A Presentation to: Project Advisory Group Meeting #6 March 25, 2015
Agenda Introductions Action items from last PAG meeting (February 25, 2015) Public involvement update Status of April public meetings dates, locations, notices Update on Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting Preliminary mode screening results Initial corridor screening Initial project build alternatives Public involvement boards review Next steps Discussion 2
3 Action Items
Action Items from Last Meeting Refine Purpose and Need Statement Replace Premium with Enhanced Verify population numbers Reviewed with TWG Post CLG meeting notes-done Project fact sheet and April meeting information for PAG members website Use meeting Flyer Verify intermodal station location Feedback on PAG comments regarding initial corridor segment screening 4
5 Public Involvement Update
Upcoming April Public Meetings Open Houses format 6pm 8pm Wednesday, April 15th Sanborn Community Center DeLand, FL 6pm 8pm 6pm 8pm Tuesday, April 14th Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL Thursday, April 16th Florida Hospital FISH Memorial Orange City, FL We need your help to SPREAD THE WORD 6 Place newsletters and event flyers on your agency/group FaceBook/Twitter If you have a website, please help promote meetings by placing the notice on your website/event calendar Send email blasts of the events/meetings to people/groups you know
Display advertisements Daytona Beach News Journal West Volusia Beacon Sanford Herald La Prensa E-mail letters Elected/appointed officials CLG, other agencies/groups Public Notices Press release Florida Administrative Register Flyer 7
Display Boards Public Meeting Materials Study area map Planning process Alternative transit modes Goals, Objectives, Evaluation Measures Summary of corridor screening Initial build alternatives ti Reference material Existing Conditions Report Purpose and Need/Evaluation Methodology Corridor segment maps Initial corridor screening results 8
9 Preliminary Mode Screening Results
Modes Selected Commuter Rail Streetcar Bus Rapid Transit Express Bus Local Bus Enhancements Commuter Rail Streetcar Bus Rapid Transit Express Bus 10 Local Bus
11 Initial Corridor Analysis Segments
12 Mode Applicability for Corridor Segments
13 Initial Corridor Screening
South to Seminole Corridor Screening SunRail I 4 84 76 MODE CORRIDOR SunRail I 4 Local Bus No No Express Bus No Yes Bus Rapid Transit No Yes Commuter Rail Yes No Streetcar No No Rail in I-4 south of Dirksen Rd can not connect to rail on freeway in Seminole County Express bus along I-4 possible 14
DeBary to DeLand Corridor Screening U.S. 17/92 I 4 82 70 CORRIDOR MODE US U.S. I 4 17/92 Local Bus No Yes Express Bus Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit Yes Yes Commuter Rail? No Streetcar No No Most development density along U.S. 17/92 Rail questionable along I-4 between Dirksen Rd and S.R. 472 with limited envelope width 15
Rail to I-4 Corridor Screening Dirksen Rd Utility Highbanks Rd Saxon Blvd SR S.R. 472 62 62 60 56 64 MODE CORRIDOR Dirksen Highbanks Saxon Utility Rd Rd Blvd S.R. 472 Local Bus Yes No Yes Yes Yes Express Bus Yes? Yes Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit Yes? Yes No Yes Commuter Rail No? No No? Streetcar No No No No No Dirksen Rd, utility corridor and S.R. 472 appear to be better connections 16
DeLand SR S.R 15A/U.S. 92 Corridor Screening U.S. 17/92/ U.S. 92 SR S.R. 44 62 76 76 CORRIDOR S.R MODE U.S. 17/92/ 15A/ U.S. 92 U.S. 92 S.R. 44 Local Bus Yes Yes Yes Express Bus Yes Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit Yes Yes Yes Commuter Rail No No No Streetcar No No No U.S. 17/92 route serves most development Commuter rail not possible on-street in DeLand 17
East-West Connector Corridor Screening US U.S. 92 I 4 70 60 MODE CORRIDOR U.S. 92 I 4 Local Bus Yes No Express Bus Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit No Yes Commuter Rail No? Streetcar No No U.S. 92 better serves Daytona west of I-95 18
West Daytona Corridor Screening Midway Ave Midway Ave US U.S. 92 North South ( via I 4 (via U.S. 92) Bellevue Ave) 68 60 64 68 MODE U.S. 92 CORRIDOR Midway Midway Ave Ave South (via North (via Bellevue U.S. 92) Ave) Local Bus Yes No No No Express Bus Yes Yes Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit Yes Yes Yes Yes Commuter Rail No??? Streetcar No No No No I-4 and U.S. 92 options serve more development Commuter rail connection could have alignment constraints 19 I 4
Corridor Screening Dr Mary George W McLeod U.S. 92 Beville Rd Egram Blvd Bethune Blvd 88 86 86 82 East Daytona MODE George W Engram Blvd Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd CORRIDOR U.S. 92 Beville Rd Local Bus Yes Yes Yes Yes Express Bus Yes Yes Yes Yes Bus Rapid Transit Yes Yes Yes Yes Commuter Rail No No No No Streetcar??? No Corridors directly east of potential Intermodal Station provide best accessibility Commuter rail not possible as no track opportunity exists 20
21 Initial Project Build Alternatives
Alternative 1 I-4/Orlando & S.R. 44 Express Bus Two express bus routes from Daytona Beach To Orlando To DeLand Express bus operates in BRT mode east of potential Intermodal Station to Votran Downtown Transit Center 22
Alternative 2 I-4 Commuter Rail from DeBary Extension of commuter rail to Daytona Beach via Dirksen Rd or utility corridor and I-4/U.S 92 BRT, local bus, streetcar all options east of potential Intermodal Station to Votran Downtown Transit Center 23
Alternative 3 I-4/DeBary Station Express Bus Express bus via Dirksen Rd and I-4 Connection to potential Intermodal Station via Midway Ave. Local bus east to Votran Downtown Transit Center 24
Alternative 4 U.S. 17/92 & DeLand Station BRT/Express Bus Two BRT routes from Daytona Beach To DeLand SunRail Station To DeBary SunRail Station via US U.S. 92 Same BRT operation east to Votran Downtown Transit Center 25
Alternative 5 I-4 Commuter Rail Via S.R. 472 Commuter rail via extended S.R. 472 and I-4 /U.S92 Added Orange City SunRail Station I-95 crossing at existing grade separation south of U.S. 92 BRT, local bus or streetcar east of potential Intermodal Station 26
Alternative 6 I-4 Express Bus Via S.R. 472 Express bus via extended S.R. 472 and I-4 Same express bus mode operates east to Votran Downtown Transit Center Added Orange City SunRail Station 27
28 Next Steps
Next Steps Continue to evaluate initial project build alternatives CLG meeting April 1, 2015 Joint PAG/CLG field review April 8, 2015 Public meetings April 14, 15 and 16, 2015 Next PAG Meeting: April 22, 2015, 1:30 PM Finalize Existing Conditions Report Finalize Purpose and Need/Evaluation Methodology Draft Initial Screening of Alternatives Report 29
30 Discussion
General Discussion/Questions