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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Impact Analysis10/17/2005 09:03 FAX URS Z 002/002 • • • October 14, 2005 Ms_ Lilia 1. Medina, AICP Assistant Transportation Coordinator City of Miami, Office of the City Manager/Transportation Q.Q. SW 2nd Avenue (1011' Floor) Miami, Florida 33130 Re: 1400 Biscayne MUSP Sufficiency Letter— WO. ## 120 Via Fax and US Mail Dear Ms. Medina: Subsequent to our September 271° 2005 review comments for the subject project, we have received a response letter on October 11th, 2005 prepared by Richard Garcia and Associates (RCA). Please note that the response letter from RGA addresses ail the comments from our office and Kitt!esorn and Associates (K&A), who represents the FDOT Planning Office. We have also received a satisfactory letter (via e-mail) from K&A on October 131' 2005_ Photocopy of the response letter from RGA and the e-mail from K&A are attached herewith. At this time, we conclude that the traffic impact report along with the subsequent submittal meets all fhe traffic requirements and the study is found to be sufficient. Should you have any questions, please call Quazi Masood or me at 954.739.1881. Sin U io outhern Raj Shanm .E. Se 'or Traffic Engineer Attachment Gr Mr Kevin Watford, Planned, City of Miami (Fax: 305,415_1443) Mr. Richard Garcia, P.E_, RGA Inc. (Fax: 305.675.6474) ;AS Corpnrati❑n LakeOQ a C❑mpiex 57.00 NW 33rd Avenue, Suite .50 Fort Lauderdale, FL 333Q9-C375 Tel: 954.738,1.$81 Fax: 554.739-1789 • • Traffic Impact Study 1490 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida Provided for: Strategic Properties Group, Inc. 232 Andalusia Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33134 By: Ca RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Oct. 17, 2005 (Final) 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Studv • • ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION I, Richard Garcia, P.E. # 54886, certify that I currently hold an active Professional Engineers License in the State of Florida and am competent through education and experience to provide engineering services in the civil and traffic engineering disciplines contained in this report. In addition, the firm Richard Garcia & Associates, Inc. holds a Certificate of Authorization # 9592 in the State of Florida. I further certify that this report was prepared by me or under my responsible charge as defined in Chapter 61 G 15-18.001 F.A.C. and that all statements, conclusions and recommendations made herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and ability. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP - Traffic Impact Study PROJECT LOCATION: 1490 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida Florida Registration No, 54886 Date RiCHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Irnpact Study TABLE OF CONTENTS ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IV 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION / LOCATION 3 3.0 TRIP GENERATION 6 4.0 TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION 8 5.0 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 9 6.0 TRAFFIC COUNTS 11 7.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS 14 8.0 TRANSIT SERVICES 18 9.0 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS 19 10.0 COMMITTED DEVELOPMENTS 20 11.0 CORRIDOR LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS 21 12.0 INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS 23 13.0 TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES PLAN (TCMP) 26 14.0 RECOMMENDATION 27 Ki�.1�1W RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. i1 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location Map 4 Figure 2: Site Plan 5 Figure 3: PM Peak Site Traffic 10 Figure 4: Existing PM Peak Hour TMC's 13 Figure 5: Existing Lane Geometry 15 Figure 6: Proposed PM Peak TMC (2008) 24 Figure 7: Driveway Volume 25 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Intersection Level of Service Summary v Table 2: Trip Generation Summary 7 Table 3: Cardinal Distribution 8 Table 4: PM Peak Hour Traffic Distribution 9 Table 5: PM Peak Hour Volume 11 Table 6: Transit Volume to Capacity 18 Table 7: Committed Developments 20 Table 8: Person Trip Corridor Analysis Summary 22 Table 9: Intersection LOS 23 APPENDICES Appendix A: Trip Generation Appendix B: Trip Distribution Appendix C: Signal Timing & Adjustment Factors Appendix D: Traffic Counts (TMC's & ATR) Appendix E: Committed Developments Appendix F: Transit Appendix G: Corridor Analysis (Person Trip) Appendix H: intersection & Driveway Analysis APPENDIX I: City/FDOT Review Comments & Responses CaRICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. It 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study • Executive Summary The subject project is located at 1490 Biscayne Boulevard in the City of Miami, Florida. The subject project is a mixed used development with 1002 dwelling units of High -Rise Residential Condo / Townhouse, 35,386 square feet of Specialty Retail and 7,761 square feet of Quality Restaurant. The existing use was not analyzed nor have the existing trips been reduced from the future proposed development. The Trip Generation calculations of this project reveal there will be 180 net vehicles per hour (vph) entering and 121 vph exiting during the PM peak hour. The subject project is located in TAZ 512 and has had the traffic assigned to the surrounding roadway and transit system using the MUATS Cardinal distribution. Link and intersection traffic counts were collected, averaged and adjusted for seasonal variations and used in the link analysis and intersection analysis. This analysis was performed for the existing condition, background, committed and background and with the cumulative effects of the above and the project traffic. Using the Transportation Corridor concept the results indicated the corridor person trip analysis will not fall below LOS E for all scenarios. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. iv • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic impact Study The intersection analysis revealed the following results: Table 1: intersection Level of Service Summary intersection ervtce Su►rtrria Intersection Biscayne Blvd & NE 14th St Biscayne Blvd & NE 15th St NE 2nd Ave & NE 14th St NE 2nd Ave & NE 15th St Existing Delay 1©.3 LOS Delay 9.7 Proposed LOS A 25.5 33.3 16.3 20.4 29 27.6* Nate: Although delay went down the vlc increased from 0.54 to 0.67. This is a clear indication of unused green. The results of the analysis contained in this report find that the levels of service thresholds are maintained within The LOS standard of E for the Person -Trip methodology. As such, sufficient Transportation Corridor capacity exists to support this development. The additional analysis performed consisted of intersection and driveway analysis. The results indicated the intersections analyzed will have some degradation but not will not fall below an LOS C condition. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. v 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associated traffic impacts with the proposed development of the site located at 1490 Biscayne Boulevard in the City of Miami. This report follows the methodology for a Major Use Special Permits (MUSP) utilized in the City of Miami. The traffic impacts to the adjacent roadways were evaluated as well as the signalized intersections at all four corners of the site. Additionally, the site driveway was also analyzed. These intersections were most affected by this project. This analysis was performed for the existing and proposed conditions during the PM Peak Hour. This report follows the methodologies adopted by the City of Miami's Person -Trip Analysis and conforms to the Institute of Transportation Engineer's (ITE) Trip Generation, and Traffic Impact Studies Manual. Lastly, this report has evaluated the following: Trip Generation ■ Traffic Distribution ■ Traffic Assignment ■ Traffic Counts: ATR & TMC ■ Existing Level of Service ■ Proposed Level of Service ■ Existing Intersection LOS ■ Proposed Intersection LOS Recommendations RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 1490 Biscayne Blvd IiIUSP Traffic Impact Study Figure 1: Location Map RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 4 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Studv Figure 2: Site Plan RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 5 • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Studv 3.0 Trip Generation The trip generation characteristic for the subject project was obtained from 1TE's Trip Generation Manual, 711" Ed. ITE's Land Use (LU) 232: High - Rise Residential Condominium, LU 814: Specialty Retail and LU 931: Quality Restaurant were used to determine the trip generation rates for the proposed development. The Trip Generation calculations results of the proposed development are summarized below. The ITE rates and percentages for PM Peak Hour Trips are included in Corresponding tab. Table 1 below summarizes the greatest traffic impact associated with the subject development, which occurs during the PM peak. This report did not deduct the existing traffic from the future trip generation results. Lastly, the trip generation was converted to net vehicle trip by utilizing the City's Person Trip Methodology. This methodology uses 16% vehicle occupancy and a 14.9% transit reduction factors. Lastly, a 10% pedestrian and bicycle trip reduction was used. These factors are consistent with the values used in the City's DRI - Increment II for the Omni Area. However, this area will likely operate like a downtown due to the close proximity of the various transit facilities. Therefore, the 10% pedestrian use is very conservative. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 6 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Table 2: Trip Generation Summary Traffic Impact Study Land Use (LU) Units ITE LU CODE PM PEAK HOUR TRIPS IN OUT TOTAL Trips Trips TRIPS High -Rise Residential Condo / Townhouse Specialty Retail tauality Restaurant 1,002 DU 35,386 SF 7.761 TGSF 232 814 931 240 42 22 140 54 11 381 96 33 Gross Vehicle Trips 304 205 509 Vehicle Occupancy Adjustment @ 16.0% Of Gros 49 33 81 Transit Trip Reduction @ 14.9% Of Gros 45 31 76 Pedestrian/Bicycle Trip Reduction @ 10.0% Of Gros 30 20 51 Net Vehicle Trips 180 121 301 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 7 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study • • 4.0 Traffic Distribution The Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) for the subject development is TAZ 512 as assigned by the Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO). The County's TAZ are included in the Corresponding tab. The corresponding traffic distribution being assigned to the following directions are outlined in Table 2. The Corresponding tab includes a TAZ Map and the corresponding Directional Distribution Summary for this zone utilizing the 2005 Cost Affordable Plan. Table 3: Cardinal Distribution DIRECTION DISTRIBUTION % 12.14 5.54 3.94 7.14 12.99 22.36 19.17 16.72 100.00 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 8 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study • • 5.0 Traffic Assignment The PM peak hour trips from Table l have been distributed and assigned to the existing adjacent roads. As evident from trip generation calculations, the PM peak hour represents the worse case. Table 3 was developed to depict the PM Peak Hour Assignments while Figure 3 depicts the assignments to the surrounding intersections. Table 4: PM Peak Hour Traffic Distribution DIRECTION IN OUT Total 22 15 10 7 7 5 13 9 23 16 40 27 34 24 28 20 177 123 37 17 12 22 39 67 58 48 300 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 9 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUST Traffic impact Study Figure 3: PM Peak Site Traffic fN, RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 10 • • 149(I Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 6.0 Traffic Counts For the purposes of the corridor analysis, continuous 72-hour Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) was collected on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday August 9Th thru August 11 th, 2005. These counts were averaged, adjusted for seasonal variations and corrected for multi -axle traffic by utilizing the F►orida Department of Transportation Seasonal Factor (SF) and Axle Correction Factors (ACF) of 1.02 and 1.0, respectively. Table 4 depicts the results of the seasonally adjusted existing PM Peak hour traffic volume. Lastly, these calculations were similarly performed for the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) and are included in the tab labeled TMC's/ATR in the appendix. Table 5: PM Peak Hour Volume ROADWAY NAME AT EXIST ING:CONDIT10N'{Seasonally Adr steel) 2 DIR PM Peak Hour Tuesday Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 AVERAGE 12 PM PEAK HOUR VOLUME Biscayne Blvd. (S€2 5) Between NE 14th & NE 151h Street NB 1844 1890 1998 1911 S8 1626 1572 1616 1605 LINK 3470 3462 3614 3515 NE 2nd Avenue Between NE 14th & NE 15th Street NB 230 175 215 207 SB 782 837 825 815 LINK 1012 1012 1040 1021 NE 151h Street Between Biscayne Blvd & NE 2 Ave, EB 235 285 271 279 WO 242 358 315 337 LINK 477 644 586 615 13 1,949 1,637 3,566 211 831 1,042 284 343 627 .i. \ RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Studv Additionally, manual Turning Movement Counts {TMC) were taken at the nearby intersections surrounding the subject site. These intersections were discussed and developed during the scoping phase of the project with the City of Miami's Traffic Consultant. Figure 4 is a graphical representation of the existing TMC that have been seasonally adjusted. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 12 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Figure 4: Existing PM Peak Hour TMC's NE 15 St. NE 14 St b'28 co co cv 4 -72 ► ; 142 � 46-"/ 13 84 cn ,nc�ra W z '-121 (--141 t-141 CO 4D CD rZ �t et Ca 13 el 36 50 rco 1O 47 ) /-47 NE15St RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC, 13 • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 7.0 Existing Conditions Geometry: Biscayne Boulevard (SR 5 / US 1) Biscayne Boulevard (SR 5) is a four lane divided State Road. It provides connectivity in the north -south direction and has auxiliary left turn lanes at most intersections. On -street parking is not allowed, however bus stop do exist. Geometry: NE 2nd Avenue NE 2nd Avenue is a 2 lane non -divided, non -state roadway -arterial between NE 16th Street and NE 14th Street. South of NE 14th Street, NE 2nd Avenue is a 3 lane divided (southbound only) roadway. North of NE 16th Street, NE 2nd Avenue is a 4 lane undivided arterial. However, the two-lane section was used in the analysis as a conservative measure. Additionally, NE 2nd Avenue also provides connectivity in the north -south direction and has a mixture of two- way left turn lane and auxiliary left turn lanes at most intersections. On -street parking is not permitted, however some parking has been observed. Bus routes/stops do exist within this corridor. Geometry: NE 15th Street NE 15th Street is a 2 lane undivided local road. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 14 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Existing Lane Geometry The existing approach lanes are depicted in Figure 5 below. This figure also depicts the Synchro Model used to perform the intersection analyses. As evident the model was created using an aerial photograph of the subject site and surrounding area. As such, it is a geometrically accurate depiction of the existing conditions. Figure 5: Existing Lane Geometry RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 15 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Signalization: Biscayne Blvd. & NE 14th Street (Intersection No. 1) The existing signal timing was obtained from Miami -Dade County Signals and Signs division. The existing PM Peak hour condition has a 115 second cycle length. The Signal Operating Plan (SOP) consists of a two-phase operation. The first phase provides for a north -south through with permissive left turns. This phase has 86 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow and 1 second of red. The second phase is the East-West through movement which also allows permissive left turns. This phase has 20 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow. This is further documented in the Timing/Factors tab as Asset ID 2367. Biscayne Blvd. & NE 15th Street (Intersection No. 2) Similarly, the signal timing was obtained from Miami -Dade County Signals and Signs division. The existing PM Peak hour condition also has a 115 second cycle length. This Signal Operating Plan (SOP) consists of a four -phase operation. The first phase provides for the north -south left turns. It provides 7 seconds of green and 3 seconds of yellow. The second phase is the north -south through with permissive left turns. This phase has a 61 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow and 1 second of all red. A\ RICHAR© GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 16 • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study The third phase is a Westbound lead phase. This phase has 7 seconds of green indication followed by 3 seconds of yellow. The fourth phase is for the East-West through movement which also allows permissive left turns. This phase has 24 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow and 1 second of all red. Again, this is further documented in the Timing/Factors tab as Asset ID 2381. NE 2nd Avenue & NE 14th & NE 15th Streets (Intersection No. 3 & 4) These two intersections have the same signal timing, thus there operation has been grouped. The existing PM Peak hour condition has a 100 second cycle length. The Signal Operating Plan (SOP) consists of a two-phase operation. The first phase provides for a north -south through with permissive left turns. This phase has 56 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow. The second phase is the East-West through movement which also allows permissive left turns. This phase has 36 seconds of green indication followed by 4 seconds of yellow. This is further documented in the Timing/Factors tab as Asset ID 2368 and 2382, respectively. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 17 • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 8.0 Transit Services For the purposes of the Person Trip methodology, transit services were obtained from Miami -Dade Transit Agency. Table 6 depicts an estimate of the exisfing transit volume and capacity that provides services to the subject project. These volumes and capacities were utilized in the person trip corridor analysis. The Corresponding tab contains the existing transit volume to capacity calculations and supporting data. Table 6: Transit Volume to Capacity TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT ROUTE 2004- 2005 Peak Hr. Headway NUMBER OF TRANSIT VEHICLES IN PM PK HOUR TRANSIT VEHICLES NUMBER OF SEATS TRANSIT VEHICLE LOAD @ 150% CAPACITY ROUTE PM PEAK CAPACITY PM Peak Volume Transit vlc Biscayne Blvd 3 10 6 45 68 405 318 0.79 16 (B) 10 6 45 68 405 318 0.79 93 10 6 45 68 405 355 0.88 95 5 12 45 68 810 343 0.42 32 6 10 45 68 675 428 0.63 36 6 10 45 68 675 380 0.56 TOTAL 3375 2142 0.63 Metro Mover MM Capacity from 2003 Miami EAR Analysis by KHA 3840 2073 0.54 TOTAL 3840 2073 0.54 NE 2 Ave 9 5 12 45 68 810 276 0.34 10 6 10 46 69 690 155 0.22 TOTAL 1500 431 0.29 NE 15th St M 4 15 45 68 1013 166 0.16 (Used 14th St) K 4 15 45 68 1013 539 0.53 T 4 15 45 68 1013 147 0.15 TOTAL 3038 852 0.28 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 18 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 9.0 Planned Roadway Improvements The 2006 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was reviewed for possible roadway improvements near the subject project. Additionally, the downtown inset for Capacity, Safety and other Improvements map in addition to the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resurfacing (RRR) Improvements map was evaluated for improvements within a three year horizon. The only project listed for the analyzed roadways was Financial Management (FM) Number 4146241 as a resurfacing project slated for 2008. As such, the proposed conditions were based on the existing roadway geometry. The tab labeled Person Trip includes a print out of the Miami -Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) TIP with said project. ELARICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC, 19 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 10.0 Committed Developments At the request of the City of Miami's Traffic Engineer, the planning department was contacted with a list of committed developments taken from the July 2005 City of Miami Large Scale Development Report: 1995-Present. Excerpts from that report are included in the tab labeled Committed along with the summary of the committed developments utilized here. Table 6 summarizes the committed developments utilized in the subsequent analyses. Table 7: Committed Developments ROADWAY NAME DIR Total Committed Traffic Person Trip Volume @ 1.4 PPV Mass Transit in Person -Trip @ 14.9% Biscayne Blvd. (SR 5) NB 235 329 58 SB 249 349 61 LINK 484 678 119 NE 2nd Avenue NB 10 14 2 SB 81 113 20 LINK 91 127 22 NE 15th Street EB 0 0 0 WB 0 0 0 LINK 0 0 0 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 20 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd WISP Traffic Impact Study 11.0 Corridor Level of Service Analysis A corridor analysis was performed that follows the City of Miami's Person Trip Methodology. This methodology has been utilized in the City's Development of Regional Impact (DRI) - Increment 11 and has been accepted by both the FDOT and the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Lastly, this methodology is further detailed in the City's document: Transportation Corridors: Meeting the Challenge of Growth Management in Miami. The results of the corridor analysis reveal that all levels of service thresholds will be above a LOS E standard. The North - South Transportation Corridor of NE 2nd Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard was grouped consistent with the City Transportation Corridor Concept. As such, the LOS for the roadway mode was also maintained above LOS C and D for the northbound and southbound, respectively. Table 8 is a summary of the results while the Person Trip tab contains the spreadsheet utilized to compute the seasonally adjusted existing condition, the future year (i.e. 2008) background condition, the background and committed condition and finally, the proposed condition containing the cumulative effects. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 21 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study • • • Table 8: Person Trip Corridor Analysis Summary SEGMENT TOTAL ROADWAY FROM TO DIR MIAMI ADOPTED LOS CORRIDOR TYPE SEGMENT PERSON TRIP CAPACITY SEGMENT PERSON TRIP VOLUME SEGMENT PER -TRIP EXCESS CAPACITY SEGMENT PERSON TRIP VJC LOS EXISTING!'CONDITIO:N (Seasonally Adjusteit Biscayne Blvd. (SR 51 1-395 NE 20 ST NE 20 ST 1-395 NB SB E 4LD 4LD 10095 10095 6943 6506 3152 3589 0.69 0.64 B B NE 2nd Avenue 1-395 NE 20 ST NB E 2LU 2860 726 2134 0.25 NE 20 ST 1-395 SB 2LU 2860 1594 1266 0.56 B NE 15th Street Miami Ave Biscayne Bay WITH BACKGROUND FF G I'. Biscayne Bay EB Miami Ave WB E 2LU 2LU 4398 4398 1250 1333 3147 3065 0.28 0.30 B B Biscayne Blvd, (SR 51 1-395 NE 20 ST NB 4LD 10095 7110 2985 0.70 8 NE20ST 1-395 SB 4LD 10095 6646 3449 0.66 B NE 2nd Avenue 1-395 NE 20 ST NB 2LU 2860 744 2116 0.26 B NE20ST 1-395 SB 2LU 2860 1665 1195 0.58 B NE 15th Street Miami Ave Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay WETS BACKGROiNE & G Miami Ave EB WB E E 2LU 2LU 4398 4398 1274 1362 3123 3035 0,29 0, 31 B Biscayne Blvd. (SR 51 1-395 NE 20 ST NE 20 ST 1-395 NB SB E 4L0 4L0 10095 10095 7558 6997 2537 3098 075 0.69 B B NE 2nd Avenue 1-395 NE 20 ST NB E 2LU 2860 780 2060 0.27 B NE 20 ST 1395 SB E 2LU 2660 1779 1081 0.62 B NE 15th Street Miami Ave Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay Miami Ave TF1 PROJECT AND BACKGROL ND Biscayne Blvd. (SR 51 1-395 NE 20 ST NE 20 ST 1-395 EB W8 N8 SB E E E E 2LU 2LU 4LD 4LD 4398 4398 10095 10095 1308 1362 7634 7077 3094 3035 2461 3018 0.30 0.31 0, 76 0.70 B C NE 2nd Avenue 1-395 NE20ST NE 20 ST I-395 N8 SB E E 2LU 2LU 2860 2860 856 1858 2004 1002 0.30 065 B B NE 15th Street Miami Ave Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay Miami Ave EB WB E E 2LU 2LU 4398 4398 1482 1510 2915 2887 0.34 0.34 B North/South Corridor I-395 NE 20 ST NB E 4LD 12955 8490 4465 0.66 B NE 20 ST I-395 SB E 4LD 12955 8935 4020 0-69 B RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 22 • • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 12.0 Intersection Level of Service Analysis Intersection analyses were performed for the seasonally adjusted existing condition and the proposed condition at the four signalized intersections described below using the Synchro/SimTraffic software. The results indicate the LOS is within acceptable guidelines for these types of facilities. Table 8 provides a summary of the results while the Corresponding tab provides the program output. Future driveway volumes were estimated from the adjacent intersections. The capacity analysis was done for the Existing (without site traffic) and proposed conditions (with background, committed and site traffic) for the PM peak hour for the following intersections: • Biscayne Blvd. & NE 14th Street (Signalized) • Biscayne Blvd. & NE 15th Street (Signalized) • NE 2nd Avenue & NE 14th Street (Signalized) • NE 2nd Avenue & NE 15th Street (Signalized) Table 9: Intersection LOS ln.tersection Lov0.tpt$ vice Sum intersection Biscayne Blvd & NE 14th St Biscayne Blvd 8 NE 15th St NE 2nd Ave & NE 14th St NE 2nd Ave & NE 15th St Existing Belay 10.3 LOS Delay 9.7 Proposed LOS A 25.5 33.3 18.3 20.4 29 27.6* Note: Afthough delay went down the vie increased from 0.54 to 0.67, This is a dear indication o€ unused green. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 23 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic .Impact Studv • • Figure 6 below depicts the future intersection volumes (TMC). Figure 6: Proposed PM Peak TMC (2008) TT N w ITT t~ to 29 ra w NE 95 St. 01. 13 NEE-1-4 St 129 1-166 I-149 38 113 48 28_7'`5T`1"' 104�iccar 6i16 NE 15 St 646 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 24 • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Figure 7 depicts the driveway volumes. Lastly, the LOS analysis for the driveway resulted in an average delay of 4.6 seconds which corresponds to an LOS A. The driveway approach delay was calculated as 35.5 seconds with an LOS E. Again, the intersection analysis tab in the appendix contains the results of this analysis. Figure 7: Driveway Volume fN 51 DIW Site Driveway RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 25 • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 13.0 Transportation Control Measures Plan (TCMP) During the data collection and field review phase of this report it was evident this area is highly used by pedestrians. In keeping with the City's effort to alleviate traffic congestion, the developer will make every effort to encourage the use of the surrounding transportation system to include, but not limited to, pedestrian, bicycle and transit. Additionally, information will be provided to residents and patrons of the transit system. Lastly, amenities will be designed that encourage all modes of transportation. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 26 • • 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study 14.0 Recommendation The results of the analysis contained in this report find that the levels of service thresholds are maintained within the LOS standard of 1= for the Person -Trip methodology utilizing the Transportation Corridor concept. Additionally, all the intersections analyzed have acceptable Level of Service. The results indicated the intersections analyzed will have some degradation but remain above an LOS C condition. As such, sufficient roadway person -trip capacity exists to support this development. RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 27 1490 .Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic I paet Study Appendix A: Trip Generation RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Appendix B: Trip Distribution RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Appendix C: Signal Timing & Adjustment Factors RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd MT SP Traffic Impact Study Appendix D: Traffic Counts (TMC's & ATR) RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd M(ISP Traffic Impact Study Appendix E: Committed Developments RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, iNC. Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd i fUSP Traffic Impact Study Appendix F: Transit ARICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC, Appendix 1490 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study Appendix G: Corridor Analysis (Person Trip) RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix 1490 Biscuvne Blvd 111USPTra c Im act Stied Appendix H: Intersection & Driveway Analysis /RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix • 149(0 Biscayne Blvd MUSP Traffic Impact Study APPENDIX I: City/FDQT Review Comments & Responses RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appendix