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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research Project Description
Center Identification Number:
Project Title:
Update of FDOT "State Park & Ride
Lot Program Planning Manual"
Co-Principal Investigators:
Dennis Hinebaugh, Transit Program Director
813-974-9833
E-mail: hinebaugh@cutr.eng.usf.edu
Darin Allan, Research Associate
813-974-2850
E-mail: allan@cutr.eng.usf.edu
Institution:
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
External Project Contact: Jon
Ausman, Transit Program Manager
I. Project Objective
To update the formulas used for
site selection, demand estimation, facility size estimation, and economic
analysis and project justification as contained in the State Park &
Ride Lot Program Planning Manual.
II. Project Abstract
The FDOT Central Office has
established by procedure 725-030-002-e criteria applicable to the
planning, implementation, promotion, maintenance and monitoring of park
and ride facilities by the Department. These criteria are contained in the
State Park and Ride Lot Planning Manual first published in 1989 and
revised in 1996. The purpose of this project is to examine, test, and
update as necessary planning formulas related to site selection, demand
estimation, facility size estimation, and economic analysis and project
justification. In addition, examples will be developed and included in the
document to show users how to work their way through the formulas.
III. Task Descriptions
Task 1 Review Current State Park and Ride
Lot Program Manual and Procedures
In this task the investigators
will review the current State Park and Ride Lot Program Manual and related
procedures (725-030-002-e) summarizing those procedures in the manual to
be updated or recommended for placement elsewhere in other FDOT site
design publications.
Task 2 Literature Review of Related
Materials
This task will include a review of
current industry literature related to the planning and design of park and
ride lots. Specific materials to be reviewed include the NCHRP Synthesis
213 "Effective Use of Park-and-Ride Facilities" and a PBQ&D
document entitled "Park-and- Ride Planning and Design
Guidelines", as well as other APTA and TCRP resources.
Task 3 Revise Current State Park and Ride
Lot Program Manual and Procedures
Based on the results of tasks 1
and 2, the investigators will revise the manual's site selection, demand
estimation, facility size estimation formulas, and the economic analysis
and project justification methodology, as necessary, and provide easy to
follow examples. These revisions will be provided in a format, which can
be easily transferred as an update to the current planning manual.
IV. Project Schedule, Milestones
Project Start Date: November 1, 1999
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V. Total Project Budget
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Budget Categories |
State Share |
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Institute Director Salary |
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Faculty Salaries |
$12,908 |
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Administrative Staff Salaries |
0 |
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Other Staff Salaries |
0
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Graduate Student Salaries |
$1,000 |
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Undergraduate Salaries |
0
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Staff Benefits |
$4,092 |
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Total Salaries and Benefits |
$18,000 |
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Permanent Equipment |
0
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Expendable Equipment and Supplies |
$1,000 |
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Domestic Travel |
$1,000 |
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Foreign Travel |
0
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Computer Costs |
0
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Other Costs |
0
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Total Direct Costs |
$20,000 |
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Indirect Costs |
$1,000 |
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TOTAL COSTS |
$21,000 |
Notes: This budget provided above does not
reflect any federal participation. The project team will include faculty, students, and secretarial
and other support staff who will work directly on the project and
whose costs are reflected in the direct costs of the project as listed
above.
VI. Student Involvement
Graduate students will be used to
assist in the literature review and the formula development.
VII. Relationship to Other Research Projects
This project is an update of a
current Department Planning Manual.
VIII. Technology Transfer Activities/Peer Review
The results of this analysis will
be provided to the FDOT through a series of technical memoranda and an
updated Planning Manual. 100 copies of the final report will be provided
to the Research Office, the State Public Transportation Administrator, and
the Manager of the Transit Office.
IX. Potential Benefits of the Project
The benefits of the project
include the development and implementation of a standardized set of
formulae used in the justification and development of park and ride
facilities in the State of Florida. The results of this effort will have
value for use at other state DOT's and within individual transit
agencies.
X.
TRB Keywords
Public
transit, park and ride, demand estimation, facility sizing, ridership
estimation
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