Archer Rd SW 16th Avenue Reconfiguration

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Archer Rd / SW 16th AvenueReconfiguration
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Current Issues

• Address Archer Road as a Gateway to the UF Health
  Science Center and medical center park
• Reconfiguring portions of Archer Road and SW 16th
  Avenue have been discussed for over seven years.
• The Campus Development Agreement for 2005-2015
  allocates 8.2m to initiate the project.
• Currently, 2m is available to begin preliminary
  design and engineering.
• UF is collaborating with the City of Gainesville
  and Florida Dept. of Transportation to conduct a
  detailed design study called a PDE Study
  (Project Development and Environmental).

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The Problem

• No sense of arrival
• Confusing
• Unattractive
• Unsafe for bicycles, pedestrians and wheelchairs
• Not customer friendly

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History

• 2000 Campus Master Plan suggested reconstruction
  of Archer Rd. and extension of Gale-Lemerand Drive

Sasaki Associates, Inc. - 2000
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History

• 2000 MTPO Long-Range Transportation Plan
  Supported Archer Rd. Reconfiguration
• 2004 MTPO conducted a charrette study
• 2005 MTPO Long-Range Plan update continues
  project support

Renaissance Planning Group LDR International -
2000
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MTPO Recommended Configuration (Option 2)
2004 MTPO Charrette

• FDOT wants to retain total of eight (8) lanes
• City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan prohibits
  new 6-lane roads inside the City Limits

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Campus Master Plan Model Analysis by The
Corradino Group (2005)

• Tested 7 alternative road reconfigurations with
  updated model assumptions
• Variations included an extension of SW 23rd
  Terrace, provision of people-mover systems, and
  various lane configurations
• Every alternative tested included closing Archer
  Rd. to through-traffic between Gale Lemerand Dr.
  and the fire station to the west
• Results re-confirmed the MTPO recommendation of
  retaining 4-lanes of traffic on Archer Rd. and
  4-lanes on SW 16th Ave.
• Results demonstrated overall traffic diversion
  and volume reduction on Archer Road west to SW
  34th St.

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Legend Existing 2-lane Existing
4-lane Existing 6-lane 2-way 24-HR
volumes Directional VolumeCapacity
2025 No Change
10,000
(1.00)
(0.41)
(0.43)
11,865
(0.91)
29,044
10,055
(1.03)
36,618
(0.92)
10,765
(0.85)
14,162
8,710
32,785
8,710
(1.11)
(1.05)
11,803
11,095
(0.86)
(1.12)
(0.76)
35,239
(0.71)
32,383
12,533
(1.28)
(0.76)
(0.70)
35,618
29,620
60,735
(1.27)
70,879
(1.38)
(1.37)
70,196
The Corradino Group, Inc. (2005) Archer Rd/SW
16th Ave. Analysis
5,210
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Legend Existing 2-lane Existing
4-lane Existing 6-lane Restricted
Access Reconstructed 2-lane New 2-lane People
Mover 2-way 24-HR volumes Directional
VolumeCapacity
2025 Needs Plan People Mover and Restricted
Access
(0.37)
(0.4)
10,000
9,743
(0.97)
33,861
(1.00)
9,150
(0.94)
33,290
(0.95)
14,316
(1.06)
13,427
27,644
7,013
12,650
(1.03)
(0.95)
10,361
11,921
(1.21)
(1.1)
(0.73)
(0.85)
(0.78)
14,218
(0.64)
30,498
(0.67)
12,448
11,675
(0.86)
(0.79)
(0.72)
(0.76)
43,461
32,218
43,461
(0.84)
51,732
(1.2)
(1.18)
60,943
The Corradino Group, Inc. (2005) Archer Rd/SW
16th Ave. Analysis
5,484
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Campus Master Plan Model Analysis by PBSJ, Inc.
(2006)

• Tested alternative road reconfigurations with
  updated traffic model plus traffic from the newly
  planned Shands Hospital Expansion
• Considered traffic impacts of new Parking Garage
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• Tested limited access and closure options on
  Archer Rd. between Gale Lemerand Dr. and the fire
  station
• Recommended two through-lanes on Archer Rd. with
  the two outside lanes for parking or HOV
  Transit/Right-Turns
• Recommended some parking removal on SW 16th Ave.
  between the fire station and Shealy Drive
• Developed alternative reconfigurations for
• Archer Rd. corridor
• Gale Lemerand Dr. extension
• Archer Rd. at SW 13th Street intersection

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Dedicated Transit Lanes instead of parking
Transit and Emergency Vehicles Only
Consider possible transit/shuttle hub
(turn-around) in conjunction with fire/emergency
access road
4-lane Shealy Drive Extension
Consider possible VA Hosp. access
Preferred Alternative
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Dedicated Bus Lanes instead of On-Street Parking
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Preferred Alternative Features

• 20-MPH speed limit along entire Archer Rd. and
  Shealy Dr. extension corridors
• Safe and convenient intersection crossings and
  streetscapes for pedestrians
• Generous landscaped medians throughout the
  corridor
• Transit Mall for bus and emergency vehicle
  access only between Gale Lemerand Drive and Fire
  Station (State Vehicles?)
• Visitors directed onto SW 16th Avenue with entry
  at Shealy Drive extension or SW 16th Street
  depending on destination. Future Shands Hospital
  access will be from SW 16th Avenue. Wayfinding
  signs direct visitors to their destinations.
• 4-Lane S-Curve Shealy Drive extension to meet
  with existing signalized intersection and
  maintain existing Vet School access point
• Dedicated Transit Lanes on Archer Road for RTS
  and Shands Shuttles
• Direct access for emergency vehicles from the
  fire station to campus
• Work with VA Hospital to accomplish satisfactory
  access from SW 16th Avenue and/or Shealy Drive
  extension.
• Ensure satisfactory access to Garage 9

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Intersections and Streetscapes
www.pedbikeimages.org (Dan Burden)
Meisner Park, Boca Raton
Atlanta (Warren Nielsen)
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Landscaped Medians
www.pedbikeimages.org (Dan Burden)
Ft. Lauderdale
www.pedbikeimages.org (Dan Burden) - Spain
www.pedbikeimages.org (Dan Burden) - Michigan
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Dedicated Transit Lanes Transit Malls
New Orleans
Atlanta
Portland, OR
Quebec City
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Wayfinding Signs
www.pedbikeimages.org (ITE Ped Bike Council)
Atlanta
www.vitalsignsusa.com
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The Future?Westbound from JHMHSC
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The Future?Eastbound approaching Gale Lemerand
Drive
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The Future? Shands Hospital Expansion
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The Future Takes Shape
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What Happens Next?

• Consultant selection for PDE Study with Phase 1
  Design in fall 2007
• includes alternative analysis and public hearings
• meets all State and Federal requirements
• PDE Study completed in late 2008
• Phase 1 roadway modifications in 2009
• coinciding with opening of Shands Cancer
  Hospital, UF Biomedical Sciences Building and
  Parking Garage 13

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Questions?