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FAPA Conference Presentation

September 11, 2015

COMPLETE STREETS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH


May 2012 Complete Streets Committee formed

Customized the Broward Guidelines for the Deerfield Beach context

Guidance for design treatments and decision-making

Extensive community outreach

DEERFIELD BEACH COMPLETE STREETS GUIDELINES

PREVIOUS COMPLETE STREETS EFFORTS


WHICH CORRIDORS TO IMPROVE FIRST?

NETWORK VISION3

Destinations

Transit Access

High Pedestrian Crashes

Gaps in Sidewalk

Challenging Crossings

Speeding Issues

Slow Speed Roadways

High Truck Volumes

Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes

High Bike Crashes

No Bike Lanes

Opportunities for Redevelopment

City Jurisdiction of Right-of-Way

DATA-BASED ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY KEY CORRIDORS


NORTHEAST 20TH AVENUE

PHASE 1 CORRIDOR RECOMMENDATIONS

5PHASE 1 CORRIDOR RECOMMENDATIONS

Narrow pavement

25 mph speed limit

Sidewalks on west side

No bicycle facilities

Slow vehicle speeds

Pull-in parking

Pedestrians frequent

EXISTING CONDITIONS




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No change to

pavement width

Add street trees and

enhanced

landscaping

Fill in sidewalk gaps

along NE 20th Ave

and NW 4th Court

Install pedestrian-

scale lighting along

NE 20th Ave and

NW 4th Court

Phase out pull-in

parking

ENHANCEMENTS





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Install speed table with

crosswalks at NE 20th Ave

& NE 4th Court as a

gateway feature

Stripe crosswalks at NE 4th

Court & A1A

ENHANCEMENTS


Speed Table: Elevated Intersection with Pavement Design

Planning-Level Cost

Estimate:

$293,000

Potential Funding Source:

Community

Redevelopment Agency

Funds


SOUTHWEST 3rd AVENUE (MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVENUE)



4 lane undivided roadway

30 mph speed limit

Low traffic volumes (6,000

AADT)

No bike lanes

BCT & Community Bus

stops

Sidewalks on both sides with

grassy buffer

Faded crosswalks

Large curb return radii at

intersections

EXISTING CONDITIONS




9

‘Road Diet’

One vehicle travel

lane in each

direction

Buffered on-street

bicycle lanes

Raised median with

landscaping

No difference in

edge-to-edge

pavement width

ENHANCEMENTS





10

Extend median nose

across crosswalks to

create pedestrian refuges

Enhance existing

pedestrian crossings

Add new crosswalk to

Deerfield Park Elementary

Reduce curb return radii

ENHANCEMENTS


Pedestrian median refuge design

Planning-Level Cost Estimate:

$1,130,000

Potential Funding Source:

Broward Metropolitan Planning

Organization Transportation

Improvement Program Funds


LOOP CORRIDOR: CRYSTAL LAKE DR, NW 45TH ST, AND MILITARY TRAIL

PHASE 1 CORRIDOR RECOMMENDATIONS11

• 2.3 miles long• Military Trail from Sample Rd to NW 45th Street

• NW 45th Street from Military Trail to Crystal Lake Drive

• Crystal Lake Drive from NW 45th Street to Military Trail

W SAMPLE RD





Military Trail

4 lane divided roadway

40 mph speed limit

High traffic volumes (18,500 AADT)

No bike lanes

BCT bus stops

Sidewalks on both sides with grassy buffers

Faded crosswalks

NW 45th St & Crystal Lake Drive

2 lane roadway

25 mph speed limit - slow speeds

Narrow thoroughfare

Intermittent sidewalks

Few shade trees

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Military Trail looking north to Eastridge

NW 45th Street just east of Crystal Lake Drive, looking eastCrystal Lake Drive looking northwestPull-in parking along Crystal Lak eDrive just west of Military Trail




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Expand sidewalk to

provide a 10-ft wide

shared use path on

east side

No changes to

vehicle lane

configuration

Utilize existing

pavement pull-outs

for future bus

service (Broward

MPO 2040 LRTP

unfunded project)

ENHANCEMENTS





14

Fill in sidewalk gaps

Implement shared

lane markings (aka

‘sharrows’)

Add street trees and

enhance

landscaping

ENHANCEMENTS





15

Construct sidewalk

along north side

Implement shared

lane markings (aka

‘sharrows’)

Install raised

crosswalks at select

locations

ENHANCEMENTS






Planning-Level Cost Estimate:

$833,000 exclusive of moving utility

boxes and poles at intersections.

Potential Funding Sources:

• City Road and Bridge Funds

• Grant Funds


Incorporate the specific projects into the Capital Improvement Plan

Explore funding partnerships with other agencies

Broward MPO

Broward County

FDOT

Apply methods and criteria to future corridors (Phase 2 and beyond)

WHAT’S NEXT?

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