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| 2018-10-04 16:43:41 | Z18070013 1500 CENTREPARK (SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 |
| | SUBMITTAL) |
| | 1. PROVIDE VEHICULAR LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS FOR |
| | CENTREPARK DRIVEWAY. DETERMINE IF A LEFT AND RIGHT EXIT |
| | LANE ARE REQUIRED INSTEAD OF THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED |
| | SHARED LEFT AND RIGHT EXIT LANE. |
| | 2. THE SIGHT TRIANGLES FOR CENTERPARK DRIVE NORTH |
| | DRIVEWAY WERE NOT PREPARED ACCORDING TO FDOT DESIGN |
| | STANDARDS OR FLORIDA GREENBOOK. PLEASE REVISE. |
| | 3. THE PEDESTRIAN REFUGEE ISLANDS ON THE UNMARKED |
| | CROSSWALKS ACROSS CENTREPARK BOULEVARD AT CENTREPARK |
| | DRIVE NORTH NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE. PLEASE REVISE. |
| | ALSO, PROVIDE RAISED CURB IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE |
| | REFUGE ISLAND TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS FROM LEFT-TURNING |
| | VEHICLES. |
| | 4. AS A PARTIAL MITIGATION TO THE REQUESTED WAIVER OF |
| | 144 SHADE TREES (59% BELOW CODE REQUIREMENTS) AND TO |
| | ALSO IMPROVE WALKABILITY, MODIFY THE DESIGN TO PROVIDE |
| | SHADE TREES ALONG AUSTRALIAN AVENUE. ALONG THE |
| | APPLICANT?S AUSTRALIAN FRONTAGE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER |
| | COULD BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE TRAVEL LANE AND THE |
| | SIDEWALK. THE SIDEWALK COULD BE RELOCATED INTO THE |
| | UTILITY EASEMENT. PROVIDE A SIDEWALK EASEMENT IF THE |
| | SIDEWALK ENCROACHES THE PROPERTY LINE. TO THE NORTH OF |
| | THE APPLICANT?S AUSTRALIAN FRONTAGE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER |
| | AND SHADE TREES COULD ALSO BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE |
| | TRAVEL LANE AND SIDEWALK WITH APPROVAL OF THE |
| | CENTREPARK POA. TO THE SOUTH OF THE APPLICANT?S |
| | PROPERTY THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT SHADE |
| | TREES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE LAKE. COORDINATE |
| | WITH THE COUNTY FOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG AUSTRALIAN |
| | AVENUE. |
| | 5. REVIEW GRADE PROPOSED GRADE CHANGE AT BACK ALONG |
| | CENTREPARK TO ENSURE THAT SLOPES AREN'T TOO STEEP FOR |
| | LANDSCAPING. |
| | 6. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS REQUESTED A PARKING |
| | REDUCTION OF 64 SPACES (13% BELOW CODE REQUIREMENTS), |
| | HOWEVER, NO MITIGATION MEASURES ARE PROPOSED BY THE |
| | APPLICANT TO REDUCE PARKING DEMAND. PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | FOLLOWING AS MITIGATION STRATEGIES: |
| | A. THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INDICATES THAT A PORTION |
| | OF THE BICYCLE RACKS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT |
| | THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO BICYCLE FACILITIES CONNECTING TO |
| | THE SITE. PLEASE PROVIDE STRIPED BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES |
| | ON BOTH SIDES OF CENTREPARK BOULEVARD BETWEEN |
| | AUSTRALIAN BOULEVARD AND MERCER AVENUE, WHICH IS A KEY |
| | BICYCLE ROUTE LEADING TO DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH. THE |
| | BICYCLE LANES SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY ELIMINATING ONE |
| | TRAVEL LANE IN EACH DIRECTION ON CENTREPARK BOULEVARD. |
| | GREEN COLORED PAVEMENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED ACROSS |
| | CONFLICT AREAS PER GUIDANCE IN FDOT DESIGN MANUAL. THE |
| | BIKE LANES SHOULD BE STRIPED WITH THERMOPLASTIC |
| | PAVEMENT MARKINGS. A K-71 FLEXIBLE BOLLARD SHOULD BE |
| | PROVIDED PERIODICALLY IN THE BUFFER. |
| | B. AS PARTIAL TREE MITIGATION AND TO PROVIDE A MODE |
| | SHIFT TO CYCLING, INSTEAD OF A PAINTED BIKE BUFFER, THE |
| | BIKE BUFFER COULD CONSIST OF A RAISED MEDIAN WITH TREES |
| | AND GROUND COVER. |
| | C. THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INDICATES THAT THE |
| | PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE WALKABILITY AND |
| | LIVABILITY IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY, AND THAT THE SITE |
| | WILL PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND |
| | OTHER NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION AMENITIES. HOWEVER, |
| | NO IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED ON THE SIDEWALKS ON |
| | CENTREPARK BOULEVARD AND AUSTRALIAN AVENUE SURROUNDING |
| | THE SITE, AND THE SIDEWALKS REMAIN AT A MINIMUM OF 5 TO |
| | 6-FOOT WIDE WITH NO SHADE TREE COVERAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | WIDER SIDEWALKS AND SHADE TREES ALONG THESE TWO |
| | ROADWAYS PER COMMENT #3 WHICH WILL PROVIDE A MUCH MORE |
| | ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND THEREFORE |
| | IMPROVING WALKABILITY. PLEASE ALSO INDICATE WHAT ?OTHER |
| | NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION AMENITIES? INCLUDES. |
| | D. PLEASE IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT |
| | STRATEGIES INCLUDING UNBUNDLING PARKING SPACES FROM THE |
| | LEASE, PROVIDING BIKE SHARE STATIONS ON SITE, AND |
| | PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED PALM TRAN OR TRI RAIL PASSES WITH |
| | AT LEAST 50% DISCOUNT FOR NEW RESIDENTS FOR THE FIRST |
| | YEAR. |
| | 7. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THE REDUCED |
| | PARKING STATEMENT: |
| | A. PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR THE ANTICIPATION |
| | THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ONLY ONE |
| | VEHICLE. |
| | B. SUMMARIZE THE BUS ROUTE INFORMATION INCLUDING |
| | DESTINATIONS AND FREQUENCIES FOR THE BUS ROUTES NEAR |
| | THE SITE, UNDER PALM TRAN?S LATEST ROUTE PERFORMANCE |
| | MAXIMIZATION PROGRAM. THE FREQUENCY OF BUSES NEAR THE |
| | SITE APPEARS TO RANGE FROM 30 MINUTES TO 60 MINUTES |
| | HEADWAY, WHICH DO NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE VERY ATTRACTIVE |
| | TRANSIT QUALITY OF SERVICE. |
| | C. THE CLOSEST TRI-RAIL STATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2 |
| | MILES AWAY, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE BY FROM A PEDESTRIAN |
| | PERSPECTIVE. |
| | D. PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR THE ANTICIPATION |
| | THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESIDENTS WILL UTILIZE THE |
| | MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM. |
| | E. PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR THE ANTICIPATION |
| | THAT THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PEDESTRIAN |
| | ACTIVITY IN LIEU OF VEHICULAR USE. |
| | F. PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION ON SIMILAR SUCCESSFUL |
| | DEVELOPMENTS WITH PROVIDED PARKING OF 1 SPACE PER |
| | 1-BEDROOM UNIT AND 1.5 SPACES PER 2-BEDROOM UNIT. |
| | DETAILS SUCH AS THE PROXIMITY TO QUALITY TRANSIT, |
| | ADJACENT LAND USES, BICYCLE FACILITIES, PEDESTRIAN |
| | FACILITIES, SOCIO ECONOMIC DATA, STREET INTERSECTION |
| | DENSITY, AND ACTUAL PARKING UTILIZATION ARE KEY |
| | INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY COMPARABLE DEVELOPMENTS WITH |
| | ADEQUATE PARKING LOCATED IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS. |
| | G. CLARIFY IF THE SITES USED IN THE ITE PARKING |
| | GENERATION MANUAL ARE LOCATED IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS WHICH ARE YET TO BE ADDRESSED ARE |
| | INCLUDED BELOW: |
| | 8. CLARIFY IF THE INTERNALIZATION ASSUMPTION FOR THE |
| | VESTED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TRIP |
| | GENERATION FROM THE DRI. |
| | 9. COORDINATE WITH PALMTRAN TO PROVIDE A NEW NORTHBOUND |
| | BUS STOP WITH BUS SHELTER ON AUSTRALIAN AVENUE NEAR |
| | CENTREPARK BOULEVARD. ALSO, COORDINATE WITH PALMTRAN TO |
| | PROVIDE BUS SHELTER FOR THE EXISTING SOUTHBOUND BUS |
| | STOP NEAR CENTREPARK BOULEVARD IF SUFFICIENT |
| | RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT IS AVAILABLE. |
| | 10. COORDINATE WITH TRI-RAIL TO HAVE A TRI-RAIL SHUTTLE |
| | STOP AT THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED PALMTRAN STOPS NEAR |
| | THE SITE. |
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| | ERIK D. FERGUSON, PE |
| | CITY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| | 561-494-1092 |
| | [email protected] |
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