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20170213 Transportation Update1 Prepared by: TransportationDepartment Site Conditions Three (3) Primary Accesses to Study Area •Julia Tuttle Causeway •McArthur Causeway •Collins Avenue/Indian Creek Drive Primary Corridors •Alton Road •Washington Avenue •5th Street •Washington Avenue •Dade Boulevard •Collins Avenue/Indian Creek Drive •N. Michigan Avenue/Dade Boulevard •17th Street 3 Analysis of Site and Design •Hotel Size and Access •Network Analysis 4 Hotel traffic in vehicles per hour (during PM Peak ) % Increase in Area Trips Gross Total 800 Room Hotel 261 2.8% 1000 Room Hotel 326 3.5% Assumed 75% occupancy •38% Transient •34% In-house Group •28% Citywide Conventions 5 800 RoomHotel 2.25 Veh/min 2 Accesses to the Hotel 261 veh/peakhour 17th Street W a s h i n g t o n A v e n u e C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r D r i v e Convention Center New World Symphony City Hall The Fillmore Theater 555 Building PREVIOUS SITE LOCATION 2.25 Veh/min 6 1 Veh/min 4 ProposedAccessesto the Hotel 800 RoomHotel 1 Veh/min 1 Veh/min 261 veh/peakhour 17th Street W a s h i n g t o n A v e n u e C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r D r i v e Hotel Lobby and Parking Grand Ballroom Junior Ballroom Loading Area Fillmore Theater Breakout Rooms V a l e t P a r k i n g /B e l l V a l e t P a r k i n g / B e l l Parking1 Veh/min 7 1000 RoomHotel 2.7 Veh/min One Access to the Hotel 326 veh/peakhour 17th Street W a s h i n g t o n A v e n u e C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r D r i v e Convention Center New World Symphony City Hall The Fillmore Theater 555 Building PREVIOUS SITE LOCATION 2.7 Veh/min 8 1.3 Veh/min 4 ProposedAccess to the Hotel 800 RoomHotel 1.3 Veh/min 1.3 Veh/min 326 veh/peakhour 17th Street W a s h i n g t o n A v e n u e C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r D r i v e Hotel Lobby and Parking Grand Ballroom Junior Ballroom Loading Area Fillmore Theater Breakout Rooms V a l e t P a r k i n g /B e l l V a l e t P a r k i n g / B e l l Parking1.3 Veh/min 9 Access Influencing the Network •Additional accesses have direct effect in the vicinity of the site •In a City like Miami Beach with limited accesses, the effect of additional entrances to the site is negligible to the network. 10 Location Current Efforts and Potential Improvements Along the study corridors •Current Effort: Special Optimized Traffic Signal Patterns and Timings Alton Rd & 17th Street •Convert NB Shared Through/Right To Exclusive Right Turn Lane •Add Exclusive SB Right Turn Lane •Add An Additional Left Turn Lane To Provide SB Dual Left Turn Lanes Alton Rd & N. Michigan Ave •Improve WB Right Turn Radius (Free Flow Lane) •Implement Dual SB Left Turn at Michigan Avenue and Alton Road Alton Rd & 5th Street •Improve SB Free Right Turn Signage Intelligent Transportation System and Smart Parking System Project •Implementation of Traffic Management Technologies to respond to congestion real-time Shuttle Service •Working with Conventions and Conferences to ensure that Airport Shuttles are provided Pedestrian Way-finding •Improving Pedestrian Way-finding to ensure that those patrons who bring cars do not have the need to use it in internal trips 11 2017 without Hotel 800 Room Hotel * Indicates one or more movements are expected to operate at LOS of ‘E’ or ‘F’ ** Assumes signal timing changes/improvements Delay=+1.4 Sec. +6 Cars 12 2017 without Hotel 1000 Room Hotel * Indicates one or more movements are expected to operate at LOS of ‘E’ or ‘F’ ** Assumes signal timing changes/improvements Delay=+1.0 +9 Cars 13 2017 without Hotel 800 Room Hotel * Indicates one or more movements are expected to operate at LOS of ‘E’ or ‘F’ ** Assumes signal timing changes/improvements Delay=+3.4 +7 Cars 14 2017 without Hotel 1000 Room Hotel * Indicates one or more movements are expected to operate at LOS of ‘E’ or ‘F’ ** Assumes signal timing changes/improvements Delay=+4.1 +9 Cars 15 •Qualitative assessment of traffic impacts related to consumer shows and conventions •Consumer Shows •Open to general public •Most of the attendees are locals who drive to the MBCC and park in the area •Parking impacts every day of event •High-End Trade Shows and Conventions o Events open only by invitation o Attendees arrive by bus, rental car or taxi o Highest traffic impacts on Event Start and Event End days o Lesser traffic impact on interim days •In 2014 MBCC booked o 55 consumer/trade shows o 5 conventions 16 *547,500 attendees over 89 days *6,152 per day on average *Assumptions *2 Persons per Car (Given that not all Consumer Shows are Family Oriented) *Daily Trips: 3076 Vehicles *12,304 Vehicles Over 4 Days –24,185 attendees over 5 events –4,800 average attendees –Assumptions •40% Internal Capture Reduction (Based on Proposed MBCC Hotel and the Number of Hotel Rooms within ¼ Mile) •15% Multi-Modal Reduction (Convention Shuttle, Public Transit, and Walking outside of ¼ Mile) •1.4 Persons Per Vehicle (Conservative Average) –Daily Trips: 1498 Vehicles –5992 Vehicles over 4 days –Net Daily Reduction: 1578 Vehicles Consumer Shows Conventions 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 17 *547,500 attendees over 89 days *6,150 per day on average *820 Average Peak Hour vehicles *2.5/car *Over 3 hours *3,220 over 4 days –24,185 attendees over 5 events –4,800 average attendees –435 Average Peak Hours Arrival/Departure Vehicles •70% bus •30% Car/Taxi/Uber/Lyft; 1.2/vehicle •Over 3 hours –149 Avg. Peak Hours Interim Days Vehicles •70% bus •5% Car/Taxi; 1.2/vehicle •25% Walk •Over 2 hours –1,169 over 4 days Consumer Shows Conventions 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4