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City of Miami Amendment 03-2
November 25, 2003
OBJECTIONS TO AMENDMENT 03-2
1 Land Use Allocations for Analysis of Impacts from Proposed Future Land Use Map
Change
The amendment describes a preferred allocation of land uses within the proposed Buena Vista
Yard Regional Activity Center (RAC), which is the basis of the impact analysis for the proposed
Future Land Use Map (FLUM) change from Industrial and General Commercial to Restricted
Commercial. However, this preferred RAC development program is only one of a very large
number of possible development scenarios that could occur on the property under the proposed
FLUM designation. For example, under the proposed FLUM designation of Restricted
Commercial, the site could be developed wholly for commercial retail (the Miami
comprehensive plan does not appear to set an intensity standard for retail development in
Restricted Commercial) or wholly for high density residential uses (maximum density of 150
dwelling units per acre). Either of these scenarios could generate more peak hour vehicle trips
and other impacts than calculated in the data and analysis supplied with the amendment package.
Without accounting for more intense or dense development scenarios than the particular one
proposed by the City, the City will not be prepared to adequately address the several impacts and
facility and service requirements of such development scenarios.
As a result of these assumptions, the supporting analysis is not based on the maximum potential
development allowed by the land use designations.
Citations
Florida Statutes: § 163.3177(6)(a) and 163.3177(8)
Florida Administrative Code: Rules 9J-5005(2), 9J-5.005(6), 9J-5.006(3)(c)7, and 9J-5.006(4)(c)
Recommendations
1. The City should include in the comprehensive plan the desired development program and
allocations for the Buena Vista Yard RAC site. This program should be included in the
section of the comprehensive plan designating the Buena Vista Yard RAC; or
2. The City should modify the underlying FLUM category definitions to establish intensity
standards for commercial uses and percentage mix of uses.
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RESPONSE:
Proposed Policy LU-3.1.2 has been revised pursuant to the Department's recommendations
as follows:
Policy LU-3.1.2:
* * *
Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center
Permitted uses shall be as for the underlying land use classification..-; however, the
following minimum and maximum development thresholds shall apply:
Residential: 2,000 units minimuml4,500 units maximum
Commercial: 500,000 square feet minimum/1,200,000 square feet maximum
Office:
Compatibility:
The City shall develop and implement design standards to address compatibility of
development within the Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center with the
surrounding area, which design standards should further the following concepts:
• New streets and avenues should connect to the existing street grid.
• Sidewalks., as principal pedestrian thruways, should be designed to create a
comfortable outdoor public space to accommodate a range of active and passive
pedestrian activities.
• Buildings should have ground floor uses that activate the street and relate new
development to surrounding areas.
• The context and scale of new development should be reflected in new building
design, including the setting back of upper floors in order to accommodate height
while maintaining human scale at the pedestrian level.
80,000 square feet minimuml100,000 square feet maximum
2 Phasing of Regional Activity Center Development
The supplemental transportation impact analysis assumes complete build -out of the RAC site
will not occur until 2025 without supporting this build -out date with data and analysis. The
impact analysis and associated mitigation measures must be based on a build -out date supported
by adequate data and analysis.
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Citations
Florida Statutes: § 163.3177(6)(j) and 163.3177(8)
Florida Administrative Code: Rules 9J-5005(2) and 9J-5.019(2) and (3)
Recommendation
Provide supporting documentation for the assumption that the RAC will not reach build -out until
2025. Alternatively, alter the build -out date to one which can be supported by data and analysis.
RESPONSE:
The proposed build -out for the Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center is ten years
(2013). The data and analysis supporting this build -out date is provided as Exhibit 1.1 to this
response.
3 Transportation Element and Transportation Concurrency Exception Area
The City has not adopted its EAR -based Transportation Element, which was reviewed in an
Amendment 02-1ER ORC report issued by the Department last year (note: the City's EAR was
prepared in 1995). The current Transportation Element in the comprehensive plan does not
comply with the administrative rule requirements (Rule 9J-5.019, F.A.C.) that are now required
for the transportation element, including peak hour LOS standards.
The subject amendment is therefore premature. Conclusions from the impact analysis submitted
with the amendment appear to be based on the draft transportation element, which has not been
adopted or found in compliance by the Department. The amendment is also internally
inconsistent with the currently adopted comprehensive plan. However, because the current
comprehensive plan has not been amended to meet new statutory and rule requirements, it would
not be appropriate to base the RAC amendment on the outdated provisions of the current
transportation element. Rather, the RAC and new transportation element must comply with
revised statutory and administrative rule requirements.
The proposed 02-1ER Transportation Element describes the City's proposed Transportation
Concurrency Exception Area, which would include the area of the proposed Buena Vista Yard
RAC. Because the Transportation Element and the TCEA are not yet effective, they do not apply
to the proposed 03-2 amendment.
Citations
Florida Statutes: s. 163.3177(6)(j) and 163.3180(5)
Florida Administrative Code: Rules 9J-5.0055(6) and 9J-5.019
Recommendation
Adopt the proposed Transportation Element with the revisions recommended in the
Department's ORC report and submit to the Department for compliance review before adopting
the proposed 03-2 Amendment.
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RESPONSE:
The proposed Transportation Element, including revisions recommended in the Department's
ORC report, will be adopted concurrently with the proposed 03-2 Amendment on November
25, 2003. The Transportation Element will comply with all revised statutory and
administrative rule requirements. The 03-2 Amendment is based upon the provisions of the
updated Transportation Element.
4 Transportation Data and Analysis
The supplemental transportation impact analysis does not use peak hour in its analysis of the
road impact of the proposed amendment. It uses average annual daily trips (AADT). Peak hour
LOS standards are required for roads and public transit facilities in comprehensive plans
pursuant to Rule 9J-5.019(4)(01, F.A.C., and must be addressed in the new transportation
element.
Assumed growth rates for each of the roadway segments were not provided for verification of
volumes. The methodology provided in the Background Traffic (page 29 of the supplemental
transportation impact analysis) states that 2008 and 2025 average annual daily traffic count
volumes were grown using annual compound growth rates calculated from the observed increase
in traffic volumes reported for the 1999 validation and 2005 interim Miami Urban Area
Transportation Study (MUATS) models. Roadway segments with a calculated negative growth
rate were applied with a nominal 0.5 percent growth rate. Verification checks of the 2008 and
2025 volumes within Tables 9 through 12 of the supplemental transportation impact analysis do
not result in consistent growth rates across the study years for each of the segments.
Citations
Florida Statutes: § 163.3177(6)(j) and 163.3177(8)
Florida Administrative Code: Rules 9J-5005(2) and 9J-5.019(4)(c)1
Recommendation
1. Provide analysis of the proposed FLUM change on peak hour level of service information.
2. Provide assumed growth rates for each of the roadway segments, as noted above.
RESPONSE:
1. The Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center Transportation Impact Analysis was
completed using daily volumes based the meeting with the FDOT. However, at the
request of the Department of Community Affairs, the City is also providing the peak hour
level of service information for the Regional Activity Center study area. As the land use
change is limited to the development intensities of the RAC, the level of service
information is based upon the RAC's maximum development, and provided as Exhibit
1.1.
2. In response to Recommendation #2, the assumed growth rates for each of the roadway
segments are shown in Exhibit 1.2 of this response.
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5 Mitigation of Transportation Impacts
The supplemental transportation impact analysis suggests, on page 65, that mitigation for the
identified road impacts from development of the RAC could be to-
1. Increase bus service along existing transit corridors in the study area
2. Consider new transit service for N. Miami Avenue, where no service exists today
3. Other means to aimed at increasing vehicle occupancy rate for motorists
However, the City has not committed to specific mitigation measures that satisfy concurrency
requirements, pursuant to Rule 9J-5.0055, F.A.C.
Citations
Florida Statutes: § 163.3180
Florida Administrative Code: Rule 9J-5.0055
Recommendation
Provide specific mitigation measures that satisfy transportation concurrency requirements,
pursuant to Rule 9J-5.0055, F.A.C.
RESPONSE:
The City is proposing specific mitigation measures that satisfy the transportation concurrency
requirements as part of this ORC Response; the proposed measures are provided as Exhibit 2
to this response. As further evidence of the City's commitment to implementing projects that
reduce the impacts of the City's transportation concurrency exception area, Developments of
Regional Impact, and proposed Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center, also included
under a separate cover is a copy of the Miami Downtown Transportation Master Plan
(MDTMP) Executive Summary. The MDTMP provides a three-phase strategy for
implementing transportation improvements in and around downtown, generally including
improving transit service, developing an network of pedestrian -oriented corridors, extending
Metromover lines, and implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The plan
anticipates the City's sales surtax proceeds from the %2 cent transit sales tax, approved
through the People's Transportation Plan, as dedicated funding to enable implementation of
many of the MDTMP's recommendations by 2020.
In addition, pursuant to City of Miami Resolution No. 02-641, the City will prepare "a
comprehensive transportation master plan for the FEC Corridor [including the Regional
Activity Center], including an analysis of needed transportation improvements for all modes
including highways and streets, mass transit, taxi and jitney, and pedestrian, and presenting
recommendations together with priorities, preliminary cost estimates, sources of funding, and
proposed scheduling." This project is anticipated to commence in early 2004.
Finally, near -term improvements are being implemented pursuant to the People's
Transportation Plan. In particular, improved bus service in the vicinity of the Regional
Activity Center already is being implemented, with the establishment of a new circulator
along NE 2 Avenue in 2002 (with improved headways slated for 2004) and with the
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expansion to 24-hour service of service along NW 2 Avenue in 2003 (with improved
headways slated for 2004).
6 Regional Activity Center Criteria in Comprehensive Plan
The proposed RAC criteria to be added to the comprehensive plan, in new Policy 3.1.2, do not
satisfy the Rule 28-24.014(10), F.A.C., requirements. It is important that the City's RAC
requirements satisfy the administrative rule requirements, not only for the Buena Vista Yard
RAC, but for future RACs that may be designated in the City of Miami.
Rule 28-24.014(10), F.S., requires that the designated RAC shall be consistent with the local
government comprehensive plan and future land use map intensities. The City's proposed RAC
language in proposed Policy 3.1.2 does not specify that the designated RAC shall be consistent
with future land use map intensities.
Second, the administrative rule requires that the RAC shall contain adequate existing public
facilities as defined in Chapter 9J-5, F.A.C., or committed public facilities, as identified in the
capital improvements element of the local government comprehensive plan. The City's proposed
RAC language in proposed Policy 3.1.2 does not appear to contain anything similar.
Third, the administrative rule requires that the RAC shall routinely provide service to, or be
regularly used by, a significant number of citizens of more than one county. The City's
requirement in proposed Policy 3.1.2 is similar, in requiring that Regional Activity Centers shall
include mixed land uses of regional significance, but should be revised to match more closely the
rule requirement.
Citations
Florida Statutes: § 163.3177(6)(a) and 380.06(2)(e)
Florida Administrative Code: Rules 9J-5.005(6), 9J-5.006(3)(c)7, 9J-5.006(4)(c), and 28-
24.014(10)
Recommendations
1. Revise proposed Policy 3.1.2 to specify that a designated RAC shall be consistent with future
land use map intensities.
2. Revise proposed Policy 3.1.2 to specify that a designated RAC shall contain adequate
existing public facilities as defined in Chapter 9J-5, F.A.C., or committed public facilities, as
identified in the capital improvements element of the local government comprehensive plan.
3. Revise proposed Policy 3.1.2 to specify that a designated RAC shall routinely provide
service to, or be regularly used by, a significant number of citizens of more than one county.
RESPONSE:
Proposed Policy LU-3.1.2 has been revised pursuant to the Department's recommendations
as follows:
Policy LU-3.1.2: Create Regional Activity Centers if appropriate in Urban Infill Areas
and Urban Redevelopment Areas to facilitate mixed -use development, encourage mass
transit, reduce the need for automobile travel, provide incentives for quality development
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and give definition to the urban form. The permitted uses and density and intensity of
uses within a RAC shall be governed by the underlying future land use map designations
of the subject property. A designated RAC shall routinely provide service to, or be
regularly used by, a significant number of citizens of more than one county; contain
adequate existing public facilities as defined in Rule 9J-5, F.A.C., or committed public
facilities, as identified in the capital improvements element of the City's comprehensive
plan; and shall be proximate and accessible to interstate or major arterial roadways.
7 School Capacity
The City has proposed a program of development for the Buena Vista Yard Regional Activity
Center that includes 4,500 dwelling units. However, the proposed new FLUM category for the
site, Restricted Commercial, could allow up to 8,400 dwelling unit (56 acres x 150 du/acre) on
the site. The residential population of 8,400 dwelling units could include sufficient school -age
children to have a large impact on vicinity public schools.
Proposed Amendment 03-2 is generally inconsistent with the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for
South Florida because of the significant additional demand that would be placed on schools by
the proposed land use change. See Regional Goals 1.1 and 2.3 and Regional Policies 1.1.6 and
2.3.19 of the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida. The South Florida Regional
Planning Council's report on Amendment 03-2 notes that because an analysis of the potential
impacts to the school system is not part of the concurrency process, the amendment requires
careful scrutiny at this stage.
Additional coordination with the Miami -Dade County Public Schools is also necessary in order
to respond to the South Florida Regional Planning Council's concerns. The Department notes
that the City has not completed updates to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element that were
due several years ago. These should be completed to incorporate required coordination policies
related to school planning before proceeding with the adoption of the RAC amendment.
Citations
Florida Statutes: 163.3177(6)(h)
Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida: Regional Goals 1.1 and 2.3 and Regional
Policies 1.1.6 and 2.3.19
Recommendations
1. The City should include in the comprehensive plan the desired development program and
allocations for the Buena Vista Yard RAC site, limiting the residential component to 4,500
dwelling units. This program should be included in the section of the comprehensive plan
designating the Buena Vista Yard RAC; or the City should modify the underlying FLUM
category definitions to establish intensity standards for commercial uses and percentage mix
of uses in order to accomplish the same limit on the residential component of the RAC.
2. The City should complete the updates to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element that
were due several years ago, before proceeding with the adoption of the RAC amendment.
These updates should incorporate required coordination policies related to school planning.
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3. The City should work closely with Miami -Dade County Public Schools to reconcile the
outstanding issue of potential impacts of the proposed amendment on the school system.
RESPONSE:
Proposed Policy LU-3.1.2 has been revised pursuant to the Department's Recommendation
#1 as follows:
Policy LU-3.1.2:
* * *
Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center
* * *
Permitted uses shall be as for the underlying land use classification-; however, the
following minimum and maximum development thresholds shall apply:
Residential: 2,000 units minimum/4,500 units maximum
Commercial: 500,000 square feet minimum/1,200,000 square feet maximum
Office: 80,000 square feet minimum/100,000 square feet maximum
As directed in Recommendation #2, the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan has been updated to meet the requirements of
Chapter 163.3177(6)(h), F.S. and is included as Amendment C, Attachment A. Specific to
the school coordination requirement, the element has been revised as follows:
Policy IC-1.1.6: Continue implementation activities associated with the Interlocal
Agreement for Public School Facility Planning in Miami -Dade County, effective
February 27, 2003, including, but not limited to, coordinating City, County, and
School Board plans upon consistent projections of the amount, type, and distribution
of population growth and student enrollment; participating in decision -making,
through floating membership on the School Board's School Site Planning and
Construction Committee, regarding potential sites for new schools and proposals for
significant renovation, the location of relocatables or additions to existing buildings,
and potential closure of existing schools; and collaborating to identify options aimed
to provide the capacity to accommodate anticipate student enrollment demand
associated with increases in residential development potential.
In accordance with Recommendation #3, the City of Miami has been working and will
continue to work diligently to ensure the highest degree of effective coordination between the
City and the School Board of Miami -Dade County both in general and as relates to the
proposed comprehensive plan amendments that are the subject of this ORC report.
In general. In March 2003, the City of Miami, the School Board of Miami -Dade County,
Miami -Dade County, and all other non-exempt Miami -Dade municipalities entered into the
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Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning in Miami -Dade County. This
culminated months of coordinative effort, facilitated by the Miami -Dade Planners' Technical
Committee and with the leadership and active participation of the City of Miami, in
negotiating and drafting the Agreement. In addition, the City of Miami assisted in
establishing, actively participates in, and assists in facilitating (through provision of meeting
notices and meeting locations) the Staff Working Group, established pursuant to the
Interlocal Agreement, which is charged with meeting:
to discuss issues and formulate recommendations regarding public education in
the School District, and coordination of land use and school facilities planning,
including such issues as population and student projections, development trends, a
work program for five, ten and twenty year intervals and its relationship to the
local government comprehensive plans, particularly as it relates to identification
of potential school sites in the comprehensive plan's future land use map series,
school needs (school capacity and school funding), collocation and joint use
opportunities, and ancillary infrastructure improvements needed to support the
school and ensure safe student access.
With this group the City of Miami has assisted in drafting a procedures manual for
implementation of the Agreement, and is in the process of organizing the first annual Elected
Officials Joint Workshop pursuant to the Agreement. The City of Miami has established
internal controls and procedures for ensuring that information is provided to School Board
staff in a timely and user-friendly manner and that collaboration between the City, the School
Board, and members of the development community takes place in accordance with the
Interlocal Agreement. Furthermore, the City has hosted and will continue to host meetings
with School Board staff to facilitate better understanding of the respective organizations and
their operating procedures; to identify needs; to share data and other resources; to discuss
constraints (such as state -mandated "no school" airport zoning districts) with the aim of
identifying solutions to apparent roadblocks; and to strategize about how the availability
(relative to projected population growth) and quality of schools within the City of Miami
might be enhanced. Through representation on the City's internal Large Scale Development
Committee, which is a technical review committee that comments on new projects prior to
formal approval, the School Board is an active participant in the approval process of all large
development projects in the City of Miami. Through formal membership on the City's
Planning Advisory Board, which is the City's local planning agency, the School Board
actively participates in reviewing and providing information on land use plan amendments as
well as all major planning initiatives in the City. Also pursuant to the Agreement, the City is
represented on the School Board's School Site Planning and Construction Committee when
deliberating projects located within City limits. These and related coordinative efforts will be
ongoing.
Specific to the proposed plan amendments. On July 18, the City transmitted a copy of the
proposed amendments to the School Board for review. School Board staff responded with a
report dated July 31 indicating that the proposed plan amendments might result in negative
impacts on the capacity of those schools within whose attendance boundaries the subject site
is located. A meeting between City and School Board staff, as well as agents of the owner of
the subject property, took place on August 21, 2003 pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Interlocal
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Agreement. Issues discussed at this meeting included attendance boundaries (although the
school district's analysis indicates that the elementary and middle schools serving the site are
at 107% and 119% of capacity, respectively, excess capacity currently exists at several
existing elementary and middle schools within two miles of the site. The senior high school
serving the site is under capacity, at 72%.) Though school district staff cannot
administratively modify attendance boundaries to provide for a more equal distribution of
students across available student stations, it was suggested that possible modifications to
school boundaries be examined and recommended to the appropriate external committee
responsible for final decision -making. Also discussed was available district -owned property,
including a former elementary school structure located two blocks from the site; district staff
indicated that this site was to be converted for use as district offices but has subsequently
indicated that they will investigate the option of re -opening the school. The availability of
privately -owned land surrounding the site, including a large number of vacant parcels, nearly
all of which lie within future land use districts permitting educational facilities, was
discussed, as was the availability of City -owner land proximate to the site, including a
potential future school site located ten blocks away. In view of the fact that the Buena Vista
project and other new developments in the City of Miami will generate significant impact
fees paid to the school district, the possibility of donating land for educational facilities in
exchange for an impact fee credit was explored. Following the meeting the City conducted a
survey of property within a two-mile radius of the subject property; this has been provided to
the School Board as well as to the Department of Community Affairs. A follow-up
collaboration meeting on October 21, 2003 included discussion of all of the above issues in
greater depth and ended with mutual agreement to continue to pursue creative and effective
solutions to the capacity issues associated with the subject amendments as well as with the
broader increase in residential development throughout the City of Miami. In particular, City
and School Board have agreed to work together to establish a mechanism and procedures for
securing land in appropriate locations and funding and constructing school facilities to meet
present and projected needs. A letter from the school district affirming the progress of these
collaborative sessions is included as Exhibit 3 to this response.
Regarding the Regional Planning Council's finding that the proposed land use change is
"generally inconsistent with the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida"
(specifically, Regional Goals 1.1 and 2.3 and Regional Policies 1.1.6 and 2.3.19) due to
limited school facility capacity, the City of Miami finds this conclusion vexing. The
Regional Planning Council's reasoning that "because an analysis of the potential impacts to
the school system is not part of the concurrency process, the amendment requires careful
scrutiny at this stage" is specious in light of both Chapter 163 and the Interlocal Agreement
for Public School Facility Planning, which are the only two commitments to which the City
of Miami is legally bound in the comprehensive plan amendment process.
Chapter 163.3180(1)(a) clearly states that "Sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable
water, parks and recreation, and transportation facilities, including mass transit, where
applicable, are the only public facilities and services subject to the concurrency requirement
on a statewide basis." Any desire to pay "careful scrutiny", no matter how well-intentioned,
to an item not on this list, can end only in advice, not a binding mandate.
Section 7.5 of the Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning states:
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If sufficient capacity is not available or planned to serve the development at the time of
impact, the School Board will determine and specify the options available to it to meet
the anticipated student enrollment demand. Alternatively [emphasis added], the School
Board, local government, and developer will use their best efforts to collaboratively
develop options that aim to provide the capacity to accommodate new students generated
from the new residential development. ... This Section shall not be construed to obligate
a City or County to deny a development [emphasis added] should the School Board fail to
identify options to meet anticipated demand or should the collaborative process described
in this Section fail to yield a means to ensure sufficient capacity.
In view of the provisions of these documents, as well as the considerable array of options
open to the school district to assist in meeting any additional capacity needs arising from the
increased development potential of the site, and the willingness of the City of Miami to serve
as an active partner in identifying and bringing to bear available resources and crafting
intelligent solutions to our community's educational facilities needs, it is hoped that the
Department will consider that sufficient scrutiny has been paid to the issue of school capacity
as related to these proposed plan amendments.
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 03-2
1 Impact Analysis from Existing versus Proposed FLUM Designations
The impact analysis does not directly compare the maximum potential impacts to be generated
from the site under its existing Industrial and General Commercial FLUM designations with the
maximum potential impacts to be generated from the site under the proposed Restricted
Commercial FLUM designation.
RESPONSE:
The impact analysis for the Regional Activity Center compares the existing level of service
information for the study area with the demand for public facilities that will be generated by
the proposed development intensities of the RAC. The proposed amendment has been revised to
include maximum development intensities for the RAC area, therefore, the proposed RAC
intensities are the maximum potential impacts to be generated from the site under the FLUM and
land use designation. As part of the transportation impact analysis provided earlier, the City
developed a methodology with the Florida Department of Transportation for the provision of
daily trip information. As requested by the Department of Community Affairs, the peak hour
level of service information is provided as part of the ORC Response in Exhibit 1.1.
2 Transit Capacity
Table 3 (page 16) of the supplemental transportation impact analysis illustrates the link analysis
of the daily bus capacity of MDT bus routes serving the study area. The daily bus capacity for
each roadway segment has been calculated by multiplying the total number of buses serving that
segment in a 24-hour period with the maximum person carrying capacity of a full-size, standard
bus. The daily bus capacity is then compared against the annual average weekday ridership (of
the routes serving the segment) to obtain the remaining daily capacity. The average weekday
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ridership volumes for each roadway segment have been obtained from averaged annual daily
ridership statistics for weekday periods covering March 2002 through February 2003 (see
Transportation Data and Analysis Appendix — MDT Ridership Information),
The calculated remaining daily capacity of each of the MDT bus services within the study area is
representative of the remaining capacity over a 24-hour period. This capacity does not, however,
reflect the available remaining capacity during the peak hours of service. The amendment does
not demonstrate how the project will meet adopted transit LOS standards which will be required
under the new transportation element.
RESPONSE:
Public transit in Miami is provided by the Miami -Dade Transit Agency, independent of the
City of Miami. However, the City of Miami does and will continue to diligently coordinate
transit efforts with the MDTA. In addition, the City is revising the Transportation Element of
its comprehensive plan to include goals, objectives, and policies to provide assurance that the
project will meet the adopted transit LOS standards.
3 Number of Lanes and Roadway Classifications
Tables 9 through 12 of the supplemental transportation impact analysis should be revised to
include the assumptions as to the number of lanes and roadway classifications for verification of
roadway capacity.
RESPONSE:
The modeling effort utilized to develop Tables 9 through 12 of the supplemental
transportation impact analysis included the assumptions of the number of lanes in the
analysis. However, the tables have been revised to include the information regarding the
number of lanes and roadway classification and are provided as Exhibit 4 to this response.
4 LOS for Background Trips and Background plus Project Trips
Tables 9 through 17 of the supplemental transportation impact analysis currently illustrate LOS
for the total trips. The LOS should be provided for both background trips (which includes
committed trips) and background plus project trips. This information will enable the reviewer to
determine the cause of the failure.
RESPONSE:
Each set of tables in the supplemental transportation impact analysis (Tables 9 through 17)
has the background trips for 2003, 2008, and 2025, as well as the background trips plus
project trips for the three planning years provided. However, additional tables have been
prepared to include the background trips and background plus project trips on one table for
quick reference. The new tables are provided as Exhibit 5.1 (Vehicle Trip Capacity) and 5.2
(Person Trip Capacity) of this response.
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5 City and County Roadways Providing Access to the Site
The description of the study area (page 3 of the supplemental transportation impact analysis)
appears to be reasonable with regard to the state roadways; however, it should also identify any
major city or county roadways that provide access to the site.
RESPONSE:
A graphic depicting the major city and county roadways in the City of Miami providing
access to the RAC is provided as Exhibit 6 of this response.
CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The amendment is not consistent with following provisions of the State Comprehensive Plan
(Chapter 187, F.S.):
Land Use Goal, s. 187.201(15)(a) and (b)
RESPONSE:
The Land Use Goal provides:
In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural resources and enhancing the
quality of life of the state, development shall be directed to those areas which have in
place, or have agreements to provide, the land and water resources, fiscal abilities, and
service capacity to accommodate growth in an environmentally acceptable manner.
The amendment is entirely consistent with this goal. The proposed RAC amendment area is
an urban infill parcel that is of little environmental value. There are no wetlands on site or
other meaningful natural resources. In fact, the site currently serves as a container storage
yard and is in need of remediation for existing contamination. The remediation will be
conducted in conjunction with the redevelopment effort. As demonstrated in the land use
plan amendment application materials, there are adequate public facilities either existing or
proposed to serve the amendment area. The proposed amendment will facilitate
redevelopment of an underutilized infill parcel which will result in significant fiscal and
economic benefits for the City and County in terms of increased ad valorem property taxes,
sales taxes and 2,000+ badly needed jobs in an area that has experienced declining
employment over the last several years.
Urban and Downtown Revitalization Policies 6 and 7, s. 187.201(16)(b)
RESPONSE:
Urban and Downtown Revitalization Policy 6 provides:
Enhance the linkages between land use, water use, and transportation planning in state,
regional, and local plans for current and future designated urban areas.
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The proposed amendment is an example of linked land use and transportation planning. The
City is in the process of availing itself of a planning tool available under state law by
designating a Traffic Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) which is meant to foster urban
infill and redevelopment. In addition, the City is also availing itself of another planning tool
available under state law for stimulating urban infill and redevelopment by adopting enabling
provisions for designation of Regional Activity Centers (RACs). The proposed Buena Vista
RAC will be within the TCEA. The proposed goals, objectives and policies of the
Transportation Element and the Future Land Use Element are designed to increase mobility
in the TCEA and RAC, and the densities and intensities afforded by the RAC designation
will provide the needed critical mass to make transit alternatives feasible.
Urban and Downtown Revitalization Policy 7 provides:
Develop concurrency requirements that do not compromise public health and safety for
urban areas that promote redevelopment areas.
The only concurrency requirement that is being altered in connection with the amendment is
traffic concurrency via the exception to traffic concurrency that will be afforded to
development within the RAC by virtue of the TCEA. The Florida legislature has already
determined by its establishment of the TCEA enabling legislation that there are public
welfare benefits that accrue from urban infill and redevelopment that outweigh the detriment
to public welfare that may result from any increase in traffic.
Transportation Goal, s. 187.201(19)(a)
RESPONSE:
The Transportation Goal provides:
Florida shall direct future transportation improvements to aid in the management of
growth and shall have a state transportation system that integrates highway, air, mass
transit, and other transportation modes.
The City is uncertain how this goal, which speaks to State transportation improvements, is
relevant to the amendment.
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EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
ADOPTED AND CURRENT LOS STANDARDS
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Adopted
LOS
Capacity
2002 Volume
V/C Ratio
Curr en
LOS
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (U
4,456
4,022 (4)
0.90
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 41
4,456
3,656 (5)
0.82
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (t)
2,964
3,510
1.18
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,144 (4)
1.40
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
4,314 (4)
1.46
E+50
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
1,445 (6)
0.62
B
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
1,850
0.79
C
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (3)
13,420
10,610
0.70 (7)
D (9)
Interstate 95
1-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D c3)
16,980
14,877
0.77 (7)
C (9)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
17,304
0.90 (1)
D (9)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,979 (5)
0.67
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,979
0.67
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,843 (')
0.62
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
1,706
0.58
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,243 {'}
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,243
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,218 (5)
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,194
0.74
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,194 (')
0.74
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of lnterstate 95
D (3)
13,420
8,824
0.58 (7)
B (9)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (3)
9,840
7,242 (5)
0.65 (`)
B (9)
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (2)
9,840
7,242 (i)
0.65 (1)
B "
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,818
0.61 (`)
B (9)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,046 (6)
0.68
B
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (t)
1,544
1,174 (6)
0.76
C
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,740 (6)
0.59
B
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
2,340
670
0.29
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
9,982
0.65 ")
B (9)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,012
0.63 (t)
B (9)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,718
0.60 (7)
B (9)
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity forLOS E due to its location in the an infill area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity forLOS E due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are idented as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIFIS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) Multiple count stations located on this link,- therefore, counts are averaged
(5) No carat data available on this link therefore comets on two adjacent links averaged
(6) Count data collected by Kimley-Horn and Associates04/08/2003 dim 04/10/2003
(7) On FIHS roadways, v/c based on LOS E' capacity.
(8) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(9) Pet- Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIRS roadways within the city is LOS
Sources: FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
SHORT-TERM (2008) LOS MEASUREMENTS
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
AdoptedLOS
Capacity
V2008
olume(41
V/C Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
4,456
3,966 (5)
0.89
D
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (1)
4,456
3,812
0.86
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
3,652
1.23
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-1951NE 36th Street
E+50 (l)
2,964
4,060
1.37
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
4,568
1.54
F
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2Y--
2,340
1,426
0.61
B
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
1,825
0.78
C
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (3)
13,420
10,371
0.68 (6)
S (8)
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
14,937
0.77 (6)
C 18)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
17,364
0.90 (6)
D IS)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
2,086
0.70
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,900
0.64
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
1,850
0.62
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (')
2,964
1,755
0.59
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,229
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,212 (5)
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,187 (5)
0.74
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)-
2,964
2,164 (5)
0.73
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,1641"
0.73
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
10,126
0.66 (6)
B (a)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (3)
9,840
7,437
0.67 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 195
N Miami Ave to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,513
0.67 (6)
B l8i
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,919
0.62 (6)
B (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,097
0.71
C
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,152 (5)
0.75
C
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,708 (5)
0.58
B
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 f2T
2,340
680
0.29
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
9,681
0.64 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,133
0.64 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,496
0.58 (6)
B (8)
Notes:
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban infill area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban irfll area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 29 minute headway's
(3) These roadway facilities are identfed aspart of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FINS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2008 vohane based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2005 FSU7 SS model to 1999 FSUTRIS validation model, applied exponentially to 2002 AADT volume
(5) The growth rate for this Ink is negative; therefore a nominal gnawih rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIHS roadways, v/c based on LOS E. capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares es were measured rasing volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -bode Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard forFIRS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Solaces: MUATS 2005 Model Run, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
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EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
SHORT-TERM (2008) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH RAC DEVELOPMENT
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
ALoOptted
Capacity
2008 Volume)
V/C Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
4,456
4,045 (5)
0.91
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (1)
4,456
3,908
0.88
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
3,752
1.27
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195/NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,104
1.38
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,690
1.58
F
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 i
2,340
1,827
0.78
C
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
2,511
1.07
E+20
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (3)
13,420
10,436
0.68 (6)
B (a)
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112
D i3l
16,980
15,094
0.78 (6)
C (g)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D ('
16,980
17,611
0.91 (6)
E (8)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,130
0.72
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (3)
2,964
1,944
0.66
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,850
0.62
B
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,772
0.60
13
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (
2,964
2,250
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,233 (')
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,187 `'i
0.74
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,220 (5)
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 i
2,964
2,220 '}
0.75
C
SR I12 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
10,396
0.68 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (3)
9,840
8,068
0.72 (6)
C (8)
Interstate 195
N Miami Ave to Biscayne Boulevard
D T35.-
9,840
7,595
0.68 (6)
B (g)
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,084
0.63 (6)
B (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,219
0.79
C
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,234 (5)
0.80
C
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (t)
2,964
2,042 (5)
0.69
B
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
1
770
0.33
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (
13,420
9,789
0.64 (6)
B (a)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,154
0.64 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,540
0.58 (6)
Big)
Notes: (I) This road is allowed to reach 130% of capacity for LASE due to its location in the urban infrll area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban inftll area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FINS) as noted an FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2008 volume based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2005 FSU"LMS model to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2002 AADT, plus project trufc assigned to the roadway network
using select zone analysis performed with 2005 FSUTMS model, see Table I
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0 5% was applied
(6) On FIBS roadways, v/c based an LOS 'E' capacity.
(') Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standardfor FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Sources: IvIUATS 2005 Model Run, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
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EXHIBIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
BUILDOUT YEAR (2013) BACKGROUND LOS MEASUREMENTS
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
ALOS d
Capacity
2013 Volume (4)
Ra'tio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
4,456
4,089
0.92
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (1)
4,456
3,968
0.89
D
Biscayne Boulevard
_
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
3,752
1.27
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1) _
2,964
4,250
1.43
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,997
1.69
F
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
1,453
0.62
B
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
2,037
0.87
D
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
1-395 / SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112 _
D (3)
D (3)
13,420
16,980
10,279
14,846
0.67 (6)
0.77 (6)
B (8)
C (8)
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (')
16,980
17,174
0.89 (6)
D (8)
7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,120
0.72
C
_NW
7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,977
0.67
B
_NW
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (t)
2,964
1,928
0.65
B
7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,820
0.61
B
_NW
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street _
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,222
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (`)
2,964
2,267 (5)
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,243 (5)
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,102
0.71
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,258
0.76
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
10,558
0.69 (6) -
B (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (3}
9,840
7,784
0.70 (6)
B (s)
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,792
0.70 (6)
B (8)
~Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,046
0.63 (6)
B (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
1,544
1,160
0.75
C
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (i)
1,544
1,187 (5)
0.77
C
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,786
0.60
_ B
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
2,340
681
0.29
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
9,983
0.66 (6)
B (B)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D 0)
9,840
7,326
0.66 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
6,580
0.59 (6)
B (3)
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacityfor LASE due to its location in the urban inftlt area with extraordawry transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 1204 of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infll area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FHIS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2013 volume based on growth rate derived frorn comparison of 2015 FSUIMS model to 1999 FNUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to existing volume
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative,. therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIHS roadways, v/c based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Sources: MUATS 2025 Model Rim without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimsey -Horn and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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EXHIBIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
BUILDOUT YEAR (2013) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH BUILDOUT OF RAC
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Adopted LOS
Capacity
2013 Volume (4)
C
Rao
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Cat seway
E+50 (1)
4,456
4,204
0.94
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (t)
4,456
4,103
0.92
E
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
3,896
1.31
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to 1-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (t)
2,964
4,309
1.45 _
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
5,135
1.73
F
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
1,835
0.78
C
NE 2nd Avenue
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
2,584
1.10
E+20
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (3)
13,420
10,376
0.68 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 95
I-395 1 SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112
D csl
16,980
15,060
0.78 (6)
C (8)
Interstate 95
of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
17,431
0.90 (6)
E (x)
NW 7th Avenue
_North
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (t)
2,964
2,138
0.72
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 ())
2,964
2,015
0.68
B _
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (I)
2,964
1,928
0.65
B
JNW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (t)
2,964
1,849
0.62
B
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (1)
2,964
2,281
0.77
NW 12th Avenue
_
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20(2)
2,964
2,267 (s)
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,243 (5)
0.76
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,161
0.73
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,317
0.78
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (2)
- 13,420
10,938
0.72 (6)
C (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (s)
9,840
8,586
0.77 (6)
C ("
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,930
0.71 (6)
C ")
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,242
0.65 (6)
B (s).
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (t)
1,544
1,397
0.91
_ E
_
NE 36th Street l
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (I)
1,544
1,392 (')
0.90
E
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 ul
2,964
2,207
0.74
C
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
2,340
731
0.31
B
NE 29th Street
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW I2th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
13,420
10,091
0.66 «
B (8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D {'}
9,840
7,335
0.66 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D I')
9,840
6,639
0.59 (6)
B (b) _
Notes: (1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOSE' due to its location to the urban rote area with l ertraarrrnary transit serice
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban infrll area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2013 person trips based on growth rate derived from comparison of2015 FSUhI S model to 1999 FSUIMS validation model, applied exponentially to existing volumes, plus project traffic assigned to the roadway
network using select zone analysis performed with 2013 FSUTMS model, see Table I
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FINS roadways, v/c based on LOS E. capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (Vic) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FLYS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Source: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc
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Roadway
Segr
Inter:
Boulevard
Biscayne
Vent
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE
NE
Biscayne Boulevard
Inter
Biscayne Boulevard
NE
NE 2nd Avenue
NW
N Miami Avenue
Sou
Interstate 95
EXHIBIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
LONGTERM (2025) LOS MEASUREMENTS
VEHICLE TRIPS
ent
to 395 to Venetian Causeway
an Causeway to NE 20th Street
Adopted
LOS
E+50 (1)
E+50
Capacity
4,456
4,456
2025 Volume
(4)
4,223
3,838
V/C Ratio
0.95
0.86
LOS (7)
th
20th Street to NE 29th Street
29th Street to 1-195 / NE 36th Street
state 195 to NE 54th Street
29th Street to NE 36th Street
29th Street to NW 36th Street
of Interstate 395 / SR 836
1SR836to1-195/SR112
h of Interstate 195 / SR 112
36 to NW 20th Street
20th Street to NW 29th Street
29th Street to NW 36th Street
36th Street to NW 54th Street
36 to NW 20th Street
20th Street to NW 29th Street
29th Street to NW 36th Street
36th Street to SR 112
12 to NW 54th Street
t of Interstate 95
state 95 to N Miami Avenue
fiami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
of Biscayne Boulevard
7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
liami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
Riami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
12th Avenue to Interstate 95
rstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
t of Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (')
E+50 (1)
E+50
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
E+50 (')
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D(3)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
D(3)
D(3)
D (3)
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,340
2,340
13,420
16,980
16,980
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
2,964
13,420
9,840
9,840
9,840
1,544
1,544
2,964
2,340
13,420
9,840
9,840
4,050
4,308
5,257
1,669
2,213
11,308
17,075
19,126
2,361
2,121
2,086
1,904
2,410
2,408 (5)
2,236
2,355 (5)
2,197
12,319
8,530
8,574
7,712
1,625
1,267
2,040
799
11,738
8,974
7,167
1.37
1.45
1.77
0.71
0.95
0.74 (6)
0.88 (6)
0.99 (6)
0.80
0.72
0.70
0.64
0.81
0.81
0.75
0.79
0.74
0.81 (6)
0.76 (6)
0.77 (6)
0.69 (6)
1.05
0.82
0.69
0.34
0.77 (6)
0.80 (6)
0.64 (6)
Notes: (1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOSE due to its location m the urban mlru area wttn esimorranary erure+u ,rr���c
(2) his road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E due 10 its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Mntrasude Highway System (FIHS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January
2003
(4) 2025 volume based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2025 FSUTMS model to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2008 background volume
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative, therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIRS roadways, i/c based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard forFlHS roadways within the city is LOS
Sources: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Hom and Associates, Inc.
E+50
E+50
F
c (6)
D (a)
E (8)
c
c
B
D
D
D (6)
c (e)
c (a)
B (a)
E+50
D
c (6)
D ($)
B (6)
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EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
LONGTERM (2025) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH BUILDOUT OF RAC
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Adopted LOS
Capacity
2025 Volume (4)
WC
Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
4,456
4,338
0.97
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 41)
4,456
3,944
0.89
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,176
1.41
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
4,337
1.46
E+50
_
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
5,395
1.82
F
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,340
2,105
0.90
D
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
_ E+20 (2)
2,340
3,149
1.35
F
95
South of Interstate 395 ! SR 836
D (3)
13,420
11,396
0.75 (6)
C (8)
_Interstate
Interstate 95
1-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
17,192
0.89 (6)
D (8)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (3)
16,980
19,293
1.00 (6)
E (8)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,399
0.81
D
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,150
0.73
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,086
0.70
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (1)
2,964
1,933
0.65
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,439
0.82
D
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,408 «
0.81
D
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,236
0.75
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,414 (')
0.81
D
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
2,964
2,256
0.76
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (')
13,420
12,699
0.83 (6)
D (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (3)
9,840
9,244
0.83 (6)
D ()
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D")
9,840
8,635
0.77 (6)
C (a)
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,888
0.71 (6)
C (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (4)
1,544
1,889
1.22
E+50
_
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (l)
1,544
1,308
0.85
D
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (1)
2,964
2,353
0.79
C
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
2,340
878
0.38
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (')
13,420
11,876
0.78 (6)
C (8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
9,033
0.81 (6)
D (8)
Interstate 395
Fact of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
9,840
7,235
0.65 (6)
B
(I) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban tnfill area with erfrao�dmary ttrmstt serene
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headrtrrys
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2013 person trips hated on growth rate derivedfrom comparison of 2015 FSUTAIS model to 1999 FSUThfS validation model, applied exponentially to existing volumes, plus project traffic assigned to the roadway
network using select zone analysis performed with 2013 FSUTRfS model, see Table I
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIBS roadways, We based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Source: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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Roadway
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 2nd Avenue
N Miami Avenue
EXHIBIT Li - CONTINUED
ADOPTED AND CURRENT LOS STANDARDS
PERSON TRIPS
Segment
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
I-395 / SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to SR 112
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
NW 36th Street
NE 36th Street
West of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
NE 36th Street
NE 29th Street
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
Adopted
LOS
E+50 t4
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (i)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (')
E+50 (1)
E+50 (I)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D(3)
D(3)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
Capacity
8,515
10,447
7,945
7,945
6,496
3,966
3,276
19,685
24,669
24,669
5,116
5,116
5,116
5,116
6,151
6,427
5,599
5,599
4,702
19,685
13,776
13,776
14,190
3,265
3,127
5,116
3,276
19,340
14,466
15,570
2002 Person
Trips
7,240 (4)
8,081 (5)
7,525
8,413 (4)
8,181 (4)
2,741 (b)
2,590
14,977
20,951
24,349
3,725 (5)
3,687
3,496 (5)
3,304
4,145 (5)
4,411
3,825 (2)
3,792 (')
3,639
12,507 (6)
10,139
10,139 (6)
9,753 (6)
2,415 (6)
2,442
3,234
938
14,120
10,285
11,061
V/C Ratio
0.85
0.77
0.95
1.06
1.26
0.69
0.79
0.67 (`)
0.75 (t)
0.87 (1)
0.73
0.72
0.68
0.65
0.67
0.69
0.68
0.68
0.77
0.56 (7)
0.65 (1)
0.65 (7)
0.61(7)
0.74
0.78
0.63
0.29
0.65 (`)
0.63 (')
0.63 (7)
Notes: (1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infill area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E doe to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Flordalntrastate Highway System (FIHS) as noted an FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) Multiple count stations located on this link; therefore, counts are averaged
(5) No count data available on this link therefore counts on two adjacent links averaged
(6) Count data collected by Kimley-Horn and Associates04/08/2003 thrn 04/10/2003
(7)On FIHS roadways, y/c based on LOS E' capacity_
(8)Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(9) On Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes. the minimum level of service standard for FJHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Sources: FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-liorn and Associates, Inc.
Current
LOS (8)
D
E+50
E+50
B
C
B (9)
C (9)
D (9)
C
B (9)
B (9)
B (9)
B(y)
C
B (9)
B (9)
B (9)
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Roadway
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 2nd Avenue
N Miami Avenue
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
NW 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 29th Street
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
Notes:
EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
SHORT-TERM (2008) LOS MEASUREMENTS
PERSON TRIPS
Segment
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
NE 29th Street to I-195/NE 36th Street
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
1-3951 SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to SR 112
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
West of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Ave to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
Adopted
LOS
E+50 (')
E+50 (t)
E+50 (`)
E+50 (()
E+50 (')
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (')
E+50 (4)
E+50 (4)
E+20 (4)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
E+50 (')
E+50 (')
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (')
D (3)
Capacity
8,515
10,447
7,945
7,945
6,496
3,966
3,276
19,685
24,669
24,669
5,116
5,116
5,116
5,116
6,151
6,427
5,599
5,599
4,702
19,685
13,776
13,776
14,190
3,265
3,127
5,116
3,276
19,340
14,466
15,570
2008
Person
Trips (4)
7,196
8,364
7,781
8,352
8,582
2,730
2,555
14,645
21,038
24,436
3,895
3,596
3,526
3,393
4,148
4,396
3,798 O)
3,766
3,609
14,332
10,412
10,518
9,900
2,508
2,428 (5)
3,206
952
13,701
10,464
10,786
VIC Ratio
0.84
0.79
0.97
1.04
1.31
0.69
0.78
0.66 (6)
0.75 (6)
0.87 (6)
0.76
0.70
0.69
0.66
0.67
0.68
0.67
0.67
0.77
0.64 (6)
0.67 (6)
0.67 (6)
0.62 (6)
0.76
0.77
0.62
0.29
0.63 (6)
0.64 (6)
0.62 (6)
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity forLOS E due to its location in the urban infill area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This toad is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2008 volume based on growth rale derived from comparison of 2005 FS(17714S model to 1999 FSUIMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2002 AADT volume
(5) The growth rate far this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIRS roadways, We based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami --Dare Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIRS roadways within the city is LOS 'D
Sources: MOATS 2005 Model Run, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
LOS (7)
D
E+50
E+50
B
C
B (8)
c (8)
D (8)
C
c
B
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
C
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
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Roadway
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 2nd Avenue
EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
SHORT-TERM (2008) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH RAC DEVELOPMENT
PERSON TRIPS
Segment
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
NE 20th. Street to NE 29th Street
NE 29th Street to I-1951NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
South of Interstate 3951 SR 836
1-395 /SR 836 tot-195/SR112
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
NW 36th Street
NE 36th Street
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to SR 112
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
West of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Ave to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
NE 36th Street
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
Notes:
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
Adopted
LOS
E+50 (')
E+50 (1)
E+50 (')
E+50 (t)
E+50 (')
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (j)
E+50 (')
E+50 (t)
E+50 (`)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D(-4)
D (')
E+50 (1)
E+50 (')
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (')
D (j)
Capacity
8,515
10,447
7,945
7,945
6,496
3,966
3,276
19,685
24,669
24,669
5,116
5,116
5,116
5,116
6,151
6,427
5,599
5,599
4,702
19,685
13,776
13,776
14,190
3,265
3,127
5,116
3,276
19,340
14,466
15,570
2008 Person
Trips (4)
7,307
8,499
7,921
8,414
8,753
3,291
3,516 (')
14,736
21,257
24,782
3,957
3,658
3,526
3,417
4,178
4,426 (')
3,798 (')
3,845
3,688
14,710
11,295
10,633
10,131
2,679
2,543 (')
3,673
1,078
13,852
10,494
10,848
VIC Ratio
0.85
0.81
0.99
1.05
1.34
0.83
1.07
0.66 (6)
0.76 (6)
0.89 (6)
0.77
0.71
0.69
0.67
0.67
0.68
0.67
0.68
0.78
0.66 (6)
0.72 (6)
0.68 (6)
0.63 (6)
0.81
0.81
0.72
0.33
0.63 (6)
0.64 (6)
0.62 (6)
LOS (7)
D
D
E
E+50
E+50
D
E+20
B (8)
C (a)
D (8)
C
D (8)
C(8)
B (8)
B(8)
D
D
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
(I) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban inftll area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (F1HS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2008 volume based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2005 FSUTMS mode! to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2002 A/IDT, plus project traffic assigned to the roadway network
using select zone analysis performed with 2005 FSUT_tvLS model, see Table 1
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rale of 0.5% was applied
(6) On Fria roadways, sic based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (r/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIRS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Sources: MUATS 2005 Model Run, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
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EDIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
BUILDOUT (2013) LOS MEASUREMENTS
PERSON TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
LOSAdopted
Capacity
2 Trips>r(�s} n
V/C Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
8,515
7,404
0.86
D
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (t)
10,447
8,647
0.81
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 lu
7,945
7,977
0.98
E
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
7,945
8,674
1.07
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
6,496
9,230
1.40
E+50
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,966
2,783
0.70
B
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,276
2,852
0.87
D
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (')
19,685
14,519
0.65 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D (3)
24,669
20,912
0.75 (6)
C ($)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (3)
24,669
24,172
0.86 (6)
D (8)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,963
0.77
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 i'S
5,116
3,724
0.72
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,655
0.71
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,504
0.68
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (=)
6,151
4,160
0.67
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
6,427
4,500 (5)
0.69
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
5,599
3,891 (5)
0.69
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
5,599
3,694
0.65
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
4,702
3,753
0.79
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (3)
19,685
14,941
0.67 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (s)
13,776
10,898
0.70 (6)
B 00.
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3J
13,776
10,909
0.70 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
14,190
10,081
0.63 (6)
B (s)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
3,265
2,616
0.79
C
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (1)
3,127
2,495 (6)
0.79
C
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,333
0.65
B
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
3,276
953
0.29
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
19,340
14,127
0.64 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
14,466
10,744
0.66 (6)
B (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
15,570
10,940
0.62 (6)
B (8)
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity forLOS E date to its location in the urban infill area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOS E due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of tram' service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identffied as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FINS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2013 volume based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2015 FSU"IMSmode! to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to existing volume
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIHS roadways, v/c based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(-) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standardfor FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Sources: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Hom and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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EXHIBIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
BUILDOUT (2013) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH BUILDOUT OF RAC
PERSON TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Adopted
LOS
Capacity
2013 Person
Trips (a)
V/C Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
8,515
7,565
0.88
D
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (1)
10,447
8,836
0.83
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (11
7,945
8,178
1.01
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
7,945
8,756
1.08
E+50
Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 ('l
6,496
9,423
1.43
E+50
_Biscayne
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,966
3,318
0.83
D
rN Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,276
3,617
1.10
E+20
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (')
19,685
14,654
0.66 (6)
B (s9
Interstate 95
1-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D (sl
24,669
21,212
0.76 (6)
C (B)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (I)
24,669
24,532
0.88 (6)
D (a)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,988
0.77
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 (9
5,116
3,777
0.73
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (tl
5,116 l
3,655
0.71
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 (')
5,116
3,545
0.69
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (2)
6,151
4,242
0.68
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
6,427
4,500 (')
0.69
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
5,599
3,891 (5)
0.69
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
_
E+20 (2)
5,599
3,776
0.67
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
4,702
3,835
0.81
D
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (3)
19,685
15,473
0.69 (6)
D (s)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
_ D (3)
13,776
12,021
0.77 (6)
C ts?
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
13,776
11,102
0.71 (6)
C (s)
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
14,190
10,356
0.64 (6)
B (s)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
3,265
2,948
0.89
D
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+50 (1)
3,127
2,782 (6)
0.88
D
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 (9
5,116
3,922
0.76
C
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
3,276
1,023
0.31
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
19,340
14,278
0.65 (6)
B (s)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (-9
14,466
10,757
0.66 (6)
B (6)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D ("
15,570
11,022
0.63 (6)
B (8)
(I) This mad is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOS E due to as location in the urban mfll d
area wnh ex or transn serve
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2013 person trips based on growth rate dernsed from comparison of 2015 FSUIMS model to 1999 FSUIMS validation model, applied exponentially to existing volumes, plus project traffic assigned to the roadway
network using select zone analysis performed with 2013 FSUIMS model, see Table 1
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIRS roadways, r/c based on LOS E' capacity.
(7,) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (i/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D'.
Source: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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EXHIBIT 1.1 - CONTINUED
LONG-TERM (2025) LOS MEASUREMENTS
PERSON TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
ALO S
Capacity
25 Pe
20T psr(4son
V/C Ratio
LOS (7)
Biscayne Boulevard
395 to Venetian Causeway
E+50 (1)
8,515
7,675
0.88
D
Biscayne Boulevard
_Interstate
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
E+50 (1)
10,447
8,619
0.79
C
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
E+50 (1)
7,945
8,530
1.03
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
E+50 (1)
7,945
8,891
1.07
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
E+50 (1)
6,496
9,705
1.44
E+50
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,966
3,124
0.77
C
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 (2)
3,276
3,098
0.95
E
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
D (3)
19,685
15,966
0.72 (6)
C (a)
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
D (3)
24,669
24,040
0.86 (6)
D (g)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
D (2)
24,669
26,911
0.96 (6)
E (8)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
4,350
0.84
D
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+50 ())
5,116
3,972
0.76
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+50 (1)
5,116
3,923
0.75
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
E+50 t1t
5,116
3,669
0.70
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
E+20 (2)
6,151
4,475
0.71
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
E+20 (2)
6,427
4,763 tyi
0.72
C
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
E+20 «
5,599
3,919
0.68
B
NW I2th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
E+20 (2)
5,599
4,086 t'l
0.71
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
E+20 (2)
4,702
3,697
0.78
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
D (s)
19,685
17,415
0.78 (6)
C (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
D (31
13,776
11,942
0.76 (6}
C (s)
_
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
13,776
12,004
0.77 (6)
CI'll
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
14,190
11,025
0.68 (6)
B (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
E+50 (1)
3,265
3,317
0.98
E
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
- E+50 (1)
3,127
2,648
0.82
D
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
E+50 t11
5,116
3,
0.72
C
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
E+20 (2)
3,276
1,119
0.34
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
D (3)
19,340
16,592
0.76 (6)
C (s)
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
14,466
13,077
0.80 (6)
B (.8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
D (3)
15,570
11,848
0.67 (6)
B (x)
(1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOS E due to Its location m the urban in fnll area with extraorximary tmoist service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to Its location in the urban infill area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2025 volume based on growth rate derived from comparison of 2025 FSUIMS model to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2008 background volume
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIRS roadways, v/c based on LDS E' capacity.
(') Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIHS roadways within the city, is LOS 'D'.
Sources: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-lion and Associates, Inc.
Notes:
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Roadway
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 2nd Avenue
N Miami Avenue
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
-NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
NW 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 29th Street
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
EXHIBIT 1.1- CONTINUED
LONGTERM (2025) LOS MEASUREMENTS WITH BUILDOUT OF RAC
PERSON TRIPS
Segment
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
1-3951 SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to SR 112
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
West of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
Adopted
LOS
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3}
D (3)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
D (')
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+50 (1)
E+20 (2)
D (3)
D (3)
D (3)
Capacity
8,515
10,447
7,945
7,945
6,496
3,966
3,276
19,685
24,669
24,669
5,116
5,116
5,116
5,116
6,151
6,427
5,599
5,599
4,702
19,685
13,776
13,776
14,190
3,265
3,127
5,116
3,276
19,340
14,466
15,570
2025 Person
Trips (4)
7,835
8,767
8,707
8,932
9,897
3,735
4,409
16,089
24,204
27,145
4,403
4,013
3,923
3,710
4,516
4,763 (')
3,919
4,168 (5)
3,779
17,948
12,941
12,089
11,271
3,686
2,705
4,168
1,229
16,784
13,159
11,943
V/C Ratio
0.90
0.81
1.05
1.08
1.47
0.93
1.35
0.72 (6}
0.86 (6)
0.97 (6)
0.85
0.77
0.75
0.71
0.71
0.72
0.68
0.73
0.79
0.so (6)
0.83 (6)
0.77 (6)
0.70 (6)
1.09
0.84
0.80
0.38
0.76 (6)
0.80 (6)
0.68 (6)
LOS (7)
D
D
E+50
E+50
E+50
E
E+20
C (8)
D (I}
E (8)
D
D (s)
D (s}
C (8)
B (8)
E+50
ID
D
B
c (SI
D (8)
B (x)
Notes: (1) This road is allowed to reach 150% of capacity for LOSE due 10 its location in the urban infll area with extraordinary transit service
(2) This road is allowed to reach 120% of capacity for LOSE due to its location in the urban infrll area and the presence of transit service operating with less than 20 minute headways
(3) These roadway facilities are identified as part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) as noted on FDOT System Map dated January 2003
(4) 2025 volume based on growth rate derived front comparison of 2025 FSUT1vlS model to 1999 FSUTMS validation model, applied exponentially to 2008 background volumes, plus project 1rvic assigned to the
roadway network using select zone analysis performed with 2025 FSU"1M5' model, see Table 1
(5) The growth rate for this link is negative; therefore a nominal growth rate of 0.5% was applied
(6) On FIRS roadways, v/c based on LOS 'E' capacity.
(7) Level of service for major thoroughfares were measured using volume to capacity (v/c) ratios defined in the Miami -Dade Transportation Plan for the year 2025 (Figure 3).
(8) Per Chapter 163.3180(10) of the Florida Statutes, the minimum level of service standard for FIHS roadways within the city is LOS 'D
Source: MUATS 2025 Model Run without RAC project, FDOT Traffic Count Information CD (2002), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
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EXHIBIT 1.2
GROWTH RATES
VEHICLE AND PERSON TRIP
Roadwa y
Se ment
g
Short Term
2008 (1)
Buildout
2013 (2)
Long Range
2025 (3)
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
0.50% (4)
0.55%
0.37%
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
1.44%
1.15%
0.04%
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
1.40%
1.01%
0.61 %
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to 1-195 / NE 36th Street
0.39%
0.63%
0.35%
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
1.70%
1.75%
0.83%
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
0.62%
0.45%
0.93%
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
0.50% (4)
1.28%
1.14%
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
0.35%
0.11%
0.51% _
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
0.80%
0.38%
0.79%
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195/ SR 112
0.79%
0.33%
0.57%
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
1.62%
1.03%
0.73%
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
0,05%
0.39%
0.65%
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
0.80%
0.81%
0.71%
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
1.21%
0.99%
0.48%
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
0.63%
0.31%
0.46%
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
0.50% (4)
0.50% (4)
0.50% (4)
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
0.50%-(4)
0.50% (4)
0.13%
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
0.50% (4)
0.01%
0.50% l4i
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
0.50% (4)
0.66%
0.09%
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
3.07%
2.05%
1.16%
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
1.18%
1.06%
0.81%
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
1.35%
1.07%
0.78% _
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
0.98%
0.70%
0.64%
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
1.85%
1.35%
2.34%
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
0.50% (4)
0.50% (4)
0.56%
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
0.50% (4)
0.64%
1.05%
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
l .18%
0.55%
0.95%
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
0.22%
0.40%
1.14%
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
1.02%
0.80%
1.36%
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
0.17%
0.21%
0.58%
Notes: (1) Short term growth rates calculated by comparing 2005 Short Range model volumes to 1999 validation model volumes.
(2) Buildout year growth rates calculated by comparing 2015 interim model volumes to 1999 validation model volumes.
(3) Long range growth rases calculated by comparing 2025 Long Rouge model volumes to 1999 validation model volumes.
(4) Growth rate calculated to he negative; therefore a nominal 0.5% growth rale was used.
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Exhibit 2
Specific Mitigation Measures &
Miami Downtown Transportation Master Plan — Executive Summary
Mitigation measures included in Transportation Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies:
Policy TR-1.1.4: As part of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan (MCNP) scheduled for completion in 2004, and the subsequent comprehensive revision by
amendment of the MCNP, the Transportation Element of the MCNP will be revised to introduce the Miami
Intermodal Transportation (MIT) plan, replacing the former Transportation Corridors plan. The MIT plan will
identify, describe, measure, and evaluate the multimodal transportation corridors, facilities and terminals in
the City of Miami and recommend measures to enhance vehicular and mass transit operations, provide for
greater pedestrian access and amenity, and offer incentives for use of alternative transportation modes. The
MIT plan will pay particular attention to the differing characteristics of Miami's neighborhoods such as land
use, population density, economic activity, housing and business type and quality, and neighborhood plans,
and will develop detailed standards for transportation facilities and services that will complement
neighborhood development, redevelopment, and conservation. Miami's downtown will be the subject of
special attention, to ensure that its new residential development will enjoy the benefits of an improved
multimodal transportation system as described in the Miami Downtown Transportation Master Plan.
Policy TR-1.1.5: The City, through its membership on the Transportation Planning Council (TPC) and its
Intergovernmental Coordination Policies, will support the County's efforts to increase the efficiency and
enhance the safety of the existing thoroughfare network by such methods as improved signal timing, better
intersection and street design, car pooling, and encouraging staggered work schedules.
Policy TR-1.1.6: The City, through its Intergovernmental Coordination Policies, will encourage Miami -Dade
County to expand its public bus transit system, including the expansion of neighborhood -based local circulator
services, and will work with Miami -Dade County in the formulation of bus system policies, and encourage
Miami -Dade County not to adopt level of service standards or land use patterns that are incompatible with the
cost effective operation of a public mass transit system.
Policy TR-1.1.9: Require new development in downtown to implement transportation control measure
provisions in accordance with Section 14-182, "Transportation Control Measures" of the City Code, to
promote a general reduction in vehicular traffic by increasing auto occupancy and transit ridership.
Policy TR-1.1.15: Through enforcement of minimum and maximum on -site parking limitations, as provided
for in Section 14-182 "Transportation Control Measures" of the City Code, the City will manage the
downtown parking supply to maintain an appropriate balance among the need to promote economic growth, to
facilitate local traffic circulation, and to encourage public transportation use.
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Policy TR-1.1.16: Through enforcement of applicable provisions of Section 14-182 "Transportation Control
Measures" of the City Code, regarding downtown parking requirements, together with the powers of the
City's Off -Street Parking Authority Department, the City will promote the development of public and private
peripheral parking garages near the expressway and arterial entrances to downtown in order to reduce
congestion in the core area, and will increase the supply of low cost, short-term parking in public facilities
near retail and commercial nodes to encourage shopping trips and other business activity in downtown.
Policy TR-1.5.2: The City's land development regulations will encourage high density commercial and
residential development and redevelopment in close proximity to Metrorail and Metromover stations,
consistent with the Station Area Design and Development Plan for each station. Because many transit riders
begin and end their trips as pedestrians, the City, through its land development regulations and with Miami -
Dade County concurrence, will require, as appropriate, continuous sidewalks to the transit station, and
pedestrian -oriented amenities such as shade trees, awnings, and other weather protection.
Policy TR-1.5.6: The City of Miami will, through its Intergovernmental Coordination Policies, assist Miami -
Dade County in the completion of the planning and construction of Metrorail Phase II by using the City's land
development regulations to help direct development where it will support the densities required for urban rail
transit systems.
Policy TR-1.5.11: Through enforcement of applicable provisions of Section 14-182 "Transportation Control
Measures" of the City Code, the City will seek to require new large-scale development to adopt and enforce
measures that will reduce the generation of new single -occupant passenger car trips in areas of high -density
development, and encourage the use of multiple -occupant vehicles, including mass transit, for home -based
work trips.
Policy TR-1.5.12: The City, through its Intergovernmental Coordination Policies, will support Miami -Dade
County in its implementation of individual projects described above in order to achieve the Regional objective
to increase the share of transit ridership by 50 percent of total person trips during the peak hour and 30 percent
during the off-peak hours.
Objective TR-1.6: The City shall through its Intergovernmental Coordination Policies, coordinate its
transportation plans and its mass transit planning for transportation disadvantaged people, with those of
Miami -Dade County, other local municipalities, and the State of Florida.
Policy TR-1.61: The City shall annually review subsequent Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Five -Year Transportation Plans, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization's Long Range Transportation
Plan Update and coordinate the City's transportation planning with these plans.
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Mitigation measures proposed for inclusion in Transportation Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies:
Policy TR-1.1.17: The City of Miami will coordinate with South Florida Commuters Services and the Florida
Department of Transportation to support and encourage City employee participation in the Downtown Miami
Transportation Management Initiative (TMI1 established to increase the use of alternative modes of
transportation by offering Downtown employers and their employee's alternatives to driving to work alone.
The City will also work with the Downtown TMI to ensure consistent implementation of the City's Section
14-182 "Transportation Control Measures" and provide assistance to employers and businesses required to
implement the measures.
Policy TR-1.1.18: The City will work with representatives of the Miami -Dade Transit Agency to increase the
number of MDT bus routes operating_within the City that participate in the Agency's Bike and Ride Program.
Policy TR-1.1.19: Prior to submittal of the 2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), the City will amend
the Transportation Element to incorporate recommendations of the Miami Downtown Transportation Master
Plan, particularly those relating to the Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center.
Policy TR-1.1.20: Prior to submittal of the 2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), the City will
identify funding mechanisms for the cost of studies, plans and programs contained herein as well as targeted
physical improvements to serve the residents, employees and visitors of and to the RAC.
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Exhibit 3
School Board Letter Regarding Collaborative Process
Page 33 of 37
Miami -Dade County Public Schools
giving our students file world
Ana RIJO*Conde, interim Assistant Superintendent •
Facillrips Operations. Maintenance and Planning
October 28, 2003
Mr, Ken Metcalf
Regional Planning Administrator
Division of Community Planning
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Re: City of Miami Proposed Regional Activity Center
Mlemi-Dade County School Board
Dr. Michael M. Krop, Choir
Dr. Robert B. Ingram, Vice Chair
Agustin J. Samara
Frank J. Bolalfos
Frank J. Cobo
Perte rebores Hangman
Betsy H. Kaplan
Dr. Marta Ptirez
Dr. Solomon C, Stinson
Superintendent
of Schools
Merrett R. Slier -helm
Dear Mr. Metcalf:
In accordance with the Interlocal Agreement for School Facilities Planning, two dialogue meetings
have been held between the School Board, City of Miami (City) and representatives of the proposed
development to collaboratively develop options that alm to provide additional student capacity to
accommodate new students generated by the proposed Regional Activity Center.
We are pleased to indicate that the meetings have bean productive and we are currently exploring
various alternatives that would Increase the availability of additional student stations to mitigate the
impact associated with the subject application, as well as for other developments within the general
urban !Will area of the City. Such options include, but are not limited to, developer land donations,
expanding exisling schools and exploring acquisition of available govemment surplus lands.
The. District Is grateful that the City and development representatives have taken the time 10
communicate with the District and we look forward to continuing the dialogue sessions on this
matter. The District will advise the Department of Community Affairs in writing in the event the
District formalizes a mitigation option with the affected stakeholders to address the school Issues.
Please be advised that any options proffered are subject to School Board approval.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at (305) 995-
7286,
Sincerely,
Vivian G. V. ffaamil
Supervisor
VGV:mo
L-1906
cc: Mr. Fernando Albuerne
Mr. Michael Levine
•Mr. Ivan Rodriguez
School Board Administration Building • 1450 N.F. 2nd Avenue, Suite 525 • Miami, Florida 33132
305-995-7285 • FAX 305-995-4760 • www.ARljo@facll.dade.k12.fl.us
2.d 09LtSBbSDE 9NIWWH 1d B.LIS Wd92:C 6002 Ll nohl
Roadway
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 2nd Avenue
N Miami Avenue
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
Interstate 95
NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
- NW 7th Avenue
NW 7th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
Interstate 195
NW 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 36th Street
NE 29th Street
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
Interstate 395
Interstate 395
EXHIBIT 4
LEVEL OF SERVICE DETERMP4ATION
Segment
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
I-395 /SR 836 toI-195/SR112
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
SR 836 to NW20thStreet
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
NW 36th Street to SR 112
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
West of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
East of Biscayne Boulevard
No.
Lanes
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
4
8
6
6
Jurisdiction
State
State
State
State
State
County
County
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
County
State
State
State
Classification
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Major City/County
Major City/County
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class 11
Arterial -Class 11
Arterial -Class II
Arterial -Class II
Arterial -Class II
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class IlI
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Arterial -Class III
Major City/County
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Freeway -Class II
Divided?
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Turn
Lanes?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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EXHIBIT 5.1
COMPARISON OF BACKGROUND AND BACKGROUND+PROJECT CONDITIONS
VEHICLE TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Capacity
Short -Term (2008)
Buildout
2013)
Long -Range
Background
(2025)
With
Project
Background
Wtth
Project
Background
With
Project
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
4,456
D
D
E
E
E
E
Biscayne Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
4,456
D
D
D
E
D
D
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
2,964
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to I-195 / NE 36th Street
2,964
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
2,964
F
F
F
F
F
F
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
2,340
B
B
B
C
C
D
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
2,340
C
C
D
E+20
E
F
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
13,420
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
C ce)
C (8)
Interstate 95
1-395 / SR 836 to I-195 / SR 112
16,980
C (8)
C (8)
C ")
C (8)
D (8)
D (8)
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
16,980
D (8)
D (8)
D (8)
E of
E (8)
E Cs)
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
2,964
C
C
C
C
C
D
NW 7th Avenue
NW loth Street to NW 29th Street
2,964
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
2,964
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
2,964
B
B
B
B
B
B
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
2,964
C
C
C
C
D
D
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
2,964
C
C
C
C
D
D
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
2,964
C
C
C
C
C
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
2,964
C
C
C
C
C
D
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
2,964
C
C
C
C
C
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
13,420
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
C c8)
D (8)
D (8)
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
9,840
B (8)
B (8)
B (e)
C (8)
C (8)
D (8)
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
9,840
B c8i
B (8)
B (8)
C (8)
C c"
C (8)
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
9,840
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
C (8)
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
1,544
C
C
C
E
E+50
E+50
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
1,544
C
C
C
E
D
D
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
2,964
B
B
B
C
B
C
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
2,340
B
B
B
B
B
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
13,420
B (8)
B c8)
B (8)
B (8)
C c8)
C (8)
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
9,840
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
D (8)
D (8)
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
9,840
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
B (8)
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EXHIBIT 5.2
COMPARISON OF BACKGROUND AND BACKGROUND+PROJECT CONDITIONS
PERSON TRIPS
Roadway
Segment
Capacity
Short -Term (2008)
Buildout (2013)
Long -Ran
e (2025)
Background
With
Project
Background
with
Project
Background
With
Project
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 395 to Venetian Causeway
8,515
D
D
D
D
D
D
Boulevard
Venetian Causeway to NE 20th Street
10,447
C
D
D
D
C
D
_Biscayne
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 20th Street to NE 29th Street
7,945
E
E
E
E+50
E+50
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
NE 29th Street to 1-195 / NE 36th Street
7,945
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
Biscayne Boulevard
Interstate 195 to NE 54th Street
6,496
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
E+50
NE 2nd Avenue
NE 29th Street to NE 36th Street
3,966
B
D
13
D
C
E
N Miami Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
3,276
C
E+20
D
E+20
E
E+20
Interstate 95
South of Interstate 395 / SR 836
19,685
B
B
B
B
C
C
Interstate 95
I-395 / SR 836 to 1-195 / SR 112
24,669
C
C
C
C
D
D
Interstate 95
North of Interstate 195 / SR 112
24,669
D
D
D
D
E
E
NW 7th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
5,116
C
C
C
C
D
D
NW 7th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
5,116
C
C
C
C
C
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
5,116
B
B
C
C
C
C
NW 7th Avenue
NW 36th Street to NW 54th Street
5,116
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 836 to NW 20th Street
6,151
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 20th Street to NW 29th Street
6,427
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 12th Avenue
NW 29th Street to NW 36th Street
5,599
B
B
B
B
B
B
NW 12th Avenue
NW 36th Street to SR 112
5,599
B
B
B
B
C
C
NW 12th Avenue
SR 112 to NW 54th Street
4,702
C
C
C
D
C
C
SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West of Interstate 95
19,685
B
D
B
D
C
D
Interstate 195
Interstate 95 to N Miami Avenue
13,776
B
C
B
C
C
D
Interstate 195
N Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
13,776
B
B
B
C
C
C
Interstate 195
East of Biscayne Boulevard
14,190
B
B
B
B
B
B
NW 36th Street
NW 7th Avenue to N Miami Avenue
3,265
C
D
C
D
E
E+50
NE 36th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
3,127
C
D
C
D
D
D
NE 36th Street
NE 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard
5,116
B
C
B
C
C
D
NE 29th Street
N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue
3,276
B
B
B
B
B
B
SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
NW 12th Avenue to Interstate 95
19,340
B
B
B
B
C
C
Interstate 395
Interstate 95 to Biscayne Boulevard
14,466
B
B
B
B
B
D
Interstate 395
East of Biscayne Boulevard
15,570
B
B
B
B
B
B
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