For Complete Streets FDOT DRDE Meeting 4.6.2016 DRAFT Context Zones For Complete Streets FDOT DRDE Meeting 4.6.2016

Decision Framework & Timeline

Complete Streets Policy Requires “context-appropriate complete streets” What does that mean? How do you determine context?

Context Systems…. Examples we already have “Transect” based examples Nomenclature – what are we all going to call our shared system for describing context?

Context Systems…. Conventional planning terms: CBD, Activity Center, Nodes, Corridors, etc. Zoning based on Land Use: Commercial, residential, industrial, preservation, etc. Q/LOS-PPM: Urbanized (over 50,000), Urban (more than 5,000 inside an urban area) Transitioning Areas (over 5,000 not in Urbanized); Rural Undeveloped and Developed Less than 5,000; RCI Feature 124 – Urban Classification These convey, at best, limited information about the form of what should be in a place, and may have little predictive value

RCI Features & Characteristics

Freight Design Considerations

Rural to Urban Transects

Congress for New Urbanism

ITE/CNU Context Zones Same concept as transects “context zone” seems to have more intuitive meaning

NCHRP 15-52: Land Use Context Developing a Context Sensitive Functional Classification for more Flexibility in Highway Design Uses “context” instead of transect Collapses natural and rural zones (T1 and T2) Collapses urban general and urban center zones (T4 and T5) Adds new “rural town” zone Could become a national approach, if adopted by AASHTO Category Density Land Use Setback Rural Lowest (few houses or other structures)   Agricultural, natural resource preservation and outdoor recreation uses predominate with isolated residential and commercial Usually large setbacks Rural Town Low (single family houses and other single purpose structures) Primarily commercial uses along a main street (some adjacent single family residential) On street parking and sidewalks with predominately small setbacks Suburban Medium (single and multi-family structures and multi-story commercial) Mixed residential neighborhood and commercial clusters (includes town centers, commercial corridors, big box commercial and light industrial) Varied setbacks with some sidewalks and mostly off street parking Urban High (multi-story, low rise structures with designated off street parking) Mixed residential and commercial uses, with some intuitional and industrial and prominent destinations Minimum on-street parking and sidewalks with closely mixed setbacks Urban Core Highest density (multi-story and high rise structures with integrated parking) Mixed commercial, residential and institutional uses within and among predominately high rise structures Small setbacks with sidewalks and pedestrian plazas

NCHRP 15-52: Roadway Types Developing a Context Sensitive Functional Classification for more Flexibility in Highway Design Defined based on their network function and connectivity Existing names allow for easier transition to the proposed system and retain consistency with funding allocations Network defined based on importance/role of roadway Category Network Importance Typical Uses Interstates/ Freeways/ Expressways Corridors of national importance providing long distance travel Limited access Through traffic movements Primary freight routes May support transit networks No pedestrian or bike traffic Guided by FHWA Design Standards Principal Arterial Corridors of regional importance connecting large centers of activity  Longer distance traffic movements Long haul public transit buses Minor Arterial Corridors of local importance connecting centers of activity Connections between local areas and network principal arterials Connections for through traffic between arterial roads Access to public transit and through movements Pedestrian and bike movements Collector Roadways providing connections between arterials and local roads Carry traffic with trips ending in a specific area Access to commercial and residential centers Access to public transportation Pedestrian and bicycle movements Local All other roads Direct property access—residential and commercial

FDOT Draft Land Use Context Zones NCHRP Zones FDOT Zones Description Rural C1 Natural Zone C2 Rural Zone Rural Town C2T Suburban C3R Suburban Residential Zone C3C Suburban Commercial Zone Urban C4 General Urban Zone C5 Urban Center Zone Urban Core C6 Urban Core Zone

FDOT Draft Priority Measures Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement Presence of Fronting Uses Off-Street Parking Location

FDOT Draft Secondary Measures Allowed Development Density Residential Density Commercial/Retail Density Existing Employment Density Building Height Parcel Size

Roadway Functional Classification Trip Length Limited Access Highway Longer Regional Trips Arterial Mix of Long and Short Trips Collector Short/Local Trip Local

Transportation Context Roadway Functional Classification Trip Making Characteristics (trip length, trip purpose, trip volumes, time of day, etc. ) Design Speeds and Travel Speeds Transportation Users (Motorists, Transit, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, Freight) Access Classification (Mobility vs Access)

Mobility vs. Access Major Arterial So what is mobility? Conventional transportation thought has most closely related the concept mobility to regional traffic mobility. In fact mobility and access are the core concepts that led to the practice of functional classification. In functional classification, mobility generally means “vehicular travel speed” and access means the “frequency of intersections” along a stretch of roadway. As mobility increases, land access decreases. This notion of mobility has changed through the years, and mobility in the context of Florida’s Mobility Planning means something different. AASHTO Green Book

Potential Application of Land Use and Transportation Contexts Context Zone Functional Classification Criteria XXX C1/C2 Natural/Rural Arterial   Collector C2T Rural Town C3 Suburban C4 General Urban C5 Urban Center C6 Urban Core

Steps in Defining Context Zones Determine Land Use Context Zone(s) 1a Determine general boundaries and limits of context zone(s) 1b Evaluate based on Priority Measures 1c Evaluate additional Secondary Measures, if needed Step 2 Determine Transportation Context(s) Step 3 Select Criteria and Standards

Transitions in between Context Zones Context changes between zones Evaluated on case-by-case basis Will be addressed in the Handbook and the Design Manual

Context Zone Case Studies

Orange Avenue, Orange County, Florida C3R C3C C3R C1

Off-street Parking Location C6: Orange Ave – Downtown Orlando C6 C4 C5 C3R C3C C1 Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Mixed Use or Single Use 250 Intersections/ Square Mile 1,500 Feet Mostly attached buildings with no setbacks or with few having shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes Garages

Off-street Parking Location C5 : Orange Ave – SODO (South of Downtown Orlando) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Mixed Use or Single Use 170 Intersections/ Square Mile 1,700 Feet Mostly attached buildings with no setbacks or with few having shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes Garages, Front

Off-street Parking Location C4 : Wadeview Park Neighborhood, East of Orange Ave (South of Downtown) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 150 Intersections/ Square Mile 2,100 Feet Both, detached and attached buildings with shallow (<10') and/or medium (10' to 24') setbacks Yes Front

Off-street Parking Location C3C : Orange Ave – Edgewood (South of Orlando) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 60 Intersections/ Square Mile 3,400 Feet Detached buildings with medium (10' to 24') to large (> 24')setbacks on all side No Front

Off-street Parking Location C3R : Neighborhoods to East and West of Orange Ave – Edgewood Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 110 Intersections/ Square Mile 3,200 Feet Detached buildings with medium (10' to 24') to large (> 24')setbacks on all side Yes Front

Off-street Parking Location C1: Orange Ave – Hinters Creek, Orange County (South of Orlando) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use Not Applicable Detached buildings with large (> 24')setbacks on all side No Front

Monroe St (US 27), Tallahassee C2T C1 C3C C3R C5 C4 C6

Off-street Parking Location C6: Monroe St – Downtown Tallahassee Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Mixed Use or Single Use 220 Intersections/ Square Mile 1,600 Feet Mostly attached buildings with no setbacks or with few having shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes Garages, front

Off-street Parking Location C5 : Monroe St – Lakeview, Tallahassee (North of Downtown Tallahassee) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 140 Intersections/ Square Mile 2,400 Feet Mostly attached buildings with no setbacks or with few having shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes Side

Off-street Parking Location C4 : Monroe St – Lakeview, Tallahassee (North of Downtown Tallahassee) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 170 Intersections/ Square Mile 1,900 Feet Detached buildings with shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes front

Off-street Parking Location C4 : Off Monroe St – Thomasville Rd at Sixth Ave, Tallahassee (North of Downtown) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use XX Intersections/ Square Mile XX Feet Attached and detached buildings with shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Yes Side and Rear

Off-street Parking Location C3C : Monroe St – The Centre of Tallahassee Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 90 Intersections/ Square Mile XXX Feet Detached buildings with large setbacks (>24’) on all sides No Front

Off-street Parking Location C3R : West of Monroe St – The Centre of Tallahassee Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use 130 Intersections/ Square Mile 3,800 Feet Detached buildings with medium (10’ to 24’) to large setbacks (>24’) on all sides Yes Front and Side

Off-street Parking Location C2T: Main St – Blountstown, FL (West of Tallahassee) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Mixed Use XX Intersections/ Square Mile XX Feet Attached buildings with shallow to no setbacks (<10’) Yes Side and Rear

Off-street Parking Location C2T: Main St – Havana, FL (North of Tallahassee) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Mixed Use 280 Intersections/ Square Mile XXX Feet Attached buildings with shallow to no setbacks (<10’) Yes Side

Off-street Parking Location C1/C2: Monroe St – Oak Valley (North of Tallahassee) Land Use Mix Street Connectivity Building Placement Fronting Uses Off-street Parking Location Intersection Density Block Perimeters Single Use Not Applicable Detached with large setbacks No Front

C4 : Seminole Heights – Tampa Context Zones - Priority Measures Context Zone Existing Land Use Street Connectivity Street-Building Relationship Parking Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement Location of Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking Description Intersections / Sq Mile Feet C4 Urban Residential Zone Single Use: Single Family or Multi Family Residential, Residential Supportive Retail or Commercial 170 1,600 Both, detached and attached buildings with shallow (< 10') or no setbacks for commercial and retail buildings, and/or medium (10' to 24') setbacks for residential Front No Table needs to be edited

C3C : Seminole Heights – Tampa Context Zones - Priority Measures Context Zone Existing Land Use Street Connectivity Street-Building Relationship Parking Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement Location of Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking Description Intersections / Sq Mile Feet C3C Suburban Commercial Zone Single Use: Retail, Commercial, Industrial 210 1,700 Detached buildings with medium (10' to 24') to large (> 24')setbacks on all side Front No Table needs to be edited

C5 : Crafts, Coral Gables, Miami Context Zones - Priority Measures Context Zone Existing Land Use Street Connectivity Street-Building Relationship Parking Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement Location of Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking Description Intersections / Sq Mile Feet C5 Urban Center Zone Mixed Use or Single Use: Retail, Commercial, Single Family or Multi Family Residential, Light or Medium Industrial 340 1,600 Mostly attached buildings with no setbacks or few having shallow (10' to 24') front and/or side setbacks Garage, front Yes Table needs to be edited

Table needs to be edited C4 : Coral Gables, Miami Context Zones - Priority Measures Context Zone Existing Land Use Street Connectivity Street-Building Relationship Parking Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement Location of Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking Description Intersections / Sq Mile Feet C4 Urban Residential Zone Single Use: Single Family or Multi Family Residential, Residential Supportive Retail or Commercial 170 1,900 Both, detached and attached buildings with shallow (< 10') or no setbacks for commercial and retail buildings, and/or medium (10' to 24') setbacks for residential Front No Table needs to be edited

Table needs to be edited C4 : Coral Gables, Miami Context Zones - Priority Measures Context Zone Existing and/or Future Land Use (within individual properties) Street Connectivity Street-Building Relationship Parking Intersection Density Block Perimeters Building Placement on Majority of Properties Location of Parking on Majority of Properties On Street Parking Description Intersections / Sq Mile Feet C4 Urban Residential Zone Single Use: Single Family or Multi Family Residential, Residential Supportive Retail or Commercial Both, detached and attached buildings with shallow (< 10') or no setbacks for commercial and retail buildings, and/or medium (10' to 24') setbacks for residential Table needs to be edited

Steps in Defining Context Zones Determine Land Use Context Zone(s) 1a Determine general boundaries and limits of context zone(s) 1b Evaluate based on Primary Measures 1c Evaluate additional secondary measures, if needed Step 2 Determine Transportation Context Zone(s) Step 3 Select Criteria and Standards

Defining Context Zone “limits” How can we tell changes in zones?

Questions? http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/CSI/Default.shtm