Port Orange Mobility Plan Fpza Presentation 2009

FLORIDA PLANNING & ZONING ASSOCIATION

OCTOBER 23, 2009

PORT ORANGE MOBILITY PLAN UNDER SB 360/HB 697

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SENATE BILL 360

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DULAs – Port Orange has almost 2,000 people per square mile (56,732 ÷ 28.5 = 1,991)

TCEAs – automatic designation as of July 8, 2009

Removes state mandate for concurrency in the TCEA

Leaves local laws and ordinances on the books

Local mandate for concurrency still applies untilchanged (per DCA)

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WHY NOW?


Response to State legislation – SB 360/HB 697

Two-year time frame to create mobility strategies

EAR-based amendments to be adopted next year, 2010 Required to explore opportunities for multi-modal system, mixed-use development, and

TODs

Required to address requirements of HB 697

Window of opportunity with current workload

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SB 360/HB 697


Working together

Energy-efficient land use patterns

Mixed-use, compact development

Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMTs)

Reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)

Mobility

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PAST PRACTICES


Focused on congestion, capacity, and travel speed

Concurrency, LOS

Developer requirements to fund and/or construct

Transportation impact fees

Fair-share process/Capital recovery agreements

Large-scale construction projects

$5,154,116 collected to date for five separate projects

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FAIR SHARE PROJECT LOCATIONS


1. Traffic Signal – Town West Blvd. and Williamson Blvd.

Cost = $272, 366 – 100% collected

Summer Trees Rd. extensionCost = $3,282,465 – 51% collected

Dunlawton Ave./I-95 arterial capacity improvements

Cost = $3,357,892 – 47% collected

Dunlawton Ave./Clyde Morris Blvd. intersection realignment

Cost = $850,000 – 88% collected

Traffic Signal – Taylor Rd. and Devon St.Cost = $300,000 – 0% collected

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INTERIM STRATEGIES


Adopt local mandate for concurrency under home rule power – Not required, but prudent To be adopted along with MPO’s TIA Guidelines Oct. ‘09

Build off Port Orange Town Center TCEA Interim TDM/TSM strategies Point system for various improvements Begin to apply elements city-wide

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2009 TDM/TSM STUDY FOR POTC TCEA


24 alternatives selected, including…

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OUR PLAN:


Mobility, access, & choice:

Shifting to greater modal balance and more options, moving people, not just cars

Future Land Use strategies: “Life-long community,” place-making, sustainability

Reducing distance people must drive (more uses close together and routes to get there)

Creating favorable conditions and amenities to select other modes – beyond TD (transit dependent) population

TDM/TSM strategies applied city-wide

TCEA zones

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FUTURE LAND USE


Mixed-use Centers More compact development Inclusionary vs. exclusionary land

uses More nodes Urban design standards

Node Locations

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Future Land Use Map

TCEA ZONES


Zone 1 – 2006 TCEA for Port Orange Town Center Redevelopment District – site of “new downtown.”

Zone 2 – Lands surrounding Zone 1 west to Clyde Morris Blvd. Most roads in place, no future widenings.

Zone 3 – Lands west and south of Zone 2. Road network still being created.

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TCEA ZONE 1


Complete streets “Road Diet” on U.S. 1 Urban Design Strategies

Appropriate densities Setbacks Mixed use, ground-floor retail Wide sidewalks, aesthetic

enhancements + shade/security Reduced parking requirements

Impact fees required, 75% for TSM/TDM, 25% for road improvements.

13Source: Visions of Smart Growth and Sustainability, FL Chapter ASLA

TCEA ZONE 2


Zone 1 strategies, to lesser degree Mixed used at key nodes and intersections Higher residential densities along transit

corridors Infill to reduce distance between origins

and destinations Fill in sidewalk network gaps Improvements to Votran “Super Stop”

transfer point Shade and transit shelters needed

throughout A few new roads and connections required Retrofit as opportunities become available Impact fees required plus bus shelter on

or adjacent to the site. Up to 75% of fees can be used for roads, the rest for TDM/TSM. Fair-share not required.

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TCEA ZONE 3


Lowest densities and most wetlands

New roads and widenings needed

Connections greatly needed

Mixed used and compact development at key nodes and intersections, where possible

Greater balance of uses – more non-residential uses to serve existing homes

Some infill at existing nodes

Fair-share and impact fees required for all new development

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Source: Volusia County Public Works

CITY-WIDE STRATEGIES


Complete Streets/context-sensitive design

Votran stop shelters and amenities

Distinctive pavement markings

Urban design, sustainable place-making

APPLICATION


TIAs still required in all zones

New LOS standards will be created to translate car volume into alternative modes

Mitigation required depending on zone

Mobility fees if enacted by State legislature

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CHALLENGES


Built out City mostly built out in suburban pattern. Newer sections not built on grid, with fewer

connections

DULA density ≠ transit density Twice minimum DULA density, but still too low to support alternative modes city-wide,

especially transit. Four units/acre overall Minimum density for transit (7 units/acre) exists only along major corridors

Ridership Small Transit Dependent (TD) population. Usage concentrated at Dunlawton Square “Super

Stop” transfer point Challenge is to increase ridership among those who have a choice

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QUESTIONS? SUGGESTIONS?

THANK YOU

Mike Disher, AICPPlanning & Development Manager

City of Port Orange(386) 506-5670

[email protected]


Picture Sources: Visions of Smart Growth and Sustainability, FL Chapter ASLA; Volusia County Public Works; City of Port Orange; & Google Earth, 2009

Documents

Port Orange Mobility Plan Fpza Presentation 2009