Orange County

Multimodal Corridor Plan

Presentation

Orange County Transportation Planning Division

August 2014

Presentation Outline

• Project Context • Project Overview • Recommendations • Project Implementation • Coordination with Other

Initiatives

Project Context

• Goal to have transportation better reflect land use

• Transportation plan historically roadway-focused • 2011 legislation removed state mandates • Develop and implement a different approach

– More urban, multimodal, safer for pedestrians/bicyclists

Project Context

• Make key State/County corridors more multimodal

• Year 2040 network designed to leverage limited available funding

– Coordinated plan to make investments add most value

– 2013 impact fee changes allow funding of operational projects – Use maintenance/resurfacing to

add multimodal features

Project Overview

Project Overview

Phase 1 • Plan document addresses safety and planning

needs • Based on extensive technical analysis • Analysis of County and specific corridors • Understand trends and potential solutions to

support balanced network

Project Overview

Organized by Theme: – Safety – Livability – Technology – Economy – Amenity

Project Overview: Safety

• Analysis of crash data, intersections, posted speeds • Complete Streets guidelines/

corridor review • ADA assessment • Pedestrian safety

strategies

Project Overview: Livability

• Land use and placemaking – Orange Avenue – University Boulevard

• Lighting, landscaping, and streetscape

• “Road diet” analysis • High quality transit

areas

Project Overview: Technology

• Fiber optics and adaptive signals • Red light safety cameras • Beacons / traffic control

technologies • Pedestrian/bicycle data collection • Multimodal trip planning for real-

time travel information

Project Overview: Economy

• Potential Multimodal Focus Areas – International Drive – UCF

• Major employment clusters • Freight mapping and analysis

– From MPO Freight Plan update

• Revenue constraints • Public-private partnerships

Project Overview: Amenity • Recreational trails / Trails Master Plan

– MPO Trail Crossings Working Group

• Multiuse path network • Parking • Bikesharing / carsharing

– MPO Bike Sharing Working Group

Recommendations: Safety

• Multimodal Roadway Conceptual Analysis template • Orange County Complete Streets policy • ADA compliance and resurfacing costs/implementation (Public

Works ADA Compliance Initiative) • Pedestrian Plan activities, based on County priorities and

budget, as part of new County safety program • Road Safety Audit for identified “clusters” of high-crash

locations • Engineering and planning evaluation on County roadways with

posted speeds above 45 MPH

Recommendations: Livability

• Review of sidewalk width and pedestrian connectivity • County Trees in the Right of Way Group recommendations • Evaluation of “bicycle boulevard” prototypes

– Low speed/bike priority streets – Need data first

• Pilot study of University Boulevard corridor transition – Future year transition – Parallel facilities (Richard Crotty Parkway)

Recommendations: Technology

• Availability of beacons and safety features from FDOT • Cost-benefit analysis for state contracts for technology

purchases • FDOT’s product lists for new options • Feasibility of open source multimodal trip planning tools • GIS layers of available current pedestrian/bicycle counts and

turning movement counts (TMC after 2015 retiming) • Feasibility of annual TMC program • Feasibility of pedestrian counters in key locations

Recommendations: Economy

• Modeling of proposed Multimodal Focus Areas • Freight movement prioritization on Economy Corridors • Orange County freight-related roadway projects for FDOT

Investment Element • Feasibility of public-private partnerships and Transportation

Development Authorities (Florida Statutes) • Cost analysis of multimodal/Complete Streets prototypes for

capital/operations/maintenance • Design-build feasibility/training for County staff

Recommendations: Amenity

• Grant program to seek funding for trails/pedestrian/bicycle enhancements

• GIS inventory of multiuse paths • MetroPlan Orlando’s Bike Sharing Working Group

recommendations • MetroPlan Orlando’s Trail Crossings Working Group

recommendations – Prioritize County pedestrian and bicycle counts at these intersections

• Further study on on-street parking

Project Implementation Phase 1 • Public Works ADA Compliance Initiative • Multimodal Sand Lake Road Roadway

Conceptual Analysis • Road Safety Audit for Texas-Americana • New Pedestrian Safety Program • Freight-related roadway projects to

regional/state freight plans

Project Implementation Phase II • Developing multimodal 2040 network • Based on MPO 2040 LRTP projects and

projected funding • Modeling and cost projections • Refining transportation-land use performance measures

Project Implementation Phase III • Identify individual corridors for multimodal

transition • Determine funding sources/options • Orange County Complete Streets Policy • Develop concurrency alternatives • Guidance for next impact fee update

DRAFT—CONCEPTUAL ONLY

Coordination with Other Initiatives

• Orange County Sustainability Plan • Forthcoming Sustainable Land

Development Code – Land use context – Street standards

• MetroPlan Orlando’s 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan – State projects – Funding projections

• Forthcoming FDOT Complete Streets standards

Orange County

Multimodal Corridor Plan

Presentation

Orange County Transportation Planning Division

August 2014