The agenda/presentation slide deck shown during the October 14, 2020 Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC) virtual meeting. The meeting video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/ps2E-3V2H_Y

1. Miami-Dade TPO
Freight Transportation
Advisory Committee (FTAC)
Virtual Meeting
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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3. FTAC Agenda
I. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Public Comments
V. FDOT Truck Parking: Engineering Analysis, Supply and Demand
(FM# 440877-1-22-01)
VI. FDOT Trucking Community Concerns: PortMiami Wait Times at
Cargo Terminals
VII. New/Old Business
VIII. Member Reports
IX. Adjournment

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Call the Meeting to Order
CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
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Approval of Agenda
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
II.

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Approval of MinutesIII.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES

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Public CommentsIV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS

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FDOT Truck Parking:
Engineering Analysis, Supply
and Demand
(FM# 440877-1-22-01)
V.
FDOT TRUCK PARKING: ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, SUPPLY AND DEMAND (FM# 440877-1-22-01)

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Miami-Dade County
Truck Parking
Master Plan
Engineering Analysis | Supply and Demand
FM# 440877-1-12-01
Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC)
October 14, 2020 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Carlos A. Castro
District Freight Coordinator

10. Click to edit Master title styleMission, Vision, Values, and The Vital Few
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11. Click to edit Master title styleAGENDA
• Engineering Analysis: Site Feasibility
• Supply and Demand Analysis
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• Objectives
• Scope
• Background
• Process
• Schedule

12. Click to edit Master title stylePROJECT OVERVIEW
Study
Objective
Develop potential Truck
Parking Facilities Inventory
Study
Background
How did we get here?
Study
Process
Perform a Preliminary
Feasibility Assessment
Study
Schedule
June 2020 to June 2021
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13. Click to edit Master title styleOBJECTIVES AND SCOPE SUMMARY
Develop a Project Bank for future development of Truck Parking Sites by
conducting the following steps:
Previous
Study Sites
Compile all Previous Truck
Parking Study Sites and identify
those owned by the Public
Sector
Available
Private Sites
Compile available potential
Private Sites that meet
FDOT’s Approved Criteria
for Truck Parking Facilities
Apply a
Tiered Analysis
Apply a Tiered Analysis to
narrow inventory based on
defined evaluation criteria
Conceptual
Layouts
Develop site specific
Conceptual layouts
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
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14. Click to edit Master title styleCOMPILE PREVIOUS STUDIES
Existing Site Inventory - From Previous efforts by FDOT and Miami-Dade TPO
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15. Click to edit Master title styleTIERED EVALUATION
Preliminary Screening
Potential Site Conceptualization
Potential Site Evaluation and Screening
Conclusions and Recommendations
TIER
1
TIER
2
TIER
3
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16. Click to edit Master title styleTIER 1 PRELIMINARY SCREENING
F a c i l i t y
Proximity
L a n d U s e F r e e w a y
Accessibility
Existing Study
Concurrency
Other Elements Examined:
 Acreage
 Accessibility
 Truck Percentage of Traffic
 Cost Per Acre
 Future Development
 Zoning
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17. Click to edit Master title styleTIER 2
POTENTIAL SITE
EVALUATION AND SCREENING
Environmental
Assessment
(Social, Natural, Physical, and
Cultural)
Other Impacts Permitting
Potential
Cultural, Historic,
and Archeological
Constructability
Cost of
Implementation
(Of the actual site not
buying the land)
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18. Click to edit Master title styleTIER 3 Potential Site Conceptualization
Site Development Potential and Design Concepts
Develop Design
Criteria
Construction
Impacts and
Schedule
Traffic Operations –
Access Management
and Safety
Type of Truck
Facilities and
Implementation
Drainage
Requirements
Land Acquisition
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Technical
Memo #1
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STUDY SCHEDULE
Tier 2
Sites Evaluation
October 20, 2020 –
February 2, 2021
Tier 3
Concepts and
Features
February 3, 2021 –
March 16, 2021
Recommendations,
Action Plans, and
Implementation
Strategies
April 15, 2021 –
June 14, 2021
Tier 1
Preliminary
Screening
August 11, 2020 –
October 20, 2020
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20. Click to edit Master title styleINTERAGENCY COORDINATION
Miami-Dade TPO
Freight Transportation
Advisory Committee
(FTAC)
Department of Transportation
and Public Works
Freight IndustryPrivate Developers
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21. Click to edit Master title styleSupply & Demand Analysis
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• Project Objective
• Evaluate truck parking supply
and needs for Miami-Dade
County
• Focus on the regional, short-
haul truck flows that drive
parking demand in South
Florida
Supply and Demand Analysis

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• Project Effort

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• Overview of Major Tasks
Coordination and
Meetings
Literature Review Stakeholder Survey
Develop a case for
the Truck Parking
Program
Truck Parking
Supply and
Demand
Assessment
Assessment of
Phase 2 Options
Documentation

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• Overview of Major Tasks
• Coordination and Meetings
• Coordinate with Key
Stakeholders, FTAC and partner
agencies
• Literature Review
• Review and summarize previous
completed planning studies in
the region
• Review Peer Region Studies
including initiatives in Texas,
Virginia and Minnesota

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• Overview of Major Tasks
• Stakeholder Outreach
• Online stakeholder survey and
interviews
• Develop a Case for the Truck
Parking Program
• Conduct context analysis and develop
a Purpose and Need Statement

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• Overview of Major Tasks
• Truck Parking Supply and Demand
Assessment
• Identify existing truck parking locations
from previous studies
• Validate existing parking using GPS data
• Use aerial mapping and data to assess
utilization of existing truck parking
facilities
• Assessment of Phase 2 Options
• Assess options for potential study to
develop deeper understanding of issues,
needs and solutions

27. Click to edit Master title styleSupply & Demand Analysis
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• Current Activities
• Evaluating GPS Data Vendors
• Testing of GPS data vendors near
Town of Medley
• Reviewing Prior Data/Methods
• Statewide Truck Parking Study
• Miami-Dade County Comprehensive
Truck Parking Study
• Other local and regional freight
studies
• Developing Stakeholder Outreach
Materials
• Truck Stop Operators, Truck Drivers,
Law Enforcement, Policy Makers, etc.
Town of
Medley

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• Schedule
• Complete by July 2021

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Carlos A. Castro
District Freight Coordinator
FDOT
1000 NW 111th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
305.470.5238
carlos.castro@dot.state.fl.us
Daphne Spanos, PE
Consultant Project Manager
EXP U.S. Services Inc.
201 Alhambra Circle – Suite 800
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305.631.2208
daphne.spanos@exp.com
Q&A
Michael Plagens, AICP
Consultant Project Manager
CDM Smith, Inc.
2308 Killearn Center Boulevard – Suite 201
Tallahassee, FL 32309
850.386.9530
plagensma@cdmsmith.com

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FDOT Trucking Community
Concerns: PortMiami Wait
Times at Cargo Terminals
VI.
FDOT TRUCKING COMMUNITY CONCERNS: PORTMIAMI WAIT TIMES AT CARGO TERMINALS

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New/Old BusinessVII.
NEW/OLD BUSINESS

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NEW/OLD BUSINESS

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NEW/OLD BUSINESS

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Member ReportsVIII.
MEMBER REPORTS

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AdjournmentIX.
ADJOURNMENT