1. Public Works: Building Sustainable Communities
Debbie Leistner, PTP
Transportation Planning Manager
City of Gainesville, FL

2. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS APWA Accredited Agency
Mission: Manage the city’s transportation, stormwater and solid waste systems to enhance the quality of life for the Gainesville community.
6 Divisions:
Engineering
Operations
Transportation Planning
Traffic Operations
Transit
Solid Waste
Work of all divisions is interactive to fund, design, construct, operate and maintain the city’s infrastructure
PW: 163 FTE
RTS: 236 FTE
Funding sources: General Fund, SMU, SW = $25.6M (59% ops)
Other sources: development contribution (TCEA), LOGT, Federal / State allocation, grants

4. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING:
Traffic studies
Safety studies
Transportation modeling
Development review
Strategic planning
Inter-agency coordination
Grant applications
Bike & Pedestrian program
GIS
CIP
Current projects:
Ped / Bike safety action plan
Neighborhood improvement plan
Update of infrastructure inventory
Development of tree inventory & management plan
Street sweeping zones update
TIP update
Research of LID techniques for use in CIP
Congestion management
Safety
Enhanced mobility
Connectivity
Mode choice

5. Planning
Transportation modeling – test of alternatives for roadway design to maximize performance and safety
SW 40th Blvd – 3-lane cross-section
SE 4th St intersection at Williston Rd – add right-turn bay

6. Added facilities and services
Development Review
Added traffic
Added facilities and services
Proposed Butler Plaza expansion:
1,250 KSF commercial use
200 KSF office use
200 hotel rooms

7. Planned Project: SW 62nd Blvd Connector
Roadway extension from Archer Rd to Newberry Rd
4-lanes with BRT dedicated lanes
Cost: $100 million

8. Projects / Public Involvement
Maximization of creek buffer
Restoration of creek banks and integration of debris collection system with site design
Compatibility/connectivity with neighborhood
Connectivity with 6th St trail
Development of a linear park
Integration with Koppers site

9. GIS – Infrastructure inventory / data analysis

10. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS:
Traffic Management System
Pavement markings
Signs
Parking operations
Parking enforcement
Current projects:
TMS installation
Replacement of traffic lights with LED
Signs inventory
Congestion management
Safety
Enhanced mobility
Energy conservation

11. Traffic Operations - ITS
Enhanced emergency response for Fire-Rescue and law enforcement
Enhanced mass transit through system wide priority control
Real time traveler information
Enhanced traffic signal coordination improvements

12. ITS – Congestion Management

13. ITS – Incident Management + Special Events

14. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM:
Last year carried over 9 million riders
Total of 34 weekday routes (plus LaterGator & weekend)
Planning for implementation of Bus Rapid System (BRT)
Planning for the construction of a maintenance facility to accommodate service expansion
Planning new transfer station and park-and-ride lots
Enhanced mobility
Accessibility
Mode choice
Energy conservation
Air quality

15. RTS: Bus Rapid System
Improved mobility and accessibility
Mode choice
Reduction in auto dependency

16. Employee pass program Fleet replacement
Biodiesel buses – 100% of fleet
Bike racks on buses and stops
Improved communications

17. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERING:
Capital improvement projects
Planning, design and construction
Multi-agency coordination: utilities, Community Redevelopment Agency, FDOT, water management districts
Cost estimates
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Recent projects:
Depot Avenue
SW 2nd Avenue
SW 35th Pl Roundabout
Congestion management
Safety
Enhanced mobility
Connectivity
Mode choice
System preservation
Water quality

19. Depot Avenue Reconstruction
Road reconstruction from SW 13th St to Williston Rd
Urban cross-section with center turn lanes, medians, roundabouts, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, lighting
Aligned with City’s redevelopment / revitalization efforts
Improves east/west connectivity
Cost: $13 million
Funded through combination
of state and local funds

20. BEFORE & AFTER: Intersection of Depot Ave & SE 4th St EB Approach
NB Approach

21. SW 2nd Ave Reconstruction

22. Intersection modification at SW 35th Pl & SW 23rd Ter

23. Depot Park
Creation of stormwater basin; helps achieve the pollutant load reduction and serve as offsite treatment facility to downtown redevelopment

24. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
OPERATIONS:
Roadway & stormwater system maintenance
Mowing
Sidewalk/road repairs
Drainage
Pavement management
Construction
Street sweeping
Mosquito control
Current efforts (FY10):
12,000 cubic yards of debris collected by sweeping
2,300 acres of ROW mowing
Safety
Accessibility
System preservation
Water quality

25. Street Sweeping –reduces discharge of pollutants on stormwater system, reduces debris that may clog drains and cause flooding. City has 800 lane miles of paved roadways.

26. Pavement management – annual resurfacing of city streets
Pavement management – annual resurfacing of city streets. Target > 70 PCI. Current cost to upgrade entire system is $30M

27. CITY OF GAINESVILLE PUBLIC WORKS
SOLID WASTE:
Efforts to increase tonnage of recycling
Commercial + Residential
Inspections + Enforcement
Yard waste
Outreach efforts
Adopt-a-street
Neighborhood clean-ups
Current efforts (FY10):
5,000 tons residential recycling
(26% of residential disposal)
6,600 tons commercial recycling
Safety
System preservation
Water quality

28. Questions?
Debbie Leistner