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Orange County’s

Transportation Planning and Multimodal Corridor Plan

Presentation to UCF LIFE

November 11, 2014

Alissa Barber Torres, Ph.D., AICP, PLS

Orange County Transportation Planning Division

Presentation Outline

• Orange County’s Transportation Network

• Mobility Planning

• Pedestrian Safety

• Multimodal Corridor Plan

Transportation Network

Orange County’s network includes:

• 2,835 miles of roadways

• 1,671 retention ponds

• 2,800 miles of sidewalks – Build 10 to 16 miles of new sidewalk annually

– Repair 15 to 30 miles of sidewalk annually


Orange County’s network includes:

• 104,650 traffic signs

• 569 traffic signals

• 220 miles of fiber optic cable for signals

• 290 school beacons and 85 flashing beacons

• 50 midblock crossings

• New speed feedback signs


Transportation projects in Orange County have several sources:

• Orange County Capital Improvements Program

- Funded by impact fees, gas taxes, state/federal grants

• Florida Department of Transportation Work Program - Regional prioritization through MetroPlan Orlando

• Public-private partnerships


http://www.ocfl.net/?tabid=369


Need to report a pothole, traffic concern,

or sidewalk repair?

Contact Orange County’s 311 system - Dial 311 for customer service coordinator

- Visit the 311 website for requests or live chat

- Download the 311 app for Apple or Android

- Can receive report on progress

- Can also report anonymously

http://www.ocfl.net/311

Mobility Planning

Planning for both current and future needs • Comprehensive Plan

- Goals, objectives, and policies for transportation/land use

- Long Range Transportation Plan identifies needs

• Orange County Code - Subdivision regulations

- Impact fees

• Concurrency Management System - Database ensures roadway capacity available

- Code requires “concurrent” with new development

Mobility Planning

•Public-Private Partnership Agreements − Sand Lake Road

− John Young Pkwy Interchange

− SR 50/SR 436 Interchange

− SR 417/Valencia College Lane

− SR 528/Innovation Way

Mobility Planning

• Public/Private Partnership Agreements − Enable private sector land donations and/or construction of

roadways for impact fee credits

− Over $250M in approved agreements

Calendar Year # Approved by RAC

# Approved by BCC

Value of BCC Approved

2009 23 19 $4,936,824.84

2010 16 11 $4,020,025.00

2011 18 12 $8,506,285.00

2012 21 17 $3,404,690.00

2013 15 $74,095,823.95*

Mobility Planning

• Roadway Conceptual Analysis for Corridors − New roadways/roadway changes

− Community input

− Preliminary design

− Rights of way/Retention areas

− Social/environmental analysis

− Land use

Mobility Planning

• Agency Coordination/Plan Review − Central Florida Expressway Authority: Wekiva

Parkway, BeachLine, SR 417

− Osceola County Expressway Authority: Osceola Parkway Extension, North Ranch

− Florida Department of Transportation: I-4 Ultimate Improvements, SR 50, Sand Lake Road

Mobility Planning

• GIS − Roadway mapping

− Sidewalk inventory

− Trails

• State/Local Agency Partnerships − Intersections

− Review major road improvements

− Federal grants/State grants

− Trails

Mobility Planning

Mobility Planning

• 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

Mobility Planning

• Orange County Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan

– Multimodal roadways, connectivity

– Concurrency

– Alternative Mobility Area (Concurrency Exception)

– Projects that Promote Public Transportation (Concurrency Exception)

• Recent Zoning Code updates – Pedestrian connectivity standards for development

– Enhanced bicycle parking

• Mobility Reviews of Proposed Development

−Determine availability of transit service

using LYNX data

−Assess availability of bus shelters, sidewalks, bicycle routes and other facilities, such as park and ride lots

− Identify gaps in multimodal network

Mobility Planning

Jan. 1, 2006-April 14, 2014

Pedestrian Safety

“Metro Orlando tops the list of most dangerous areas to walk this year”

Pedestrian/Bicycle Crashes Jan. 1, 2006-April 14, 2014

• 4,013 total crashes

• 3,288 injuries (82%)

• 219 fatalities (5.4%)

• 472 crashes in the dark (12%)

• 593 crashes aggressive/distracted driving (14.8%)

• 301 crashes drugs/alcohol (7.5%)

Source: Signal Four crash database, University of Florida

Source: Signal Four Analytics Crash Database, Accessed April 18, 2014.

Pedestrian Safety

• New Pedestrian Safety Program

− Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

− Interim Targeted Corridor Evaluations based on crash data (Pine Hills)

− Public Outreach

• Partnerships with Regional Agencies

− FDOT, MetroPlan, LYNX

− Best Foot Forward

Pedestrian Safety

Multimodal Corridor Plan

• Make key State/County corridors more multimodal

• Create Year 2040 network designed to leverage limited available funding

– Coordinated plan to make investments

add most value

– Now can fund “operational” (non-widening)

road projects with impact fees

– Use road maintenance/resurfacing to add bike lanes, other features


Organized by Theme:

– Safety

– Livability

– Technology

– Economy

– Amenity


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


Safety Theme

• Analysis of crash data, intersections,

posted speeds

• Complete Streets guidelines/ corridor review

• ADA assessment

• Pedestrian safety strategies

Technology Theme

• 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



Amenity Theme

• Recreational trails / Trails Master Plan

• Multiuse path network

• Parking

• Bikesharing / carsharing – MPO Bike Sharing Working Group

Livability Theme

• Land use and placemaking – Orange Avenue

– University Boulevard

• Lighting, landscaping, and streetscape

• “Road diet” analysis

• High quality transit areas



Economy Theme

• Potential Multimodal Focus Areas – International Drive

– UCF

• Major employment clusters

• Freight mapping and analysis

• Revenue constraints

• Public-private partnerships


Phase 1 Implementation

• 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


Phase II Development

• Creating multimodal 2040 network

• Based on MPO 2040 LRTP projects and projected funding

• Modeling and cost projections

• Refining transportation-land use

performance measures


Phase III Development

• Identify individual corridors for multimodal transition

• Determine funding sources/options

• Orange County Complete Streets Policy

• Develop concurrency alternatives

• Guidance for transportation impact fee update

DRAFT—CONCEPTUAL ONLY

• 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’s

Transportation Planning and Multimodal Corridor Plan

Presentation to UCF LIFE

November 11, 2014

Alissa Barber Torres, Ph.D., AICP, PLS

Orange County Transportation Planning Division

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