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City Square-Parcel 3 Assessment of Traffic Impacts. Presented to City of Miami Commission July 27, 2006. Background. The purpose of this study is to assess the traffic impacts of the City Square-Parcel 3 development on NE 15 th Street and the Venetian Causeway.
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City Square-Parcel 3Assessment of Traffic Impacts Presented to City of Miami Commission July 27, 2006
Background • The purpose of this study is to assess the traffic impacts of the City Square-Parcel 3 development on NE 15th Street and the Venetian Causeway. • Mixed development consisting of 554 units and 4,301 square feet of specialty retail. • The study area defined for this analysis is bound by NE 15th Street on the north, NE 13th Street to the south, Herald Plaza to the east, and Biscayne Blvd. to the west.
Study Area NE 15th Street Project Site NE 14th Street Herald Plaza N. Bayshore Drive Biscayne Boulevard NE 13th Street
Herald Plaza Project Site NE 15th Steet
Methodology • Data Collection • 4-hour turning movement counts obtained from previous studies submitted to the City. • Trip Generation • Institute of Transportation Engineer’s, Trip Generation Report, 7th Edition. • Trip Distribution • Cardinal distribution of each traffic analysis zone (TAZ). • Level of Service • Highway Capacity Manual, 2000 Edition.
6 12 11 13 5 14 10 Biscayne Blvd. 9 8 7 4 1 2 3 NE 2nd Ave.
Area Projects Trip Generation
Results Existing Level of Service
Results Future (2010) Level of Service
Study Area F F F F
Conclusions • The results indicate level of service F at the following intersections: • Biscayne Boulevard at NE 13th Street • Biscayne Boulevard at NE 14th Street • Biscayne Boulevard at NE 15th Street • N. Bayshore Drive at NE 14th Street • Significant impacts to the mobility of residents on NE 15th Street. • NE 15th Street and the Venetian Causeway will experience an increase of approximately 513 vph and 218 vph (26%) during the PM peak hour, respectively.