Florida Avenue Complete Streets Feasibility Study What is a complete street? A roadway where the entire right-of-way is designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrian, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street. Why are complete streets important? Increase Safety for Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorists Support Vibrant Communities Expand Ability to Move Around Support Healthy Communities COMPLETE STREETS ARE SAFE, INVITING, ENGAGING PLACES Brevard County is Implementing 6 Complete Streets Projects by 2017 The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization has allocated a total of $18 million for the feasibility studies, design and construction of complete streets projects to be spent by 2017. Projects Selected How Were Complete Street Projects Selected? THREE PHASE SCREENING PROCESS Titusville 1 405 Project Identification Begin with Arterial and Collector Roadways in the County 407 3 Identify Suitable Areas Areas where existing or future land use promotes walking, biking and transit 528 2 Cape Canaveral Cocoa 520 3 4 Identify Opportunity Corridors - Roadways that lack sidewalks, bike lanes, and other amenities Cocoa Beach 5 Rockledge Long List of Candidate Corridors Emerge - A list of all roadways that could make good complete streets. Identify Projects Supported by Local Governments and Deﬁne Types of Investments that Could Occur on Roadway 404 Palm Shores Satellite Beach Indian Harbour Beach 518 Locally Supported Candidate Projects Melbourne 192 2 3 6 Melbourne Vlg W Melbourne Feasibility Analysis Project Selection Evaluate list of locally supported canidate projects to see if: • Project will support walking and biking along and across roadway • Project is supported by local municipality • Project can be constructed by 2017 Evaluate the quality of the canidate projects to rank and recommend projects. • Six projects selected Indialantic Melbourne Beach 1 Hopkins Avenue, Titusville 2 North Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral 3 Peachtree Street, Cocoa 4 Florida Avenue, Cocoa 5 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach 6 Hickory Street, Melbourne Florida Avenue Complete Streets Project Project Limits Preliminary Alternatives Rosa Jones Drive to SR 520/King Street: Proposed Rosa Jones Drive to SR 520/King Street Study Corridor CENTER ST WILLARD ST Striped Parking, Curbed Bulb-Out with Landscape/Signage at Intersections Curb & Gutter ROW - Property Line ROW - Property Line 50’ Curb & Gutter FO ES RR T KING ST E AV 5’ 4’ Sidewalk Grass 2’ 8’ On-Street Parking 10’ 10’ Drive Lane Drive Lane 2’ 4’ 5’ Grass Sidewalk 32’ (20’ @ Intersections) Pavement OLEANDER ST 50’ Right-of-Way Preliminary Conceptual Sketch STONE ST LEMON ST City Hall FLORIDA AVE ORANGE ST Post Office FACTORY ST Before After ST CHARLES ST TRAVIS ST ROSA L. JONES DR Park / Open Space Water City Boundry Study Corridor Corridor Length: 0.39 Miles N 0 Miles 0.05 Project Schedule 2014 JAN - APR MAY - AUG 2015 2016 2017 SEP - DEC Field Review and Data Collection Stakeholder Interviews Final Conceptual Cross-Sections Final Concept Plan Design Construction How to get involved! For more information on how to get involved contact: Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg B Viera, FL 32940 Georganna Gillette (321) 690-6890 [email protected] Leigh Holt (321) 690-6890 [email protected] www.spacecoasttpo.com