when showing intent to change lanes

Normal driving – advisory indicator of car in blind spot

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Future ideas for cross sections of a fully automated roadway with inductive charging lanes

Roadway surface Piezoelectric layer Inductive charging lanes Sensors/Heater

Roadway surface includes solar charging (PV Cells), Piezoelectric layer provides electricity to power infrastructure, Inductive charging lanes charge electric vehicles in motion, Sensors and heater locate traffic and keep roadway ice/snow free during freezing weather (Cold Climates)

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You will notice that this roadway has no designated lanes!! The infrastructure will have a virtual barrier that can update itself and allocate space for vehicles

to travel according to demand and upcoming imminent demand. Flow of traffic can be very close

in proximity and at higher speeds.

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Team C: Concepts for Florida’s

Future CorridorsCUTR Webcast | April 3, 2014

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GROUP MEMBERS

Eric Pohlman

Degrees: Masters of

Architecture and Masters of

Urban and Community Design

Current:

Urban Designer at Florida

Center for Community

Design+Research

Josh McDonald

Degrees: Bachelor's of

Real-estate, Management,

and Human Resource

Management

Current:

Pursuing Masters of Global

Sustainability

Nikhil Menon

Degrees: Technical Bachelors in

Civil Engineering, Masters of

Science: Transportation Systems

Current:

Pursuing PhD in Transportation

Engineering

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CNN, 2010

USA Today

PLANNING DEFECIENCIES

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PLANNING DEFECIENCIES

Current Suburban development

� Time taken to drive between two houses which share a boundary wall –

20mins; 9.3 miles.

� Separation of residential, commercial, and education areas – discouraging

mixed land use – private car oriented planning.

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VISION

Sprawl Repair, 2010

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MODAL ALTERNATIVES

• PLURALITY

– Duality in mode choices with

different modes of

transportation for the seamless

movement of people.

– Overall reduction in transfer

and waiting times, vehicle

miles traveled.

– NEW MODES

– OPTIMIZATION OF EXISTING

MODES.

– Inducing mode shift

– Reducing capacity bottlenecks.

Permaculture.co.uk, 2013 Light Rail Now Project, 2006The Energy Smart

Communities Initiative

(ESCI)2010

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MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE

• Respecting the autonomy of the individual while easing the flow of

the masses.

MoveoneInc, 2010

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MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE

• Focusing on the movement of people, rather than the mathematical movement of vehicles.

CPF

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MASS TRANSITThe efficient movement of people will require the use of non-personal

vehicles, especially in urban areas and inter-urban commute.

Reconnecting America, 2012

Prioritization – economic, personal

Cruse L, 2013

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INNOVATIONS

meshDETECT blog

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NEW MODES

• Passenger rail transport operating between the extents of the future transportation corridor.

• Operating speed range: 40mph to 80mph; Pricing regime: Zonal pricing.

• Incremental investment on rail infrastructure – building tracks capable of taking high speed rails, starting with express train services with an option to upgrade. (demand responsive)

EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE

(INTERSTATE CORRIDORS)

Oregon Live, 2009

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NEW MODES

• Bus based mass rapid system plying on

dedicated right of way along the exterior

lanes.

• Operating speed range: 20mph to 30mph.

• Pricing regime: Zonal pricing.

• Frequency: 2-3 mins, so right turning

movements are unaffected – signalized –

BRT has priority & power to ensure its

smooth flow. (fully actuated signal systems)

BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

(STATE HIGHWAY CORRIDORS)

Cities for People, 2010

• BRT operating as the connectors

between suburban and urban, also

internal urban routes.

• Operating speed range: 35 mph-

45mph; Pricing regime: Zonal pricing.

• Immediate investment in fleet, minimal

investment on infrastructure.

• Can operate on existing roads, with

updated stations serving population

centres.

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OPTIMIZING OF EXISTING MODES

• Planning for transport in relation

to the demand anticipated –

dynamic with respect to day, time

and economic activity.

• Planning based on cultural events

– information extraction (from

web sources) and GPS data

monitoring to study dynamism in

demand.

• Optimal scheduling based on the

schedules of the new mode

(modal integration) – reducing

travel/ transfer (waiting) times. EPFL, 2013

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KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING DESIGN

“Fewer millennials look to cars for mobility.” (APTA,2013)

Planning for the “uncertain” future

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KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING DESIGN

Mode shift mantra: Last mile connectivity with lesser travel/ transfer times.

APTA, 2013 APTA, 2013

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KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING DESIGN The importance of efficient freight movement from an economic/ regional

development standpoint.

FDOT, 2012

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KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING DESIGN

Focus shift from “predict and provide” to “predict and prevent”

DfT UK, 2013

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KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING DESIGN

SUSTAINABILITY in Design

Inhabitat, 2010

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ENVISIONING THE FUTURE CORRIDOR (PROPOSED CONCEPTS)

Cognoscenti, 2013

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CURRENT SCENARIO – Urban Arterial

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PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE

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PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE

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DIFFERENCES FROM CURRENT CORRIDOR CONDITIONS

Bike Lane Parallel

Parking

New

Pedestrian

Zone

Bike Lane

And New

Pedestrian

Zone

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CURRENT SCENARIO

Small-scale

strip mall

Minimal

Pedestrian Zone

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PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE

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PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE Detail

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DIFFERENCES FROM CURRENT CORRIDOR CONDITIONS

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CURRENT SCENARIO

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PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE

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DIFFERENCES FROM CURRENT CORRIDOR CONDITIONS