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North Monroe safety study flags hotspots, recommends corridor‑level fixes after $21 million grant
Summary
CRTPA staff and consultant RS&H presented a phase‑2 update on the North Monroe Street safety study identifying eight priority locations, recommending corridor‑level improvements (signals, fencing, transit‑stop relocations) and reporting a collective benefit‑cost ratio around 10; staff noted a $21 million grant already set aside for corridor improvements.
CRTPA staff and consultant Brian Powers of RS&H presented a phase‑2 update on the North Monroe Street safety study at the May 19 board meeting, identifying a roughly 7‑mile corridor with eight specific problem locations and recommending a suite of corridor‑level improvements to reduce pedestrian and cyclist severe injuries and fatalities.
Powers said the project began under the CRTPA safety action plan and that initial corridor work identified significant pedestrian and cyclist crash patterns. "Collectively, we're sitting at about a 10 times benefit," Powers said of the benefit‑cost ratio calculated across recommended improvements. He outlined candidate actions including signalized crossings at key locations, pedestrian fencing to guide crossings, selective transit‑stop relocations coordinated with StarMetro, and integration with FDOT resurfacing work where possible.
Grant funding and project coordination: Powers and CRTPA staff said the related SS4A and other grant efforts previously secured $21,000,000 allocated for corridor improvements. Staff emphasized that some fatal crashes referenced by board members were included in the broader corridor analysis and grant application even if not in the narrow data squares used for per‑improvement BCR calculations. "Every fatality along the roadway was recorded," Powers told the board, adding that tighter, site‑specific squares were used only for the discrete benefit‑cost calculations.
Board feedback and next steps: Commissioners pressed staff for clarification about hotspot boundaries and whether certain previously cited fatalities were included in the detailed data. Commissioner Meyer praised the study's role in quantifying anecdotal hotspots: "This analysis is great because it quantifies the anecdotes." Staff said FDOT has incorporated several recommendations into current resurfacing projects and that coordination with county and city staff and FDOT will continue. A public outreach schedule and additional meetings were noted; staff highlighted a near‑term coordination deadline around June 26 for design coordination and public engagement.
What this means: The study frames improvements at the corridor level rather than as isolated spot fixes; staff advised that consistency across the corridor improves safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Work on design details, grant alignment, and public meetings will continue and staff will return to the board with updates.
