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Com fliehensive Man <br />Tramspaitation Element <br />Tt ere are tW a oilt er counl is s adjacent to Indian Rivc r. Tlhese are Oke echat ee anc Osceola. Both of <br />those counties are locatcc comliguous to enviranmcrital or law densit)I agricultu1rall areas of Indian <br />River Caurity and ilhercfbre plase no siggificarit impact to maintaining levels afl service in tte <br />county. <br />Darig Rang Transpartation Plan Devc lopmc rit and Buturc Needs <br />Acearc ing to the Intcrmodall Suirface Transpartation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) afl :199:1, each MPO <br />must cevellop a long range trarisportatiari plan to address iIte transplarlation neccs aflits area. In <br />ac c itiari, ISTEA rc quiires that long rarige plans consider a t arizon oft at least 20 yc ars. In <br />2883201.5, the Indiana River County MPO completed its most recent Long Range Plan upcatc. <br />V a hor:iaon yc ar for thail plari is 2382040. 11 should be noted that the MACI is iri the procc ss of <br />updating its URTIH to the year 283520451. Aftcr the 243-5-2045 update is comp:letcc, Indian River <br />Couni) will amend its Camprehcns:ive Plan to ensure consistcnicy wiilt the acapted LRTPI. <br />As indicated iri the MPIO's long-range plan, 1he ana:lNsis aflprojcctcc traffic niceds irivalves three <br />primary steps: Modc 1 Vallidalion, Nec c s Analysis, and C Est Aeasib:le Anallysis. <br />41 Mode:1 Varication <br />Prior to its use as a noel fkir projcciting nc eds, the Inc ian River County traffic model was validated <br />using 2888',1( 1(I base year data. The traffic miocel is the Faarida Standard Urbana Tlransportation <br />Modell Structure (BSUTMS) traffic modea that, whc ni run with the Indian River Count)I highway <br />nictwark and sociacconomic data as inputs, plredicls fbture traffic on area roacs fbr cesired <br />projeclion }fears. <br />Ini vaIicating tNc ilraffie made 1, Cenisus rcccirds, state labor depatimcnil cmpIoyrricnt silat:isilics, and <br />oil her sources. to esti male Indian River County's popu.1 ati cmi and cmplcryment caua for 2000,20 10 <br />were uisc c . The 2000 1201.0. data were Then proje Etc c Through 24392a4a. These c atal are <br />summiariaed :ini Tatle 4.6. The soaiocaonomia data were then used in the mod(] validalion <br />process and in 1he prediction of fiailuire lraffc llevells for il1c long range plan needs analNsis. <br />11c 2830-2(I4a socioeconorric data projections used in the ilravea demand forecasting macel <br />were based on ilhe C aunit)I's future lane use map. Using the map as a acmilrol, the MAO prajeeted <br />singae ane mullti family cwcll:inig unlils, hotel/motel unils, sahacl crircllment, and emplloymcril for <br />2838-2a41C1 by traffic anallysis zone s. <br />While this melltacclogy :is standard, the results ca not reflect ilte impact of some of 1he land use <br />initiatives iricorporated w:ilhin this plana. Ta the c3tent that traditicmial neighborhood <br />development (TND; projects are bui:11, other mixed use projects are developed, :land uses are <br />connecled, bake/pcc facillities Eire buiill, and transit scmicc is enhariaed, the model results may <br />ovc re stirr atc tf c niumiber af1w hide trips that the socioecanamic data' projecrtionis suggc st. <br />Communist) Development Department Indian Wei County 11 <br />APPENDIX A — Tlranspartal ion Amendmc nits <br />