Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

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II. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ANALYSIS A. EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM The City of Satellite Beach is essentially a residential community located on a barrier island with a narrow, but long configuration. Its residential identity has developed from mainly space related industry growth, and residents have relied upon private automobiles rather than public transportation. The current fixed route bus service is limited in its route coverage and schedule. Satellite Beach is a member of the South Beaches Coalition, which has membership in the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The South Beaches Coalition participates in policy planning through the TPO. The TPO prepares the Transit Development Plan which covers all forms of transportation. The Role of SCAT The City is served by the Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT). SCAT is a division of the Human Services Department of Brevard County. SCAT provides fixed route service, subscription service for various social service agencies, demand response service through a private contractor, and a vanpool program. Medical transportation is supplied by a private provider, but administered by SCAT. All of these services are available to the citizens of Satellite Beach. With the exception of the fixed route service, these services are available upon demand and contract with the user. The fixed route service covers regular routes on a predetermined basis. Major Trip Generators and Attractors The major trip generators for the City of Satellite Beach are the areas of employment and the shopping areas. Since Satellite Beach is a “bedroom community”, many trips are external to the City. Both automobile and mass transit traffic concentrate on the following destinations: Space Industry - located north of the City at Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center. Aerospace Industry - located in Melbourne and Palm Bay. Tourism (Beach) - located along the eastern edge of the barrier island. Ability of Public Transportation to Serve Existing Land Use Satellite Beach, being predominately residential, does not have a strong need for public transportation to bring people into the City to serve its non-residential users. The current fixed route service has inconvenient routes for making short trips and return trips. However, based on the demand, this system serves the existing land uses adequately. Other forms of transportation, previously discussed, also serve the existing land use adequately. Transportation Element Data and Analysis 2-9
Adequacy of Bus and Paratransit Service to Evacuate Coastal Area The fixed route service does not have an extensive impact on the evacuation process. Paratransit service has the capability to move passengers to shelter areas in Rockledge and Melbourne. The Police Department has a program for transportation of handicapped residents in the event of an evacuation. Energy Conservation The City of Satellite Beach is a small, virtually built-out, island community with an established and limited roadway network and limited opportunities for annexation. Therefore, it is not possible to alter the land use pattern within the City, or to develop transportation strategies that will substantively discourage urban sprawl or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the City has developed a pedestrian and bikeway system that as can be seen on the Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Paths (2009), provides connectivity between residential areas and commercial concentrations, recreation areas, and areas of public and semi-public uses. Further, Satellite Beach is served by the Space Coast Area Transit system connecting the City with other parts of Brevard County. The South Beach Trolley provides transportation for residents and visitors alike, between and among residential, commercial, recreational, and public/semi-public concentrations not only in Satellite Beach but throughout the neighboring beach communities. The Energy Conservation Factors Map (2009) show the locations of bicycle and pedestrian ways, and public transit routes connecting residential areas and commercial, recreational, and public/semi-public concentrations within the City of Satellite Beach. B. FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM An increase in ridership will not be significant enough to offset any projected increase in traffic volumes on City roadways. However, the City is making several commitments to the TPO through the South Beaches Coalition to study bus corridor routes, multi-modal programs, special needs and address bicycle and pedestrian needs in cooperation with the Brevard Bicycle Advisory Committee. Transportation and Future Land Use Compatibility If the City continues to rely on the existing public transportation system, there will be no discernable affect on land use. Given the characteristics of the nearly built-out community and the projected traffic volumes it is anticipated that there will be no incompatibility between transportation and future land use. Transportation Element Data and Analysis 2-10
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Page 16 and 17: TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Introduction
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Page 48 and 49: INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT Introduction
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which are restoring, or creating, n
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esulted in a stop to such wastewate
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Future land development within the
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Hurricane Preparedness The location
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designated by the City's Emergency
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Table Table 5-2 5-4 Endangered Spec
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RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT I
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Brevard County’s Hightower Beach
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the facility inventories, as well a
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Table 6-1 Satellite Beach City-Mana
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Table 6-1 Satellite Beach City-Mana
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Surfside Elementary 11.0 acres 2 Ba
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Table 6-3 Recreation Facility Level
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Table 6-5 Current Community Recreat
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Post Disaster Redevelopment - The C
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Table 7-1 Federal Intergovernmental
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Table 7-1 (Continued) State of Flor
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Entity Table 7-1 (Continued) Brevar
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Table 7-1 (Continued) Brevard Count
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Table 7-1 (Continued) Other Coordin
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT Introd
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Level-Of-Service (LOS) Standards LO
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COMMUNITY APPEARANCE ELEMENT Introd
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