Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z17040019
Project Number Z17040019
Review Stop TRAFFIC
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2017-09-19 13:13:52THIS REVIEW IS CONCEPTUAL AS CONSTRUCTION LEVEL DETAILS
 WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
  
 1) CECIL AVENUE - A 5' WIDE SIDEWALK IS SHOWN ADJACENT
 TO THE EDGE OF TRAVEL LANE. THE PROPOSED 5' WID
 SIDEWALK DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS CONTAINED
 IN THE MANUAL OF UNIFORM STANDARD FOR DESIGN,
 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
 (A.K.A. FLORIDA GREENBOOK). THE MINIMUM WIDTH FOR A
 SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO A CURB IS 6' WIDE, (SECTION 8B.1
 FLORIDA GREENBOOK).
  
 2) THE PLAN IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
 ELEMENT VISION FOR "INCREASED USE OF BICYCLE AND
 PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AS A VIABLE ALTERNATE MEANS OF
 TRANSPORATION TO THE AUTOMOBILE." THERE DOESN'T APPEAR
 TO BE ANY BICYCLE FACILITIES PROVIDED FROM THE CAMPUS
 TO MILITARY TRAIL. IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO CONSTRUCT
 A WIDER MULTIMODAL TRAIL ALONG CECIL AVENUE OR AT
 ANOTHER LOCATION TO CONNECT TO MILITARY TRAIL. THE
 TRIPS LENGTH LEAVING CAMPUS IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO BIKING
 THAN WALKING AND ONLY CONSTRUCTING A SIDEWALK WILL NOT
 ADDRESS THE NEED TO PROVIDE BICYCLE FACILITIES.
  
 3) THE 25' PAVEMENT WIDTH FOR CECIL AVENUE APPEARS
 EXCESSIVE. CONSIDER REDUCING THE PAVEMENT WIDTH.
  
 ERIK D. FERGUSON, P.E.
 SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
 561-494-1092
 [email protected]
  
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