Summary
To: Mayor and Commissioners
From: Micah Maxwell, Town Manager
Date: 11/10/2016
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Subject:
Title
Traffic Discussion
Summary:
Discussion of traffic overall in the town.
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Previous Commission Action: None
Background/Problem Discussion:
In 1997 the Town commissioned a traffic study which identified areas where traffic calming should occur and prioritizing specific elements of that traffic calming into three phases. The study included data collection from 18 different locations throughout town, found on page 10 of the report, and the subsequent priority ranking of where the needs were greatest.
Phase I
The roadways listed with the highest priority index were generally placed in phase I of the traffic calming project. This included all of Indian Rocks Road, Belleview, Cypress, and Poinsettia. Ponce de Leon and Belforest we also include in phase one, but were not high priority. For the purpose of this conversation I have included only information on the higher priority Phase I areas.
Indian Rocks Road - Pages 12, 18-20
Indian Rocks Road included three data collection results, which account for the top three highest scoring data points on the priority index. The narrative outlined the need to drop speeds to the posted amount to try and get traffic to divert to an alternative route. The resulting recommended treatment options for this areas were roundabouts at Rosery, Poinsettia, Ponce, and Bayview/Carl along with raised intersections at Pineland, Althea, Eastleigh, Roebling North, and Belleview.
Using the same methodology used during the 1997 study, staff input the data from subsequent traffic studies to see if the priority ranking changed in these areas.
Indian Rocks South
Year
Volume
Rec Volume Max
factor
85th% speed
posted speed
score
1997
11732
3000
200
38.5
30
10432
2009
10989
3000
200
35
30
8989
2011
5383
3000
200
35
30
3383
2013
9547
3000
200
35
30
7547
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