Public Kick-Off Meeting Northeast Gateway: Welaunee Boulevard Project Development & Environment Study From Fleischmann Road to Centerville Road at Shamrock Street Leon County, Florida March 11, 2019
Public Kick-Off Meeting
Northeast Gateway: Welaunee BoulevardProject Development & Environment Study
From Fleischmann Road to Centerville Road at Shamrock Street
Leon County, Florida
March 11, 2019
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Blueprint Project Examples
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Overview
Purpose and Need
Building Upon A Solid Foundation
Scope of Services
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Typical Sections
Project Schedule
Staying Involved
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Visit the project website at
NEGateway.com
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Purpose and Need
PU
RP
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E Improve regional mobility
Enhance connectivity for motorized and
non-motorized users
Reduce traffic congestion on adjacent roadways
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ED
Provide an alternative route for existing users of Centerville and
Miccosukee Roads
Support ongoing and proposed development of the 7,000-acre
Welaunee Critical Area Plan
Provide relief to US 319 (Thomasville Road) and US 90
(Mahan Drive)
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Building Upon A Solid Foundation
Private Initiative City, County, or State Initiative Blueprint Initiative
2013
20142010 2011
2016
2002
Canopy Concept
Planned Unit
Development
(CNL)
Welaunee
Critical Area Plan
(City of Tallahassee
& Leon County)
Welaunee Utilities
Master Plan
(City of Tallahassee)
Welaunee Stormwater
Facilities Master Plan
(City of Tallahassee)
Project
Programming &
Concept Development
Welaunee Boulevard
& I-10 Interchange
(City of Tallahassee)
Phase 1
PD&E Study
Northeast Gateway:
Welaunee Boulevard
(Blueprint)
Canopy CDD
Construction Begins
Approval of Sales
Tax Project –
Northeast Gateway:
Welaunee Boulevard
(City of Tallahassee)
I-10 Multimodal
Master Plan
(FDOT)
Welaunee Greenway
Conceptual Plan
(Powerhouse, Inc.)
2018
2015
2040 Regional
Mobility Plan
Welaunee Boulevard
Extension
(CRTPA)
1990
Tallahassee-Leon
County Comprehensive
Plan designated much
of Welaunee as a
critical planning
area.
City of Tallahassee
entered into an Urban
Services-Development
Agreement with
Powerhouse, Inc.
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Canopy Development
South of I-10
North of I-10
Project Study Area
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Canopy Development
South of I-10
North of I-10
Project Study Area
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Canopy Development
South of I-10
North of I-10
Project Study Area
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Canopy Development
South of I-10
North of I-10
Project Study Area
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Welaunee North of I-10 Proposed Land Use Change
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3 Components of a PD&E Study
Environment
EngineeringPublic
Involvement
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Project
Traffic
Analyses
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Collect data for daily, AM peak, and PM peak traffic conditions
Forecast traffic for Opening Year 2024 and Design Year 2045
Evaluate No Build, Build, and Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) alternatives
Conduct safety analyses
Project Traffic Analyses
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Project Traffic Data Collection
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Project Traffic Analysis Area
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
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Develop drainage concepts
Identify potential pond site locations
Identify and evaluate environmental impacts
Review permitting requirements
Drainage and Pond Siting Evaluation
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Noise
Study
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Evaluate existing and projected future noise Construction-based
Traffic-based
Identify noise abatement measures, as necessary
Evaluate noise abatement Reasonable
Feasible
Auxiliary noise study
Noise Study
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
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Evaluate the environmental impacts of all alternatives
Identify protected species and habitats
Identify wetlands and surface waters
Evaluate avoidance strategies and mitigation options
Natural Resources Evaluation
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
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Conduct archaeological survey
Conduct architectural survey
Evaluate sites for eligibility in the National Register of Historic Places
Assess direct, indirect, and cumulative sociocultural effects
Cultural Resources & Sociocultural Effects
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Conceptual
Design
Plans
Project
Traffic
Analyses
Bridge
Development
AnalysesUtilities
Assessment
Environmental
Natural
Resources
Evaluation
Conceptual
Stage
Relocation
Plan
Noise
Study
Air Quality
Analysis
Floodplain
Evaluation
Drainage
& Pond Siting
Evaluation
Typical
Section
Package
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Contamination
Screening
Evaluation
Water
Quality
Impact
Evaluation
Sociocultural
Effects
Evaluation
Cultural
Resources
Assessment
Engineering
Scope of Services
Typical
Section
Package
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Welaunee Boulevard Typical Section
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Shamrock Street Extension Typical Section
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Welaunee Greenway Typical Section
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Project Schedule
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Community Engagement
Alternatives Public Meeting
Fall 2019
Public Hearing
Spring 2020
Other Informal Meetings & Briefings
Ongoing
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▪City of Tallahassee
▪ Leon County
▪Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA)
▪ Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
▪Neighborhood associations
▪Adjacent property owners
▪ Permitting agencies
▪And others
Other Informal Meetings & Briefings
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Community Engagement
Alternatives Public Meeting
Fall 2019
Public Hearing
Spring 2020
Other Informal Meetings & Briefings
Ongoing
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Greg Kern, AICPProject Manager
Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency315 S. Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301(850) 219-1060
Contact Us
Susan EmmanuelPublic Information Officer
Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency315 S. Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301(850) 219-1060
Or visit the project website at
NEGateway.com
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