Tampa Bay Regional
Planning Council
Friday June 7, 2013
Overview
2009 - 2012: 2035 LRTP, TBARTA Master Plan and
Pinellas Alternatives Analysis
2013 and 2014: Referendum Package of Projects
- 3/13 thru 5/13: Business/Community Outreach
- 5/13 thru 8/13: Develop “Package” of Projects
- 8/13 thru 12/13: Community Outreach
- 12/13 thru 11/14: Greenlight Pinellas
Overview
Countywide Transportation Plan…
MPO Transportation Plan
PSTA Countywide Bus Study
PPC Plan Update
Pinellas Alternatives Analysis
“Agencies working together…”
Recent MPO Planning Efforts
Scenario 1: Intersections & Congestion Management
Scenario 2: Community Bus and PPC Plans
Scenario 3: Economic Development Around Stations
- Pinellas AA Locally Preferred
Alternative (LPA)
- Conceptual station designs and
station illustrations
• 24-miles of Light Rail
• 16 stations in Pinellas
• Expanded PSTA Service
• Regional Service
• Bus Rapid Transit
• Premium Transit Routes
• Circulator Service
• Flex Service
Community Design Charrettes
Bay Vista Station, Park Place Station, Largo Town
Center Station, Greater Gateway Station,
Clearwater South Station, St. PetersburgClearwater International Airport Station, and
Downtown St. Petersburg
We are asking for a snapshot of
what a station could look like…
 Think forward more than 10
years
 Think transformative
 Keep it conceptual
Community Design Charrettes
Community Design Charrettes
Visual Preference Survey
Most Liked
Visual Preference Survey
Least Liked
Land Owner & Business Stakeholders
Major Employer and Land Owner Outreach
 Transamerica, PSCU, St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg Marriott,
Bright House Networks, Morton
Plant Hospital, TSE
Industries, Kimco Realty, Suncoast Hospice, Home
Shopping Network (HSN), Tampa Bay Rays, USF St.
Petersburg, Raymond James, Building Optimization Group,
Wellspring Oncology, Kiwanis Club, Operation PAR, Inc., Enser Corp.,
Crosspointe Church, Pinellas Park Chamber, Huntley Properties, ARC
Group, Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, George F. Young, Inc., St. Petersburg
Chamber, Hayes Cumming Architects, Bayfront Health System, Doyle
Wealth Management, All Children’s Hospital, Carlton Fields, etc.
Land Owner & Business Stakeholders
Comments from Employers
Suncoast Hospice: “…People are tired of Pinellas
County Traffic…” and “…Employees & volunteers from
St. Pete cannot assist the North County facility
because they cannot get to work without good transit
access…”
HSN: “…We spend more than 3 million a year to
relocate top trained employees. These employees
place a high value on quality of life; light rail would
attract these skilled employees…”
Next Steps
Final Design Charrette Report
MPO Scenario Discussion
Continued Greenlight Outreach
www.TellUsPinellas.com
www.BusPlan.PSTA.net
www.PinellasOnTrack.com
Speakers Bureau Program
eTownHall Meeting (Fall 2013)
Tampa Bay Regional
Planning Council
Friday June 7, 2013
METHODOLOGY
Locally-Defined Goals
o
o
o
o
o
Economic Growth
Public Consensus
Encourage Sustainable Land
Use
Efficient Local Connections &
Regional Connections
Attract New Transit Markets
• 140+ Total Meetings & Events
• 26,000+ Total Participants
• 535+ LPA Comments
16
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
Choosing The Best Route and Transit Mode
LOCALLY PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE
A Multimodal
Network
• Regional Service
• Rail Spine
• Expanded Local Service
• Future Connections
• Premium Transit Routes
• Circulator Service
• Flex Service
BENEFITS
•
•
•
•
Creates Jobs
Protects Communities & Quality of Life
Provides Mobility Options
Protects the Environment
BENEFITS
Transit Oriented
Development
Orlando, FL (SunRail)
 31 Miles, 12 Stations
 Commuter Rail
 Open by 2014
 Attracting Development in 2011
 Downtown/Main Station
 $200 Million Mixed-use
 5.6 acre parcel
Source: Orlando Sentinel By Mark Schlueb 10/24/2011
Note: Sources can be provided upon request
BENEFITS
24,073 Daily Trips on
Light Rail**
Less Than an Hour
Between Clearwater,
Gateway and St.
Petersburg
Access and Mobility
for All
Create 67,000 Jobs
Over 30 years*
*Note: Information Provided by REMI, Jobs presented in Job Years
Note: Accounts for Potential as a Result of Transit Oriented Development
BENEFITS
What
Can
Pinellas
Support?
BENEFITS
What
Percent
of
Pinellas
County
will be
within 5miles of
LPA?
787,000
Households
or 76.2
by 2035
541,000
Jobs or
80.7% by
2035
* within 5 miles of the LPA corridor represents the catchment area for
park-n-ride and local transit access
%
PRELIMINARY CAPITAL COSTS
24 miles of light rail
$64-71 million per mile
1.5 – 1.7 billion ($2011)
How Does the LPA
Compare to Other
Areas in the Country?
ECONOMIC EVALUATION
How Does the LPA
Compare to US 19 in
Pinellas County?
According to FDOT, the
reconstruction of US 19 costs
approximately $43 million per
year on average (2003-2012).
Pinellas County’s portion of
the LPA, financed over 30
years, is projected to be $48
million per year.
MOVING FORWARD
Continuing the Conversation…
MPO Transportation Plan
PSTA Countywide Bus Study
PPC Plan Update
Pinellas Alternatives Analysis
“Agencies working together…”
CURRENT OUTREACH
MPO and PSTA Partnership (Stations &Land Use)
One-on-One Business Stakeholder Meetings
Large Group Meetings
 Attendees: Transamerica, PSCU, St. Anthony’s, St. Petersburg Marriott, Bright House
Networks, Home Shopping Network, Raymond James, Building Optimization Group,
Wellspring Oncology, Kiwanis Club, Operation PAR, Inc., Enser Corp., Crosspointe
Church, Pinellas Park Chamber, Huntley Properties, Raymond James, St. Petersburg
College, ARC Group, Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, George F. Young, Inc., St. Petersburg
Chamber, Hayes Cumming Architects, St. Anthony’s, Bayfront Health System, Doyle
Wealth Management, All Children’s, Carlton Fields, USF St. Petersburg Campus, etc.
CURRENT OUTREACH