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REcEllvED Nov102015 Mid-block Pedestrian Crosswalk /S Collins Avenue south of 189th Street PLANNING ZONING DEPT. A traffic study will be conducted to determine if an at-grade signalized pedestrian crosswalk is warranted and feasible on Collins Avenue south of 189th Street in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. In order for FDOT to consider a pedestrian crosswalk at this location the following three conditions must be met: • The pedestrian crosswalk should be warranted based on the pedestrian volumes and availability of any alternative crossing locations. • The safety characteristics of the crossing location and traffic operations of the adjacent roadway. • Design feasibility of the pedestrian crosswalk and control type. MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WARRANT ANALYSIS In order for a location to be considered for a mid-block crossing, the location shall meet all the criteria in Section 3.8.5(3) and 3.8.5(4) of the FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual (September 2014). Those criteria require a minimum number of pedestrians during an hour, minimum number of daily vehicular volume and a minimum distance between adjacent crosswalks. Forty-eight hour machine counts and speed data will be collected on a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) on Collins Avenue north and south of 189th Street as well as on the on-ramp and off- ramp of SR 856 (Lehman Causeway). Pedestrian counts will be collected for two consecutive days (Saturday and Sunday) from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Pedestrians will be counted at three locations: at the proposed mid-block crosswalk location, north of the proposed crosswalk and south of the proposed crosswalk. The data collected will be analyzed and compared against the threshold outline in Section 3.8.5(3) and 3.8.5(4) of the FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual to determine if a pedestrian crosswalk is warranted at this location. OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ANALYSIS If a pedestrian crosswalk is warranted based on pedestrian volumes, an operational and safety analysis will be conducted. The safety analysis will determine if the location of the proposed pedestrian crosswalk meets adequate stopping sight distance, has proper illumination, requires a raised refuge area and meets ADA requirements. An operational analysis will be conducted on Collins Avenue to determine the impacts of the exclusive pedestrian signal phase on traffic operations. The operational analysis will be conducted using the Synchro software to determine the adjacent intersections LOS, delay and 95th percentile queue.