SOUTH FLORIDA EAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT ANALYSIS STUDY Municipal

SOUTH FLORIDA EAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT ANALYSIS STUDY Municipal Meetings September 2006 1

N. Jasmine Yacinthe, Ph. D. Gannett Fleming, Inc. 2

SFECC Transit Analysis Study • Tiered Alternatives Analysis/EIS • Study Area Centered on FEC – Two Miles Wide – Approximately 85 Miles Long • Focus on North-South Mobility – Multiple, Parallel N-S Alignments • FEC, SFRC, US 1, I-95 – Consolidates Multiple Past Studies • Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension • Miami-Dade Northeast Corridor • Broward County Transit Improvements 3

Tiered Alternatives Analysis/EIS Process Many Alternatives Qualitative Screening Define Tier 2 Study Segments Tier 1 Regional Analysis Regional Record of Decision Few Alternatives Quantitative Screening Systems to Implement Tier 2 Sectional Analysis Sectional Records of Decision September 2005 to April 2007 to 2009+ 4

Florida East Coast Railway • 100 -Foot Corridor through Three Counties – Presently One or Two Main Line Tracks – 203 At-Grade Highway Grade Crossings • Infrastructure Matched to Current Operations – Presently 26 Freight Trains per Day – Capacity for Passenger Trains Very Limited • Strategies to Increase Capacity – Add Main Line Tracks – Reduce Marine Conflicts • Elevate Key Water Crossings – Ameliorate Grade Crossings • “Quiet” Crossings through Whistle Bans • Consider Crossing Consolidations • Grade Separate Key Highway Crossings 5

SFECC Alignments PROSPECTIVE ALIGNMENTS Railroad Alignments • Florida East Coast Railway • South Florida Railroad Corridor (CSXT, Tri-Rail, Amtrak) Highway Alignments • US-1 • Interstate 95 Others • Intra-Coastal Waterway • Power Utility Rights of Way • Canals 6

SFECC Modal Technologies TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES Rail Rapid Transit Bus Rapid Transit Light Rail Transit Regional Bus 7

SFECC Modal Technologies RAILROAD TECHNOLOGIES Regional (Commuter) Rail Type 1 DMU Type 2 DMU 8

SFECC Preliminary Alternatives Service Segment 1 West Palm Beach North Alignme nt FEC RGB US 1 I-95 BRT LRT RRT Tri-Rail Other RGR 2 North Palm Beach County FEC US 1 3 West Palm Beach South FEC US 1 4 East Broward County FEC US 1 5 Ft Lauderdale – Miami FEC US 1 6 Miami Northeast FEC US 1 9

Miami-Dade/South Broward County Station Areas 10

Tier 1 Conclusions • Eliminate US 1 Alternatives – More Costly & Less Ridership Than FEC Alternatives • Eliminate I-95 Rail Alternatives – Expense Disproportional to Ridership – Retain Regional Bus Alternative • Terminate Alternatives in Jupiter – Tequesta Service Requires New High -Level Crossing of the Loxahatchee – Martin County Park-Ride Traffic Handled Better at PGA Blvd Station 11

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How Can Municipalities Help? • • • Adopt Resolutions of Support in Favor of the Project. Identify Your General Issues and Concerns. Address Regional Transit System vs. Local Challenges. Help Identify Corridor Subsections (Logical Project Limits). Help Prioritize Corridor Sections (Implementation). Provide Input on Tier 1 Alternatives (Screen Out Non-Viable Options) • Encourage TOD* and TSLU** at Stations Sites (Zoning) • Identify Financing & Funding Partners (City, County, Others) Transportation Decisions by MPOs Land Use Decisions by Counties & Cities * TOD – Transit-Oriented Development ** TSLU – Transit Supportive Land Uses 13

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Tier 1 Recommendations --Village Issues-- • • • RR Grade Crossing Safety Whistle-Free Zones Additional Traffic at Proposed Station Locations Sound Walls Replacing Gates Security 15