Tonight’s Agenda
• Welcome
• Downtown WPB Mobility Vision
• Downtown Mobility Plan
• Okeechobee Boulevard Corridor Study
• Downtown Parking + TDM Study
• Next steps
• Are we heading in the right direction?
Why are we doing this?
“West Palm Beach is committed to being a leader in shifting away from our dependence on cars and moving toward embracing innovative methods of moving people...The goal is to
develop a transportation system that balances bicycle, pedestrian, transit and car travel in an affordable, sustainable
and safe manner.”Mayor Jeri Muoio
How did we get here?
Public Meetings Online Engagement Stakeholder Meetings
• Over 29 meetings between City staff, stakeholder groups and community leaders
• 3 Project Technical Steering Committee meetings
• Meetings with neighborhood groups, business community, and municipal agencies
• 1,396 unique visitors
• 207 Comments online
• 622 “Likes” to comments online.
200+ Participants During Visioning Kickoff Meetings
600+ Participants During Okeechobee Charrette
Concurrent Studies
Okeechobee Boulevard Corridor Study
Downtown Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management Study
City-Wide Bicycle Master Plan
Public Life Study
Mobility Plan
Mobility Team
strategic planning & change management
multimodal transportation, urban design & community engagement
transit operations & corridor design
traffic engineering& corridor design
traffic engineering
Goals/Desired Outcomes
Create a 21st-century city that is future ready, can meet the needs of people today and tomorrow, and provides prosperity for everyone in the community.
Safe & Healthy
The effects of walking and cycling were measured by comparing them with the Non-active mode of transport. Cycling to work was associated with very large health benefits. ... Walking to work was associated with a 27% lower risk of developing and a 36% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Apr 25, 2017
Action Oriented
Short-Term(0 - 5 Years)
Medium Term
(5-10 Years)
Long-Term(10+ years)
Pilot
Projects
Principles
Create streets and networks that are complete and connected for all modes.
Complete Networks Complete Streets
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Mode Hierarchy
The City’s transportation decisions will generally reflect a “hierarchy of modes” for moving people.
The hierarchy is intended to:
• Ensure needs and safety of each group
• Prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable users first
• Sequentially considered in decisions
• Changes will not make existing conditions worse for people on foot, bicycle, and motorcycle users
• Does not mean users at the top of the list will always receive the most beneficial treatment on every street
How do we create the City we want to be?
ProjectsIdentify the physical changes to streets that can create the transportation system envisioned for Downtown.
PoliciesSupport decision-making about funding, projects, and programs.
ProgramsProvide incentives and support for people to travel using more options.
Action PlanOrganizes the projects, polices, and programs into a sequential implementation plan to guide actions and investments over time.
Projects
45Projects
*Note: Projects extended to their logical termini, which may be outside of the study area
Okeechobee: Potential Streetscape Enhancement
• Shade trees
• Wider sidewalk
• Enhanced connections to other travel options
Biking
2 + 15 = 17 miles
600% increasein bikeway network
45% of streets with bikeways in Downtown
existing proposed of bikeways
Biking
Bikeway Continuum
High Vehicle Volumes + Speed
No Interaction with Vehicles
Bikeway @ Intersections+
Transit
10 miles
30% of streets with transit access improvements in Downtown
Premium transit access streets
Regional Bus Service Improvements
Route Recommendations
• Create hub at Tent site
• Reroute routes to Okeechobee, Quadrille, and Tamarind
• Extend and enhance Route 43
• Extend and enhance Route 42
• Eliminate Route 1 Diversion to Intermodal Transit Center
• Create three premium bus-rapid transit routes serving Downtown
Local Trolley Improvements
Route Recommendations Summary• Simplify routes
• Re-brand routes to describe destinations
• Enhance routes within Downtown
• Enhance and extend routes out of Downtown
• Enable park-once concept
• Enhance service from regional transit stations
Street Transformations
17 miles
52% of streets improvements in Downtown
Street transformation projects
Street Transformations
“Existing Conditions”
One-Way to Two-Way
Lane Elimination
Lane Reconfiguration
Shared Street
Vision Zero Safety Program
Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.
Vision Zero Principles
• Re-framing traffic deaths as preventable
• Focus on system failure
• Reduce the impact of collisions
• Adopt a Safe System approach
• Implement data-driven decision-making
• Establish road safety as a social equity issue
What we heard
1000+ Map views
Public Charrette Technical Steering Committee Online Map Survey
200+ Mapped comments
600+ Map comment “Likes”
600+ Attendees over 4 days
Corridor Goals
Provide convenient and safe crossings
Create a predictable and reliable corridor
Create places where people want to spend their time and money
Expand travel options for all users
Okeechobee: Potential Trail + Transit Improvements
• Dedicated bus/HOV lane
• Lake Trail
• Enhanced crossings for people walking and biking
Okeechobee @ Tamarind
• Separated bikeway
• Enhanced crosswalks
• Enhanced streetscape
• Signal improvements
• Dedicated bus/HOV lane
Above/Below Grade Concepts
Implementation Challenges
• Significant costs
• Do not address vehicular operational needs along the corridor
• Do not address safety needs at intersections
Depressing Okeechobee Depressing RR tracks Above Grade Pedestrian Crossing
Okeechobee: Potential Improvements for All Users
• Separated bikeway
• Enhanced crosswalks
• Enhanced streetscape
• Signal improvements
• Dedicated bus/HOV lane
Okeechobee @ RosemaryPilot Project
• Enhanced crosswalks
• Shared Lane Markings
• Enhanced lighting
• Median and public space pilot project
• Signal enhancements
Okeechobee @ RosemaryMedium-Term
• Separated bikeway
• Enhanced crosswalks
• Enhanced streetscape
• Signal improvements
• Dedicated bus/HOV lane
• Rosemary re-design
• Florida re-design
Okeechobee @ Flagler
• Enhanced crosswalks
• Enhanced streetscape
• Separated bikeway on Flagler
• Separated bikeway on Okeechobee/Lakeview
• Signal improvements
Parking StudyObjectives of the study
• Create a “Park Once”, walkable environment
• Encourage shared parking amongst a mixture of uses
• Distribute parking demand throughout the downtowns users groups
• Provide a balanced mixture of alternative transportation modes so that parking is one component of the transportation ecosystem, as opposed to the dominant land use
Parking Study
Example Recommendations
• Create short-term parking in high demand areas
• Extend meter hours of enforcement
• Adjust parking to align supply with demand
• Establish parking maximums
• Execute parking cash-out program
• Unbundle parking from leases
• Subsidize active transportation modes
TDM Strategies• Shared Parking • Internal Shuttle• Coordinated Parking Pricing• Employee Transportation Benefits• Discounted transit passes• Bike storage facilities• Ride-matching programs • Emergency ride home programs • Bikeshare facilities • Bikeshare discounts • Carshare facilities• Carshare discount programs • Bike/ped infrastructure • Carpool/vanpool program
Concurrent Studies
Okeechobee Boulevard Corridor Study
Downtown Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management Study
City-Wide Bicycle Master Plan
Public Life Study
Mobility Plan
Next Steps
• Mayors Commission Work Session - Parking Study
• Parking Study – meet with Merchant stakeholders
• Finalize and publish full study reports
• Ongoing coordination with regional partners