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Mid-block Pedestrian Crosswalk <br />Collins Avenue south of 189th Street <br />A traffic study will be conducted to determine if an at-grade signalized pedestrian crosswalk is <br />warranted and feasible on Collins Avenue south of 189th Street in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. In <br />order for FDOT to consider a pedestrian crosswalk at this location the following three conditions <br />must be met: <br />•The pedestrian crosswalk should be warranted based on the pedestrian volumes and <br />availability of any alternative crossing locations. <br />•The safety characteristics of the crossing location and traffic operations of the adjacent <br />roadway. <br />•Design feasibility of the pedestrian crosswalk and control type. <br />MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WARRANT ANALYSIS <br />In order for a location to be considered for a mid-block crossing, the location shall meet all the <br />criteria in Section 3.8.5(3) and 3.8.5(4) of the FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual (September <br />2014). Those criteria require a minimum number of pedestrians during an hour, minimum <br />number of daily vehicular volume and a minimum distance between adjacent crosswalks. <br />Forty-eight hour machine counts and speed data will be collected on a weekend (Saturday and <br />Sunday) on Collins Avenue north and south of 189th Street as well as on the on-ramp and off- <br />ramp of SR 856 (Lehman Causeway). Pedestrian counts will be collected for two consecutive <br />days (Saturday and Sunday) from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Pedestrians will be counted at three <br />locations: at the proposed mid-block crosswalk location, north of the proposed crosswalk and <br />south of the proposed crosswalk. <br />The data collected will be analyzed and compared against the threshold outline in Section <br />3.8.5(3) and 3.8.5(4) of the FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual to determine if a pedestrian <br />crosswalk is warranted at this location. <br />OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ANALYSIS <br />If a pedestrian crosswalk is warranted based on pedestrian volumes, an operational and safety <br />analysis will be conducted. The safety analysis will determine if the location of the proposed <br />pedestrian crosswalk meets adequate stopping sight distance, has proper illumination, requires a <br />raised refuge area and meets ADA requirements. An operational analysis will be conducted on <br />Collins Avenue to determine the impacts of the exclusive pedestrian signal phase on traffic <br />operations. The operational analysis will be conducted using the Synchro software to determine <br />the adjacent intersections LOS, delay and 95th percentile queue. <br />ATTACHMENT C