Vehicles For-hire Study 1
Purpose Infrastructure impacts Mobility and economic impacts Policies Strategies 2
Trolleys and Tour Buses Motorized Vehicles Electronic Personal Assisted Mobility Devices (Segway) Scoot coupes (Moped) Mopeds Street-legal Golf Carts 3
Animal-drawn Carriages Bicycles Human or Animal Powered Vehicles Classified as vehicles under Florida Statute Party Bikes/Megacycles Pedicabs Jitneys 4
Peer Review Florida Statute Charleston Nantucket Savannah Seven other areas 5
Florida Statutes Section 316 EPAMDs may be prohibited if found to be a safety concern on state or local roads. Allowed on roadways with posted speeds of 25 MPH or less. Golf carts are prohibited on state roads. Mopeds are prohibited on sidewalks. Scootcoupes are classified as mopeds. Pedicabs are considered bicycles 6
Findings Carriages are regulated similarly with varying fee amounts and approaches. Trolleys similar with varying fee amounts and approaches. Charleston banned trolleys in Historic District. Nantucket banned golf carts, low speed vehicles and EPAMDs. Megacycles are considered vehicles and subject to open container laws. 7
Data Collection Trolleys Routes and stops Average passengers Average speeds Average dwell times Vehicles by type Carriages Bicycles Scoot coupe/ moped Pedicab Bicycles Low-speed vehicles EPAMD 8
7 Data Collection Count Locations Spanish Street Avenida Menendez King Street Sevilla Street to Cordova Road King Street St. George St. to Avenida Menendez Cathedral Street 3 6 1 4 5 2 Orange Street San Marco Boulevard 9
KING STREET ST. GEORGE STREET TO AVENIDA MENENDEZ Carriages 1% Low-speed 1% Pedicab 0% Scoot Coupe/Moped 1% EPAMD 0% Trolley 11% All Vehicles Bicycles 1% Automobile 85% Carriages Bicycles Low-speed Pedicab EPAMD Scoot Coupe/Moped Trolley Automobile 10
Trolleys Fees > Costs Carriages Costs Fees Fair-share Impacts (Financial) Considered Percent of the road capacity used Typical maintenance and operations costs Data provided by COSA for maintenance and repair costs for carriages Not Considered Use of rights of way for stops Other secondary maintenance costs 11
Trolleys Costs > Benefits Carriages Benefits > Costs Economic Costs and Benefits Cost of congestion Travel time delay Fuel consumption Air quality Benefits Multipliers of revenues and collections Wide range of multipliers in other studies 12
Polices and Strategies Carriages Trolleys Electronic Personal Assisted Mobility Devices (EPAMD) Bicycles Mega Cycles Scoot Coupe, Moped and Low-speed Vehicles Dockless or emobility Solutions 13
Implement right-turn only routes Carriages 14
Consolidate stops near Plaza de la Constitucion Require GPS use on vehicles for enforcement and data Trolleys 15
Prohibit tours (without persons who need a EPAMD) on sidewalks 4-ft wide or less EPAMDs 16
Restrict for-hire bike tours access from areas with many pedestrians such as near St. George Street (City roads) Bike and Pedestrians 17
Coordinate with FDOT on use of Bridge of Lions Requires City approval to allow on City roads Enforce alcohol laws Mega Cycles 18
Regulate scoot coupe, moped and low-speed vehicle routes Evaluate permit fee increases Scoot Coupe, Moped Low-speed Vehicles 19
Dockless or emobility Devices (new issue) Licensing and regulation Safety Fees GPS Insurance Pedestrians first Designated routes and parking areas on rights of way Companies Lime Lyft Spin VeoRide BIRD GOAT JUMP 20
Permitted Vehicles Only Area Riberia Street Avenida Menendez Google Earth 21
Nation s First Smart City 22
Smart Parking 23
Smart 24
Disparate Systems 25
Common Data Model 26
Integrated Data Exchange 27
Next Steps 28
Summary Infrastructure impacts Mobility/Economic impacts Policies Strategies 29
Vehicles For-hire Study 30
Collections O&M Costs Benefits Costs C. B. Hinson $ 6,594 $ 5,625 1.17 Financial Summary Table Country Carriages $ 14,200 $ 12,113 1.17 Old City Carriages $ 2,220 $ 1,894 1.17 Robert G. Stevens $ 2,029 $ 1,730 1.17 Southern Heritage Carriages $ 2,078 $ 1,773 1.17 TOTAL $ 27,121 $ 23,134 1.17 Red Train Trolley $ 100,193 $ 55,093 1.82 Old Town Trolley $ 288,033 $ 66,894 4.31 TOTAL $ 388,226 $ 121,987 3.18 31
Franchisee Economic Benefits External Costs Benefits Costs C. B. Hinson $ 559,416 $ 72,087 7.76 Economic Summary Table Country Carriages $ 1,320,006 $ 155,235 8.50 Old City Carriages $ 122,038 $ 24,273 5.03 Robert G. Stevens $ 107,815 $ 22,176 4.86 Southern Heritage Carriages $ 102,854 $ 22,718 4.53 TOTAL $ 2,212,129 $ 296,489 7.46 Red Train Trolley $ 19,859,479 $ 79,194,443 0.25 Old Town Trolley $ 6,442,391 $ 36,545,179 0.18 TOTAL $ 26,301,870 $ 115,739,622 0.23 32
City of St. Augustine Transportation & Parking Management System Smarking 1. Data Management & Analysis 2. Assist parking policy development Genetec AutoVu 1. Fixed ALPR at garage 2. Mobile ALPR for on/off street parking Flowbird (Parkeon) 1. Pay Stations (Tpals) a. Pay-by-plate b. Pay tickets Passport 1. Mobile pay parking app 2. Digital permits 3. Enforcement 4. Real-time notifications Miller Electric 1. Install and maintain ALPRs 2. Access management 33 Photo credit: www.genetec.com
PARKING SPACES Garage Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking 318, 16% 522, 26% 1148, 58% 34
Data Analytics 35
Data Analytics 36
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Low-speed Vehicle Lanes on Avenida Menendez Google Earth 38
Repurpose Cathedral Street Cordova Street Cathedral Place Avenida Menendez Google Earth 39
Nation s First Smart City 40