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November 30, 2010
To: Lilia Medina, AICP
From: Raj Shanmugam, P.E.
Memorandum
Subject: 1700 Biscayne Blvd MUSP (Review # 12)
Preliminary Comments
The following issues need to be addressed and the additional information requested need to be
presented to complete our review of the traffic study:
1. Confirm the 'Existing Use' data presented in Table 6 is accurate; it is inconsistent with the data
previously presented in 2008 for the same site;
2. What percentages were used to split the in/out traffic for the site as presented in Table 6? Is
that consistent with the ITE data;
3. Explain how the project internalization factor of 10% is achieved;
4. Referring to Figure 6, all project trips on NE 2nd Avenue coming from the north and the south
are assigned to NE 17th Terrace instead of being distributed between NE 17th Terrace and NE
17th Street; similarly, all project trips on Biscayne Boulevard coming from the south are
assigned to NE 17th Street — what is the rationale? Revise all analysis, if necessary resulting
from these corrections;
5. Confirm the data presented in Figure 8 is accurate; for example, the existing 92 trips on NE
17th Terrace are omitted. Revise all analysis resulting from these corrections;
6. Vehicle maneuverability details entering and exiting the site and within the parking garage
need to be presented. Please show if the vehicle maneuverability is different for any given floor
or if it is consistent throughout all the floors;
7. The traffic study is based on higher future vehicle occupancy (1.6 persons per vehicle), and a
10% reduction for Pedestrian/Bicycle use per City of Miami procedures, and the use of
available public transportation in the City of Miami. As such, the traffic study needs to present a
Transportation Control Measures (TCM) plan, and the development approval of this site should
be conditioned upon this TCM recommendations being implemented to recognize the credits
given towards the transportation concurrency management.
Should you have any questions please call me at 954.739.1881
Cc: Mr. Antonio E. Perez, Planner, City of Miami (Fax: 305.416.1443)
Mr. Richard Garcia, Richard Garcia & Associates (Fax: 305-675-6474)
URS Corporation Southern
3343 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-6375
Tel: (954) 739 1881
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