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GONZALEZ, Ph.D. City Manager May 3, 2018 Ms. Laura Regalado Florida Department of Transportation Office of Freight, Logistics, and Passenger Operations 605 Suwannee Street, MS-25 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 RE: Roadway Closure at NE Miami Court just north of NE 71 Street, Miami, Florida Results of Public Meeting Dear Ms. Regalado: The City ofIVIiami ("City") Office of Capital Improvements-OCI hosted a public meeting on April 19, 2018 at Athalie Range Park from 7:00PM to 8:00PM for the roadway closure at NE Miami Court between NE 71 Street and NE 73 Street, Miami, Florida. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the public and those affected residents of the City's intent to close the street at the aforementioned location. Various methods of communicating the meeting invitation were accomplished by the City such as direct delivery of the flyers to affected properties by the local Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) office, City social media platforms, email distribution to neighborhood homeonwer associations and elected officials, Nextdoor application, and sharing of the flyers at the meeting site weeks prior to the meeting. In addition to the attendance by OCI and other City staff, approximately seven residents attended the meeting and none voiced their concerns in favor or against the roadway closure. Attached you will find the sign -in sheet for your records. At this time, the City respectfully requests the approval to move forward with the railway crossing closure application previously submitted to the Florida Department of Transportation. Should you have any questions regarding the project, feel free to contact David Adato, Construction Manager, at (305) 416-1899 or dadato@mia ' sgov.com. Sinc S 'e . Wrlliarnson ixector EC: Nzeribe Ihekwaba, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant City Manager Hector Badia, OCI Assistant Director Giraldo Marquez, P.E., OCI Chief Project Manager David Adato, P.E., OCI Construction Manager OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 8th Floor / Miami, FL 33130 / (305) 416-1280 / Fax: (305) 416-2153 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 Roadway crossing closure Public Meeting Roadway crossing closure at N.E. Miami Ct. between N.E. 71 and N.E. 73 Street Office of Capital Improvements 7_00 P.M. - April 19, 2018 Athalie Range Park, 525 NW 62 Street, Miami Fl 33150 _ Name Mailing Address City, State & Zip Phone No. Email �-i1}l0 s -ri 4 1 I S� CPI ita;-'t''` - 33) j �/ L--/ c19 r`t`t„a' .4'v,cam. )TO �` so/ .er 2 0 �� — VE` ,o l SNTAKINERSTht a1 r r ,ice __1 _0 N 54) � 31 3 (6 , � L t col.col. c-t ' v2-12- : e_ 5T ? 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From: Joel Graeff, AICP MIS` MI DESIGN 1.1�hICT Cc: Alex Schapiro, Senior Project Manager (Design District) Dan D'Antonio, P.E., PTOE (HNTB) Date: June 14, 2017 Re: Miami Design District - NE Miami Court Grade Crossing Technical Memorandum 1.0 INTRODUCTION HNTB Corporation was retained by the Miami Design District to prepare an impact analysis of a proposed closure of the NE Miami Court at -grade railroad crossing. The analysis consists of a re -distribution of vehicles impacted by the grade crossing closure and the impact it has on the adjacent area. The potential closure is located between NE 71st Street and NE 75th Street in the City of Miami. A Map of the project is provided as Figure 1. 2.0 STUDY AREA OF INFLUENCE The study area has been defined along NW Miami Court, N Miami Avenue, NE Miami Court, NE 75th Street, NE 71st Street, and NE 2nd Avenue. The following segments were analyzed as part of the area of influence of existing and future conditions. Segment • N Miami Avenue from NE 71st. Street to NE 75th Street • NE Miami Court from NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street • NW Miami Court from NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street • NE 2nd Avenue from NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street HNTB 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS Page 12 Existing traffic counts were collected at various locations within the study area in May 2017 and consisted of the data presented in Table 1. The raw traffic count data is contained in Exhibit A. Construction along NE 2nd Avenue prohibited the placement of machine counters as part of the data collection effort. Therefore, peak hour traffic volumes for NE 2nd Avenue were developed using the most recent 24-hour traffic count data from Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). A peak -to -daily ratio was developed for the area using the 24-hour counts conducted at the other three locations. Table 1 - Traffic Count Locations Segments Counts Street Segment N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street NE Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street The raw traffic counts were adjusted using seasonal factors provided by FDOT. Using FDOT's Florida Traffic Information (FTI) database, the peak season conversion factor was determined to be 1.00 for all streets. The peak season adjusted counts are graphically illustrated in Figure 2. 3.1 Existing Conditions No -Build Alternative The existing operating characteristics during AM and PM peak hour conditions were evaluated for the study area using Table 7: Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volumes for Florida's Urbanized Areas from the 2013 Quality/Level of Service Handbook to determine roadway segment level of service (LOS). Table 2 presents a summary of the existing level of service at the study area segments. 01111 I_i1 it 4. tour • wr, :7ftt SI 111s1 St 1 :I Lend E] Project Area of Influence Nom Study Area " a v E 7. 0 NC BOth Tit 1.- 5 z, _-- we aim, 1111119414 • a: .. _ 4 6 . tom ram it 4 t 1 1 1 4 A 7 ,... NA rIth Ili i A 1 X a, 6 •-;;; V.`,F ?fir!, NfIund n 1) SIT .C2 ML. NE Miami Ct. Grade Crossing NW alisn let Th14 Sielh SI pffi Ltd,.. Myer 'Mi. II NE 77th SI • rt,11% St HS WW1 '41 NE 611111 Tel Tif NF RIM SI 661.11 SI NE 2Nd k4e hr. S0115 Id • 4 tr1 iswIt 4; 11d St 73Jd SI TIE /1st 01 Nf 11111 SI NE 6314+ SI A x F 4.11 ▪ 7 NE Falls SI I• tt 44trt 31 N s eau, 3. nit Location Map Figure INTB Table 2 - 2017 Level of Service No -Build Alternative Page 14 Street Segment Functional Classification Number of Lanes Per Direction LOS Peak Hour Directional Capacity' AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Minor Arterial Two D 1,700 1,496 0.88 C 1382 0.81 C NE Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local 0ne E 560 101 0.18 C 129 0.23 C NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local One E 560 31 0.06 C 45 0.08 C NE 2nd Avenue NE 71th Street to NE 75th Street Collector Two E 1105 727 0.66 C 700 0.63 C As shown in the table, the study area segments are currently operating at an acceptable level of service. 1 2013 FOOT QLOS Handbook, Table 7: Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volumes for Florida's Urbanized Areas i ``, J AM (P14) Peak MI, i`it NE Miami Ct. Grade '1ST` T Crossing NW 75ir 5t ry ri FEC Railroad NW 7 I it .St Existing 20] 7 AEI & Pr [ Peak Hour Volumes - No Bufd Figure 2 INTB 3.2 Existing Condition - Build Alternative Pao Closure of the railroad crossing at NE Miami Court will cause a re -distribution of trips within the study area. Redistribution percentages were calculated assuming the relative capacities of the adjacent street network to accommodate the additional volumes generated by the closure of the NE Miami Court at -grade crossing. Incremental peak hour traffic volumes are shown for NE 71st and NE 75th streets to indicate that traffic volumes were distributed to these segments and can be included in existing and future traffic analyses for the area. Percentages and volumes for the existing 2017 build condition are illustrated in Figure 3 and 4, respectively. After the redistribution of 2017 existing volumes, study area segments were analyzed using FDOT's 2013 Quality/Level of Service Handbook to determine segment LOS. A summary of the existing level of service for the build condition is presented in Table 3. Table 3 - 2017 Level of Service Summary Build Alternative Street Segment Functional Classification Number of Lanes Per Direction LOS Peak Hour Directional Capacity 2 AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS Peak Dlr. Volume v/c LOS N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Minor Arterial Two D 1,700 1547 O.91 C 1446 0.85 C NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local One E 560 31 0.06 C 45 0.08 C NE 2nd Avenue NE 71th Street to NE 75th Street Collector Two E 1105 777 0.70 D 765 0.69 D NE 71st Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue Collector One E 720 - 55** - - - 74** - - NE 75th Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue Local One E 560 24** - - 31** - - ** Calculated peak hour traffic increments As shown in the table all segments would operate at acceptable levels of service under the Build condition. This is due to the minimal number of trips currently using the NE Miami Court at -grade crossing. 2 2013 FDOT QLO5 Handbook, Table 7: Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volumes for Florida's Urbanized Areas LEGEkD *O. EB Distrrbutrc r' t NB Distribution 411 V1B Distribution 4 5B DrStribution X% (Y%) AXI (PM) Percentages X% (Y'4;1 AM (PM?'" Calculated Split Percentages MI. "'1ST' 41 6'• NE Miami Ct Grade Crossing NW 75sr St 50% (50%)om* In 50% (50%)*" Mk NW 71=: St 50% (50%)"" Re -Distribution Percentages Year 2017 4 n,. d LU Figure 3 LEGEND X.XXX (X.XXX) ah4 (PM) Peek Hour 4'olurnes X.XXX (X.XXX) - Calculated Increment f r r r Mf: -1ST' NE Miami Ct. Grade Crossing 24 (31)" NW 75=' 5t low 24 (3 1 r. NE Miami Ct FEC Railroad 55 (74)*.x +II PP - NW 715L St 55 (73),. Existing 2017 AM & PM Peak Hour Volume - Build Figure 4 NNTB 4.0 FUTURE CONDITIONS 2040 Pag0 ,9 The Southeast Regional Planning Model (SERPM), v6.54 with v7.0 socio-economic data was chosen as the basis to project future traffic volumes. SERPM, v6.54 was developed by Miami -Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) to conduct the 1-395 feasibility analysis. The model uses a base year of 2010 with horizon year of 2040 and includes an improved highway network as compared to previous version of the SERPM. The base year 2010 model was run to establish a baseline for growth rate projections to year 2040 traffic volumes. No modifications were made to the base 2010 model inputs prior to conducting the baseline run. The 2040 roadway network was edited to establish the no -build and the build alternatives. The cost -feasible network was edited to include only the existing and committed roadway improvements within the study area. Additionally, a link was added to represent NE Miami Court and the zonal structure was modified. Table 4 presents a summary of the edits to the highway network for each alternative. Table 4 - 2040 Model Network Edits 2040 No -Build Alternative 2040 Build Alternative • Open at -grade crossing at NE Miami Court • Add NW Miami Ct, NE Miami Ct, and NE 71st Ave • Closure of at -grade crossing at NE Miami Ct • Add NW Miami Ct, NE Miami Ct, and NE 71st Ave To obtain a growth rate by which the traffic counts can be multiplied for 2040 design volumes, the 2010 base model traffic volumes were compared to the 2040 no -build and build model volumes. The SERPM, v6.54 produces three-hour AM and PM peak period volumes that were divided by a diurnal of three to establish peak hour volumes. Model growth rates ranged from -1.18% per year to 15.240/0 per year on links within the study area. For simplicity, and to normalize the variation in the model growth rates, an average growth rate of 0.69% (0.0069 growth rate) was used for the study area. Because of the wide disparity in peak hour growth rates for individual roadway segments based upon the 2010 and 2040 model results, a more probable urban area growth rate was established using the AM Peak (westbound/southbound) and PM Peak (eastbound/northbound). Table 5 presents the data used to calculate the growth rates for the 2040 volumes. NNTB Table 5 - Street Segment Growth Rates Page 110 Street SegmentAM 2040 Model Peak Period 2010 Model Peak Period% Rate Growth EBlNB Rate6 Growth WBlSB AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Peak Hour PM Peak Hour AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour EB WB EB WB EB WB EB WB NE 71st Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue 3685 3075 3973 2783 2936 2457 3288 1908 0.85 0.84 0.69 1.53 NE 75th Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue 2502 1560 3323 1443 2143 1991 2130 2231 0.56 -0.72 1.87 -1.18 NB SB NB SB NB SB NB SB N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street 2,426 3,209 3,504 2,808 806 2,297 2,720 1,274 6.70 1.32 0.96 4.01 NE Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street 0 486 813 190 0 0 0 0 _ - - - NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street 0 401 816 126 0 0 0 0 - - NE 2nd Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street 1,248 2,375 2,688 1,943 224 2,082 2,639 583 15.24 0.47 0.06 7.78 HINTB 4.1 2040 No -Build Conditions Page f11 To determine 2040 no -build volumes, 2017 adjusted traffic volumes were multiplied by a 1.1579 growth factor. Table 6 summarized 2040 No -Build Alternative volumes. Table 6 - 2040 Volumes No -Build Alternative Volumes 2040 No Build Street AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour NB SB NB SB N Miami Avenue 593 1732 1600 688 NE Miami Court 66 117 149 149 NW Miami Court 36 21 52 27 NE 2nd Avenue 298 842 811 316 Figure 5 graphically illustrates the 2040 AM and PM peak hour volume under No - Build Alternative conditions. 4.1.1 2040 No -Build Alternative Level of Service Analysis Future No -Build Alternative level of service analysis was analyzed using the same procedure and tables as in the existing analysis. No additional modifications were made in addition to the growth rate applied to existing 2017 traffic volume counts. Table 7 presents a summary of the 2040 no -build level of service for all segments. INTB Table 7 - 2040 Level of Service No -Build Alternative Page I12 Street Segment Functional Classification Number of Lanes Per Direction LOS Peak Hour Directional Capacity 3 AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Minor Arterial Two D 1,700 1732 1.02 F 1600 0.94 C NE Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local 0ne E 560 117 0.21 C 149 0.27 C NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local One E 560 36 0.06 C 52 0.09 C NE 2nd Avenue NE 71th Street to NE 75th Street Collector Two E 1105 842 0.76 D 811 0.73 D As shown in Table 7, all segments are operating at an acceptable level of services, except for N Miami Avenue which is projected to operate at LOS F. 32013 FDOT QLOS Handbook, Table 7: Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volumes for Florida's Urbanized Areas 1 z X. LEGEND X.XXX ix,XXX) said (PM) Peak Hour Voluries Mir 1i NE Miamf Ct. Grade ES 1 '1ST' ..,.,. Crossing NW 75v St FEC Railroad NW 71;- St Future 2040 AI I & PAL Peak Hour Volumes -No Build 1 4 1 1 1 t i i! HNTB 4.2 2040 Build Alternative Condition Page 114 The build condition network was modified to represent the closure at NE Miami Court. A redistribution of northbound and southbound trips around the study area was done to demonstrate the impact this closure will have on the adjacent network in future conditions. Redistribution percentages were based on comparison between 2040 No -Build and 2040 Build Alternative model volumes. Figure 6 shows a graphical representation of the percentages on all road segments. These percentages were applied to 2040 volumes calculated before to have a better understanding of how the system will be affected with the grade crossing closure. Table 8 summarizes 2040 volumes for the build condition. Table 8 - 2040 Volumes Build Alternative Volumes 2040 Build Alternative Street AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour EB WB EB WB NE 71st Street 64** 64** 86** 85** NE 75th Street 28** 28** 36** 36** NB SB NB SB N Miami Avenue 625 1791 1674 734 NW Miami Court 36 21 52 27 NE 2nd Avenue 331 900 886 362 ** Calculated peak hour traffic increments Graphical representations of 2040 AM and PM peak hour percentages and volumes for the build condition are shown on Figure 6 and 7, respectively. LEGEND 1�►EB Distribution W8 Distribution 11. NB Distribution 4 5g Distribution X% (Y%) AM (PM) Percentages X% (Y%) JAM (PM)*'" Calculated Split Percentages MI, FIST' NE Miami Ct. Grade Crossing 50% (50%r4t NW 753' 5t 7-7 w 50% (50%P* 50% (5O% I NW 7I St 50% (5O% Distribution Percentages Year 2040 Figure 6 LEGEND NOES Distribution - WB Distribution tNB Distribution 4 SB Distribution X% (Y%) AM (PM) Percentages X% (Y3r) AM iP14t' Caicuiated Split Percentages o c 4 CJ E NE Miami Ct. Grade Crossing NW 752t St 50% (50%7°' 1.11 50% (50%)"`* 50% (50%.7"* NW 715, St 50% (50%7 x Distribution Percentages Year 2040 4 Figure 6 INTB 4.2.1 2040 Build Alternative Level of Service Analysis Page E 17 Future operating characteristics during AM and PM peak hour conditions were evaluated for the study area using Table 7: Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volumes for Florida's Urbanized Areas from the 2013 Quality/Level of Service Handbook to determine intersection level of service (LOS). Table 9 presents a summary of the 2040 build level of service for the study area segments. Table 9 - 2040 Level of Service Build Alternative Street Segment Functional Classification Number of Lanes Per Direction LOS Peak Hour Directional Capacity' AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Peak Dir. Volume v/c LOS Peak Dir. Volume vfc LOS N Miami Avenue NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Minor Arterial Two D 1700 1791 1.05 F 1674 0.98 C NW Miami Court NE 71st Street to NE 75th Street Local One E 560 36 0.06 C 52 0.09 C NE 2nd Avenue NE 71th Street to NE 75th Street Collector Two E 1105 900 0.81 D 886 0.80 D NE 71st Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue Collector One E 720 64** - - 86** - - NE 75th Street N Miami Avenue to NE 2nd Avenue Local One E 560 28** - - 36** - - ** Calculated peak hour traffic increments As shown in Table 9, all segments are operating at an acceptable LOS. INTB 5.0 Summary Exhibits I18 The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of closing the NE Miami Court at -grade railroad crossing under existing and future conditions. Under 2017 build conditions all segments would operate at acceptable levels of service. Similarly, under the 2040 future build conditions, there is minimal impact to the study area roadways resulting from the NE Miami Court at -grade railroad crossing closure. The only exception would be southbound N Miami Avenue which is projected to operate at LOS F. :INTB Exhibits Exhibits I19