ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REGULAR BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 4, :00 P.M.

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1 ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REGULAR BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 4, 217 7: P.M. Special District Services, Inc SW 165 th Avenue, Suite 2 Miami, FL Telephone 877.SDS.4922 Toll Free Facsimile

2 AGENDA ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Islands at Doral Clubhouse 825 NW 112th Court Doral, Florida REGULAR BOARD MEETING October 4, 217 7: p.m. A. Call to Order B. Proof of Publication Page 1 C. Establish Quorum D. Additions or Deletions to Agenda E. Comments from the Public for Items Not on the Agenda F. Approval of Minutes 1. June 7, 217 Regular Board Meeting & Public Hearing Minutes Page 2 G. Old Business H. New Business 1. Consider Resolution No Adopting a Fiscal Year 216/217 Amended Budget.Page 6 I. Administrative Matters 1. Annual Audit Consider and Approve 2-Year Renewal Option Grau & Associates Page Financial Update...Page 12 J. Board Member/Staff Comments and Requests K. Adjourn

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4 ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR BOARD MEETING JUNE 7, 217 A. CALL TO ORDER The June 7, 217, Regular Board Meeting of the Islands at Doral (NE) Community Development District was called to order at 7:8 p.m. in the Islands at Doral Community Clubhouse located at 825 NW 112 th Court, Doral, Florida B. PROOF OF PUBLICATION Proof of publication was presented that notice of the Regular Board Meeting had been published in the Miami Daily Business Review on September 19, 216, as part of the District s Fiscal Year 216/217 Regular Meeting Schedule, as legally required. C. SEAT NEW BOARD MEMBERS Mrs. Perez reminded the Board that they had appointed Nestor Garcia to Seat #4 at the last meeting. Mrs. Perez welcomed Nestor Garcia to Seat #4 and noted that his term would expire in 22. D. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE AND RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES Mrs. Perez, as Notary Public in the State of Florida, administered the Oath of Office to Nestor Garcia and indicated that Supervisors had already filed their Financial Disclosure Form-1 required for this year (216 Form-1). She then distributed information regarding Government in the Sunshine Law, public records and conflicts of interest, along with information on the workings and benefits of a CDD and the responsibilities and duties of Board Members. Key elements were reviewed. E. ESTABLISH A QUORUM It was determined that the attendance of Chairman Jesus Arias, Vice Chairman Nestor Garcia and Supervisors Dunia Cuneo and Mariano Márquez constituted a quorum and it was in order to proceed with the meeting. Staff in attendance were: District Manager Gloria Perez of Special District Services, Inc.; and General Counsel Ginger Wald of Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, P.A. F. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mrs. Perez stated that it would now be in order to elect Officers of the District. She noted the roles of Neil Kalin and herself regarding appointment to office and stated that nominations would be in order for Chairperson and Vice-Chair. She noted that the remaining three Supervisors would be designated as Assistant Secretaries. The following slate of officers was nominated: Chairperson Jesus Arias Vice Chairperson Nestor Garcia Assistant Secretary Dunia Cuneo Assistant Secretary Mariano J Marquez Secretary/Treasurer Gloria Perez Page 1 of 4 Page 2

5 ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR BOARD MEETING JUNE 7, 217 Assistant Secretary(s) - Neil Kalin and Armando Silva (District Manager(s) for Special District Services, Inc., in Mrs. Perez s absence) A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Garcia, seconded by Supervisor Cuneo and unanimously passed to elect the above slate of Officers, as nominated. G. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA There were no additions or deletions to that agenda. H. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA There were no comments from the public for items not on the agenda. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. April 5, 217, Regular Board Meeting The April 5, 217, Regular Board Meeting minutes were presented for approval. A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Garcia, seconded by Supervisor Cuneo and unanimously passed approving the minutes of the April 5, 217, Regular Board Meeting, as presented. At 7:12 p.m., Mrs. Perez recessed the Regular Board Meeting and simultaneously called to order the Public Hearing. J. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Proof of Publication Proof of publication was presented that notice of Public Hearing had been published in the Miami Daily Business Review on May 18, 217, and May 25, 217, as legally required. 2. Receive Public Comment on Fiscal Year 217/218 Final Budget Mrs. Perez opened the public comment portion of the Public Hearing to receive comments on the fiscal year 217/218 final budget and non-ad valorem special assessments. There being no comments on the fiscal year 217/218 budget and assessments, Mrs. Perez closed the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. At approximately 7:19 p.m., with there being no further Public Hearing business to conduct, Mrs. Perez adjourned the Public Hearing and simultaneously reconvened the Regular Board Meeting. 3. Consider Resolution Adopting a Fiscal Year 217/218 Final Budget Mrs. Perez presented Resolution No , entitled: RESOLUTION NO Page 2 of 4 Page 3

6 ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR BOARD MEETING JUNE 7, 217 A RESOLUTION OF THE ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING A FISCAL YEAR 217/218 BUDGET. Mrs. Perez read the title of the resolution into the record and stated that it provides for approving and adopting the fiscal year 217/218 final budget and the non-ad valorem special assessment tax roll. A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Garcia, seconded by Chairman Arias and unanimously passed to adopt Resolution No , approving the Fiscal Year 217/218 Final Budget, as presented and setting the fiscal year 217/218 final budget and non-ad valorem special assessment tax roll (Assessment Levy). K. OLD BUSINESS There were no Old Business items to come before the Board. L. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider Resolution No Adopting a Fiscal Year 217/218 Meeting Schedule Mrs. Perez presented Resolution No , entitled: RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ESTABLISHING A REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 217/218 AND SETTING THE TIME AND LOCATION OF SAID DISTRICT MEETINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Perez read the title of the resolution into the record and noted that meetings would remain at the same location of the Islands at Doral Clubhouse located at 825 NW 112 th Court, Doral, Florida 33178, with the start time of 7: p.m. on the following dates: October 4, 217 Amended Budget February 7, 218 April 4, 218 Proposed Budget June 6, 218 Final Budget August 1, 218 A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Garcia, seconded by Chairman Arias and unanimously passed to adopt Resolution No , approving the Regular Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year , holding meetings in the Islands at Doral Clubhouse located at 825 NW 112 th Court, Doral, Florida 33178, with the start time of 7: p.m., and authorizes the advertisement of same, as required by law. M. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Financial Update Page 3 of 4 Page 4

7 ISLANDS AT DORAL (NE) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR BOARD MEETING JUNE 7, 217 Mrs. Perez presented in the meeting books Financial Reports through April 217, and Assessment Collections. Available funds as of April 3, 217, were $113, N. BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMENTS Ms. Wald advised the Board that she had recently attended a presentation made by the City of Doral in reference to a Traffic Study, which included the Islands at Doral (NE), and had been conducted and referred to as Doral Section 7, Traffic Calming Study. She indicated that a handout had been provided (attached hereto and made a part of hereof). Ms. Wald advised that she would keep the District updated as to the progress updates, as she receives them. It was noted that the next Regular Meeting was scheduled for August 2, 217. O. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, a MOTION was made Supervisor Arias, seconded by Supervisor Márquez and passed unanimously to adjourn the Regular Board Meeting at 7:35 p.m. ATTEST: Secretary/Assistant Secretary Chairman/Vice-Chair Page 4 of 4 Page 5

8 Prepared by: BCC Engineering, Inc. 641 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 2 Miami, Florida Prepared for: City of Doral 841 NW 53 Terrace Doral, Florida Page 6

9 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy TABLEOFCONTENTS 1.Introduction Purpose StudyArea DescriptionofDoralSection PublicInvolvement TrafficCalming TrafficCalmingDefinition TrafficCalmingMeasures ExistingConditions SpeedLimits TrafficSignals TrafficCalmingDevices IllegalTrafficCalming/RoadwayDevices PublicTransit PedestrianandBicycleFacilities VehicleStreetParking FutureDevelopments FutureProjects DataCollection Location SpeedData TurningMovementCounts VolumeCounts QueuingStudies MethodologyandRecommendations TrafficCalmingAnalysisMethodology DataAnalysisDiscussionandRoadwaySpeedRecommendations TrafficCalmingDevicesRecommendations...45 BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 7

10 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 6.4TrafficManagementRecommendations CostEstimate...53 LISTOFFIGURES Figure1:LocationofDoralSection7...1 Figure2:Section7Communities...2 Figure3:Section7RoadAllocationMap...4 Figure4:SpeedHump...6 Figure5:SpeedTable/RaisedCrosswalk...7 Figure6:RaisedIntersection...8 Figure7:TrafficCircle...8 Figure8:Roundabout...8 Figure9:Neckdown...9 Figure1:Choker...9 Figure11:Chicane...1 Figure12:CenterIslandNarrowing...11 Figure13:Section7SpeedLimits...12 Figure14:ExistingTrafficCalmingDevices...14 Figure15:NW116AvenueFullStreetClosure...15 Figure16:Section7TrolleyStops...16 Figure17:DataCollectionMap...2 Figures1821:SpeedStudiesResults Figures2227:AMandPMPeakHourTurningMovements Figures283:AMandPMPeakHourVolumeCounts Figure31:TrafficCalmingRecommendations...47 Figure32:GalapagosPMSchoolDismissalTraffic...5 Figure33:MadeiraPMSchoolDismissalTraffic...5 Figure34:SantoriniTrafficManagementMap...51 Figure35:GalapagosandMadeiraTrafficManagementPlan...52 BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 8

11 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy LISTOFTABLES Table1:SchoolSpeedZonesandTimes...12 Table2:SpeedData...22 Table3:TurningMovementCounts...28 Table4:PeakHourVolumeandDailyVolume...35 Table5:MaximumVehicleQueue...39 Table6:PeakHourVolumeandDailyVolumeCriteria...39 Table7:PeakHourVolumeandDailyVolumeSummarized...4 Table8:SpeedSummaryRankingandTrafficCalmingCriteriaQualification...42 Table9:UpdatedSpeedSummaryRankingandTrafficCalmingCriteriaQualification...44 Table1:RecommendedTrafficCalmingDevices...46 Table11:CostEstimate...53 APPENDICES AppendixA:WorkshopAdvertisement AppendixB:ParkSitePlan AppendixC:SpeedData AppendixD:TurningMovementCounts AppendixE:VolumeCounts AppendixF:DataCollectionDiagrams AppendixG:TrafficManagementRecommendations AppendixH:TrafficCalmingRecommendationDrawings BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 9

12 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Section1.:Introduction 1.1 Purpose TheCityofDoralisseekingtoimprovepedestriansafetyandenhancethequalityoflifefortheresidents ofthecity ssection7throughtrafficcalmingmeasures.thepurposeofthisreportistoaddressthe multipleconcernsexpressedbytheresidentsofsection7,reevaluatetheprevioussection7traffic Calmingstudy,documentthedatacollectioneffortsandanalysis,andprovidetheCitywith recommendationsfortrafficcalmingmeasuresinsection StudyArea Section7islocatedinthenorthwestquadrantoftheCity,asshowninFigure1below.Section7is boundedonthewestbyflorida sturnpike,ontheeastbynw17avenue,onthesouthbynw74 StreetandonthenorthbyNW9Street. Figure1LocationofCityofDoralSection7 BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 1

13 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 1.3 DescriptionofCityofDoralSection7 TheCityofDoral ssection7ismadeupoftwentytwo(22)communities,asshowninfigure2below.in additiontotheresidentialcommunities,twoschoolsarelocatedwithinsection7;dr.rolandoespinosa K8CenterandRonaldW.ReaganDoralHighSchool.Bothschoolsarelocatedinthenorthernportionof thesectionadjacenttonw86street.locatedonthenortheastcornerofthenw74streetandnw112 AvenueintersectionisMiamiDade sfirestation69,whichservesthedoralsection7area. Figure2 Section7Communities BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 11

14 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy ItisalsoimportanttonotethatoverhalftheroadwaysthatmakeupSection7areprivateroads,with onlyafewbeingownedandmaintainedbythecity.allstudiedroadwayswillstillbereviewed, analyzed,andprovidedwithrecommendations(ifapplicable).thefundingfortherecommendationson privateroadswillhavetobeimplementedandfundedbythecorrespondingprivatecommunity.the CitywillonlyberesponsibleforanyfundingandimplementationonCityownedroads.Forthe recommendedimprovementsproposedinthisreport,thepartyresponsibleforimplementationisfound listedontable1.seefigure3(onthenextpage)forthecity ssection7roadallocationmap. 1.4 PublicInvolvement TwopublicworkshopswereorganizedbytheCityofDoralonFebruary2andFebruary27,214inan efforttogatherandcompiletrafficconcernsandissuesfromtheresidentsofsection7.therewere manyissuesandconcernsexpressedbytheattendeesbutthereweretwocommonconcerns consistentlybeingbroughtup: 1) Excessivespeedingonlocalresidentialstreetsthatfronthomes 2) Cutthroughtrafficonresidentialstreetsasaresultoftheoperationofschooltraffic UsingtheinformationgatheredfromthelocalresidentsandtheCityofDoral,locationswithinSection7 wereidentifiedfordatacollection.thepublicworkshopadvertisementandsigninsheetscanbefound inappendixa. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 12

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16 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy BCCEngineering,Inc. Section2.:TrafficCalming 2.1 TrafficCalmingDefinition TrafficCalmingisthecombinationofmainlyphysicalmeasuresthatreducethenegativeeffectsof motorvehicleuse,alterdriverbehaviorandimproveconditionsfornonmotorizedstreetusers. Lockwood,Ian.ITETrafficCalmingDefinition.ITEJournal,July1997,pg TrafficCalmingMeasures Trafficcalmingmeasuresaregenerallycategorizedintotwocategories,volumecontrolmeasuresand speedcontrolmeasures.althoughnotmutuallyexclusive,usuallyonecalmingmeasurewillbeused accordingtothedesiredoutcome.trafficcalmingmeasuresthatcontrolvehiclespeedandimpact pedestrianaccesscanbebrokenupintotwoseparategroups,verticalmeasuresandhorizontal measures.verticalmeasuresdiscouragespeedingbyrelyingonforcesofverticalriseacceleration,while horizontalmeasuresdiscouragespeedingbyrelyingonforcesoflateralshiftacceleration.thefollowing isalistofspeedcontrolmeasure,verticalandhorizontal,andvolumecontrolmeasures. SpeedControlMeasures: VerticalMeasures: SpeedHumps SpeedTables/RaisedCrosswalks RaisedIntersections HorizontalMeasures: TrafficCircles/Roundabouts Neckdowns/Chokers Chicanes CenterIslandNarrowing VolumeControlMeasures: FullStreetClosures HalfStreetClosures MedianBarriers ForcedTurnIslands DiagonalDiverters Page 14

17 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Belowarethedescriptionsofthetrafficcalmingdevicesusedasspeedcontrolmeasuresandtheir associatedprosandcons: SpeedHumps Speedhumpsareraisedsectionsofpavementthatareplacedacrosstheroadwaytoforcemotoriststo travelatreducedspeedsduediscomfortexperiencedbyhighertravelingspeeds.speedhumpsare generally1to14feetinlength.speedhumpsaregenerallyspaced3to6feetapartwhenusedin succession. Pros: Figure4 SpeedHump Speedreductionatlocationofinstallation Inexpensive Noremovalofparking Discouragethroughtraffic Cons: Roughride Affectsemergencyvehiclesresponsetime Notaestheticallyappealing Additionalnoisemaybecreatedduetostoppingandgoing SpeedTablesandRaisedCrosswalks SpeedTablesarelongraisedspeedhumpswithaflatmiddlesectionandslopedends.SpeedTablesalso useverticaldisplacementtoreducemotorist stravelingspeeds.theheightofaspeedtableisgenerally BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 15

18 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 3or4inches.Speedtablesareflattoppedspeedhumpsoftenconstructedwithbrickorothertextured materialsontheflatsection.speedtablesaretypicallylongenough(32feettotal)foranentire passengercartorestontheflatsection(+/2feet).theirlongflatareasprovidehigherdesignspeeds thanspeedhumps.raisedcrosswalksarespeedtablesmarkedaspedestriancrossings,wheretheflat portionisusedasawalkway.speedtablesaregenerallyspaced3to6feetapartwhenusedin succession. Figure5 SpeedTable/RaisedCrosswalk Pros: Speedreductionatlocationofinstallation Noremovalofparking Discouragethroughtraffic Increasepedestriansafetyduetoincreasedvisibility Cons: Roughride Affectsemergencyvehiclesresponsetime Additionalnoisemaybecreatedduetostoppingandgoing Couldbeexpensiveforamoreaestheticallyappealingappearance RaisedIntersections Raisedintersectionsareintersectionsthataregenerallyraisedtotheheightofthesidewalkorslightly belowtocreatea lip, whichservesasaguideforthevisuallyimpaired.raisedintersectionsoften includedecorativesurfacematerialssuchasbrickworktomaketheintersectionaestheticallypleasingto thepublic. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 16

19 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Figure6 RaisedIntersection Pros: Speedreductionatlocationofinstallation Increasepedestriansafetyduetoincreasedvisibility Aestheticallyappealing Cons: Roughride Affectsemergencyvehiclesresponsetime Canbeveryexpensive TrafficCircles/Roundabouts Trafficcirclesandroundaboutsareraisedislandsthatareinstalledatintersectionsoftwoormore streetswiththeirintendedpurposetoimprovetrafficflow,maximizeroadwaycapacityforvehicles,and eliminatetheneedforstopsignsandtrafficsignals.vehiclescirculatecounterclockwisearoundthe centerislandandareusuallycontrolledbyyieldsigns.roundaboutsmayincludesplitterislands,which helpchannelincomingtrafficandimprovemotorsafety. Figure7 TrafficCircle Figure8 Roundabout BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 17

20 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy BCCEngineering,Inc. Pros: Effectiveinspeedreduction Reduceconflictpoints Aestheticallyappealing Improvetrafficflow Cons: Tendstobeproblematicforpedestriansandcycliststryingtocross Mayberestrictivetolargeremergencyvehicles Maybeveryexpensive NeckdownsandChokers Neckdownsarecurbextensionsinstalledatintersections,whilechokersarecurbextensionsinstalled awayfromanintersection.bothmeasureshelpreducetheroadwaywidthfromcurbtocurb, which reducesthecrossingdistanceandenhancespedestrianvisibility.neckdownsarethemostcommontype ofstreetnarrowingandreducespeedsofturningvehiclesduetoatightercurbradius. Pros: Reducespedestriancrossingwidth Increasesvisibilityofpedestrian Reducesthespeedofturningvehiclesduetotightercurbradii Cons: Maycauselossofstreetparking Mayaffectdrivewayaccessandbicyclistsmobilityalongtheroadway Canbeexpensive Figure9 Neckdown Figure1 Choker Page 18

21 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Chicanes ChicanesconsistoflateralshiftsthatalternateonbothsidesofthestreetcreatinganSshapedroadway. Topreventdriversfromcuttingcornersandtakingastraighttravelline,deflectionanglesof45degrees areimplemented.thelateralshiftscausemotoriststotravelatlowerspeedsbybreakinguplong sectionsofroadway. Figure11 Chicane Pros: Cons: Reducespedestriancrossingwidth Increasesvisibilityofpedestrian Reducesthespeedofmovingvehiclesduetothebreakupoflongsectionsofroadway Maycauselossofstreetparking Mayaffectdrivewayaccessandbicyclistsmobilityalongtheroadway Curbrealignment Canbeexpensive CenterIslandNarrowings Centerislandnarrowingsareraisedmediansplacedatthecenterlineoftheroadway.Alsoknownas medianchokers,midblockmedians,pedestrianrefugeisland,ormedianslowpoints,motoriststravel speedsarereducedduetothenarrowingofroadwaysandaremosteffectiveoncurves.centerisland narrowingsareoftenlandscapedtoprovideavisualamenity.fittedwithagaptoallowpedestriansto walksthroughatacrosswalk,theyareoftencalled pedestrianrefuges. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 19

22 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Figure12 CenterIslandNarrowing Pros: Cons: Reducespedestriancrossingdistancewithmidblockisland Visuallyenhancetheroadwaywithlandscaping Reducesthespeedofmovingvehiclesduetothenarrowingoftheroadway Maycauselossofstreetparking Mayaffectdrivewayaccessandbicyclistsmobilityalongtheroadway Canbeexpensive Additionaltrafficcalmingmeasuresotherthanverticalandhorizontalmeasurescanalsobe implementedtoreducevehiclespeed.knownaspassivecontrolmeasures,thesemeasuresareusually lesseffectiveatreducingvehiclespeedthanthephysicalmeasureslistedabove.somepassivecontrol measuresincludeaddingpavementmarkings,stopsigns,speedlimitsigns,speedfeedbacksigns,etc. Section3.:ExistingConditions 3.1 SpeedLimits ThereareseveraldifferentspeedlimitslocatedthroughoutSection7.SeetheFigure13onthenext page: BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 2

23 NW9St NW114Ct NW114Ave NW17Ave NW82St NW74St NW112Ave NW19Ave Dr.RolandoEspinosa K8Center NW86St Fire Station Section7RoadwaySpeedLimits LEGEND 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. Page 21

24 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Table1belowoutlinesroadwaysandthetimeofdayfortheseroadwayswhereschoolspeedlimitsare ineffect: Table1 SchoolSpeedZonesandTimes 3.2 Roadway Section7RoadwaySchoolSpeedLimits SpeedLimit (mph) Start NW86Street 15 NW19Avenue NW17Avenue NW86Street 15 NW114Court NW111Court NW88Street 15 NW19Avenue NW17Avenue NW17Avenue 15 NorthofNW84Street NorthofNW88Terrace End NW112Avenue 15 NW112Court BeforeNW87Street HighSchoolSpeedLimitHours K8CenterSpeedLimitHours TrafficSignals MonFri:7AM8AMand2PM3PM MonFri:7:15AM8:45AMand1:45PM3:3PM Weds:7:15AM8:45AMand1:45PM2:3PM Therearethreesignalizedintersectionswithinthestudyareaandtheyarelocatedatthefollowing intersections: NW74StreetandNW17Avenue NW74StreetandNW114Avenue NW86StreetandNW112Avenue 3.3 TrafficCalmingDevices Thereareseveraltrafficcalmingdeviceslocatedthroughoutthestudyarea.Figure14,onthenextpage, showstheexistingtrafficcalmingdevicesinsection7 MiniTrafficCircle SplitterIslands IntersectionofNW82StreetandNW116Court IntersectionofNW78StreetandNW112Avenue IntersectionofNW84StreetandNW19Avenue IntersectionofNW86StreetandNW19Avenue NW78Street:BetweenNW17AvenueandNW112Avenue(2splitterislandspresent) BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 22

25 NW9St NW86St NW114Ct NW114Ave NW19Ave NW17Ave NW82St NW74St LEGEND ExistingTraffic CalmingLocations ExistingMiniTrafficCircle ExistingBikeLanes ExistingMidblockMedian NW112Ave Dr.RolandoEspinosa K8Center Fire Station ExistingSharrow Lane Page 23

26 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 3.4 UnauthorizedTrafficCalming/RoadwayDevices Duetoperceivedsectionwidespeedingconcerns,someneighborhoodshavetakenthematterintotheir ownhandsandimplementedunauthorizedtrafficcalmingmeasures.theneighborhoodofleeward, locatedjustsouthofronaldreaganhighschool,hasinstalledspeedbumpsthroughouttheirstreetsin anattempttoslowdownthecutthroughtraffic.bollardswerealsoinstalledonnw18avenue betweennw83streetandnw83terraceasameanstocreateabarrieralongtheroadway,inorderto preventvehiclesfromgettingaroundtheunauthorizedspeedbumps.twootherneighborhoodsthat haveunauthorizedtrafficcalmingmeasuresarenetherlandsandwindward.theroadwaysofnw116 AvenueandNW114Path,whichconnectsthetwoneighborhoods,havebeenturnedintofullstreet closures(seefigure15).redreflectorendoftheroadwarningsignsweremounteduponpostsand physicallyblockedtheroadway.thesesignswereinstalledinboththenorthandsouthdirection.the Netherlandsneighborhoodalsoinstalledspeedbumpsthroughoutthestreetstodiscourageandslow downcutthroughtraffic. Figure15 NW116AvenueFullStreetClosure 3.5 PublicTransit CurrentlySection7doesnothaveanyMiamiDadeTransitbusroutesandusestheCityofDoral strolley service.thereareatotalof16stopsinsection7thatareservicedbytrolleyroutes1and3.route1 operatesmondaythroughfridayfrom6:amto9:pm,saturdaysfrom7:amto7:24pm,and Sundaysfrom7:amto6:54pm.Route3operatesMondaythroughFridayfrom 6:3AMto8:12PM and7:amtill7:11pmonsaturdays, thereisnoserviceonsundays.figure16onthenextpage showsthetrolleystopsinred. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 24

27 NW9St NW86St TrolleyStopLocations LEGEND CityofDoralTrolleyStops NW114Ct NW114Ave NW19Ave NW17Ave NW82St NW74St NW112Ave Dr.RolandoEspinosa K8Center SB NB WB Fire Station SB SB TrolleyRoute1 TrolleyRoute3 TrolleyRoutes1and3Overlap Page 25

28 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 3.6 PedestrianandBicycleFacilities Pedestriansidewalksarepresentthroughoutthewholestudyarea.MarkedBicyclelanescanbefound eastbound(eb)andwestbound(wb)onnw82streetfromnw17avenuetonw19avenueand fromnw114placetonw116court.onnw114avenueinthenorthbound(nb)andsouthbound(sb) directionfromsouthofnw82avenuetonw74streetthereisapostedsignindicatingthatthefull rightlanemaybeusedbycyclists(sharrows).markedbicyclelanescanbefoundnbandsbonnw112 AvenuefromNW74StreettoNW82StreetandfromNW114PlacetoNW116Court.Bikelanesare alsopresentonbothsidesofnw8lanefromnw111courttonw112avenue. 3.7 OnStreetParking Section7designatedonstreetparkingisprovidedalongNW82StreetintheWBdirectionfromNW17 AvenuetoNW19AvenueandfromNW114PlacetoNW116Court. BicycleFacilitiesandonstreetparkingcanbeseenonFigure14. Section4.:FutureDevelopments Section7isforthemostpartfullydevelopedasresidentialorinstitutional(twoschools).Theremaining undevelopedparcelsareenvironmentallyprotectedreservesexceptforoneparceltobedevelopedas thenw114thavenueparkandanotherparcelfortheconstructionofdoralgrandiandii,bothlocated southofnw82street. 4.1 NW114thAvenuePark TheCityofDoralisproposingtodevelopaparkontheSWquadrantofSection7.Theproposedproject areaiscurrentlyarectangularpieceofundevelopedlandlocatedsouthof82streetandnorthofnw79 Lane,betweenNW112AvenueandNW114Place.NW114Avenuerunsthroughthemiddleofthe parcel,separatingthesiteintwo.aspartoftheoffsiteimprovementstothepark,thecitywillbe constructingbikelanesandonstreetparkingintheebdirectionoftravelonnw82streetaswellasin thesbapproachofnw112avenue.additionallytherewillbetwoonsiteparkinglotsontheeastern sideandthewesternsideoftheproposedparktotaling317parkingspaces.apedestrianbridgewillalso beconstructedovernw114avenueconnectingthetwosidesofthepark.thesiteplanisincludedin AppendixB. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 26

29 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy BCCEngineering,Inc. Section5.:DataCollection Basedonfeedbackfromthecommunityandfieldvisits,atrafficdatacollectionplanwasdeveloped. 5.1 Location Thefollowingdatacollectionactivitieswereconductedforthepurposeofthisstudy: SpeedData 24locations TurningMovementCounts 13locations VolumeCounts 2locations QueueEvaluation 8locations TurningMovementCounts(AM,MidDay,andPMPeak) 1NW114Avenue/NW78Street 2NW114Avenue/NW112Court/NW82Street 3NW112Avenue/NW78Street 4NW19Avenue/NW82Street 5NW19Avenue/NW84Street TurningMovementCountsw/Queuing(AM,MidDay,andPMPeak) 1NW114Court/NW84Terrace 2NW114Court/NW86Street 3NW112Avenue/NW84Street 4NW112Avenue/NW86Street 5NW19Avenue/NW86Street 6NW19Avenue/NW88Street 7NW17Avenue/NW86Street 8NW17Avenue/NW88Street 48HourMachine(CutThrough) 1NW114CourtnorthofNW86Street 2NW113CourtnorthofNW86Street 3NW112PathnorthofNW86Street 4NW112PlacenorthofNW86Street 5NW112CourtnorthofNW86Street 6NW111CourtbetweenNW84StreetandNW86Street 7NW11PlacebetweenNW84StreetandNW86Street 8NW11AvenuebetweenNW84StreetandNW86Street 9NW86StreetbetweenNW114CourtandNW112Avenue 1NW86StreetbetweenNW112AvenueandNW19Avenue Page 27

30 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 48HourMachine/SpeedData 1NW114CourtbetweenNW84TerraceandNW86Street 2NW19AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street 3NW19AvenuebetweenNW82StreetandNW84Street 4NW19AvenuebetweenNW84StreetandNW86Street 5NW18AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street 6NW18AvenuebetweenNW82StreetandNW86Street 7NW84StreetbetweenNW112AvenueandNW19Avenue 8NW84StreetbetweenNW19AvenueandNW18Avenue 9NW84StreetbetweenNW18AvenueandNW17Avenue 1NW86Streetbetween19AvenueandNW18Avenue SpeedData(48Hour) 1NW114CourtbetweenNW82StreetandNW84Terrace 2NW114AvenuebetweenNW74StreetandNW78Street 3NW114AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street 4NW112CourtbetweenNW82StreetandNW84Street 5NW112AvenuenorthofNW86Street 6NW112AvenuebetweenNW74StreetandNW78Street 7NW112AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street 8NW19AvenuebetweenNW86StreetandNW9Street 9NW78StreetbetweenNW114AvenueandNW112Avenue 1NW78StreetbetweenNW112AvenueandNW19Avenue 11NW78StreetbetweenNW19AvenueandNW17Avenue 12NW82StreetbetweenNW114PathandNW114Avenue 13NW82StreetbetweenNW114AvenueandNW19Avenue 14NW82StreetbetweenNW19AvenueandNW17Avenue ThefollowingdatacollectionplanlistedaboveisillustratedonFigure17onthenextpage. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 28

31 Dr.RolandoEspinosaK 8Center NW9St RonaldReagan HighSchool NW86St DataCollectionPlanforSection7 TrafficCalmingStudy LEGEND 6HourTurningMovementCountswithQueuingStudy(8 locations) 6Hour Turning Movement Counts Only (5 locations) 48HourVolumeCounts(1locations) 48HourVolumeCountsandSpeedDataAnalysis(1 locations) SpeedDataAnalysis(14locations) NW114Ave NW114Ct NW 19 Ave NW17Ave NW74St NW88St NW82St NW112Ave Page 29

32 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 5.2 SpeedData WithinDoralSection7amajorityofthestreetsdidnothaveapostedspeedlimitsign.Forthepurpose ofthisanalysis,residentiallocalstreetswithnopostedspeedlimitwilluse3milesperhour(mph). TheMiamiDadeCounty TrafficFlowModification(s)/StreetClosure(s)Procedure(RevisedJanuary 29) statesthatfortheconsiderationoftrafficcalmingmeasuresthe85 th percentilespeedisrequired toexceedthespeedlimitby1mph.sincethecityofdoralisprovidingfundsforthetrafficcalming program,a5%reductionwasappliedtothe1mphthreshold.thereforemovingforward,theanalyses willconsidertrafficcalmingmeasuresforroadwayswherethe85thpercentilespeedexceedsthespeed limitby5mph. TheSpeeddatacollectionwasconductedfortwoconsecutive24hourperiodsin23locationsandthree consecutive24hourperiodsin1location.thedatacanbefoundbelowintable2 BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 3

33 DoralSection7TrafficCalming Study Table2:Speed DIR DIR SpeedLimit 1mphPace DIR1Daily85th%ile DIR2Daily85th%ile Sta.# Street Location Date 1 2 (mph) Dir1Dir2 Speed(mph) Speed(mph) 148 NW114Court BetweenNW84Terrace 9/3/214 2to29 2to N S 3 &NW86Street 1/1/214 2to29 2to NW112Avenue 9/23/214 25to34 25to NorthofNW86Street N S 3 9/24/214 25to34 25to NW19Avenue BetweenNW86Street& 9/23/214 15to24 2to N S 3 NW9Street 9/24/214 15to24 2to NW86Street BetweenNW18Avenue 9/3/214 2to29 15to E W 3 &NW19Avenue 1/1/214 2to29 3to NW84Street BetweenNW18Avenue 9/24/214 15to24 2to E W 3 &NW19Avenue 9/25/214 15to24 2to NW84Street BetweenNW17Avenue 9/24/214 15to24 15to E W 3 &NW18Avenue 9/25/214 15to24 15to NW84Street BetweenNW19Avenue 9/24/214 2to29 2to E W 3 &NW112Avenue 9/25/214 25to34 2to NW19Avenue BetweenNW84Street& 9/24/214 2to29 2to N S 3 NW86Street 9/25/214 2to29 2to NW19Avenue BetweenNW82Street& 9/24/214 2to29 2to N S 3 NW84Street 9/25/214 2to29 2to NW18Avenue 9/23/214 15to24 15to BetweenNW78Street& 9/24/214 N S 3 15to24 15to NW82Street 9/25/214 15to24 15to NW18Avenue BetweenNW82Street& 9/24/214 15to24 15to N S 3 NW86Street 9/25/214 15to24 15to NW78Street BetweenNW17Avenue 9/24/214 25to34 25to E W 3 &NW19Avenue 9/25/214 25to34 25to NW78Street BetweenNW19Avenue 9/24/214 2to29 2to E W 3 &NW112Avenue 9/25/214 2to29 2to NW78Street BetweenNW112Avenue 9/24/214 2to29 2to E W 3 &NW114Avenue 9/25/214 2to29 2to NW82Street BetweenNW114Path& 9/24/214 25to34 3to E W 3 NW114Avenue 9/25/214 25to34 3to NW82Street BetweenNW19Avenue 9/24/214 25to34 25to E W 3 &NW114Avenue 9/25/214 3to39 25to NW82Street BetweenNW17Avenue 9/24/214 25to34 25to E W 3 &NW19Avenue 9/25/214 25to34 25to NW19Avenue BetweenNW78Street& 9/24/214 15to24 15to N S 3 NW82Street 9/25/214 15to24 15to NW114Court BetweenNW82Street& 9/3/214 2to29 2to N S 3 NW84Street 1/1/214 2to29 25to NW112Avenue BetweenNW78Street& 1/15/214 25to34 25to N S 3 NW82Street 1/16/214 25to34 25to NW112Avenue BetweenNW82Street& 9/3/214 3to39 3to N S 3 NW84Street 1/1/214 3to39 3to NW114Avenue BetweenNW74Street& 9/3/214 35to44 3to N S 35 NW78Street 1/1/214 35to44 35to NW112Avenue BetweenNW74Street& 1/15/214 3to39 25to N S 3 NW78Street 1/16/214 3to39 25to NW114Avenue BetweenNW78Street& 1/15/214 3to39 3to N S 35 NW82Street 1/16/214 3to39 3to Speedlimitnotposted Duringschoolstart/dismissal15mph Recordedspeedexceedsspeedlimitby5mph GreatestAverage85th %iledifference BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 31

34 NW88St RonaldReaganHighSchool LEGEND.. AverageSpeed(mph) 85 th %ile Speed(mph) Note:Iftheaveragespeedor85 th %ile speedexceedthespeedlimitforthat roadway,itwillappearinred 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) NW19Ave NW17Ave NW9St NW86St NW82St SpeedStudiesResults 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. NW112Ave Page 32

35 NW74St LEGEND.. AverageSpeed(mph) 85 th %ile Speed(mph) Note:Iftheaveragespeedor85 th %ile speedexceedthespeedlimitforthat roadway,itwillappearinred 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) NW19Ave NW82St SpeedStudiesResults 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. NW17Ave Page 33

36 NW74St LEGEND.. AverageSpeed(mph) 85 th %ile Speed(mph) Note:Iftheaveragespeedor85 th %ile speedexceedthespeedlimitforthat roadway,itwillappearinred 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) NW114Ave NW82St SpeedStudiesResults 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. Page 34

37 Dr.RolandoEspinosaK8Center NW9St NW86St LEGEND.. AverageSpeed(mph) 85 th %ile Speed(mph) Note:Iftheaveragespeedor85 th %ile speedexceedthespeedlimitforthat roadway,itwillappearinred 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) NW114Ct NW112Ave NW82St SpeedStudiesResults 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. Page 35

38 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Basedonthespeeddatacollected,the85 th percentilespeedmeasuredexceededthespeedlimitatthe followingstationsby5mphormore: Station#154 AtNW112AvenuenorthofNW86Street Station#171 AtNW82StreetbetweenNW114PathandNW114Avenue Station#172 AtNW82StreetbetweenNW19AvenueandNW114Avenue Station#173 AtNW82StreetbetweenNW17AvenueandNW19Avenue Station#179 AtNW112AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street Station#18 AtNW112AvenuebetweenNW82StreetandNW84Street Station#181 AtNW114AvenuebetweenNW74StreetandNW78Street Station#1812 AtNW112AvenuebetweenNW74StreetandNW78Street Station#182 AtNW114AvenuebetweenNW78StreetandNW82Street ThecompletecollectionofspeeddatacanbefoundinAppendixC. 5.3 TurningMovementCounts 6hourturningmovementcounts(TMCs)wereconductedinthree2hourperiodsat12locations.The TMCswerecollectedat7AMto9AM,11AMto1PM,and4PMto6PM.TheAMpeakhour,midday peakhour,andpmpeakhourweredeterminedbaseduponareviewofthesecounts.thedatacanbe foundbelowintable3. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 36

39 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Figures22 27showtheAMandPMpeakhourturningmovementcounts.Thecompletecollectionof turningmovementcountscanbefoundinappendixe. Table3 TurningMovementCounts Intersection Period U-turn LT TH RT U-turn LT TH RT U-turn LT TH RT U-turn LT TH RT NW17thAvenue &NW86thStreet NW17thAvenue &NW88thStreet NW19thAvenue &NW82thStreet NW19thAvenue &NW84thStreet NW19thAvenue &NW86thStreet NW19thAvenue &NW88thStreet NW112thAvenue &NW78thStreet NW112thAvenue &NW84thStreet NW112thAvenue &NW86thStreet NW114thAvenue &NW78thStreet NW114th Avenue/NW112th Court&NW82th NW114thCourt& NW84thTerrace NW114thCourt& NW86thStreet AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM AM MD PM BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 37

40 LEGEND RonaldReaganHighSchool NW19Ave NW88St NW82St NW17Ave NW112Ave NW9St AMPeakHour TurningMovements TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume NW86St AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM Page 38

41 RonaldReaganHighSchool NW19Ave NW88St NW82St NW17Ave NW112Ave NW9St PMPeakHour TurningMovements NW86St LEGEND TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM Page 39

42 NW74St NW114Ave NW82St AMPeakHour TurningMovements LEGEND AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume Page 4

43 NW74St NW114Ave NW82St PMPeakHour TurningMovements LEGEND PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume Page 41

44 Dr.RolandoEspinosaK8Center NW114Ct NW112Ave NW86St AMPeakHour TurningMovements LEGEND AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume Page 42

45 Dr.RolandoEspinosaK8Center NW114Ct NW112Ave NW86St PMPeakHour TurningMovements LEGEND PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM TurningMovementCount Stations TurningMovementCount Stationsw/QueuingStudy LeftTurnPeakHourVolume ThroughPeakHourVolume RightTurnPeakHourVolume Page 43

46 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 5.4 VolumeCounts Volumecounts(tube)wereconductedfora48hourperiodin2locations.Thepeakhourvolumescan befoundbelowintable4. Table4 VolumeCountsPeakHourVolumeandDailyVolume Sta.# Street Location Figures283showtheAMandPMpeakhourvolumecounts.Thecompletecollectionofvolume countscanbefoundinappendixe. DIR 1 DIR 2 Period DIR1 Volume DIR2 Volume 147 NW114Court AM NorthofNW86Street N S PM NW114Court AM BetweenNW84Terrace&NW86Street N S PM NW113Court AM NorthofNW86Street N S PM NW112Path AM NorthofNW86Street N S PM NW86Street AM BetweenNW114Court&NW112Avenue E W PM NW112Place AM NorthofNW86Street N S PM NW112Court AM NorthofNW86Street N S PM NW86Street AM BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue E W PM NW86Street AM BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue E W PM NW11Avenue AM 12 7 BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street N S PM NW11Place AM BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street N S PM NW111Court AM BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street N S PM NW84Street AM BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue E W PM NW84Street AM BetweenNW17Avenue&NW18Avenue E W PM NW84Street AM BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue E W PM NW19Avenue AM BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street N S PM NW19Avenue AM BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street N S PM NW18Avenue AM 1 22 BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street N S PM NW18Avenue AM BetweenNW82Street&NW86Street N S PM NW19Avenue AM 28 1 BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street N S PM 19 8 Total Daily Volume BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 44

47 LEGEND AMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) PMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) RonaldReaganHighSchool 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) NW19Ave NW88St NW86St NW82St NW17Ave NW112Ave NW9St AMandPMPeakHourVolumes AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) Page 45

48 NW82St 1 8 NW19Ave NW74St AMandPMPeakHourVolumes LEGEND AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM AMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) PMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. Page 46

49 NW9St NW86St NW114Ct NW112Ave NW82St Dr.Rolando EspinosaK8Center AMandPMPeakHourVolumes LEGEND AMCollectionTime:7AM 9AM PMCollectionTime:4PM 6PM AMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) PMPeakHourVolume(Vehicles) 3MPH(Posted) 35MPH(Posted) 4MPH(Posted) 15MPHSchoolZone (Onlyduringspecifiedtimes) Note:Allotherroadsdonothaveaposted speedlimit.themiamidadecounty municipalcodestatesthatforallfacilities, withoutapostedspeedlimitinaresidential district,haveaspeedlimitof3mph. Page 47

50 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 5.5 QueuingStudies QueuingstudieswereconductedduringDr.RolandoEspinosaK8Center sandronaldreaganhigh School sschoolstartanddismissaltimes.thestudieswerefocusedat8intersectionlocations surroundingtheseschools.thedatapresentedrepresentsthemaximumqueueexperiencedduringthe study.thedatacanbefoundbelowintable5. MaximumVehicleQueues School Intersection Period NB SB EB WB AM 4 11 NW84StandNW112Ave PM 3 3 Dr AM 1 3 Rolando NW84StandNW114Ct PM Espinosa AM K8 NW86StandNW112Ave PM Center AM 9 4 n/a 3 NW86StandNW114Ct PM 6 1 n/a 1 AM n/a NW86StandNW17Ave PM n/a RonaldW. AM NW86StandNW19Ave PM Reagan High AM n/a NW88StandNW17Ave School PM n/a AM 3 n/a 5 NW88StandNW19Ave PM 1 2 n/a 6 Table5 MaximumVehicleQueue TheremainingdatacollectiondiagramssummarizingthedatacollectedinSection5canbefoundin AppendixF. Section6.:MethodologyandRecommendations Notes WednesdayAllgradesdismissedatthesametime(Rightlaneonly) Queuesbackuphereduetotrafficinfrontoftheschool Queuesextendoutofthepickup/dropofflanetothisintersection Queuesextendoutofthepickup/dropofflanetothisintersection 6.1 TrafficCalmingAnalysisMethodology Themethodologyfordeterminingsegmentsthatwarranttrafficcalmingmeasurespresentedinthis studywerebasedonthemiamidadecounty TrafficFlowModification(s)/StreetClosure(s)Procedure (RevisedJanuary29). Table6belowcontainsthevolumethresholdsforresidentiallocalstreetsin MiamiDadeCounty,whichwouldallowconsiderationfortrafficcalmingmeasures. Table6 PeakHourVolumeandDailyVolumeCriteria Criterion MinimumTrafficVolume: Formunicipalitiesthat providefunding ResidentialLocalStreets >1,5VehiclesPerDay<2,1 >15VehiclesPerHour<21 BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 48

51 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Table7summarizesthepeakhourvolumeanddailyvolumeandidentifieswhichroadwaysexceedthe volumethresholdfromtable6. Table7 PeakHourVolumeandDailyVolumeSummarized Sta.# Street Roadway Classification Location PeakHour TwoWay TrafficVolumes TotalDaily Volume 147 NW114Court LocalStreet NorthofNW86Street NW114Court LocalStreet BetweenNW84Terrace&NW86Street NW113Court LocalStreet NorthofNW86Street NW112Path LocalStreet NorthofNW86Street NW86Street LocalStreet BetweenNW114Court&NW112Avenue NW112Place LocalStreet NorthofNW86Street NW112Court LocalStreet NorthofNW86Street NW86Street LocalStreet BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue NW86Street LocalStreet BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue NW11Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street NW11Place LocalStreet BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street NW111Court LocalStreet BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street NW84Street LocalStreet BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue NW84Street LocalStreet BetweenNW17Avenue&NW18Avenue NW84Street LocalStreet BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue NW19Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street NW19Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street NW18Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street NW18Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW82Street&NW86Street NW19Avenue LocalStreet BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street Roadwaysegmentshaveapeakhourvolumethatexceedsthevolumethreshold Roadwaysegmentshaveapeakhourvolumeandtotaldailyvolumethatexceedsthevolumethreshold Fromthedatacollectedandsummarizedabove,ten(1)roadwaysexceedthevolumethreshold.Only roadsthatdidexceedthisthresholdwereconsideredfortrafficcalmingdevicesimplementation. IntheMiamiDadeCountyTrafficFlowModification(s)/StreetClosure(s)Procedure(RevisedJanuary 29,AppendixAstates,thatthetrafficvolumecriteriaabovemustbemetaswellasanothercriteria. Theothercriterionanalyzedtodetermineiftheimplementationoftrafficcalmingmeasuresis acceptablerelatestothe85 th percentilespeed. Theprocedurestatesthatifthe85 th percentilespeedisexceededby1mphfromthespeedlimit,on residentiallocalandcollectorstreets,thentrafficcalmingiswarranted.thesamesourcealsostates that, thetrafficvolumewithinamunicipalboundarycouldbereducedbyatotalof3%andspeedby 5%attherequestofandforthosemunicipalities,whichprovidefundingfortheirtrafficprogram. This meansifthe85 th percentilespeedisexceededby5mphfromthespeedlimit,thentrafficcalmingis BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 49

52 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy warranted,sincethecityofdoralisprovidingthefundingforthisstudyandimplementationofany trafficcalmingdevices. Fromeachlocationwherespeeddatawascollected,thedailyaveragespeedanddaily85 th percentile speedforeachdayfromitsrespectivetravelingdirectionwasaveraged.fromthere,thehighestaverage speedandhighestaverage85 th percentilespeedwaschosenfromthedataset,regardlessofdirectionof travel.therespectivespeedlimitforthesubjectroadwaywassubtractedfromtheaveragespeedand 85 th percentilespeed,whichgeneratedanaveragespeeddifferentialandthe85 th percentilespeed differential.thesespeeddifferentialswererankedamongstthespeeddatalocationswiththegreatest beingconsideredthelowestnumberi.e.1.thiswasdonefortheaveragespeeddifferentialandthe 85thpercentilespeeddifferential,respectively.Therankingsofthesetwocategorieswereaveragedto showwherethegreatestlevelofspeedingoccurredseetable8.thisrankingcanbeusedforprioritizing theimplementationofimprovements. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 5

53 DoralSection7TrafficCalming Study Table8SpeedSummaryRankingandTrafficCalmingCriteriaQualification Station Street Location Delta Average Speed Average Speed Ranking Delta85th%ile Speed 85th%ileSpeed Ranking AverageRating MeetsSpeed Criteria MeetsVolume Criteria 171 NW78Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW19Avenue Yes n/a 181 NW114Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street Yes n/a 18 NW112Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street Yes n/a 1812 NW112Avenue BetweenNW74Street&NW78Street Yes n/a 172 NW82Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW19Avenue Yes n/a 182 NW114Avenue BetweenNW74Street&NW78Street Yes n/a 154 NW112Avenue NorthofNW86Street Yes n/a 179 NW19Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street Yes n/a 173 NW82Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW114Avenue Yes n/a 157 NW86Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW18Avenue No Yes 175 NW114Court BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street No Yes 168 NW78Street BetweenNW112Avenue&NW114Avenue No n/a 17 NW82Street BetweenNW114Path&NW114Avenue No n/a 163 NW84Street BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue No No 169 NW78Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue No n/a 165 NW18Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street No Yes 156 NW19Avenue BetweenNW86Street&NW9Street No n/a 148 NW114Court BetweenNW84Terrace&NW86Street No Yes 164 NW84Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue No Yes 161 NW84Street BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue No No 162 NW19Avenue BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street No No 174 NW112Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street No n/a 166 NW19Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street No No 167 NW18Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW86Street No No BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 51

54 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 6.2 DataAnalysisDiscussionandRoadwaySpeedRecommendations SincethecriteriabyMiamiDadeCountyforTrafficCalmingDevicesreliesheavilyonexceedingthe speedlimitsbyover5mph,manyofthesegmentsevaluatedfortrafficcalmingdeviceswerediscarded fornotmeetingthiscriteria.whencomparingthespeedstudiesdocumentedfromapreviousreportfor thisareaitisclearthattherecommendationsimplementedhadanimpactontheobservedspeedsas intended. Despitethispositiveoutcome,thecommunitystillexpresseddissatisfactionwiththetrafficspeeds observedonmanyoftheroads.oneofthereasonsmaybethatwhilethe85thpercentileisnomore than5mphabovethespeedlimits,thereisalwaystheoccasionalvehiclethatdriveswellabovethe speedlimit.inaddition,accordingtofloridastatutesthedefactospeedlimitforroadsnotpostedis3 MPH.Someoftheseroadwaysarenarrowresidentialroadways(1feetlanes)with setbacksthatplace parkedvehiclesincloseproximitytotheroadwithlimitedbuffer. Insomecases,paralleland perpendicularparkingabutstheroadwithnobufferinbetween.manyofthesestreetsthenhavea localfeelthatistypicallyfoundinprivateroadswithinclosedcommunities.whilemanyofthese communitiesarenotenclosedtheystillhavetheconfigurationandfeelofaclosedcommunityand hencetheexpectationbyresidentsthatspeedlimitsshouldbeevenlowerthan3mph.forthesetype oflocalconditions,thecityofdoralordinancesallowthepostingof housestreets atspeedsaslowas 2MPH. Thefollowingaretherecommendationsforimplementationinareaswherecriteriafortrafficcalming devicesisnotmetbutthecitystillintendstoprovidesomemeasuresthatwillbetterinformdrivers, facilitateenforcementandchangedrivingbehaviors. 1. Installationof3MPHspeedlimitsignsonroadsthatarenotcurrentlyposted.Thisspeedlimit shouldapplytolocalorcollectorroadswithinsection7whichdonothaveresidentialunits frontingtheroad. 2. Installationof25MPHspeedlimitsignsonroadsthatarenotcurrentlypostedandthathave residentialunitsfrontingtheroad. 3. Installationof25MPHspeedlimitsignsonroadsthatarenotcurrentlypostedandthathave parallelorperpendicularparkingadjacenttotheroad. Therecommendationtopostthesestreetsat25MPHisincompliancewiththeCityordinancesandis onlyappliedtoveryspecificprivateandpublicroads.theroadwaysrecommendedforareductionin speedlimitinsection7withthenewlypostedspeedlimitsignsaretheroadwaysofnw84street,east ofnw112aveandnw114court/nw114path,northofnw82street(asshowninfigure31).the recommendationofthelowerspeedlimitsleadstoseveralsitesthatthenmeetthenecessarycriteriato beconsideredfortrafficcalming.table9onthenextpagepresentsanupdatedspeedsummary. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 52

55 DoralSection7TrafficCalming Study Table9 UpdatedSpeedSummaryRankingandTrafficCalmingCriteriaQualification Station Street Location Delta Average Speed Average Speed Ranking Delta85th %ilespeed 85th%ile SpeedRanking MeetsSpeed AverageRating Criteria * 175 NW114Court BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street Yes Yes 1812 NW112Avenue BetweenNW74Street&NW78Street Yes n/a 171 NW78Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW19Avenue Yes n/a 181 NW114Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street Yes n/a 18 NW112Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street Yes n/a 172 NW82Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW19Avenue Yes n/a 154 NW112Avenue NorthofNW86Street Yes n/a 163 NW84Street BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue Yes No 182 NW114Avenue BetweenNW74Street&NW78Street Yes n/a 179 NW19Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street Yes n/a * 148 NW114Court BetweenNW84Terrace&NW86Street Yes Yes 173 NW82Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW114Avenue Yes n/a * 157 NW86Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW18Avenue No Yes 168 NW78Street BetweenNW112Avenue&NW114Avenue No n/a 161 NW84Street BetweenNW18Avenue&NW19Avenue No No 17 NW82Street BetweenNW114Path&NW114Avenue No n/a 169 NW78Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue No n/a 165 NW18Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street No Yes 162 NW19Avenue BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street No No 156 NW19Avenue BetweenNW86Street&NW9Street No n/a 164 NW84Street BetweenNW19Avenue&NW112Avenue No Yes 166 NW19Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW84Street No No 174 NW112Avenue BetweenNW78Street&NW82Street No n/a 167 NW18Avenue BetweenNW82Street&NW86Street No No * Meetscriteriafortrafficcalmingconsideration Roadwaysinwhichthespeedlimitwasloweredfrom3mphto25mph Station157hasanaveragespeeddifferentialof4.9,whichdoesn'tmeetthe5mphminimum,butduetothefactNW86Streetfrontsahighschoolitwillbe Note1: consideredalocationfortrafficcalmingdevices MeetsVolume Criteria BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 53

56 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy 6.3 TrafficCalmingDevicesRecommendations Table1onthenextpageshowsthetrafficcalmingrecommendations.Itisimportanttonotethatthe majorityoftherecommendedspeedfeedbacksignshavebeenrecommendedonroadwaysbordering schoolsthathaveanamandpmschoolspeedzonerestriction. WhenmeetingwithMiamiDadeCounty itwasexpressedbythecountythattheywouldberesponsibleforanyspeedfeedbacksigns recommendedwithinmiamidadeschoolspeedzones.anytrafficcalmingdevicesthatare recommendedonprivateroadwayswillbefundedbytheentitiesresponsibleforthoseroadways. Figure31showstheproposedtrafficcalmingmeasuresandwheretheyarelocatedwithinSection7. AsshowninTable1,thesetrafficcalmingrecommendationsareproposedforimplementationin3 phases,witheachphaseintroducingamorerestrictivetypeofcalmingmeasure.thepurposeofthese separatephasesistotrytoreducethetravelspeedofthedriversinanincrementalmannerinattempt topreservetheexistingroadwaylayout.ifonephaseisineffectivethenthenextphasewillbe implemented,andsoon.iftheperceptionofvehiclesspeedingandthefeelingofbeingunsafeisstillfelt bytheresidents,thenitwillbeappropriatetoperformaspeedstudytodetermineifthephase implementedwassuccessfulandhasreducedthespeedtoanacceptablelevel.itshouldbenotedthata speedstudycanonlybeperformedafter9daysfromthecompleteimplementationofthelastphase. Thepurposeofthisistoallowfordriversontheroadwaystoadjusttothenewlyimplemented measuresandestablishtheirnewdrivingpatterns. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 54

57 DoralSection7TrafficCalming Study Table1 RecommendedTrafficCalmingDevices Related Station Phase Street Location Recommendations ResponsibleParty NW114Path NorthofNW82Streetbeforewaterway(NB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) MadeiraIsland NW114Court SouthofNW87Lanebeforewaterway(SB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW84Street WestofNW17Passage(WB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) Leeward NW84Street EastofNW111Court(EB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW78Street WestofNW18Avenue(WB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW78Street EastofNW111Court(EB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW19Avenue NorthofNW82Street(NB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW19Avenue NorthofNW88Terrace(SB) 25mphSpeedLimitSign(1) CityofDoral NW82Street FromNW113PassagetoNW19Avenue BikeLanes CityofDoral NW19Avenue BetweenNW86Street&NW88Street SpeedFeedbackSign(2) MiamiDadeCounty NW86Street BetweenNW17Avenue&NW19Avenue SpeedFeedbackSign(2) MiamiDadeCounty 1 NW86Street BetweenNW112Avenue&NW114Court SpeedFeedbackSign(2) MiamiDadeCounty NW112Avenue BetweenNW84Street&NW86Street SpeedFeedbackSign(2) CityofDoral NW114Avenue BetweenNW75Lane&NW78Street SpeedFeedbackSign(2) CityofDoral NW114Path SouthofNW83Way,atmidblockwaterway SpeedTable* MadeiraIsland NW114Court BetweenNW86Street&NW87Lane,atmidblockwaterway SpeedTable* CityofDoral NW86Street BetweenNW17PassageandNW18Avenue RaisedCrosswalk* CityofDoral NW114Court AtNW88Lane RaisedIntersection* CityofDoral NW114Court AtNW84Street TrafficCircle** MadeiraIsland Note:*Priortoimplementation,theCityofDoralwillsendoutballotstoallaffectedpropertyownersandresidentsandwillneedtoreceivea 2/3concurrenceinordertoconstructthatsaidmeasure. ** Priortoimplementation,theCityofDoralwillsendoutballotstotheadjacentaffectedpropertyownersandresidentsandwillneedto receivea1%concurrenceinordertoconstructthatsaidmeasure. BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 55

58 Ronald Reagan High School Fire Station NW 74 St. Pink Glow Phase 1 Orange Glow Phase 3 NW 112 Ave. NW 112 Ave. NW 114 Ave. NW 19 Ave. NW 17 Ave. Figure 31 NW 86 St. NW 9 St. NW 114 Ct. Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center NW 88 St. NW 84 St. NW 82 St. Recommended Traffic Calming Locations (Phase 1, 2 and 3) LEGEND Speed Limit Sign Speed Feedback Sign Bike Lanes Speed Table Raised Crosswalk Raised Intersection Yellow Glow Phase 2 Existing Traffic Calming Locations LEGEND Existing Midblock Median Existing Bike Lanes Existing Sharrow Lane NW 78 St. Page 56

59 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy BCCEngineering,Inc. 6.4 TrafficManagementRecommendations InadditiontothespeedstudyforSection7,aqueuingstudywasalsoperformedanditwasdetermined thatqueuingwastheworstduringschooldropoffandschoolpickuphours.congestionandqueuingis suchaproblemarounddr.rolandoespinosak8center(dre)andronaldreaganhighschoolcurrently thatmultipleresidentsthatlivenearbytheschoolhavebeencomplainingabouttheoverflowofvehicles intheirneighborhood.theneighborhoodsofsantorini,madeira,andgalapagosareexperiencingthe overflowofoutsidevehiclesduringschooldropoffandpickupfromdre(figure32andfigure33), whiletheneighborhoodsofmediterraneanandleewardareexperiencingtheoverflowofoutside vehiclesduringschooldropoffandpickupfromronaldreaganhighschool. CongestionwasoneofthemainconcernsexpressedbyresidentsintheareaoftheDRE.TheCitymet withtheschoolsindividuallyinordertogatherfurtherinputandinformationregardingtheseproblems thatoccuronadaytodaybasis.thereareanumberoftrafficissuesthatweredocumentedbasedon fieldreviews,coordinationwithdreanddiscussionswiththecityofdoral.thefollowingarethekey issues: Theschoolhasnearly17studentseventhoughtheoriginaldesignwasforlessthan1 students.asaresultofthis,theexistinginfrastructureisunabletoefficientlyhandlethe numberofvehiclespickingupstudentsatdismissaltime.thisconditionisexacerbatedon Wednesdaywhenbothelementaryandmiddleschooldismissalisatthesametime. Giventhelevelsofcongestionatdismissaltimemanyvehiclesbegintoqueueearlyonpublic roads,particularlyalongnw112avenuenorthofnw86street. Whenthequeueonpublicroadsistoolong,vehiclesoptforparkinginnearbystreetsmanyof whichareprivateroads.theobjectivebeingthattheycaneitherleavevehiclesunattendedand walktotheschooloralternativelytheyregisterstudentsas walkers sothattheycanleave schoolontheirownandwalktothewaitingvehiclesinnearbyroadsanddriveways. Sinceneitherthepublicnorprivateroadsaresufficienttohandletheamountofvehicles waiting,theseeventuallystarttoparkinswalesandinprivatedriveways. Ingeneraltheseconditionscreatenotonlycongestioninpublicroadsbutalsodisruptstheuse andsafetyofprivateroadsandprivatepropertycausingdamageandanuisancetoresidentsof thearea.theconditionisarecurringproblemforresidentswhileschoolsareinsession. Whilesolutionshavebeenevaluateditisdifficulttoaddresstheissuesarisingfromlackofinfrastructure atdretohandlethenumberofstudents.thecityhasbeencoordinatingwiththeschooldistrictto identifypotentialsolutions.acriticalsituationatdreisthattheschoolisnotcappedandconditions maycontinuetodeteriorate. Frommeetingswiththeschooldistrict,theyhavebeenworkingonsometrafficcirculation improvementsontheschoolpremisesthatmayhelpalleviatesomeofthisissuesincluding: Thegateoneastendofschoolwillbeopenearliertoallowsomeofthevehiclestoqueueinside theschoolpropertyratherthanthepublicroad.thiswillhelpremovesomevehiclesfrom queuinginthepublicroadbutwillnotbeabletoaccommodateallthevehiclesthatneedto queue. CirculationroadinsideDREpasttheeastgatewillallowthequeueoftwolinesofvehicles.This willincreasethecapacityofthequeue.however,asvehiclesapproachthepickuplocationthey Page 57

60 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy BCCEngineering,Inc. willmergeintoonelanesincetheschoolcannotallowstudentstocrossinfrontofvehicles.this willlimitthecapacitytoonelane. DREwillnolongerallowparentstoentertheschooltopickupstudents. Theschoolwillbereachingouttoparentstoeducateonthepickupprocess. AdditionalsolutionsdiscussedwiththeCity,DREandtheCityofDoralPoliceDepartmentconsistofthe installationof NoStandingatAnyTime regulatorysignsbythecityintheroadsmostaffected surroundingdre.thiswillallowtheenforcementofthisregulatorysignsbythepolicewhichwillmake itmoredifficultforvehiclestostopontheroad,swalesanddrivewaysandreducetheuseofprivateand publicroadsonresidentialareasforqueuing.enforcementofthissignsinprivateroadswouldrequire anagreementbetweenthehomeownerassociations(hoa)andthepolice(figure34andfigure35). Alsothesign NoLeftTurnPermitted atthewestboundlegofintersectionatnw112avenueandnw 86StreetwillbeevaluatedforremovaltoallowvehiclestomakealeftontoNW112Avenuewithout cuttingthroughneighborhood. AppendixGhasseveraltrafficmanagementplans,aswellasaprosandconstablefortherespective plans,fordr.rolandoespinosak8center,ronaldreaganhighschool,andthegalapagosandmadeira neighborhood. Page 58

61 DoralSection7TrafficCalmingStudy Figure32 GalapagosPMSchoolDismissalTraffic Figure33 MadeiraPMSchoolDismissalTraffic BCCEngineering,Inc. Page 59

62 Dr.RolandoEspinosaK8Center NW87St TrafficManagementforDr. RolandoEspinosaK8Center andsantorini Locationwhere NoStandingAny Time Signs willbeinstalled (R74) MF:7:15AM 8:45AM MF:1:3PM 3:3PM NW113Ct NW112Path NW112Pl NW112Ct NW86St Page 6

63 NW86St NW86Terr TrafficManagementfor GalapagosandMadeira Locationwhere NoStandingAny Time Signs willbeinstalled (R74) MF:7:15AM 8:45AM MF:1:3PM 3:3PM NoLeftTurnPermitted*Removed* NW112Ave Page 61