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Traffic CITY OF SUNNY ISLF,S BF,ACII ' EngineeMg Services Implementation Plan for the Northeast Corridor Traffic Flow Study, Miami -Dade County, FL f Kimley -Horn assisted the Metropolitan Planning Organization with developing an implementation plan that provides the framework for programming of transportation improvements in the northeast section l of Miami -Dade County. The plan included defining projects to the level required to determine costs, subsequently determining potential funding sources, and finally laying out a blueprint toward implementation. The roadway grid lacks continuity, with few roadways traversing the entire study area. The majority of north -south traffic is concentrated in three corridors: 1 -95, Biscayne Boulevard, and Collins Avenue. Five major east - west corridors serve as connections between 1 -95 and Biscayne Boulevard: Ives Dairy Road, Miami Gardens Drive, 167/163rd Street, 135th Street, and 125th Street. As travel demand grows in the study area, these corridors are expected to become increasingly congested; therefore prompting the prior effort to develop a series of transportation infrastructure improvements and policies to enhance mobility. The result of this study is a program of transportation improvements to address traffic congestion and, to some extent, provide alternatives to the single occupant automobile as a method of transportation. The improvements should be adopted into the appropriate plans and programs of the specified agencies. Dixie Highzua y /Olive Avenue Street Master Planning, West Palm Beach, FL This award - winning project involved developing a master - - - plan for the downtown street system in West Palm Beach. The FDOT allocated funds to resurface the City's streets ;f and contracted with design consultants to do the work, l Kimley -Horn acted as the City's program manager, �, # • r ��: ; ' � ' assisting them in formulating a wish list of design elements that would help to implement their long -term community F 1 vision for the downtown area. This list included such things i " y , ' „ n i `� as wider sidewalks to encourage pedestrian activity, on- street parking, traffic calming features, and landscape enhancements. The project also involved the redesignation die of US 1 to bypass downtown, and the transfer of downtown streets from FDOT control to City control. Kimley -Horn coordinated all utility relocation and upgrades to take advantage of the street reconstruction. Partnering with FDOT was critical to this project to ensure that minimum design criteria were met and that the City's goals and objectives were also upheld. We also assisted the City with identifying multiple funding sources for the improvements. The improvements have now been constructed. In February, 2005 a group of nationally- recognized representatives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) visited this project. Focusing on intersection safety techniques, they noted the use of raised intersections, brick patterns, and narrowing of streets throughout the project. All of these techniques help create a more "city like" feel to the two state corridors. v PPP'=FJ Kimley -Horn TR3000164.11 0_ SunnylslesBch _TrafficEngServs.indd Page 2 -7 \ and Associates. Inc.