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Transportation Element: <br />The purpose of the Transportation Element is to plan for a multi -modal transportation system that is safe <br />and meets the needs of residents and visitors. This Element encourages improved transportation and <br />mobility planning, establishes Level of Service (LOS) Standards for the major roadways, and recognizes <br />the need to provide transportation alternatives to increase accessibility and provide a comprehensive <br />transportation system. A summary of the changes that are proposed for the Transportation Element are <br />as follows: <br />0 Review and revise thresholds and levels of service standards based on new FDOT Context Class <br />LOS and other Policies <br />0 Incorporate Proportionate Share into appropriate Policy Language <br />0 Remove Traffic Impact Study requirements in favor of referring to County Code <br />0 Encourage incorporation of FDOT's "Target Zero" principles in the design of transportation <br />facilities <br />These recommended changes are important to better reflect the current and future transportation needs, <br />assess bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit systems, assist in emergency management processes such <br />as hurricane evacuation routes, and prevent excessive vehicle congestion. <br />Objective 1: The c -County acknowledges that there are no existing roadway capacity deficiencies within <br />the County. Through 20402045, the county traffic circulation system will continue to operate at or above <br />the minimum service levels specified in policy 1.1. <br />Policy 1.1: The eCounty hereby adopts traffic circulation level of service standards as follows: <br />• Level of service "D" or better shall be maintained on all TRIP grant funded roads as well as all <br />freeway, arterial and collector roadways with the exception of the following two, which will <br />operate at 20% in excess of level of service "E": <br />o 27th Ave — South County Line to SR 60 <br />o 43rd Ave Oslo Road to 16th Street <br />Level -of -Service "D" plus 20% during peak hour, peak season, peak direction conditions on the <br />following roads until such time that a major capacity improvement, as specified below, is <br />constructed. At such time that the major capacity improvement is constructed, <br />the level of service for that improved road shall be "D" during peak hour, peak season, peak <br />direction conditions, <br />o CR510 — 66th Avenue to US Highway 1 (scheduled for widening <br />0 37th Street — US Highway 1 to Indian River Boulevard (scheduled for widening or <br />alternately mitigated by extension of Aviation Boulevard from US 1 to 37th Street) <br />During the time period before major capacity improvements are provided for these two roads, proposed <br />major development projects approved by the planning and zoning commission or board of county <br />commissioners that will impact either or both of the roads may, based on a traffic study approved by the <br />Public Works Director, be approved with conditions related to provisions for interim roadway <br />improvements that mitigate project impacts on one or both roads. <br />For SISTF'^^aa intrastate Highway System roadways, targets of level of service "B" are desirable for }s <br />adapted €e rural areas, and level of service "C" is desirable adepte for urban areas. <br />C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyMF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 38 <br />