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Passenger Rail Station Location Study TPO Board
March, 2016
Presentation Outline
Supporting the County’s Transit Vision
Passenger Rail in Brevard County
Passenger Rail Station Location Study
Led by Space Coast TPO and Port Canaveral
Selecting a Station Location
Station Location Candidates
Selection Criteria
Recommended Location
What’s Next?
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Supporting the County’s Transit Vision
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Miami
West
Palm Beach
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Brevard
Plan Adoption
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Space Coast TPO adopted
2040 Long Range Plan
2016 Strategic Plan
Both contain goals to enhance public transportation, including passenger rail
Supporting the County’s Transit Vision
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LRTP proposed system of regional and local transit corridors
Supporting the County’s Transit Vision
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Multimodal and Intermodal Hubs
Identified candidate AAF stations can be possible candidates for these hubs
TPO Strategic Plan
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Commuter Rail
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Commuter rail stations will have different requirements
Most commuter rail projects funded largely with public money
Different station location criteria
Economic development
Local access (walk-up) ridership
Environmental benefits
Passenger Rail Station Location Study
Passenger rail expanding in Florida
Desire to have service in Brevard County
Space Coast TPO and Port Canaveral initiated a study for an AAF station location in Brevard
TPO hired Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (KAI) to study potential station locations and develop recommendations
AAF has agreed to consider one station location in Brevard
TPO and KAI worked with local municipalities to screen and rank candidate stations
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All Aboard Florida (Brightline)
Privately funded passenger rail service between Orlando International Airport and South Florida
Potential extension to Jacksonville
Miami
West
Palm Beach
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
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All Aboard Florida (Brightline)
Market Assessment
Service designed for:
Travel
Leisure
Entertainment
Features
Center City locations
Custom designed coaches
Intermodal connectivity
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All Aboard Florida (Brightline)
Service and Operations Details
Hourly northbound and southbound service
Train speeds between 79 and 125 mile per hour
32 additional trains per day
12 Image Source: www.gobrightline.com
Brevard County Alignment
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All Aboard Florida
Rail infrastructure and service privately funded
Profit-driven enterprise with revenue from two sources
Passenger fares
Ancillary development
Anticipated opening in 2017
No current plans for Brevard station location
Feasibility of additional station will be based on revenue generating potential of station
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Selecting a Station Location
TPO will recommend a single location to AAF
Seeking consensus and broad support
Station Selection Process
1. Develop station evaluation checklist and scoring criteria
2. Solicit potential station locations from municipalities
3. Request data from proponents
4. Meet with local municipalities to review results
5. Recommend station location
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Station Evaluation Checklist
Tier I: Parcel Requirements
Adjacent to Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway
Passenger loading platform on west side of tracks
Straight Railway Section
Minimum 3 Acres in Size
Developable Land
Utilities available
Planning Compatibility
Tier II: Evaluation Criteria
Development Potential
Potential Ridership
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Station Evaluation Checklist
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Tier II Criteria
Developable Parcel
Development Potential
Visibility
Incentives
Local street access
Access to Port Centers
Access to cultural destinations
Access to regional highways
Station Evaluation Checklist
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Weighted to reflect importance of:
Developable land at and near the station parcel
Access to station to encourage higher ridership
Criteria Weight
Parcel Size 20%
Adjacent Acres of Vacant Parcels 20%
Vacant Parcels within ¼-mile 15%
Distance to I-95 or SR 528 interchange 10%
Distance to Port Canaveral 10%
Distance to Melbourne Airport 10%
Distance to KSC Visitor Center 5%
Daily Traffic Volume 5%
Linear Feet of Street Frontage 3%
Number of Tourist Sites 2%
Nine Candidate Station Locations
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1. Palm Bay (Conlon)
2. Melbourne 1 (Main Street)
3. Melbourne 2 (Waverly Pl)
4. Melbourne 3 (Apollo Blvd)
5. Rockledge/Cocoa (Rosa Jones)
6. Cocoa 1 (Plaza Pkwy)
7. Cocoa 2 (Michigan)
8. Cocoa 3 (Clearlake)
9. Cocoa 4 (Beau Geste)
Cocoa 4
Cocoa 3
Cocoa 2
Cocoa 1
Rockledge/Cocoa
Melbourne 2
Melbourne 3
Melbourne 1
Palm Bay
Candidate Station Locations
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Palm Bay
Robert J Conlon Boulevard
Municipality: Palm Bay
Size: 23 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Melbourne 1
Main Street
Municipality: Melbourne
Size: 3 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Melbourne 2
Waverly Place
Municipality: Melbourne
Size: 3 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Melbourne 3
Apollo Boulevard
Municipality: Melbourne
Size: 4 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Rockledge/Cocoa
Rosa L. Jones Boulevard
Municipalities: Cocoa and Rockledge
Size: 33 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Cocoa 1
Plaza Parkway
Municipality: Cocoa
Size: 8 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Cocoa 2
Michigan Avenue
Municipality: Cocoa
Size: 114 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Cocoa 3
Clearlake Road
Municipality: Cocoa
Size: 88 acres
Candidate Station Locations
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Cocoa 4
Beau Geste
Municipality: Cocoa
Size: 117 acres
Station Location Evaluation
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Criteria
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Parcel Size
Adjacent Parcels
Parcels within ¼-mile
Interchanges
Port Canaveral
Melb Airport
KSC Visitor Center
Traffic Volume
Street Front
Overall
High Medium Low
Highest Ranking Station Location
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Clearlake Road, Cocoa
Good access to local highways
Plenty of developable space
Considerable land already owned by AAF
Relatively close to Port Canaveral
Location at future passenger rail junction
Suited for future AAF Jacksonville extension
What’s Next?
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Recommend locations in North Cocoa near SR 501, SR 528 and US 1 and the former Cocoa passenger rail station site on US 1 for future All Aboard Florida station
Send formal request to AAF to conduct ridership study and work with AAF to plan and implement station
Include future passenger and commuter rail service in strategic plan action: Explore opportunities to expand transit services and funding
Resolution
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the SPACE COAST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION:
1. Approves the sites identified on Attachment A as “Potential Future Passenger Rail Station Locations.”
2. Approves a site in North Cocoa near SR 501, SR 528 and US 1 and the former Cocoa passenger rail station site on US 1 as the locally preferred AAF Station Locations.
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