01514990

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2453-06

In Florida, the bypass alternative is increasingly being considered in small and medium-sized communities that contain roadways that are part of Florida’s strategic intermodal system (SIS)—roadways critical to the statewide movement of people and goods. These roads are often the primary roadways into and through smaller communities. Local governments sometimes seek SIS designation to gain funding for increasing the capacity or improving the function of the major roadway; this process leads to consideration of a bypass. Observed issues with these bypasses include the following: (a) the SIS designation assigns level of service and design criteria that increase pressure for a bypass alternative; (b) misconceptions abound regarding potential positive and negative impacts of a bypass; (c) inadequate consideration is given to evaluation of the potential indirect impacts of a bypass on land use and related issues (e.g., livability, local mobility); (d) without local roadway network planning in affected areas, many local trips are likely to rely on the new bypass; (e) access management is critical for the bypass and along major roadways accessing the bypass and their interchanges; (f) the bypassed roadway may be oversize in relation to local mobility needs and could benefit from multimodal enhancements; and (g) proactive attention is needed for addressing potential indirect land use and mobility impacts, which will help determine appropriate plans, strategies, and mitigation measures. This paper examines these issues and offers practical enhancements to current policy and practice to help the Florida Department of Transportation and local governments achieve a multidimensional approach to bypass planning and impact mitigation.

01556364

14-1742

English

pp 46–53

2014

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309295468

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References (29) ; Tables (2)

Bypasses; Highway capacity; Impacts; Land use planning; Medium sized cities; Mobility; Multimodal transportation; Small cities

Florida

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 27 2014 2:37PM

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