2015 BIENNIAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT MONITORING REPORT

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1 215 BIENNIAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT MONITORING REPORT Prepared for: THE CITY OF DESTIN 42 Indian Bayou Trail Destin, FL Prepared by: April 8, 216

2 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES... 4 MULTIMODAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED AND PROGRAMMED... 8 TRANSIT RIDERSHIP... 9 MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE UPDATE Multimodal Level of Service Analyisis...11 Unadjusted Multimodal Level of Service...12 Quality of Service Factors...13 District-wide Adjusted Level of Service...16 BASELINE COMPARISON LAND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MMTD... 2 SUMMARY APPENDIX A: 215 ANNUAL CONCURRENCY REPORT... A-1 APPENDIX B: HURRICANE CLEARANCE TIME ALYSIS... B-1 i

3 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 MULTIMODAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED IN PREVIOUS TWO YEARS... 8 TABLE 2 ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP... 9 TABLE 3 MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR MAJOR COLLECTOR ROADS... 1 TABLE 4 MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR US HIGHWAY TABLE MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE SCORES TABLE MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE GRADES TABLE 7 DISTRICT-WIDE (UDJUSTED) LEVEL OF SERVICE TABLE 8 URBAN FORM LOS FACTORS BY CORRIDOR TABLE 9 DISTRICT-WIDE URBAN FORM LOS FACTOR TABLE 1 DISTRICT-WIDE URBAN FORM LOS FACTOR TABLE 11 DISTRICT-WIDE CONNECTIVITY LOS AND CONNECTIVITY INDICES TABLE 12 DISTRICT-WIDE (ADJUSTED) BICYCLE LOS & SCORE TABLE 13 DISTRICT-WIDE (ADJUSTED) PEDESTRIAN LOS & SCORE TABLE 14 DISTRICT-WIDE (ADJUSTED) TRANSIT LOS & SCORE TABLE 15 EXISTING AND ADOPTED MMLOS STANDARDS FOR MAJOR COLLECTOR ROADS TABLE 16 EXISTING AND ADOPTED MMLOS STANDARDS FOR US HIGHWAY TABLE 17 US HIGHWAY 98: 215 TO BASELINE COMPARISON TABLE 18 APPROVED DEVELOPMENT IN THE MMTD IN PREVIOUS TWO YEARS... 2 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 DESTIN S MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT... 2 FIGURE 2 ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP... 9 ii

4 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report INTRODUCTION The Transportation Element of the City of Destin Comprehensive Plan provides the goals, objectives and policies for the continued implementation of the Multimodal Transportation District (MMTD). The MMTD replaces the traditional concurrency requirements governing available road capacity with a system that assesses concurrency based on pedestrian-oriented site design and multimodal infrastructure development. Developments proposed in the MMTD that satisfy the following two conditions are deemed compliant with transportation concurrency requirements for automobile traffic: 1. Follows urban form and multimodal facility design standards as described in Policy ; 2. Contributes towards achieving the adopted multimodal level of service standards designated through the provision of on-site and off-site improvements necessary to mitigate transportation impacts in the immediate project vicinity. The amount of mitigation required will correspond to the project s impact as calculated through application of the City s transportation impact fee. Eligible capital improvements are those located within the MMTD and are included in the Capital Improvements Element of this Plan. The MMTD is outlined in Figure 1 with the blue border. The blue shaded region represents the Old Destin sub-area, which includes most of the MMTD and requires the highest standards for both site design and multimodal infrastructure development. In the Crystal Beach sub-area to the east (in gold), the emphasis is on improving multimodal connectivity rather than site design. Since the establishment of the MMTD through a Comprehensive Plan amendment in 26, the City has monitored the implementation of the MMTD through both an Annual Concurrency Analysis and a biennial MMTD Monitoring Report. This is the fifth biennial MMTD Monitoring Report, which summarizes the City s progress in the continued implementation of the MMTD and achieving the multimodal objectives and policies described herein. 1

5 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Figure 1 Destin s Multimodal Transportation District 2

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7 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES The current Comprehensive Plan language, adopted in November 214, provides a clear regulatory framework for the continued implementation of the MMTD. The policies outline both concurrency evaluation and monitoring measures. The following summarizes the activities undertaken as continued implementation of the MMTD. Policy : Reduce Automobile Mobility. The MMTD shall emphasize the reduction of automobile mobility and vehicle miles traveled per person, in addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, while promoting accessibility by all modes through redevelopment of the built environment through improvement of cycling, pedestrian, and transit networks. The adopted Land Development Code (LDC) language promotes accessibility by requiring pedestrianoriented site design and multimodal infrastructure improvements as an element of development and redevelopment projects. Policy : Maintain Road Networks. Operations of the existing road network shall be maintained and enhanced with strategic new connections, reconstruction, and widening projects as appropriate. Investment in sidewalks, cycling facilities, and transit service shall be significantly increased. Urban design standards shall ensure that development is designed to be integrated and accessible, while encouraging increased use of nonauto forms of transportation. The City continues to maintain and develop an interconnected road network including multimodal elements through the capital improvements program. The City maintains two funding sources dedicated to multimodal improvements, transportation impact fee and the fee in lieu of multimodal design/development features. Policy : Increase Connectivity in the Crystal Beach Area. The City shall focus its efforts in the Crystal Beach sub-area on increasing connectivity and constructing multimodal infrastructure to improve linkages within the sub-area and to surrounding areas of the City and adjacent Counties. The City continues to initiate projects to increase connectivity to all modes within the Crystal Beach Area. Policy : Review LDC s Multimodal Design Standards. The City shall continue to review, and revise as necessary, the LDC multimodal design standards, including requirements and acceptable ranges for each urban design element and incentive programs for enhanced design. These standards shall be distributed as a component of the development review process. A Multimodal Transportation District Regulations Audit was recently completed to evaluate the implementation of the MMTD including the development review process. Policy : Complete Existing Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure. The City shall enhance the existing pedestrian and cycling systems by filling gaps in the network and providing new pedestrian and cycling facilities throughout the City. These facilities shall provide a safe and continuous pedestrian and cycling network between residential areas, the Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs), major activity zones, and transit connections, particularly within the MMTD. 4

8 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report The City continues to maintain and develop an interconnected road network including multimodal elements through the Capital Improvements Program. The City maintains two funding sources dedicated to the implementation of multimodal improvements including impact fees and concurrency mitigation fees. Policy : Include Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities with Road Projects. The City shall construct pedestrian and cycling facilities as a component of any publicly-funded road construction or reconstruction project, and developers shall construct pedestrian and cycling facilities as a component of any privatelyfunded road construction or reconstruction projects that will be dedicated to the City, in accordance with the Land Development Code. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities are included in LDC Design standards for new and reconstructed roads and streets. Policy : Create Safe Pedestrian and Cycling Roadway Crossings. The City shall create, safe crossings on Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway between the Marler Bridge and the eastern edge of the Town Center CRA, with particular emphasis on strengthening the connection between the Town Center and the Harbor. Crossings shall be evaluated and designed to provide maximum pedestrian visibility, safety, and convenience, consistent with all applicable standards, guidelines, and best current practices. The City shall coordinate with FDOT to ensure adequate crossings are planned and constructed along Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway for safe crossing of that facility. The City has recently undertaken several planning efforts focused on improving multimodal connectivity between and within the Harbor District and Town Center. The City continues to work with FDOT to increase safe pedestrian and cycling crossing opportunities on Harbor Boulevard (US Highway 98). Policy : Expand and Enhance Transit Coverage and Service. The City shall continue to coordinate with Okaloosa County and seek to identify additional financial support for Okaloosa County Transit to maintain and enhance service, and to meet adopted transit level of service standards. See remarks under next policy. Policy : Coordinate with Okaloosa County. The City shall coordinate with Okaloosa County on future updates of the Transit Development Plan to ensure continued enhancement of transit service and facilities within the City, particularly the Multimodal Transportation District, and transit trip generators and attractors. The City shall continue to dedicate or provide right-of way, or, for the provision of access to transit facilities. Alternatively, the City may provide financial contributions towards the costs of expanding transit service coverage. The City shall also encourage the implementation of private shuttle services as a component of planned development. In 215, a Transit Co-op was formed between Okaloosa County and several local cities to help guide the development of Transit service county-wide. Destin is participating in the co-op and continues to work with Okaloosa County Transit to increase transit service opportunities within the MMTD. The MMTD Monitoring Report provides transit level of service evaluations every other year. Policy : Promote Water Taxi/Shuttle Service. Prior to the next EAR, the City shall adopt a process to accept private and public contributions toward the provision of space for water taxi/shuttle docking facilities and multimodal connections to water taxi/shuttle locations, in order to promote water taxi/shuttle service in the City. 5

9 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report See remarks under next policy. Policy : Encourage and Facilitate Expanded Water Taxi/Shuttle Operations. The City shall encourage expanded water taxi/shuttle operations that serve potential patrons along Choctawhatchee Bay, Joe s Bayou, Indian Bayou, and other strategic shoreline access points. A private water taxi currently serves Norriego Point, Holiday Isle, and the Harbor area. The City will continue to work towards expanding water taxi operations. Policy : Develop Interconnected Street Network. The City shall continue to develop an interconnected road network providing an alternative to Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway for local traffic. The alternative corridor shall provide a continuous connection from Danny Wuerffel Way in Okaloosa County along Commons Boulevard and through the City to Stahlman Avenue. Additional north-south alternatives east of Main Street shall also be considered to further the creation of a grid network. The City continues to maintain and develop an interconnected road network including multimodal elements through the capital improvements program. The City maintains two funding sources dedicated to multimodal improvements, transportation impact fee and the fee in lieu of multimodal design/development features. Policy : Prioritize Community Parking over On-site Parking. The City shall continue to prioritize community parking over on-site parking through the City s parking regulations contained within the Land Development Code. See remarks under next policy. Policy : Continue to Evaluate the Need and Implement Additional Parking Districts as Conditions Merit. The City may establish parking districts where on-site parking shall be discouraged and the construction and use of off-site community parking structures shall be encouraged as provided in the LDC. The City recently constructed a public parking lot at the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Marler Street. An update to the Harbor District parking study is currently underway. The LDC includes provisions allowing onsite parking requirements to be satisfied off-site. Policy : Dedicate Funding to Multimodal Transportation Improvements. The City shall continue the transportation impact fee and the fee in lieu of multimodal design/development features to enable the funding of multimodal transportation facilities and to support multimodal design standards. The City maintains two funding sources dedicated to multimodal improvements, transportation impact fee and the fee in lieu of multimodal design/development features. Policy : Prioritize Projects. As revenues become available from the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) tax increments, the City shall prioritize projects that help support the goals of the MMTD. Multimodal improvements continue to be a priority within the CRAs. Policy : Monitor Multimodal Transportation District. The City shall continue to produce a MMTD Monitoring Report every two years to meet statutory review requirements. This report shall summarize the City s progress towards achieving the multimodal level of service (MMLOS) standards, and achieving the multimodal objectives and policies described herein. This report represents the fifth biennial MMTD Monitoring Report. 6

10 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Policy : Use Multimodal Transportation District Performance Measures. The City shall use multimodal performance measures to help evaluate the progress towards implementing the goals of the MMTD. The multimodal performance measures are provided in subsequent sections of this report. Policy : Document Existing Conditions. The City shall continue to document the existing conditions on all arterial and collector roads within the City in the Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis. These data shall be used to monitor the operating conditions on Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway and the collector roads and shall be submitted to the Department of Economic Opportunity, FDOT and adjacent jurisdictions as an informational component of the MMTD monitoring requirements. The 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis is provided in Appendix A of this document. Policy : Compare Current Traffic Volumes with Baseline Conditions. The City, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, documented the baseline conditions for the three segments of Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway. The baseline conditions were calculated using the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips as documented in the 25 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis. Table 2-3 presents the baseline conditions for the roadway segments within the MMTD and the conditions at the time of the most recent Biennial Transportation Concurrency Report (211). If the data demonstrate that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips on Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway/U.S. Highway 98 is approaching 115% of the baseline condition, the City shall initiate meetings with the DOE, the FDOT, the TPO, and adjacent jurisdictions to evaluate progress and discuss regional solutions to address traffic conditions on Harbor Boulevard/Emerald Coast Parkway. A comparison of the existing to baseline conditions are provided in a subsequent section of this report. Policy : Study and Initiate Steps to Create Additional Capacity. If the data demonstrates that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips for a given road segment of a collector road has reached or exceeded level of service D, the City shall initiate steps to create additional capacity, or demonstrate that creation of additional capacity would be contrary to the success of the multi modal district. The 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis provides the collector roadway level of service analysis and is included as Appendix A of this document. Policy : Refine or Revise Methodology. The City may elect to refine or revise this methodology based on experience gleaned through implementation of these procedures. The Multimodal Transportation District Regulations Audit was completed January

11 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report MULTIMODAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED AND PROGRAMMED The expansion of the multimodal transportation network continues through the implementation of capital improvement projects in addition to other sidewalks, bicycle parking, and transit infrastructure constructed on-site by developers to meet the multimodal land development standards. Table 1 lists the multimodal facilities constructed since the publication of the 213 MMTD Monitoring Report. Table 2 provides a summary of the approved development in the MMTD since 213. Table 1 Multimodal Facilities Constructed in Previous Two Years LINEAR FEET OF MULTIMODAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION Bicycle Roadway Sidewalk Lane Multiuse Trail Kelly Street from Main Street to Beach Drive - 2, 2, Kelly Street from Benning Drive to Calhoun Avenue - - 3,16 Kelly Street from Benning Drive to Sibert Avenue - 2,37 - Hutchinson Street from US Highway to Scenic Highway Additionally, the following facilities are planned for construction over the next five years: US Highway 98 (Harbor Boulevard) - FDOT - installation 5 pedestrian activated, signalized pedestrian crossings on Harbor Blvd 216 Calhoun Avenue approximately 1,4 linear feet (LF) of 1 wide multiuse trail Fiscal Year (FY) 219 Crystal Beach Drive approximately 2, LF of 1 wide multiuse trail FY 217 US Highway 98 approximately 5,43 LF of 1 wide multiuse trail FY 217/218 Indian Bayou Trail - approximately 1,4 LF of 1 wide multiuse trail FY 218 Dolphin St. approximately 2,8 LF of 1 wide multiuse trail FY 219 Gulf Shore Drive approximately 3,18LF of 1 wide multiuse trail FY 22-8

12 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report TRANSIT RIDERSHIP Transit service in the City of Destin is provided in partnership with Okaloosa County Transit (OCT). All of the OCT routes serving Destin operate year round. These routes include: Route 3 (Destin Connector) This route connects Okaloosa Island along Harbor Boulevard to Gulf Shore Drive, operating every 2 minutes during the summer and every 45 minutes during the winter. Route 32 (Destin East) This route provides service in eastern Destin along Emerald Coast Parkway from Gulf Shore Drive to Danny Wuerffel Way, operating every 2 minutes during the summer and every 45 minutes during the winter. Route 33 (Crystal Beach/South Walton) This route provides service along Emerald Coast Parkway from Danny Wuerffel Way east to the Silver Sands factory stores in South Walton County, operating every 3 minutes during the summer and every hour during the winter. Transit ridership on OTC s Destin Routes has remained relatively stable over the last seven years as shown in Table 3 and Figure 2. Ridership has remained in the range of 4, to 47, riders per year. For the most part, route ridership has fluctuated commensurately with total ridership. Table 2 Annual Transit Ridership Route ,811 17,53 2,346 18,297 19,479 2,479 17, ,86 14,15 15,479 14,464 14,83 13,538 13, ,71 9,175 9,756 8,225 9,85 9,239 9,343 Total 47,742 4,855 45,581 4,968 44,158 43,256 4,425 25, Figure 2 Annual Transit Ridership by Route 2, 15, 1, 5,

13 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE UPDATE Multimodal level of service standards were incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan in January 26 as a requirement of adopting an MMTD. Existing Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) standards were presented in the Comprehensive Plan, in addition to the adopted short-term (211) and long-term (22) standards. The short-term and long-term adopted standards were updated in the 27 MMTD Monitoring Report. These updated MMLOS standards were incorporated into the City s Comprehensive Plan 22. This report compares the existing 215 MMLOS to the adopted standards to identify what progress has been made towards achieving the City s multimodal objectives. The short-term and long-term adopted standards anticipate an improved MMLOS based on the implementation of feasible pedestrian, bicycle, and transit improvements. The assumptions used to calculate an achievable 22 MMLOS standard include: 1. All sidewalk buffers will be filled with street trees to separate pedestrians from traffic. 2. Bicycle facilities will be built on all collector streets. Recognizing the challenge of building bicycle facilities on all streets within the MMTD (i.e. many streets have a constrained right-of-way) and understanding the impacts of traffic volumes on bicycle LOS, the long term bicycle LOS standard is B. 3. Existing transit service will increase from 2 to 15 minute frequencies, and 11 to 14 hours of service. New service will be provided on the Azalea/Legion/Airport/Commons corridor at 2 minute frequencies, 12 hours of service, with connections on the north-south roads between this corridor and US Highway 98. Tables 4 and 5 show the adopted MMLOS grades for collector roads and US Highway 98, respectively, in the MMTD. The adopted 211 MMLOS standards are now in effect and represent a higher standard of attainment to which the multimodal data summarized in this report are compared. Table 3 Adopted Multimodal Level of Service Standards for Major Collector Roads BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS Adopted (26) C E F Adopted (211) B C E Adopted (22) B B C Table 4 Adopted Multimodal Level of Service Standards for US Highway 98 BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS Adopted (26) E F E Adopted (211) D D C Adopted (22) C D B 1

14 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report 215 MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE ALYISIS In September of 215, an inventory of pedestrian, bicycling, and transit conditions was conducted throughout the City. Following the methodology outlined in the Data, Inventory, and Analysis section of the Comprehensive Plan, the 215 data were input into the ARTPLAN model to estimate the MMLOS for bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes. Traffic volumes are also collected annually for arterial and collector roads for the City of Destin Annual Concurrency Analysis, and the latest 215 volumes were used in the MMLOS assessment. Table 6 below lists the multimodal LOS score for 213 and 215 bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facility characteristics generated by ARTPLAN for each roadway segment. Table 7 lists the corresponding ARTPLAN MMLOS grade for each MMTD roadway segment. The MMLOS for segments with multiple links (i.e. US Highway 98) is based on a length-weighted average of the MMLOS for all links within a segment. Table Multimodal Level of Service Scores ROADWAY FROM TO ARTPLAN LOS SCORE 213 ARTPLAN LOS SCORE 215 BICYCLE PED BUS BICYCLE PED BUS Collectors Airport Road US Highway 98 Commons Drive Airport Road Commons Drive Main Street Azalea Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive Beach Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street Benning Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street Commons Drive Airport Road Indian Bayou Trl Commons Drive Indian Bayou Trl Diamond Cove Commons Drive Diamond Cove Henderson Beach Rd Commons Drive Henderson Bch Rd Triumph Drive Commons Drive Triumph Drive Kelly Plantation Dr Commons Drive Kelly Plantation Dr Matthew Boulevard Crystal Beach Dr Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Dolphin Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Gulf Shore Drive Sandpiper Cove Dr US Highway Henderson Bch Rd US Highway 98 Commons Drive Hutchinson Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Indian Bayou Trl US Highway 98 Commons Drive Indian Bayou Trl Commons Drive Country Club Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue Main Street Legion Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive Legion Drive Beach Drive Main Street Main Street US Highway Palms Blvd Main Street 98 Palms Blvd Airport Road Main Street Airport Road Kelly Street Matthew Blvd Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Mountain Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive Mountain Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive Restaurant Row Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 Restaurant Row Scenic Highway 98 Matthew Boulevard Walton County Line Sibert Avenue Calhoun Avenue Kelly Street Stahlman Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street Triumph Drive US Highway 98 Commons Drive US Highway 98 Segment A Marler Bridge Gulf Shore Drive Segment B Gulf Shore Drive Scenic Highway Segment C Scenic Highway 98 Walton County Line

15 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Table Multimodal Level of Service Grades ROADWAY FROM TO ARTPLAN LOS GRADE ARTPLAN LOS GRADE BICYCLE PED BUS BICYCLE PED BUS Collectors Airport Road US Highway 98 Commons Drive C B F C B F Airport Road Commons Drive Main Street D C F D C F Azalea Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive B C F C C F Beach Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street D B F C B F Benning Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street A B F A A F Calhoun Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street A C F A B F Commons Drive Airport Road Indian Bayou Trl B D F B D F Commons Drive Indian Bayou Trl Diamond Cove D D F E D F Commons Drive Diamond Cove Henderson Beach Rd D D F E E E Commons Drive Henderson Bch Rd Triumph Drive C D F B D F Commons Drive Triumph Drive Kelly Plantation Dr C D F B D F Commons Drive Kelly Plantation Dr Matthew Boulevard D E F D D E Crystal Beach Dr Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 D C F D B F Dolphin Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 B C F C C F Gulf Shore Drive Sandpiper Cove Dr US Highway 98 C B D C B C Henderson Bch Rd US Highway 98 Commons Drive D D E C D E Hutchinson Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 D C E D C D Indian Bayou Trl US Highway 98 Commons Drive D C F C B F Indian Bayou Trl Commons Drive Country Club B C F A C F Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue Main Street D C F B B F Legion Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive C B F C B F Legion Drive Beach Drive Main Street D C F D D F Main Street US Highway Palms Blvd C B F C B F Main Street 98 Palms Blvd Airport Road D B F C B F Main Street Airport Road Kelly Street B D F B D F Matthew Blvd Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 B C F B B F Mountain Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive B C E A A D Mountain Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive D C F C B F Restaurant Row Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 D B E D B E Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 Restaurant Row C B E D B E Scenic Highway 98 Matthew Boulevard Walton County Line B C E A A D Sibert Avenue Calhoun Avenue Kelly Street D C E C B D Stahlman Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street B C E B C D Triumph Drive US Highway 98 Commons Drive B C F A C F US Highway 98 Segment A Marler Bridge Gulf Shore Drive D D E E D E Segment B Gulf Shore Drive Scenic Highway 98 D E E E E E Segment C Scenic Highway 98 Walton County Line B E E B E E UDJUSTED MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE The multimodal district-wide LOS for each mode is determined by weighting the LOS score for each mode by the length of all segments in the MMTD. Table 8 presents the gross District-wide (unadjusted) LOS aggregated into two categories as established in the Comprehensive Plan, which organizes and separates the LOS for collector roads and for US Highway 98. As the table shows, the 215 district-wide unadjusted 12

16 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report LOS grades on collector roads improved for bicycle and pedestrian modes but remained the same for transit. The district-wide grades on US Highway 98 remain the same for all modes. Table 7 District-wide (Unadjusted) Level of Service MMTD DISTRICT-WIDE LOS 213 DISTRICT-WIDE LOS 215 BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS Collectors C C F B B F US Highway 98 C E E C E E QUALITY OF SERVICE FACTORS The following steps were completed to adjust the ARTPLAN scores by measures related to the quality of service along each roadway segment. There are three key factors, established in the original MMTD monitoring methodology, affecting the quality of service in an MMTD that are not considered by FDOT s ARTPLAN model, including: 1. Urban form; 2. Population and employment accessibility to transportation facilities, and 3. Transportation facility connectivity. The adjustments to the ARTPLAN scores based on these three factors are described below. URBAN FORM The MMTD corridors were surveyed to evaluate changes in the four measures of urban form: 1. Building setbacks; 2. Spacing between buildings; 3. Barriers between streets/sidewalks and buildings, and 4. Off-street parking. Each corridor was assessed using these four measures and assigned an urban form rating of good, moderate, or poor based on the predominant characteristics of the built environment. Built form can be expected to take longer to change given the pace and expense of modifying the built environment. For this reason, there have been only minor changes in the urban form characteristics since the 213 analysis. Table 9 lists the 215 urban form LOS factors based on the predominant urban form characteristics. District-wide urban form LOS factors are estimated by weighting the corridor scores by linear miles of each corridor and grouping the results into the multimodal districts. The results of this weighting process are shown in Table 1 below. The poor urban form scores suggest considerable opportunities for improvement. Several developments have already been approved and implemented that contribute towards improved urban form scores. A slow but gradual improvement of these scores has been observed since the implementation of the MMTD, and further gradual improvements in urban form should be expected for the foreseeable future. 13

17 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Table 8 Urban Form LOS Factors by Corridor 1 ROADWAY TO FROM BICYCLE/PED FACTOR BUS Collectors Airport Road US Highway 98 Commons Drive Airport Road Commons Drive Main Street Azalea Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive Beach Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street Benning Drive US Highway 98 Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street Commons Drive Airport Road Indian Bayou Trail Commons Drive Indian Bayou Trail Diamond Cove Commons Drive Diamond Cove Henderson Beach Road Commons Drive Henderson Beach Road Triumph Drive Commons Drive Triumph Drive Kelly Plantation Drive Commons Drive Kelly Plantation Drive Matthew Boulevard Crystal Beach Dr Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Dolphin Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Gulf Shore Drive Sandpiper Cove Drive US Highway Henderson Bch Rd US Highway 98 Commons Drive Hutchinson Street Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Indian Bayou Trail US Highway 98 Commons Drive Indian Bayou Trail Commons Drive Country Club Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue Main Street Legion Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive Legion Drive Beach Drive Main Street Main Street US Highway Palms Boulevard Main Street 98 Palms Boulevard Airport Road Main Street Airport Road Kelly Street Matthew Blvd Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Mountain Drive Stahlman Avenue Benning Drive Mountain Drive Benning Drive Beach Drive Restaurant Row Scenic Highway 98 US Highway Scenic Highway 98 US Highway 98 Restaurant Row Scenic Highway 98 Matthew Boulevard Walton County Line Sibert Avenue Calhoun Avenue Kelly Street Stahlman Avenue US Highway 98 Kelly Street Triumph Drive US Highway 98 Commons Drive US Highway 98 Segment A Marler Bridge Gulf Shore Drive Segment B Gulf Shore Drive Scenic Highway Segment C Scenic Highway 98 Walton County Line For all urban form tables in the MMTD Monitoring Report, lower values represent a higher quality of service for bicycle and pedestrian LOS adjustments, while higher values represent a higher quality of service for transit LOS adjustments. 14

18 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Table 9 District-wide Urban Form LOS Factor MMTD DISTRICT- WIDE RATING BICYCLE/PED FACTOR BUS FACTOR DISTRICT- WIDE RATING BICYCLE/PED FACTOR BUS FACTOR Collectors Poor Poor US Highway 98 Poor Poor ACCESSIBILITY The accessibility index measures the proportion of the total MMTD population housed in proximity to pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities. Population location is based on the 21 US Census block data, factored up to 215 estimates. As with the original analysis, the accessibility index for the Destin MMTD was derived using the ArcGIS program to identify buffer zones around transit routes, walking and bicycling facilities in each MMTD. The results of the 215 accessibility assessment are in Table 11 below, indicating that while bicycle and pedestrian facilities serve nearly all of the MMTD, current transit service does not provide very extensive coverage. The LOS grade and index score for transit accessibility remain the same in 215 as they were in 213. An expansion of transit service to the Azalea/Legion/ Airport/Commons corridor would significantly improve the accessibility of the transit system. Table 1 District-wide Accessibility MMTD BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN TRANSIT LOS GRADE SCORE LOS GRADE SCORE LOS GRADE SCORE 213 Collectors A.9 A.9 D.9 US Highway 98 A.9 A.9 D Collectors A.9 A.9 D.9 US Highway 98 A.9 A.9 D.9 CONNECTIVITY Connectivity for bicycles and pedestrians is measured by dividing the number of links in the detailed street network by the number of link termini (intersections, cul-de-sacs, and dead-ends). A single bicycle and pedestrian connectivity score was calculated based on the network connectivity. Connectivity for transit is based on the proportion of major activity centers served by fixed route bus service. Table 12 below shows the 215 district-wide LOS grades and connectivity index results for collector roads and US Highway 98. The results indicate a generally good level of connectivity for each of the non-auto modes, although there is room for improvement. For example, while all activity centers along US Highway 98 are served by transit, only about three-quarters of those served by collector roads are accessible by transit. Pedestrian and bicycle connectivity is improving through the expansion of the collector road network parallel to US Highway 98. The connectivity score could further improve by subdividing large blocks into smaller blocks as they redevelop, and prohibiting dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs unless there are extenuating circumstances which require them. 15

19 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Table 11 District-wide Connectivity LOS and Connectivity Indices MMTD BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN TRANSIT LOS GRADE SCORE INDEX LOS GRADE SCORE INDEX 215 Collectors B B 84.45% 1.1 US Highway 98 B B 84.45% 1.1 DISTRICT-WIDE ADJUSTED LOS The gross (unadjusted) district-wide LOS score generated using FDOT s ARTPLAN model is adjusted to arrive at the District-wide Adjusted LOS using the urban form, accessibility and connectivity LOS results. Tables 13 through 15 summarize the 215 multimodal District-wide (adjusted) LOS when consideration is given to both quantitative and qualitative LOS measures. The tables compare the adjusted 215 MMLOS grades to the adjusted 213 MMLOS grades. MMTD Table 12 District-wide (Adjusted) Bicycle LOS & Score 215 UDJUSTED LOS SCORE LOS GRADE URBAN FORM FACTOR ACCESS INDEX CONNECTIVITY INDEX LOS SCORE ADJUSTED 213 LOS GRADE BIENNIAL REPORT LOS Collectors 2.46 B B C US Highway C C C MMTD Table 13 District-wide (Adjusted) Pedestrian LOS & Score 215 UDJUSTED LOS SCORE LOS GRADE URBAN FORM FACTOR ACCESS INDEX CONNECTIVITY INDEX LOS SCORE ADJUSTED 213 LOS GRADE Collectors 2.72 B B C US Highway E D E BIENNIAL REPORT LOS MMTD Table 14 District-wide (Adjusted) Transit LOS & Score 215 UDJUSTED LOS SCORE LOS GRADE URBAN FORM FACTOR ACCESS INDEX CONNECTIVITY INDEX LOS SCORE ADJUSTED 213 LOS GRADE BIENNIAL REPORT LOS Collectors.89 F F F US Highway E E E Several of the adjusted district-wide LOS grades improved from 213 to 215. The bicycle LOS grade for collector roadways improved. The pedestrian LOS grades improved for both the collector roads and US Highway 98. The main contributor to the improved score is likely due to the general decrease in traffic since 213. Other contributing factors include the multimodal improvement to Kelly Street and improvements to the pavement surfaces through resurfacing, as the quality of pavement affects bicycle LOS score. The long term trends since the inception of the MMTD suggest that improvements are gradually enhancing the quality of the multimodal environment throughout the district and show general 16

20 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report improvement in non-motorized LOS in the study area. Transit LOS remains poor due to infrequent service and low levels of coverage along the collector network. Tables 16 and 17 identify the progress made towards achieving the adopted MMLOS standards. Existing bicycle and pedestrian LOS meets or exceeds the current (211) adopted standard for both collector roads and US Highway 98. The transit LOS on collector roads and US Highway 98 currently fall short of the adopted standards. Substantial improvements to the frequency of transit service over the coming years will be required to bring transit LOS in line with the adopted standards. Table 15 Existing and Adopted MMLOS Standards for Major Collector Roads BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS 215 B B F 213 Report C C F Adopted (26) C E F Adopted (211) B C E Adopted (22) B B C Table 16 Existing and Adopted MMLOS Standards for US Highway 98 BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN BUS 215 C D E 213 Report C E E Adopted (26) E F E Adopted (211) D D C Adopted (22) C D B 17

21 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report BASELINE COMPARISON In the 25 Annual Concurrency Analysis, a baseline condition for traffic volume on US Highway 98 was established. The change in volume against the baseline condition is evaluated annually. For the purpose of this evaluation, traffic volume on US Highway 98 is measured in terms of the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips. If the data demonstrate that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips on US Highway 98 is approaching 115 percent of the baseline condition, the City shall initiate meetings with DOE (f.k.a., DCA), FDOT, TPO, and adjacent jurisdictions to evaluate progress and discuss regional solutions to address traffic conditions on US Highway 98. If the data demonstrate that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips for a given road segment of a major collector road has reached or exceeded level of service D, the City shall initiate steps to create additional capacity, or demonstrate that creation of additional capacity would be contrary to the success of the multimodal transportation district. The comparison between the baseline condition and existing conditions is displayed in Table 18. As was the case in 213, AADT values on every link of US Highway 98 are below 25 levels, with the exception of Segment C in the eastern portion of the MMTD, which has experienced an overall increase in traffic of about three percent. The growth in traffic has occurred between Scenic Highway 98 and Crystal Beach Drive (an average increase of just under eight percent), while segments east of Crystal Beach Drive have experienced declines in daily traffic similar to those observed on Segments A and B of US Highway

22 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report Table 17 US Highway 98: 215 to Baseline Comparison Baseline: Available AADT + AADT + Roadway Link 25 AADT committed committed +15% capacity trips trips US Highway 98 Segment A Percent change from 25 Marler Bridge to Stahlman Ave 5,699 58,34 47,781 1,522-6% Stahlman Ave to Benning Dr 51,845 59,621 5,688 8,934-2% Benning Dr to Beach Dr 56,236 64,672 54,221 1,451-4% Beach Dr to Main St 57,439 66,55 53,994 12,61-6% Main St to Gulf Shore Dr 59,74 68,66 56,638 12,22-5% US Highway 98 Segment B Gulf Shore Dr to Airport Rd 62,444 71,958 62,66 9,892-1% Airport Rd to Scenic Hwy 98 65,347 75,294 6,844 14,449-7% US Highway 98 Segment C Scenic Hwy 98 to Henderson Bch Rd 62,437 71,827 7,11 1,726 12% Henderson Beach Blvd to Triumph Dr 64,687 74,39 71,92 2,47 11% Triumph Dr to Matthew Blvd 64,675 74,377 73,195 1,182 13% Matthew Blvd to Danny Wuerffel Way 65,88 75,679 65,843 9,837 % Danny Wuerffel Way to Crystal Bch Dr 66,859 76,983 68,516 8,468 2% Crystal Beach Dr to Regatta Bay Blvd 66,859 76,983 62,641 14,343-6% Regatta Bay Blvd to Tequesta Dr 66,859 76,983 59,79 17,95-12% Tequesta Dr to Walton County Line 66,859 76,983 6,171 16,812-1% 19

23 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report LAND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MMTD Since the adoption of the MMTD in 26, development in Destin has taken on a different character than it had in years past, focusing on providing multimodal infrastructure, minimizing added vehicle trips, and designing sites to improve bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accessibility. Before the final LDC amendments were adopted in January of 29, the City negotiated with developers to achieve (as much as possible) the goals outlined in Section II of this report. The amendments to the LDC provide a more structured and consistent review process for shaping development to meet the City s long term accessibility goals. Table 19 lists all of the approved projects in the MMTD since the 213 Biennial Report. Table 18 Approved Development in the MMTD in Previous Two Years DO Site Plan Project Issued DO-13-6 Scallywag's 13-6-SP 3/29/213 DO-13-8 Whitehead Pontoon Rental SP 7/17/213 DO-13-9 Sherwin Williams SP 7/25/213 DO-14-1 The Runway 13-9-SP 11/8/213 DO-14-2 Johnny O'Quigley's Ale House and Marina 14-1-SP 12/18/213 DO-14-4 Hog s Breath Corporate Offices 14-5-SP 12/18/213 DO-14-6 Destin Oaks SP 3/17/214 DO-14-7 Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment 13-2-SP 3/21/214 DO-14-8 Sunset Beach SP 4/16/214 DO-14-9 Prince Retail/Office Center 14-6-SP 4/24/214 DO Henderson Beach Resort 14-8-SP 6/3/214 DO Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment SP 6/1/214 DO Osprey Landing SP 6/3/214 DO StorageMax Destin, Phase II, 1st Amendment SP 8/19/214 DO Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) SP 9/3/214 DO-15-1 Crystal Beach Townhomes SP 12/23/214 DO-15-1 Target, 4th Amendment (Hobby Lobby) SP 1/9/215 DO Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment 15-2-SP 2/19/215 DO-15-4 Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) SP 6/19/215 DO-15-8 Home 2 Suites 15-5-SP 6/24/215 DO-15-9 Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment SP 7/15/215 DO-15-1 Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment 15-1-SP 7/24/215 DO Henderson Beach Resort, 3rd Amendment SP 9/4/215 DO Johnny O'Quigley's Ale House and Marina, 2nd Amendment SP 9/3/215 DO-16-3 Destin Oaks Townhomes, 3rd Amendment SP 12/4/215 2

24 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report SUMMARY The following list summarizes the progress over the past two years in the MMTD: Completed multimodal improvements on Kelly Street including 2, linear feet of sidewalk, 4,37 linear feet of bicycle lane, and 3,16 linear feet of multiuse trail; Destin s 22 Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 214; Envision Destin was undertaken by the City to collect input from its citizens about how they imagine their city in the future, and it includes recommendations with great potential to enhance the multimodal transportation network; and FDOT completed a Safety Assessment Report for US Highway 98 from the Marler Bridge to Indian Bayou Trail, which includes recommendations to improve pedestrian safety. Five pedestrian activated, signalized pedestrian crossings are being added on Harbor Boulevard as a direct result of the assessment. A Transit Co-op was formed between the County and several local cities to help guide the development of Transit service county-wide. Destin is participating in the co-op. Recommendations for the next steps for MMTD implementation include: Continue infilling sidewalks, bike lanes, and multi-use trails through new land development, redevelopment, and public funding sources through the implementation of the Pathways Master Plan; Complete a wayfinding signage plan to assist residents and visitors in safely and effectively navigating the Harbor District while highlighting amenities for walking, bicycling, parking and (future) transit; Complete the Bicycle Parking Plan for City Facilities; Begin implementation of recommendations outlined in the Multimodal Transportation District Regulations Audit such as reviewing the impact fee schedule and clarifying the de minimis threshold for transportation concurrency; Identify funding sources for expanding Okaloosa County Transit service; Continue working with Okaloosa County to increase the frequency and span of transit service for existing routes, while adding new routes serving Destin north of US Highway 98; and Complete right-of-way acquisition for a new street connection between Beach and Benning Drives. 21

25 City of Destin 215 Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report APPENDIX A: 215 ANNUAL CONCURRENCY REPORT A-1

26 215 ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY ALYSIS Prepared for: THE CITY OF DESTIN 42 Indian Bayou Trail Destin, FL Prepared by: January 12, 215

27 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1 TRAFFIC DATA Hour Volume Counts... 4 Turning Movement Counts Hour Volume Counts...11 Signal Timing Information...13 Maximum Service Volume Analysis...14 DETERMITION OF COMMITTED TRIPS AND AVAILABLE CAPACITY MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT SUMMARY OF FINDINGS APPENDIX A: US HIGHWAY 98 COMMITTED TRIPS... A-1 APPENDIX B: COLLECTOR ROADWAY COMMITTED TRIPS... B-1 APPENDIX C: US HIGHWAY 98 MAXIMUM SERVICE VOLUME SYNCHRO RESULTS...C-1 APPENDIX D: COUNT DATA... D-1 i

28 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF 214 VS. 215 LINK VOLUMES (US HIGHWAY 98)... 7 TABLE 2 COMPARISON OF 214 VS. 215 PERCENT TURNS FROM EXCLUSIVE LANES... 1 TABLE 3 COMPARISON OF 214 VS. 215 LINK VOLUMES (COLLECTOR ROADWAYS) TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF 214 VS. 215 SIGL TIMINGS TABLE 5 MAXIMUM TWO-WAY PEAK HOUR SERVICE VOLUMES ON US HIGHWAY TABLE 6 MAXIMUM TWO-WAY PEAK HOUR SERVICE VOLUME ON COLLECTOR ROADWAYS TABLE 7 AVAILABLE CAPACITY ON US HIGHWAY TABLE 8 AVAILABLE CAPACITY ON COLLECTOR ROADWAYS... 2 TABLE 9 US HIGHWAY 98: 215 TO BASELINE COMPARISON LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 CMS STUDY SEGMENTS... 2 FIGURE 2 US HIGHWAY 98 SEGMENTS... 4 FIGURE 3 TRAFFIC COUNT LOCATIONS... 5 FIGURE 4 AVERAGE PM PEAK HOUR, TWO-WAY TRIPS ON US HIGHWAY FIGURE 5 US HIGHWAY 98 INTERSECTION DELAY (EASTBOUND & WESTBOUND) FIGURE 6 CMS SEGMENTS OPERATING OVER CAPACITY ii

29 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis (ATCA) is to establish the current baseline conditions for traffic volume and roadway capacity and to evaluate the need for transportation mobility solutions to address congested segments of facilities included in the City s concurrency management system (CMS). With the adoption of the multimodal transportation district (MMTD), the traffic data are not used to assess transportation concurrency for development projects but to monitor roadway conditions as developments add new trips to the CMS network, providing comparisons to the baseline traffic conditions for US Highway 98 as established during the adoption of the MMTD in 25. The roadways identified as part of the City s CMS include US Highway 98 along with a system of collector roadways that serve the major mobility needs of Destin as identified in Figure 1. The analysis used to determine the available roadway capacity for the City is consistent with the methodology described in the Interlocal Settlement Agreement with Okaloosa County. The agreement provides the technical and administrative framework for the City/County Unified Transportation Concurrency Management System (UTCMS). The intent of the UTCMS is to ensure a consistent approach by both agencies when evaluating proposed developments. The UTCMS methodology also provides for the tracking of both City and County project trips to provide a realistic assessment of existing conditions on US Highway 98 and collector roadways. The three main components of the Annual Concurrency Analysis include: A summarization of current traffic count data; A level of service (LOS) analysis to determine maximum service volumes for each link within an analysis segment; and A determination of committed and available motor vehicle trips based on approved development orders. From July 26 th through August 6 th, 215, traffic volume counts were collected at mid-block locations for US Highway 98 links and the collector roadway links; and turning movement counts were collected at the signalized intersections along US Highway 98 as well as Airport Road at Main Street and Airport Road at Commons Drive. The traffic data provides link volumes for the 15 links of US Highway 98 and the 33 collector roadway links in the City s CMS. The turning movement data is used in the Synchro modeling software to estimate the maximum service volumes on US Highway 98 and Airport Road. The remaining number of available trips for each roadway link represents the available motor vehicle capacity. The ATCA and CMS/MMTD Capacity Table measure roadway capacity and track development commitments based on peak hour two-way volumes. This methodology provides for a consistent tracking of available roadway capacity in situations, such as Destin, where the directionality of PM peak traffic differs from one year to the next. 1

30 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Figure 1 CMS Study Segments 2

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32 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis TRAFFIC DATA Traffic data collected for the evaluation of the City s ATCA included 72-hour mid-block volume counts on 15 links of US Highway 98; intersection turning movement counts at 16 signalized intersections; 24-hour midblock volume counts on 18 collector roadway links; and intersection signal timing information including traffic signal cycle length, green to cycle length ratios (G/C), and percentage of cars turning from dedicated turning lanes. The traffic count locations are illustrated in Figure 2. These data were collected during the last week of July and first week of August 215. The count data is included in Appendix D. 72-HOUR VOLUME COUNTS 72-hour mid-block traffic volume counts were collected on each of the 15 links of US Highway 98. These data were used to determine two-way traffic volumes for comparison to the adopted US Highway 98 baseline Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) condition for monitoring the MMTD. Because the amount of traffic on the road is greatly dependent upon the season, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) develops seasonal adjustment factors. These factors are used to adjust base count data to accommodate fluctuations in travel behavior by day of the week and month of the year. This allows counts collected during any week of the year to be converted and compared with counts from another week. Seasonal adjustment factors are calculated as the average of the past three years conditions as published on the Florida Traffic Information DVDs. Table 1 displays the PM peak hour traffic volumes for US Highway 98 based on the seasonally-adjusted 72-hour counts. Link traffic volumes on US Highway 98 increased by an average of 1.8 percent, though there was significant localized variability in traffic trends with an average decrease of 1.6 percent on Segment A links, while Segments B and C experienced a 6. percent and 2.8 percent increase respectively. Although the flow along many segments is nearly equal in each direction, the general traffic pattern indicates a westbound peak direction which is a continuation from the previous years. The links of US Highway 98 experiencing the greatest increases in traffic were concentrated in the center of the study area with western and eastern most links experiencing a decrease in traffic. Interestingly, the links within the Harbor District experienced the largest decrease in traffic. Figure 4 illustrates the US Highway 98 segment volume average trends since 25. Figure 2 US Highway 98 Segments 4

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35 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 1 Comparison of 214 vs. 215 Link Volumes (US Highway 98) Roadway Link Eastbound Westbound Two-way Percent Change US Highway 98 Segment A Marler Bridge to Stahlman Avenue 1,536 1,42 1,61 1,488 3,146 2,89-8.1% Stahlman Avenue to Benning Drive 1,433 1,363 1,418 1,331 2,851 2, % Benning Drive to Beach Drive 1,49 1,546 1,519 1,526 3,9 3,72 2.1% Beach Drive to Main Street 1,569 1,47 1,571 1,548 3,14 3,18-3.9% Main Street to Gulf Shore Drive 1,557 1,569 1,569 1,791 3,126 3, % US Highway 98 Segment B Gulf Shore Drive to Airport Road 1,678 1,84 1,719 1,92 3,397 3,76 9.1% Airport Road to Scenic Highway 98 1,771 1,756 1,75 1,823 3,476 3,579 3.% US Highway 98 Segment C Scenic Highway 98 to Henderson Bch. Road 1,738 1,76 1,95 2,82 3,643 3, % Henderson Bch. Road to Triumph Drive 1,733 1,983 1,894 2,127 3,627 4, % Triumph Drive to Matthew Blvd. 1,784 2,11 1,954 2,59 3,738 4,7 8.9% Matthew Blvd. to Danny Wuerffel Way 1,677 1,694 1,843 1,84 3,52 3,534.4% Danny Wuerffel Way to Crystal Beach Drive 1,761 1,822 1,837 1,795 3,598 3,617.5% Crystal Beach Drive to Regatta Bay Blvd 1,858 1,88 1,926 1,914 3,784 3, % Regatta Bay Blvd to Tequesta Drive 1,845 1,753 1,855 1,81 3,7 3, % Tequesta Drive to Walton County Line 1,851 1,841 1,826 1,816 3,677 3, % Figure 4 Average Two-way PM Peak Hour Trips on US Highway 98 4,8 Average Two-way PM Peak Hour 4,3 Volume 3,8 3,3 2, Segment A Segment B Segment C 7

36 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis TURNING MOVEMENT COUNTS Intersection turning movement counts were collected at the 16 signalized intersections in the City of Destin in early July. Data were collected at the following signalized intersections: US Hwy 98 and Stahlman Avenue US Hwy 98 and Benning Drive US Hwy 98 and Beach Drive US Hwy 98 and Main Street Main Street and Airport Road US Hwy 98 and Gulf Shore Drive US Hwy 98 and Airport Road Commons Drive and Airport Road US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy 98 US Hwy 98 and Henderson Beach Road US Hwy 98 and Triumph Drive US Hwy 98 and Matthew Boulevard US Hwy 98 and Danny Wuerffel Way US Hwy 98 and Crystal Beach Drive US Hwy 98 and Regatta Bay Boulevard US Hwy 98 and Tequesta Drive The turning movement counts were used to determine the PM peak hour link volumes for collector roadways that have a terminus at a signalized intersection. Link volumes are calculated by adding the total intersection movements associated with each link. For example, the northbound link volume for Stahlman Avenue between US Highway 98 and Kelly Street was determined by the sum of the westbound right turns, eastbound left turns, and northbound through movements. FDOT seasonal adjustment factors were used to factor the data to reflect average annual traffic conditions. In addition to providing link volumes, turning movement counts provide the percentage of turns from exclusive turning lanes at each intersection. Table 2 presents a comparison of the turn percentages observed in 214 (for the 214 ATCA) with those observed for the current analysis year. The 215 turning percentages are generally consistent with the 214 data, with one notable exception: fewer turns were made from southbound Airport Road onto Commons Drive. This shift is reflected in the volume count on Airport Road from US Highway 98 to Commons Drive. 9

37 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 2 Comparison of 214 vs. 215 Percent Turns from Exclusive Lanes 214 Percent Turns From Exclusive Lanes 215 Percent Turns From Exclusive Lanes Roadway Intersection Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound US Hwy 98 at Stahlman Avenue 8.4% 6.6% 14.7% 1.2% US Hwy 98 at Benning Drive 2.8%.3% 4.7%.2% US Hwy 98 at Beach Drive 3.2%.7% 2.4%.2% US Hwy 98 at Main Street 6.8% 7.2% 8.7% 4.7% US Hwy 98 at Gulf Shore Drive 17.3% 14.7% 17.2% 12.3% US Hwy 98 at Airport Road 5.6% 2.3% 5.8%.% US Hwy 98 at Scenic Highway % 4.9% 6.5% 2.5% US Hwy 98 at Henderson Bch. Road 8.7% 4.5% 6.2% 4.1% US Hwy 98 at Triumph Drive 3.6% -.9%.% US Hwy 98 at Matthew Blvd. 15.3% 3.5% 1.6% 2.1% US Hwy 98 at Danny Wuerffel Way 24.4% 21.3% 23.5% 24.3% US Hwy 98 at Crystal Beach Drive 14.9% 3.3% 8.7% 1.8% US Hwy 98 at Regatta Bay Blvd 5.6% 3.1% 3.6% 3.8% US Hwy 98 at Tequesta Drive 5.1% 1.7% 3.4% 1.1% Airport Road at Main Street 31.% 5.8% 35.2% 51.3% Main Street at Airport Road 69.8% NB 53.2% SB 69.8% NB 53.2% SB Commons Drive at Airport Road - 1.% - 1.% Airport Road at Commons Drive 46.2% NB 79.7% SB 35.7% NB 48.1% SB 1

38 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis 24-HOUR VOLUME COUNTS 24-hour mid-block traffic counts were collected at 18 locations in the City of Destin. These counts were used to identify the two-way traffic volumes that could not be calculated from the turning movement counts. These counts were also collected in late July and early August 215 at the following locations: Calhoun Avenue between US Highway 98 and Kelly Street Sibert Avenue between Calhoun Avenue and Kelly Street Mountain Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive Mountain Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive Azalea Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive Legion Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive Kelly Street between Calhoun Avenue and Main Street Indian Bayou Trail between Commons Drive and Country Club Drive Indian Bayou Trail between US Highway 98 and Commons Drive Restaurant Row south of US Highway 98 Commons Drive between Airport Road and Indian Bayou Trail Commons Drive between Indian Bayou Trail and Diamond Cove Commons Drive between Diamond Cove and Henderson Beach Road Commons Drive between Henderson Beach Road and Triumph Drive Commons Drive between Triumph Drive and Kelly Plantation Drive Commons Drive between Kelly Plantation Drive and Matthew Boulevard Scenic Highway 98 between Matthew Boulevard and Dolphin Street Scenic Highway 98 between Dolphin Street and the Walton County Line Table 3 lists 214 and 215 two-way PM peak volumes for the system of urban collector roadways. As with all 24 hour counts, it is difficult to be sure that the observed shifts noted in the table below reflect a broad trend rather than a temporary pattern of movement. However, the collector data confirms that usage of the collector network in the western portions of the city is on the rise and east-west collector roadways continue to be utilized as an alternative to US Highway

39 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 3 Comparison of 214 vs. 215 Link Volumes (Collector Roadways) Roadway Link Eastbound/ Northbound Westbound/ Southbound Two-way Percent Change Airport Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive % Airport Road between Commons Drive and Main Street 1,53 1, ,28 1,977 2,138 8% Azalea Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive % Beach Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street % Benning Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street % Calhoun Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street % Commons Drive between Airport Road and Indian Bayou Trail ,682 1,663-1% Commons Drive between Indian Bayou Trail and Diamond Cove ,231 1,318 7% Commons Drive between Diamond Cove and Henderson Beach Road ,22 1,389 16% Commons Drive between Henderson Beach Road and Triumph Drive ,255 1,364 9% Commons Drive between Triumph Drive and Kelly Plantation Drive ,66 1,411 32% Commons Drive between Kelly Plantation Drive and Matthew Boulevard , % Crystal Beach Drive between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy % Gulf Shore Drive between US Hwy 98 and Curve % Henderson Beach Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive % Hutchinson Street between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy % Indian Bayou Trail between Country Club Drive and Commons Drive % Indian Bayou Trail between Commons Drive and US Hwy % Kelly Street between Calhoun Avenue and Main Street % Legion Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive % Legion Drive between Beach Drive and Main Street ,236 1,286 4% Main Street between US Hwy 98 and 98 Palms Blvd % Main Street between 98 Palms Blvd and Airport Road % Main Street between Airport Road and Kelly Street ,62 16% Matthew Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy % Mountain Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive % Mountain Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive % Regatta Bay Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy % Restaurant Row between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy % Scenic Hwy 98 between Restaurant Row and US Hwy % Scenic Hwy 98 between Matthew Blvd and Walton County Line % Sibert Avenue between Calhoun Avenue and Kelly Street % Stahlman Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street % 12

40 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis SIGL TIMING INFORMATION Signal timing information for this analysis is based on signal timings received from Okaloosa County Traffic Operations in October 215 for the 14 intersections along US Highway 98, and the intersections of Main Street at Airport Road and Commons Drive at Airport Road. Table 4 shows how the 215 signal timings compare to those reported in the 214 ATCA report. The only change in signal timing occurred at the intersection of US Highway 98 and Matthew Drive. Table 4 Comparison of 214 vs. 215 Signal Timings 214 Signal Timing 215 Signal Timing Roadway Intersection EB WB EB WB Cycle Cycle Thru Thru Thru Thru Length Length g/c g/c g/c g/c US Hwy 98 at Stahlman Avenue US Hwy 98 at Benning Drive US Hwy 98 at Beach Drive US Hwy 98 at Main Street US Hwy 98 at Gulf Shore Drive US Hwy 98 at Airport Road US Hwy 98 at Scenic Highway US Hwy 98 at Henderson Bch. Road US Hwy 98 at Triumph Drive US Hwy 98 at Matthew Blvd US Hwy 98 at Danny Wuerffel Way US Hwy 98 at Crystal Beach Drive US Hwy 98 at Regatta Bay Blvd US Hwy 98 at Tequesta Drive Airport Road at Main Street Main Street at Airport Road NB.22 SB NB.22 SB Commons Drive at Airport Road Airport Road at Commons Drive 6.54 NB.54 SB 6.54 NB.54 SB 13

41 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis MAXIMUM SERVICE VOLUME ALYSIS The maximum service volumes are the maximum number of two-way trips that a link can accommodate in the PM peak hour. Maximum service volumes are shown in Table 5 and Table 6. For US Highway 98, the maximum service volume for each link is determined by Synchro using the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) signalized intersection capacity analysis methodology. This analysis produces a maximum lane capacity for each movement of an intersection. The maximum service volumes are calculated by combining the two-way maximum lane capacities at the end of each link. In order to get a realistic result, no optimization routine was used in the Synchro model. Printouts of the HCM analysis results are included in Appendix C. Table 5 Maximum Two-way Peak Hour Service Volumes on US Highway 98 Roadway Link US Highway 98 Segment A Maximum Service Volume Marler Bridge to Stahlman Avenue 4,585 Stahlman Avenue to Benning Drive 5,46 Benning Drive to Beach Drive 5,569 Beach Drive to Main Street 5,68 Main Street to Gulf Shore Drive 4,978 US Highway 98 Segment B Gulf Shore Drive to Airport Road 5,66 Airport Road to Scenic Highway 98 5,715 US Highway 98 Segment C Scenic Highway 98 to Henderson Bch. Road 5,66 Henderson Bch. Road to Triumph Drive 5,715 Triumph Drive to Matthew Blvd. 5,66 Matthew Blvd. to Danny Wuerffel Way 5,715 Danny Wuerffel Way to Crystal Beach Drive 5,66 Crystal Beach Drive to Regatta Bay Blvd 5,715 Regatta Bay Blvd to Tequesta Drive 5,66 Tequesta Drive to Walton County Line 5,715 The Synchro analysis also provides direction delay information for each intersection. Figure 5 illustrates a continued decrease in overall delay. However, westbound delays at the intersections of US Highway 98 at Airport Road and at Henderson Beach Road remain relatively high. 14

42 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Figure 5 US Highway 98 Intersection Delay (Eastbound & Westbound) 15

43 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 6 Maximum Two-way Peak Hour Service Volume on Collector Roadways Maximum Service Roadway Link Volume Airport Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive 3,186 Airport Road between Commons Drive and Main Street 3,186 Azalea Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive 972 Beach Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street 972 Benning Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street 972 Calhoun Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street 972 Commons Drive between Airport Road and Indian Bayou Trail 1,458 Commons Drive between Indian Bayou Trail and Diamond Cove 1,458 Commons Drive between Diamond Cove and Henderson Beach Road 1,458 Commons Drive between Henderson Beach Road and Triumph Drive 1,531 Commons Drive between Triumph Drive and Kelly Plantation Drive 1,531 Commons Drive between Kelly Plantation Drive and Matthew Boulevard 1,166 Crystal Beach Drive between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy 98 1,215 Gulf Shore Drive between US Hwy 98 and Curve 2,655 Henderson Beach Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive 1,215 Hutchinson Street between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy Indian Bayou Trail between Commons Drive and Country Club Drive 1,215 Indian Bayou Trail between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive 972 Kelly Street between Calhoun Avenue and Main Street 972 Legion Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive 972 Legion Drive between Beach Drive and Main Street 1,276 Main Street between US Hwy 98 and 98 Palms Blvd 3,186 Main Street between 98 Palms Blvd and Airport Road 3,186 Main Street between Airport Road and Kelly Street 1,531 Matthew Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy Mountain Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive 972 Mountain Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive 972 Regatta Bay Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy Restaurant Row between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy Scenic Hwy 98 between Restaurant Row and US Hwy 98* 972 Scenic Hwy 98 between Matthew Blvd and Walton County Line 972 Sibert Avenue between Calhoun Avenue and Kelly Street 972 Stahlman Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street

44 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis A Synchro analysis was also conducted for the signalized intersections of Airport Road at Main Street and Airport Road at Commons Drive to determine the maximum service volume for those respective segments. However, the Synchro model cannot be used to determine the maximum service volume for non-signalized collector roadways. Therefore, the FDOT Generalized Level of Service Tables were used for collector roadways with non-signalized intersections. The adopted level of service standard for all urban collector roadways is D. Table 6 (above) displays the maximum service volumes for collector roadways. 17

45 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis DETERMITION OF COMMITTED TRIPS AND AVAILABLE CAPACITY The City and County maintain separate databases of committed project trips to allow an accurate assessment of available capacity. Appendix A lists the committed PM peak hour two-way trips for projects with approved traffic concurrency reports and development orders for the City of Destin, at the time of data collection (July 215). Appendix B lists the committed trips for Okaloosa County. Projects with tentative development approval for which traffic reviews have been completed but no development orders issued are also included in Appendix A and Appendix B. The available capacity on each link of US Highway 98 and the collector roads is determined by the difference in the maximum allowable service volume (as calculated in the previous section of this report) and the existing plus committed trip volumes. Available capacity is shown in Table 7 for US Highway 98 and Table 8 for the collector roadways. Figure 6 displays the CMS roadway network and the current level of capacity. As discussed in the next section of this report, traditional concurrency requirements no longer apply to the segments of US Highway 98 with the adoption of the MMTD. These segments will be monitored annually and reported through updated versions of this report to determine if any segment is approaching 115 percent of the baseline condition as established in the 25 report. At that time, regional solutions to traffic congestion on US Highway 98 will be discussed with FDOT, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEO), the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), and adjacent jurisdictions. 18

46 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 7 Available Capacity on US Highway 98 Existing Plus Committed Trips Remaining Capacity Less Tentative Trips Roadway Link Max Service Volume 115% Max Link Volume 1 Existing Background Traffic 2 Committed City Trips Committed County Trips Remaining Capacity Tentative Trips US Highway 98 Segment A Marler Bridge to Stahlman Ave 4,585 5,273 2, ,14 2,259-2,259 Stahlman Ave to Benning Dr 5,46 6,217 2, ,835 3,382-3,382 Benning Dr to Beach Dr 5,569 6,44 3, ,24 3,2-3,2 Beach Dr to Main St 5,68 6,449 3, ,148 3,31-3,31 Main St to Gulf Shore Dr 4,978 5,725 3, ,458 2,267-2,267 US Highway 98 Segment B Gulf Shore Dr to Airport Rd 5,66 6,59 3, ,82 2,689-2,689 Airport Rd to Scenic Hwy 98 5,715 6,572 3, ,659 2,914-2,914 US Highway 98 Segment C Scenic Hwy 98 to Henderson Bch Rd 5,62 6,442 3, ,421 2,22-2,22 Henderson Beach Blvd to Triumph Dr 5,723 6,581 4, ,714 1,867-1,867 Triumph Dr to Matthew Blvd 6,574 7,56 4, ,718 2,843-2,843 Matthew Blvd to Danny Wuerffel Way 6,322 7,27 3, ,272 2,999-2,999 Danny Wuerffel Way to Crystal Bch Dr 6,382 7,339 3, ,423 2,916-2,916 Crystal Beach Dr to Regatta Bay Blvd 6,563 7,547 3, ,55 3,493-3,493 Regatta Bay Blvd to Tequesta Dr 5,61 6,452 3, ,869 2,582-2,582 Tequesta Dr to Walton County Line 5,924 6,813 3, ,93 2,91-2,91 1. Maximum link volume at the adopted LOS E plus 15 percent 2. Based on traffic counts from July,

47 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 8 Available Capacity on Collector Roadways Existing Plus Committed Trips Remaining Capacity Less Tentative Trips Roadway Link Max Service Volume 1 Existing Background Traffic 2 Committed City Trips Committed County Trips Remaining Capacity Tentative Trips Airport Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive 3, ,375-2,375 Airport Road between Commons Drive and Main Street 3,186 2, ,179 1,7-1,7 Azalea Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive Beach Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street Benning Drive between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street Calhoun Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street Commons Drive between Airport Road and Indian Bayou Trail 1,458 1, , Commons Drive between Indian Bayou Trail and Diamond Cove 1,458 1, , Commons Drive between Diamond Cove and Henderson Beach Road 1,458 1, , Commons Drive between Henderson Beach Road and Triumph Drive 1,531 1, , Commons Drive between Triumph Drive and Kelly Plantation Drive 1,531 1, , Commons Drive between Kelly Plantation Drive and Matthew Blvd 1, Crystal Beach Drive between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy 98 1, Gulf Shore Drive between US Hwy 98 and Curve 2, ,62 1,593-1,593 Henderson Beach Road between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive 1, Hutchinson Street between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy Indian Bayou Trail between Commons Drive and Country Club Drive 1, ,22-1,22 Indian Bayou Trail between US Hwy 98 and Commons Drive Kelly Street between Calhoun Avenue and Main Street Legion Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive Legion Drive between Beach Drive and Main Street 1,276 1, , Main Street between US Hwy 98 and 98 Palms Blvd 3, ,544-2,544 2

48 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Existing Plus Committed Trips Remaining Capacity Less Tentative Trips Roadway Link Max Service Volume 1 Existing Background Traffic 2 Committed City Trips Committed County Trips Remaining Capacity Tentative Trips Main Street between 98 Palms Blvd and Airport Road 3, ,317-2,317 Main Street between Airport Road and Kelly Street 1,531 1,62-1, Matthew Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy Mountain Drive between Stahlman Avenue and Benning Drive Mountain Drive between Benning Drive and Beach Drive Regatta Bay Boulevard between Scenic Hwy 98 and US Hwy Restaurant Row between US Hwy 98 and Scenic Hwy Scenic Hwy 98 between Restaurant Row and US Hwy 98* Scenic Hwy 98 between Matthew Blvd and Walton County Line Sibert Avenue between Calhoun Avenue and Kelly Street Stahlman Avenue between US Hwy 98 and Kelly Street Maximum link volume at the adopted LOS D 2. Based on traffic counts from July,

49 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Figure 6 CMS Segments Operating Over Capacity 22

50 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT The Comprehensive Plan establishes the Multimodal Transportation District (MMTD) to replace the traditional concurrency requirements governing available road capacity and automobile tripmaking with a system that assesses concurrency based on pedestrian-oriented site design and multimodal infrastructure development. Developments proposed in the MMTD that satisfy the following two conditions shall be deemed in compliance with transportation concurrency requirements for vehicular traffic: Follows urban form and multimodal facility design standards as described in Policy ; and Contributes towards achieving the adopted multimodal level of service standards designated through the provision of on-site and off-site improvements necessary to mitigate transportation impacts in the immediate project vicinity. The amount of mitigation required will correspond to the project s impact as calculated through application of the City s transportation impact fee. Eligible capital improvements are those located within the MMTD and are included in the Capital Improvements Element of this Plan. The City has committed to monitor implementation of the Multimodal Transportation District (MMTD) through both the Annual Concurrency Analysis and a Biennial MMTD Monitoring Report. The 25 ATCA established the baseline condition for traffic volume on US Highway 98 and the change in volume against the baseline condition is evaluated in this report and will continue to be evaluated on an annual basis. For the purposes of this evaluation, traffic volume on US Highway 98 is measured in terms of the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed peak directional trips. If the data demonstrate that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips on US Highway 98 is approaching 115 percent of the baseline condition, the City shall initiate meetings with FDEO, FDOT, TPO, and adjacent jurisdictions to evaluate progress and discuss regional solutions to address traffic conditions on US Highway 98. The comparison between the baseline condition and current conditions is displayed in Table 9 on the following page. All the links of US Highway 98 continue to have available capacity. If future data demonstrate that the average annual daily traffic volume plus committed trips for a segment of US Highway 98 has reached or exceeded 115 percent of the baseline condition, the City shall initiate steps to create additional capacity, or demonstrate that creation of additional capacity would be contrary to the success of the multimodal transportation district. 23

51 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Table 9 US Highway 98: 215 to Baseline Comparison Baseline: Available AADT + AADT + Roadway Link 25 AADT committed committed +15% capacity trips trips US Highway 98 Segment A Percent change from 25 Marler Bridge to Stahlman Ave 5,699 58,34 47,781 1,522-6% Stahlman Ave to Benning Dr 51,845 59,621 5,688 8,934-2% Benning Dr to Beach Dr 56,236 64,672 54,221 1,451-4% Beach Dr to Main St 57,439 66,55 53,994 12,61-6% Main St to Gulf Shore Dr 59,74 68,66 56,638 12,22-5% US Highway 98 Segment B Gulf Shore Dr to Airport Rd 62,444 71,958 62,66 9,892-1% Airport Rd to Scenic Hwy 98 65,347 75,294 6,844 14,449-7% US Highway 98 Segment C Scenic Hwy 98 to Henderson Bch Rd 62,437 71,827 7,11 1,726 12% Henderson Beach Blvd to Triumph Dr 64,687 74,39 71,92 2,47 11% Triumph Dr to Matthew Blvd 64,675 74,377 73,195 1,182 13% Matthew Blvd to Danny Wuerffel Way 65,88 75,679 65,843 9,837 % Danny Wuerffel Way to Crystal Bch Dr 66,859 76,983 68,516 8,468 2% Crystal Beach Dr to Regatta Bay Blvd 66,859 76,983 62,641 14,343-6% Regatta Bay Blvd to Tequesta Dr 66,859 76,983 59,79 17,95-12% Tequesta Dr to Walton County Line 66,859 76,983 6,171 16,812-1% 24

52 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The two-way link traffic volumes on US Highway 98 increased by an average of 1.8 percent for all links. Interestingly, the link volumes in the Harbor District, segment A, decreased by an average of 1.6 percent. Segments B and C experienced an increase in volumes at 6. and 2.8 percent respectively. The volumes clearly show the largest increase in traffic occurred on links between Gulf Shore Drive and Matthew Boulevard. No links on US Highway 98 were operating over capacity. Traffic volumes on the collector roadways decreased between 214 and 215 (the overall change in traffic on collector roadways was less than one percent). In general, traffic volumes on individual links were roughly consistent with 214 levels. However, several notable trends emerged from the data. Collector roadway network parallel to US Highway 98 continues to see an increase in utilization with an average increase of 4.1 percent in traffic on those links Volumes on collector roadway links in the Crystal Beach subarea decreased an average of 23 percent The link of Indian Bayou Trail from US Highway 98 to Commons Boulevard experienced the greatest percentage increase in trips for the second year in a row The following collector roadway segments are operating at a failing level of service based on existing traffic counts and the anticipated trips to be added by new developments: Commons Drive between Airport Road and Indian Bayou Trail Commons Drive between Indian Bayou Trail and Diamond Cove Commons Drive between Diamond Cove and Henderson Beach Road Commons Drive between Triumph Drive and Kelly Plantation Drive Legion Drive between Beach Drive and Main Street Two of the failing links are in the City Limits (Legion Drive from Beach Drive to Main Street and Commons Drive from Airport Road to Indian Bayou Trail). The three links of Commons Drive from Indian Bayou Trail to Diamond Cove, Diamond Cove to Henderson Beach Road, and Triumph Drive to Plantation Drive are monitored in this report for informational purposes only. All of these segments experienced an increase in traffic volume since 214. Commons Drive from Airport Road to Indian Bayou Trail has been operating over capacity since 211, with the other Commons Drive links also operating at or near capacity since that time. Legions Drive from Beach Drive to Main Street has been operating over capacity since 212. As noted throughout this report, long term trends show general increases in traffic on collector roadways, indicating an increased utilization of the local street network as a parallel alternative to US Highway 98 for east-west movements through the City. This trend continues to emphasize a need for improved east-west connectivity and grid network throughout Destin, especially for local trips, allowing US Highway 98 to serve primarily regional and through traffic. Constructing the remaining segment of the Destin cross-town connector between Beach Drive and Benning Drive provides the best solution for increasing east-west connectivity on local streets. Potential opportunities for improving local connectivity include extending Mattie Kelly Boulevard south to US Highway 98; extending 98 Palms Boulevard east to Mattie Kelly Boulevard. 25

53 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Improvements like these would provide a continuous local through connection to access many of the City s major activity centers located along US Highway 98 from the north. Assuming appropriate multimodal features would be included in the design of any new facilities, they would also enhance opportunities for walking, cycling, and the potential for improved transit service at important activity areas by providing comfortable facilities and increasing local network density. The feasibility of these kinds of potential improvements would require further study and a comprehensive understanding of their prospective impacts. With the adoption of the MMTD as part of the comprehensive plan, the focus of the concurrency management system has shifted from expanding system capacity to preserving existing capacity, especially with regards to US Highway 98. Improving roadway connectivity and minor roadway improvements at intersections or other strategic locations may be warranted in the future, but any roadway widening projects should be evaluated with strict scrutiny to ensure that they will not conflict with the policies of the MMTD to create a multimodal environment and reduce vehicle tripmaking in the City. This report continues to serve as one of several monitoring tools for the MMTD to ensure that traffic conditions on US Highway 98 do not significantly degrade beyond the existing conditions. If degradation were to approach 115% of the 25 conditions, the City would be required to coordinate with FDEO, FDOT, TPO, and adjacent jurisdictions to evaluate the progress of the MMTD and regional solutions to congestion on US Highway 98. The 215 ATCA provides the ninth annual comparison of current US Highway 98 traffic to the baseline conditions established in the 25 ATCA. All the US Highway 98 links continue to operate below the 115% of the 25 baseline condition threshold. 26

54 APPENDIX A: CITY OF DESTIN COMMITTED TRIPS Project Trip Link Level Distribution Sheet US Highway 98 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Committed Project Trips - D.O. Issued - Not Constructed 19 Ninety Eight (SP-6-14) [DO-7-18 issued on ] 19 Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment (15-2-SP) [DO-5-5 issued on 2/19/15] Beach Lofts (SP-5-8) [DO-5-33 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Crystal Beach Townhomes (14-29-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) (14-22-SP) [DO-15-4 issued on ] Destin House - Boat Storage (11-12-SP) [DO-11-8 issued on ] Destin Oaks (13-19-SP) [DO-14-6 issued on ] Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment (14-23-SP) [DO issued ] Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment (15-12-SP) [DO-15-9 issued on ] Harborwalk Village (a.k.a. Shopping Center) (SP--57) [DO-2-55 issued on ] (revised Harborwalk Village, 3rd Amendment (SP-6-2) [DO-1-2 issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort (14-8-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) (14-35-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment (15-1-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Home 2 Suites (15-5-SP) [DO-15-8 issued on ] Lot 16 - Destin Pointe (SP-9-8) [DO-1-6 issued on 6-7-1] Marbella, 6th Amendment (Villas) (11-15-SP) [DO-11-7 issued on ] Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment (13-2-SP) [DO-14-7 issued on ] Old Bay Village - Phase 2, 2nd Amendment (13-3-SP) [DO-13-2 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Osprey Landing (14-16-SP) [DO issued on ] Perry's (SP-8-12) [DO-9-16 issued on 8-4-9] Prince Retail/Office Center (14-6-SP) [DO-14-9 issued on ] Safe Harbor Estates (SP-8-14) [DO-9-1 issued on ] Scallywag's (13-6-SP) [DO-13-6 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Sunset Beach (14-12-SP) [DO-14-8 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure The Pointe Beach & Yacht Club (SP-9-7) [DO-9-17 issued on ] SEG. A Links SEG. B Links SEG. C Links WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 1 EB/NB 1 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB A-1

55 Project Trip Link Level Distribution Sheet Collectors City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Committed Project Trips - D.O. Issued - Not Constructed Airport Rd. A Airport Rd. B Azalea Dr. Beach Dr. Benning Dr. Calhoun Ave. Commons Dr. A Commons Dr. B Commons Dr. C Commons Dr. D 19 Ninety Eight (SP-6-14) [DO-7-18 issued on ] 19 Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment (15-2-SP) [DO-5-5 issued on 2/19/15] Beach Lofts (SP-5-8) [DO-5-33 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Crystal Beach Townhomes (14-29-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) (14-22-SP) [DO-15-4 issued on ] Destin House - Boat Storage (11-12-SP) [DO-11-8 issued on ] Destin Oaks (13-19-SP) [DO-14-6 issued on ] Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment (14-23-SP) [DO issued ] Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment (15-12-SP) [DO-15-9 issued on ] Harborwalk Village (a.k.a. Shopping Center) (SP--57) [DO-2-55 issued on ] (revised Harborwalk Village, 3rd Amendment (SP-6-2) [DO-1-2 issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort (14-8-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) (14-35-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment (15-1-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Home 2 Suites (15-5-SP) [DO-15-8 issued on ] Lot 16 - Destin Pointe (SP-9-8) [DO-1-6 issued on 6-7-1] Marbella, 6th Amendment (Villas) (11-15-SP) [DO-11-7 issued on ] Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment (13-2-SP) [DO-14-7 issued on ] Old Bay Village - Phase 2, 2nd Amendment (13-3-SP) [DO-13-2 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Osprey Landing (14-16-SP) [DO issued on ] Perry's (SP-8-12) [DO-9-16 issued on 8-4-9] Prince Retail/Office Center (14-6-SP) [DO-14-9 issued on ] Safe Harbor Estates (SP-8-14) [DO-9-1 issued on ] Scallywag's (13-6-SP) [DO-13-6 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Sunset Beach (14-12-SP) [DO-14-8 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure The Pointe Beach & Yacht Club (SP-9-7) [DO-9-17 issued on ] 1 WB/SB EB/NB 1 4 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 1 EB/NB 1 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 1 4 EB/NB 2 3 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 2 1 EB/NB 1 1 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB -1 EB/NB -1 WB/SB 1 4 EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 4 23 EB/NB 4 24 WB/SB 3 EB/NB A-2

56 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Committed Project Trips - D.O. Issued - Not Constructed Commons Dr. E Commons Dr. F Crystal Beach Dr. Gulf Shore Dr. Henderson Bch. Rd Hutchinson St. Indian Bayou Trail A Indian Bayou Trail B 19 Ninety Eight (SP-6-14) [DO-7-18 issued on ] 2 1 WB/SB 19 Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment (15-2-SP) [DO-5-5 issued on 2/19/15] EB/NB Beach Lofts (SP-5-8) [DO-5-33 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed WB/SB 12 1 Crystal Beach Townhomes (14-29-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] EB/NB 4 Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) (14-22-SP) [DO-15-4 WB/SB issued on ] EB/NB WB/SB Destin House - Boat Storage (11-12-SP) [DO-11-8 issued on ] EB/NB WB/SB Destin Oaks (13-19-SP) [DO-14-6 issued on ] EB/NB WB/SB Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment (14-23-SP) [DO issued ] EB/NB WB/SB Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment (15-12-SP) [DO-15-9 issued on ] EB/NB Harborwalk Village (a.k.a. Shopping Center) (SP--57) [DO-2-55 issued on ] (revised 11 Harborwalk Village, 3rd Amendment (SP-6-2) [DO-1-2 issued on ] 7 WB/SB Henderson Beach Resort (14-8-SP) [DO issued on ] EB/NB Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) (14-35-SP) [DO issued WB/SB on ] EB/NB WB/SB Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment (15-1-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] EB/NB WB/SB 2 2 Home 2 Suites (15-5-SP) [DO-15-8 issued on ] EB/NB 2 4 Lot 16 - Destin Pointe (SP-9-8) [DO-1-6 issued on 6-7-1] 4 WB/SB Marbella, 6th Amendment (Villas) (11-15-SP) [DO-11-7 issued on ] EB/NB WB/SB Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment (13-2-SP) [DO-14-7 issued on ] EB/NB Old Bay Village - Phase 2, 2nd Amendment (13-3-SP) [DO-13-2 issued on ] WB/SB VESTED - Infrastructure installed EB/NB WB/SB Osprey Landing (14-16-SP) [DO issued on ] EB/NB Perry's (SP-8-12) [DO-9-16 issued on 8-4-9] 1 WB/SB 8 18 Prince Retail/Office Center (14-6-SP) [DO-14-9 issued on ] EB/NB 7 3 Safe Harbor Estates (SP-8-14) [DO-9-1 issued on ] Scallywag's (13-6-SP) [DO-13-6 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure WB/SB 4 18 installed EB/NB 5 16 WB/SB Sunset Beach (14-12-SP) [DO-14-8 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure EB/NB The Pointe Beach & Yacht Club (SP-9-7) [DO-9-17 issued on ] Kelly St. A-3

57 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Committed Project Trips - D.O. Issued - Not Constructed 19 Ninety Eight (SP-6-14) [DO-7-18 issued on ] 19 Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment (15-2-SP) [DO-5-5 issued on 2/19/15] Beach Lofts (SP-5-8) [DO-5-33 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Crystal Beach Townhomes (14-29-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) (14-22-SP) [DO-15-4 issued on ] Destin House - Boat Storage (11-12-SP) [DO-11-8 issued on ] Destin Oaks (13-19-SP) [DO-14-6 issued on ] Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment (14-23-SP) [DO issued ] Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment (15-12-SP) [DO-15-9 issued on ] Harborwalk Village (a.k.a. Shopping Center) (SP--57) [DO-2-55 issued on ] (revised Harborwalk Village, 3rd Amendment (SP-6-2) [DO-1-2 issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort (14-8-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) (14-35-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment (15-1-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Home 2 Suites (15-5-SP) [DO-15-8 issued on ] Lot 16 - Destin Pointe (SP-9-8) [DO-1-6 issued on 6-7-1] Marbella, 6th Amendment (Villas) (11-15-SP) [DO-11-7 issued on ] Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment (13-2-SP) [DO-14-7 issued on ] Old Bay Village - Phase 2, 2nd Amendment (13-3-SP) [DO-13-2 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Osprey Landing (14-16-SP) [DO issued on ] Perry's (SP-8-12) [DO-9-16 issued on 8-4-9] Prince Retail/Office Center (14-6-SP) [DO-14-9 issued on ] Safe Harbor Estates (SP-8-14) [DO-9-1 issued on ] Scallywag's (13-6-SP) [DO-13-6 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Sunset Beach (14-12-SP) [DO-14-8 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure The Pointe Beach & Yacht Club (SP-9-7) [DO-9-17 issued on ] Legion Dr. A Legion Dr. B Main St. A Main St. B Main St. C Matthew Blvd. Mountain Dr. A Mountain Dr. 1 WB/SB EB/NB 1 1 WB/SB 4 1 EB/NB 4 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB 3 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 5 2 EB/NB 44 2 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 2 EB/NB 2 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB -1 EB/NB -1 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 3 7 EB/NB 6 1 WB/SB EB/NB B Regatta Bay Blvd. A-4

58 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis Committed Project Trips - D.O. Issued - Not Constructed 19 Ninety Eight (SP-6-14) [DO-7-18 issued on ] 19 Ninety Eight, 2nd Amendment (15-2-SP) [DO-5-5 issued on 2/19/15] Beach Lofts (SP-5-8) [DO-5-33 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Crystal Beach Townhomes (14-29-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Destin-FWB Airport, 11th Amendment (Airport Control Tower) (14-22-SP) [DO-15-4 issued on ] Destin House - Boat Storage (11-12-SP) [DO-11-8 issued on ] Destin Oaks (13-19-SP) [DO-14-6 issued on ] Destin Oaks, 1st Amendment (14-23-SP) [DO issued ] Destin Oaks, 2nd Amendment (15-12-SP) [DO-15-9 issued on ] Harborwalk Village (a.k.a. Shopping Center) (SP--57) [DO-2-55 issued on ] (revised Harborwalk Village, 3rd Amendment (SP-6-2) [DO-1-2 issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort (14-8-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 1st Amendment (Hotel Height) (14-35-SP) [DO issued on ] Henderson Beach Resort, 2nd Amendment (15-1-SP) [DO-15-1 issued on ] Home 2 Suites (15-5-SP) [DO-15-8 issued on ] Lot 16 - Destin Pointe (SP-9-8) [DO-1-6 issued on 6-7-1] Marbella, 6th Amendment (Villas) (11-15-SP) [DO-11-7 issued on ] Naskart Raceway, 1st Amendment (13-2-SP) [DO-14-7 issued on ] Old Bay Village - Phase 2, 2nd Amendment (13-3-SP) [DO-13-2 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Osprey Landing (14-16-SP) [DO issued on ] Perry's (SP-8-12) [DO-9-16 issued on 8-4-9] Prince Retail/Office Center (14-6-SP) [DO-14-9 issued on ] Safe Harbor Estates (SP-8-14) [DO-9-1 issued on ] Scallywag's (13-6-SP) [DO-13-6 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure installed Sunset Beach (14-12-SP) [DO-14-8 issued on ] VESTED - Infrastructure The Pointe Beach & Yacht Club (SP-9-7) [DO-9-17 issued on ] Legion Dr. A Legion Dr. B Main St. A Scenic Hwy 98 West Scenic Hwy 98 East A Scenic Hwy 98 East B Sibert Ave. 1 2 WB/SB EB/NB 1 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 2 32 EB/NB 2 18 WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB -1 EB/NB -1 WB/SB 1 1 EB/NB WB/SB EB/NB WB/SB 3 9 EB/NB 6 3 WB/SB EB/NB Stalhman Ave. A-5

59 City of Destin 215 Annual Transportation Concurrency Analysis APPENDIX B: OKALOOSA COUNTY COMMITTED TRIPS B-1