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TransportationCommission | 2009-01-28 | 4 | Staff Bergman noted that in some locations, there were bike stencils on the ground that indicate where the bike should be lined up to trigger the signal. He noted that there were other areas in town where the capability was enabled, but that there were no stencils painted yet. He noted that the bicycle LOS only addressed bicycling conditions in a shared traffic environment; it did not apply to trails, which was LOS A all the time. Commissioner Lee requested a clarification of LOS D. Staff Khan replied that the pedestrian LOS for each leg of an intersection would not experience a delay greater than an average of 40 seconds. He noted that for autos, each leg was not taken into consideration, and that the entire intersection was considered to determine the LOS. Chair Knox White noted that past EIRs, including the TMP, included staff reports stating that they were as conservative as possible. He believed that the traffic study for the new theater confirmed that. Staff Khan noted that each analysis was different, and that the theater assumed increasing traffic using a certain percentage of growth. Currently, the TMP model will be used for all the projects in the City, and that actual land use for each area will be used, providing much better information. Open Public Comment Jon Spangler believed this effort was a wonderful step beyond what had been in the 1991 General Plan. He inquired whether the transit LOS would be degraded if something happened to the Tube, such as more concrete falling in, closing the Tube. He inquired whether the number of wheelchair passengers on the Line 51 bus would create a further delay. He noted that bike/pedestrian conflicts on paths need to be addressed, and that a solution should be identified. He believed that there should be more emphasis on school and bike/pedestrian priority, as mentioned by Commissioner Moehring. He believed the bicycle LOS was somewhat fuzzy. He would like to know what intersections were being considered where there could potentially be conflict between transit queue jump lanes with a Class II bike lane. He believed the City was exploring new territory with this item, and looked forward to further refinement. Ricardo Pedevilla noted that he usually got around town by biking, walking or taking public transit. He requested documentation for the Florida Department of Transportation methodology with respect to the bicycle LOS calculations. He inquired why that method was selected. Staff Khan replied that the method was selected from different sources brought before the Transportation Commission in 2007, including the Highway Capacity Manual, blending the recommended methods into this report. He noted that many methods were very complicated and required substantial amounts of data collection. He noted that one consideration in selecting this method, in addition to its wide use around the country, was that it is easy to calculate, resulting in good data. 4 | TransportationCommission/2009-01-28.pdf |