2016 TELL THE TPO SURVEY

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1 RIVER TO SEA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2016 TELL THE TPO SURVEY CAMPAIGN SUMMARY August 2016

2 Introduction The River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) conducted its second Tell the TPO Transportation Trends Survey to better understand the transportation preferences and priorities for the TPO s planning area. The survey is conducted every two years, and helps to provide insights to the TPO as they make decisions on transportation priorities. This year s survey served as a follow-up to the initial survey conducted in This survey seeks to provide a broad understanding of the public s awareness, attitudes, and perceptions about transportation within the TPO region, and to identify changes and trends of these results over the years. Additionally, the survey is intended to increase public awareness of the TPO and its transportation planning functions. Specifically, the survey objectives are to: Understand the transportation wants needs, problems, and preferences from residents, business community, elected officials, visitors, and other stakeholders. Increase public awareness of the TPO s presence in the local area and expand branding of the organization. Engage interested and affected residents, businesses, and visitors in the TPO s planning activites. Foster partnerships among the TPO partner agencies and community organizations. Build the contact databases of the TPO partner agencies including FDOT ReThink, Votran, and SunRail.

3 Methodology The original goals and survey development were undertaken during the 2014 survey creation when a survey working group was formed. The group included partner transportation agencies and key community stakeholders including the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC), FDOT - District 5, FDOT ReThink Your Commute, Votran, Flagler and Volusia Counties, and Volusia/Flagler County Association for Responsible Development (VCARD/ FCARD). A majority of the 2016 survey questions were consistent with the previous survey in order to observe patterns from year to year, however, the 2016 survey included a few major changes to the 2014 survey, along with minor text clarifications. The February 2016 TPO Board Retreat was themed around intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and how advances in technology will impact the TPO region. The survey reflected this theme and was modified to include ITS answer choices to existing questions and added a new question asking which ITS improvements are most important to survey respondents. Since SunRail has now been in service for two years, this new survey also included the addition of a question regarding improvements to SunRail service. For the 2016 survey, the TPO reached out to other community stakeholder organizations by attending events to distribute the survey and spread awareness about the TPO. The survey was also distributed through various media outlets, posted and announced through partner agencies websites, newsletters, and blasts. The survey was predominantly facilitated through the online/web version but printed copies were also distributed in both English and Spanish languages. The survey campaign formally ran from March 31, 2016 to May 31, Each of the board and committee members were challenged to be an ambassador for the survey campaign and to help share and promote the survey through their own organizations communication channels. This Ambassador Program helped in successfully increasing the awareness of the campaign throughout the process.

4 Outreach Survey outreach featured partnerships with cities, government agencies, businesses, and community organizations which helped to make the link widely available through various websites, newspaper, and media outlets. Some examples include: Conducted strategic in-person outreach at One Voice for Volusia (Coalition Meeting event), VCARD (Happy Hour at Lilian Place event), and the Volusia County Farm Bureau Weekly Farmer s Market event. Earned media included stories in 20 publications ranging from the Daytona Beach News- Journal to the City of DeBary s newsletter. Social media (Facebook and Twitter) and blasts across more than 30 community outlets. Board and committee members served as ambassadors to get the word out to their constituents. Public response to the survey included the following number of respondents opting-in for partner agency listervs:

5 Response A total of 1,276 responses were collected and summarized as part of this effort. The results have been successful in providing a second set of data to identify trends and patterns in public opinion on the region s transportation system. Out of the more than 1,200 respondents, over 40% provided additional answers in essay form to supplement the multiple choice questions. More than 55% of respondents were between age 41 and 65 and 25% of respondents were 65 or older. Figure 1 illustrates the geographic distribution of the survey respondents by where they live. Compared to the 2014 survey effort, respondents came from a wider variety of geographic areas, reporting a total of 84 unique zip codes, compared to 75 zip codes in Number of Survey Respondents Palm Coast Zip Code Boundary 0-25 A1A Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Deland Port Orange New Smyrna Beach Deltona N Miles 20 Orlando Note: 84 respondents listed their home zip code outside the MPO boundary.

6 Summary of Key Findings The survey included nine transportation questions relating to how respondents move around the TPO region and their preferences for additional investment. Generally, the results of the survey were consistent with the 2014 survey and are reviewed in this section. Similar to the 2014 survey, the new survey revealed that many respondents walk, bike, or take transit daily; and many more would do so if additional higher quality bicycling and pedestrian facilities are constructed. Most of the respondents also feel a need to invest more in modes like walking, bicycling, and public transit. Most respondents indicated they were satisfied with the roadway/highway system but would like to see more investment in improving operational efficiencies like signal timing, turn lane additions/extensions, etc.. In addition, respondents would like to invest resources in intelligent transportation systems infrastructure such as variable message signs, coordinated signals, and real-time travel information to improve traffic flow, decrease roadway crashes, and better inform the traveling public. Respondents were interested in investing more in existing roadways and prioritizing operational efficiency improvements on what exists today, rather than building new infrastructure. In regard to SunRail, respondents would like to see the service expanded beyond the DeLand SunRail station and into the evening and weekends in the future. Eight out of every 10 respondents support a dedicated funding source for public transit and indicated a variety of options they would support to do this. The following is a summary of the survey findings. New and modified questions are marked as such and the results of the last survey are provided for reference: 1 WHAT IS YOUR OVERALL LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES? (RESPONDENTS INDICATING SOMEWHAT SATISFIED OR COMPLETELY SATISFIED ) SATISFIED WITH 48% INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SATISFIED WITH MAJOR ROADWAYS 40% 56% 53% SATISFIED WITH TRAILS 45% 50% SATISFIED WITH LOCAL STREETS 39% 44% SATISFIED WITH PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES 44% 42% SATISFIED WITH BICYCLE LANES 34% 31% SATISFIED WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES SATISFIED WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT SHELTERS / BENCHES 17% 13% 24% 18%

7 2 TO IMPROVE DRIVING IN OUR AREA, SHOULD WE INVEST MORE, THE SAME, OR LESS IN THE FOLLOWING? INCREASE INVESTMENT IN MODES OTHER THAN DRIVING (BICYCLING, TRANSIT, WALKING) 72% 65% 64% 59% WALKING BICYCLING TRANSIT INCREASE INVESTMENT IN IMPROVING ROADWAY OPERATIONS (BETTER SIGNAL TIMING, EXTENDING TURN LANES, ETC.) 63% 62% INCREASE INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY LIKE VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS, COORDINATED SIGNALS, REAL-TIME INFO NEW ANSWER CHOICE 57% INCREASE INVESTMENT IN BUILDING NEW ROADWAYS 25% 25% INCREASE INVESTMENT IN ENCOURAGING CARPOOLING 42% 43% INCREASE INVESTMENT IN ADDING MORE LANES 38% 42% 3 WHAT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION DO YOU USE REGULARLY (4 OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK)? DRIVE ALONE 90% 89% WALK DAILY 23% 50% BIKE DAILY 12% 28% CARPOOL 6% 11% PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 6% 4% 3% BUS SUNRAIL

8 4 IF YOU DONT WALK OR BICYCLE NOW, WHAT PREVENTS YOU FROM DOING SO? SAFETY CONCERNS PREVENTS WALKING OR BICYCLING (TOO MUCH TRAFFIC; SPEED TO FAST) 30% 41% A DISTANCE TOO FAR OR TAKE TOO LONG TO WALK OR BIKE 50% B 37% LACK OF PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLING FACILITIES PREVENT WALKING OR BICYCLING 23% 31% NO MATTER HOW MANY SIDEWALKS OR BICYCLE LANES ARE IMPROVED, THEY DO NOT CARE TO WALK OR BIKE 8% 7% 5 IF YOU DON'T REGULARLY USE TRANSIT BUSES, WHICH IMPROVEMENTS WOULD MAKE THEM A MORE ATTRACTIVE OPTION? MORE CONVENIENT BUS STOPS & ROUTE LOCATIONS 51% 45% FASTER OR MORE DIRECT SERVICE 28% 38% MORE FREQUENT/ EXPANDED HOURS FOR BUS SERVICES I WILL NOT RIDE THE BUS EVEN WITH IMPROVEMENTS 40% 15% 37% 32% CLEANER BUSES 10% 9% LOWER FARES 12% 7%

9 6IF YOU DO NOT REGULARLY USE SUNRAIL, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE? EXPAND SERVICE BEYOND DELAND STATION 50% NEW QUESTION 2016 MORE FREQUENT AND/OR EXPANDED HOURS OF SERVICE EXPAND SERVICE TO DELAND STATION MORE EFFECTIVE FEEDER BUS SERVICE I WILL NOT RIDE SUNRAIL EVEN WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS MORE PARKING AT STATIONS LOWER FARES 36% 30% 23% 19% 10% 9% 7WHAT SOURCES SHOULD BE USED TO PAY TO EXPAND TRANSIT? SUPPORT A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR TRANSPORTATION 83% 78% NEED MORE INFORMATION TO SUGGEST SPECIFIC SOURCE 46% 40% GENERAL SALES TAX 18% 8% TRANSIT IMPACT FEE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES 12% 12% 13% OVERLAY TAX DISTRICT FOR URBAN AREAS 3% 3% 3% 2% ONE CENT SALES TAX HALF CENT SALES TAX DO NOT SUPPORT A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR TRANSPORTATION 10% 14%

10 8 INVEST HOW SHOULD WE PRIORITIZE OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (MORE, THE SAME, OR LESS)? MORE IN SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALK FACILITIES 59% 62% INVEST MORE IN EXISTING ROADWAYS 47% 56% INVEST MORE IN BICYCLE FACILITIES INVEST MORE IN PUBLIC TRANSIT INVEST MORE IN TRAILS 58% 73% 52% 48% 46% 43% BUS SERVICE 51% SUNRAIL INVEST MORE IN NEW ROADWAYS 34% 24% 9 NEW QUESTION % IN WHAT AREA IS TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY MOST IMPORTANT? IMPROVING THE FLOW OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC ROADWORK AHEAD DECREASING ROADWAY CRASHES PROVIDING REAL-TIME INFORMATION TO DRIVERS / TRANSIT RIDERS / PEDESTRIANS HELPING TRANSIT VEHICLES ARRIVE ON TIME OR HAVE SHORTER TRAVEL TIMES REDUCING FREIGHT SHIPPING TRAVEL TIMES 75% 53% 45% 24%

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13 River to Sea TPO SUN Trail Project Listing - DRAFT - August 9, 2016 City / Cities Segment FM Number Mileage Description Projects Ready for Design, ROW & Construction Cost Estimate (Next phase only) Needed Phase Cost Estimate (Future phases only) Future Phases Needed Edgewater Dale Avenue to 10th Street miles Construction of a 12' wide trail, with boardwalk, connecting Dale Ave. to 10th St. FDOT needs to complete an Environmental Certification Volusia County to lead this effort-jpa Needed $1,100,000 Construction Daytona Beach Donnelly Place from Shady Place to Bellevue Avenue ,800' Daytona Beach S Beach Street from Wilder Blvd to Shady Place ,450' Volusia County / Pierson SR 15 (US17) from Washington Avenue to Palmetto Avenue miles New construction of a 12' wide concrete trail on the east side of Donnelly Place City to construct - JPA Needed Lane elimination, redesign and construction of a 12' wide concrete trail along east side of Beach St. City in-house design / City to construct - JPA Needed A 12-feet wide shared-use path to be built on the east side US 17 (SR 15) within existing right-of-way. FDOT to lead this effort $510,000 Construction $100,000 Design $400,000 Construction $300,000 Design / Permitting $1,000,000 Construction Daytona Beach S Beach Street from Bellevue Avenue to Marina Point Drive miles Realign roadway and construct a 12' wide trail - east side of Beach Street City in-house design / City to construct - JPA Needed $65,000 Design / Permitting $300,000 Construction Daytona Beach S Beach Street from Marina Point Drive to Orange Avenue miles Construct 12' wide concrete trail along the south side of Orange Avenue. City in-house design / City to construct - JPA Needed $100,000 Design / Permitting $450,000 Construction Daytona Beach Sickler Drive from 350' south of 2nd Street to 2nd Street ' Daytona Beach Ballough Road Bridge ' New 12' wide concrete trail on the east side of Sickler Ave from existing path to northern City Limits City in-house design - JPA Needed Includes the proportional cost (design and construction) to add a 10' - 12' wide multi-use trail on the bridge on Ballough Road located approximately.01 miles north of Anita Avenue. City in-house design - JPA Needed $20,000 Design / Permitting $100,000 Construction $20,000 Design / Permitting $100,000 Construction Debary US 17/92 to Detroit Terrace miles Final Design for the segment of trail from US 17/92 to Detroit Terrace. May be constructed in two segments - US 17/92 to Highbanks Road and Highbanks Road to Detroit Terrace, includes ped bridge over US 17/92 Volusia County to lead this effort-jpa Needed Design Already Funded none $6,500,000 ROW & Construction New Smyrna 10 th Street to Myrtle Street / Canal Street miles Construction of a 12' wide trail connecting 10th St. to Myrtle St. / Canal St. FDOT needs to complete an Environmental Certification FDOT will lead this effort $800,000 Design / Permitting $1,950,000 ROW & Construction Deleon Springs Grand Avenue / Baxter Street to US miles New Smyrna / Volusia County / Port Orange / South Daytona Canal Street to Beville Road miles DeLand Lake Beresford Park to Grand Avenue miles 10' to 12' multi-use trail from Grand Avenue / Baxter Street to Spring Garden Avenue to US 17 - includes ped bridge over US 17 Trail removed from east side of US 17 and converted to a sidewalk Volusia County to lead this effort-jpa Needed Projects Requiring Study Feasibility Study and PD&E Study to determine the connection for a 10' to 12' multi-use trail from Canal Street to Beville Road FDOT to lead this effort PD&E Study to determine 10' to 12' multi-use trail from Lake Beresford Park to Minnesota Avenue, includes ped bridge over SR 44 Volusia County to lead this effort-jpa Needed $750,000 Design / Permitting $8,900,000 ROW & Construction $1,500,000 PD&E Study $3,500,000 Design $750,000 PD&E Study $2,000,000 Design Ormond Beach State Rd 40 from Cassen Park to A1A miles Concept development to determine the connection for a multi-use trail from Cassen Park to A1A FDOT to lead this effort $300,000 Concept Development Flagler Beach A1A or Alternate Route from S. 26th Street to N. 9th Street miles Feasibility Study and PD&E Study to determine the connection for a multi-use trail from S. 26th Street to N. 9th Street FDOT to lead this effort $600,000 Feasibility Study / PD&E Study $2,500,000 Design Oak Hill to Edgewater US Kennedy Parkway to Dale Avenue miles PD&E Study to determine the connection for a 10' to 12' multi-use trail from Oak Hill to Dale Ave. FDOT will lead this effort $800,000 PD&E Study Volusia County / Pierson SR 40 to Putnam County Line miles Feasibility Study / PD&E Study to evaluate the connection for a 12' wide multi-use trail from SR 40 to Putnam County line FDOT to lead this effort $1,500,000 Feasibility Study / PD&E Study $3,500,000 Design Total First Year Request $9,215,000.00