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Home My WebLink AboutFinal SFECC Presentation for Municipal MeetingsSOUTH •;_ COAST CORRIDOR STUDY SOUTH FLORIDA EAST COAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT ANALYSIS STUDY Municipal Meetings September 2006 1 N. Jasmine Yacinthe, Ph.D. Gannett Fleming, Inc. -_ S OUTH COAS CORRIDOR S TUDY Freight Carriers CSX Transportation — Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Carriers — Amtrak — South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail) — Miami -Dade Transit (Metrorail) Passenger Stations o Tri-Rail &Amtrak o Tri-Rail Only O Amtrak Only Dyer Mangonia Park West Palm Beach Lake Worth Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach ( Ft Lauderdale Airport Sheridan St Hollywood II Golden Glades Opa-Locka�,/ Pompano Beach Cypress Creek Ft Lauderdale Metrorail Transfer :Hialeah ISe arket rport tl Hialeah Miami F mil■'J MI II 3; IMI:171491U Ir7 Tequesta Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park Riviera Beach West Palm Beach Lake Worth Lantana Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Oakland Park Wilton Manors Ft Lauderdale Dania Hollywood Hallandale Aventura North Miami Beach North Miami Miami Shores Little Haiti Overtown Miami SFECC Transit Analysis Study • Tiered Alternatives Analysis/EIS • Study Area Centered on FEC — Two Miles Wide — Approximately 85 Miles Long • Focus on North -South Mobility — Multiple, Parallel N-S Alignments • FEC, SFRC, US1, 1-95 — Consolidates Multiple Past Studies • Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension • Miami -Dade Northeast Corridor • Broward County Transit Improvements 3 Tier 1 Regional Analysis Tiered Alternatives Analysis/EIS Process Many Alternatives Qualitative Screening Define Tier 2 Study Segments Few Alternatives Quantitative Screening Systems to Implement September 2005 to April 2007 April 2007 2007 to 2009+ 4 Florida East Coast Railway • 100-Foot Corridor through Three Counties — Presently One or Two Main Line Tracks — 203 At -Grade Highway Grade Crossings • Infrastructure Matched to Current Operations — Presently 26 Freight Trains per Day — Capacity for Passenger Trains Very Limited • Strategies to Increase Capacity — Add Main Line Tracks — Reduce Marine Conflicts • Elevate Key Water Crossings — Ameliorate Grade Crossings • "Quiet" Crossings through Whistle Bans • Consider Crossing Consolidations • Grade Separate Key Highway Crossings 5 S OUTH COAS CORRIDOR S TUDY Freight Carriers CSX Transportation — Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Carriers — Amtrak — South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail) — Miami -Dade Transit (Metrorail) Passenger Stations o Tri-Rail &Amtrak o Tri-Rail Only O Amtrak Only Dyer Mangonia Park West Palm Beach Lake Worth Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Ft Lauderdale Airport Sheridan St Hollywood II Golden Glades Opa-Locka�,/ Pompano Beach Cypress Creek Ft Lauderdale Metrorail Transfer :Hialeah ISe arket rport tl Hialeah Miami F mil■'J MI II 3; IMI:171491U Ir7 Tequesta Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park Riviera Beach West Palm Beach Lake Worth Lantana Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Oakland Park Wilton Manors Ft Lauderdale Dania Hollywood Hallandale Aventura North Miami Beach North Miami Miami Shores Little Haiti Overtown Miami SFECC Alignments PROSPECTIVE ALIGNMENTS Railroad Alignments a Florida East Coast Railway RT - South Florida Railroad Corridorcsx (CSXT, Tri-Rail, Amtrak) Highway Alignments US-1 Interstate 95 Others • Intro -Coastal Waterway • Power Utility Rights of Way • Canals a SFECC Modal Technologies TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES 7 SFECC Modal Technologies RAILROAD TECHNOLOGIES 8 SFECC Preliminary Alternatives t Service Segment Alignment RGB BRT LRT RRT Tri-Rail Other RGR 1 West Palm Beach North FEC EFc ■ ■ ■ ■ US1 cj■ ■ ■ 1-95 0 ■ ■ 2 North Palm Beach County FEC a ■ ■ ■ US1 0 ■ ■ 3 West Palm Beach South FEC rFo ■ ■ ■ US1 0■ ■ 4 East Broward County FEC rFc ■ ■ ■ US1 ■ ■ 5 Ft Lauderdale — Miami FEC fF� ■ ■ ■ ■ US1 ■ ■ 6 Miami Northeast FEC rFc ■ ■ ■ ■ US1 0■ ■ S OUTH COAS CORRIDOR S T LIDY Freight Carriers CSX Transportation — Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Carriers — Amtrak — South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail) — Miami -Dade Transit (Metrorail) Passenger Stations o Tri-Rail &Amtrak o Tri-Rail Only O Amtrak Only Dyer Mangonia Park West Palm Beach Lake Worth Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Cypress Creek Ft Lauderdale Ft Lauderdale Airport Sheridan St Halywood Golden Glades Opa-Locka Metrorail Transfer Ins Hialeah Market Miami ljjrport t3 Hhaleah F : I !J 11i1:<d lllII 3:41IILlIId0lilIWI Tequesta Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park Riviera Beach West Palm Beach Lake Worth Lantana Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Oakland Park Wilton Manors Ft Lauderdale Dania Hollywood Hallandale Aventura North Miami Beach North Miami Miami Shores Little Haiti Overtown Miami Miami-Dade/South Broward County Station Areas HLY Hollywood Blvd HAL E Hallandale Beach Blvd AVE NE 198 St NMB NE 163 St NMB NE 151 St NMI NE 135 St NMI. NE 125 St MIS NE 107 St MIS NE 96 St —MIA NE 79 St MIA NE 71 St MIA NE 61 St MIA NE 54 St MIA NE 39 St MIA NE 29 St MIA NE 20 St MIA NE 11 St --MIA Government Center 10 S OUTH COAS CORRIDOR S TUDY Freight Carriers CSX Transportation — Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Carriers — Amtrak — South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail) — Miami -Dade Transit (Metrorail) Passenger Stations o Tri-Rail &Amtrak o Tri-Rail Only O Amtrak Only Dyer Mangonia Park West Palm Beach Lake Worth Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Ft Lauderdale Airport Sheridan St Hollywood II Golden Glades Opa-Locka�,/ Pompano Beach Cypress Creek Ft Lauderdale Metrorail Transfer :Hialeah ISe arket rport tl Hialeah Miami F mil■'J MI II 3; IMI:171491U Ir7 z 0 w 0 0 Tequesta Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park Riviera Beach West Palm Beach Lake Worth Lantana Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Oakland Park Wilton Manors Ft Lauderdale Dania Hollywood Hallandale Aventura North Miami Beach North Miami Miami Shores Little Haiti Overtown Miami Tier 1 Conclusions Eliminate US1 Alternatives — More Costly & Less Ridership Than FEC Alternatives Eliminate 1-95 Rail Alternatives — Expense Disproportional to Ridership — Retain Regional Bus Alternative Terminate Alternatives in Jupiter — Tequesta Service Requires New High -Level Crossing of the Loxahatchee — Martin County Park -Ride Traffic Handled Better at PGA Blvd Station SFECC (Phase 1) Project Schedule >. � o` �o�� o " Syr oo yr G G e 4, 4o fty , `G" P •)•‘‘ 4re e Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 05 A t [20064 2007 12 How Can Municipalities Help? • Adopt Resolutions of Support in Favor of the Project. • Identify Your General Issues and Concerns. • Address Regional Transit System vs. Local Challenges. • Help Identify Corridor Subsections (Logical Project Limits). • Help Prioritize Corridor Sections (Implementation). • Provide Input on Tier 1 Alternatives (Screen Out Non -Viable Options) • Encourage TOD and TSLU at Stations Sites (Zoning) • Identify Financing & Funding Partners (City, County, Others) Transportation Decisions by MPOs Lard Use Decision" by Cc« ►ties R Cities TOD — Transit -Oriented Development ** TSLU — Transit Supportive Land Uses S OUTH COAS CORRIDOR S TUDY Freight Carriers CSX Transportation — Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Carriers — Amtrak — South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail) — Miami -Dade Transit (Metrorail) Passenger Stations o Tri-Rail &Amtrak o Tri-Rail Only O Amtrak Only Dyer Mangonia Park West Palm Beach Lake Worth Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Ft Lauderdale Airport Sheridan St Hollywood II Golden Glades Opa-Locka�,/ Pompano Beach Cypress Creek Ft Lauderdale Metrorail Transfer :Hialeah ISe arket rport tl Hialeah Miami F mil■'J MI II 3; IMI:171491U Ir7 Tequesta Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park Riviera Beach West Palm Beach Lake Worth Lantana Hypoluxo Boynton Beach Delray Beach Boca Raton Deerfield Beach Pompano Beach Oakland Park Wilton Manors Ft Lauderdale Dania Hollywood Hallandale Aventura North Miami Beach North Miami Miami Shores Little Haiti Overtown Miami S OUTH CORRIDOR S TUDY PLEASE VISIT US AT NW.SFECCSTUDY.COM Tier 1 Recommendations --Village Issues-- • RR Grade Crossing Safety • Whistle -Free Zones • Additional Traffic at Proposed Station Locations • Sound Walls • Replacing Gates • Security • 1 WWI 15