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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element improvements were needed to maintain the adopted level of service standards through the year 2030. In terms of output, the traffic model projects future year traffic volumes on all major roads in the county. For each roadway on the network, the model uses the projected traffic volume ("v") for the road (produced by the model) and the maximum acceptable capacity ("c") of the road to transform each of these raw volume projections into more understandable volume to acceptable capacity ("v/c") ratio. If the v/c ratio exceeds 1.0, the traffic volume of a roadway segment is projected to exceed the acceptable capacity of that roadway segment. While a v/c of 1.0 indicates that the traffic volume is just at the acceptable level of service, a roadway with a v/c much less than 1.0 has excess traffic capacity. In the latter case, more traffic could be accommodated, and the road would still function at an adequate level of service. Table 4.6 Socioeconomic Data Summary Source: FSUTMS LUCHECK program output of 1996 2000 and 2025 2030 socioeconomic data Table 4.7 shows the results of running the model with 2030 socioeconomic data projections and the existing and committed road network. That table lists the roadways predicted to exceed capacity under this scenario. These over capacity roadways are links expected to have a v/c ratio over 1 by 2030. Generally, roads shown to experience more traffic than their acceptable capacity in 2030 are in four areas of the county. These areas include the north county area near Sebastian; the State Road 60 corridor; I-95; and the Indian River Blvd/south Indian River County area. Based on these results, a Needs Plan was developed for the county road network. The Needs Plan lists the road improvements that will need to be in place in order to accommodate future demand for road facilities. The resulting road widening improvements for the 2030 Needs Plan are summarized in Table 4.7.2. Community Development Department Indian River County 57 2000 2030 Single Family Dwelling Units 40283 55962 Multi -Family Dwelling Units 23201 28917 Hotel Units 2135 3832 Single Family Population 82973 159921 Multi -Family Population 33183 48557 Hotel Population 2135 3432 School Enrollment 23673 38114 Commercial Employment 15625 28044 Service Employment 23824 42760 Industrial Employment 9479 17013 Source: FSUTMS LUCHECK program output of 1996 2000 and 2025 2030 socioeconomic data Table 4.7 shows the results of running the model with 2030 socioeconomic data projections and the existing and committed road network. That table lists the roadways predicted to exceed capacity under this scenario. These over capacity roadways are links expected to have a v/c ratio over 1 by 2030. Generally, roads shown to experience more traffic than their acceptable capacity in 2030 are in four areas of the county. These areas include the north county area near Sebastian; the State Road 60 corridor; I-95; and the Indian River Blvd/south Indian River County area. Based on these results, a Needs Plan was developed for the county road network. The Needs Plan lists the road improvements that will need to be in place in order to accommodate future demand for road facilities. The resulting road widening improvements for the 2030 Needs Plan are summarized in Table 4.7.2. Community Development Department Indian River County 57