Agenda 11/14/2017 Item #16A1711/14/2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to provide after-the-fact approval for the 2017 TIGER IX Discretionary Grant
application, sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, for the Immokalee
Complete Streets - Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities Project, in the amount
of $16,415,864.
OBJECTIVE: To receive after-the-fact approval from the Board of County Commissioners to submit a
TIGER 2017 grant application to the United States Department of Transportation for the Immokalee
Complete Streets - Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities Project.
CONSIDERATIONS: On September 7th the Growth Management Department was informed that the
Notice of Funding Availability was announced in the Federal Register for the TIGER 201 7 discretionary
grant program. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (“FY 2017
Appropriations Act”) appropriated $500 million to be awarded by the Department of Transportation
(“DOT”) for National Infrastructure Investments projects with a significant impact on the nation, region
or metropolitan area.
The Immokalee Complete Streets - Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities Project is
consistent with the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) adopted 2040 Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP). It also builds upon a strong foundation of transportation planning, including
the 2011 Immokalee Walkable Community Study adopted by the MPO Board; Immokalee Pedestrian
Crosswalk Improvements, funded by Collier County, an FDOT-funded Road Safety Audit and continuing
pedestrian safety improvements on Main Street (SR29).
The Immokalee Complete Streets Project is designed to grow the existing pedestrian network by
providing new facilities to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians where none currently exist. By
expanding the small network of pedestrian and bicycle routes it will more than double the number of
current facilities in the area and provide enhanced options for transportation to education, jobs, and other
essential services for residents of Immokalee.
This project supports the ideals of the TIGER grant by creating safe streets for all users, but particularly
those walking and biking. The project will also improve street lighting to increase visibility and safety at
night for people using the streets. The project will also enhance the areas economic competitiveness by
improving access to the transportation network and reducing some of the burden of commuting including
travel costs, fuel consumption and access to the fixed-route public transportation system. In addition, the
quality of life of the citizens of Immokalee will be enhanced with some improved stormwater drainage
and hurricane recovery and resiliency in the event of future.
The grant does not require a match; however because of the competitive nature of TIGER grants and the
County’s commitment to the project, the County will put forward a 20% match. The TIGER published
policy initiatives specifically focus on leveraging the funding to execute cap ital projects, and providing a
voluntary match improves the desirability of the county’s application to USDOT. Collier County is
offering $3,283,173 toward a match if awarded, and a grant amount of $13,132,691, for total project cost
of $16,415,864.
All applicants are required to submit an application by October 16, 2017, and selected projects will be
announced early next calendar year. Federal obligation of the awarded funds must be no later than
September 30, 2020.
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Transportation planning staff began the preliminary work to develop and submit projects for the grant
after the notice of funding was announced. Based on the large amount of work necessary to complete the
TIGER grant application, a consultant was hired to complete the submittal. The final application was
received from the consultant just prior to the application due date. This BCC meeting is the first
opportunity for Board approval of the application.
The Collier County CMA #5330 authorizes the County Manager to approve the submittal of grant
applications with subsequent Board of County Commissioners action at the next available Board meeting
to ratify the approval as “after-the-fact.”
FISCAL IMPACT: Should Collier County receive funding from USDOT for the proposed project,
funding would be awarded in the amount of $13,132,691. The local match would be $3,283,173.
Matching funds would be obtained by reallocating Unincorporated General Fund (111) transfers within
the Growth Management Capital Improvement Fund (310). Certain other capital improvements would
require reprogramming into a future budget year to accommodate this grant award. The Board will have
the opportunity to accept or reject the funds if the grant application is approved.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: These transportation infrastructure improvements are
consistent with the Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, raises no legal
issue, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: To provide an after-the-fact approval of a grant application submitted by Staff
for the 2017 TIGER IX Discretionary Planning Grant Application, sponsored by the United States
Department of Transportation.
Prepared by: Lorraine Lantz, Project Manager, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees and Program
Management
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Immokalee Complete Streets TIGER Grant Application Final (PDF)
2. CM MEMO 2017 10-16 DOT Tiger IX APP (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.17
Doc ID: 3917
Item Summary: Recommendation to provide after-the-fact approval for the 2017 TIGER IX
Discretionary Grant application, sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, for the
Immokalee Complete Streets - Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities Project, in the
amount of $16,415,864.
Meeting Date: 11/14/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Project Manager – Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management
Name: Lorraine Lantz
10/16/2017 11:50 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - IF, CPP & PM – Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program
Management
Name: Amy Patterson
10/16/2017 11:50 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Trinity Scott Additional Reviewer Completed 10/16/2017 11:53 AM
Growth Management Department Judy Puig Level 1 Reviewer Completed 10/16/2017 2:47 PM
Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Tara Castillo Additional Reviewer Completed 10/17/2017 9:15 AM
Growth Management Department Gene Shue Additional Reviewer Completed 10/18/2017 9:00 AM
Growth Management Operations Support Allison Kearns Additional Reviewer Completed 10/19/2017 11:04 AM
Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Amy Patterson Additional Reviewer Completed 10/19/2017 3:15 PM
Growth Management Department Thaddeus Cohen Department Head Review Completed 10/19/2017 4:33 PM
Grants Kimberly Lingar Level 2 Grants Review Completed 10/20/2017 9:17 AM
Growth Management Department James French Deputy Department Head Review Completed 10/20/2017 7:35 PM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 10/23/2017 9:32 AM
Grants Therese Stanley Additional Reviewer Completed 10/23/2017 9:46 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 10/24/2017 2:19 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 11/01/2017 1:49 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 11/14/2017 9:00 AM
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IMMOKALEE
COMPLETE STREETS
Growing Connections to Create
Mobility Opportunities
GRANT: TIGER IX (FY 2017)
LOCATION : Immokalee, FL 34142
PROJECT APPLICANT: Collier County Board of Commissioners
DUNS NUMBER: 0769977900000
GRANT REQUESTED: $13,132,691
MATCHING FUNDS: $3,283,173 (20% match)
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $16,415,864
Immokalee
Project Rendering
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Project Partners
Project Contact Information
Name: Lorraine Lantz, AICP
Title: Principal Planner
Organization: Collier County Board of Commissioners
Telephone: 239-252-5779
Email: LorraineLantz@colliergov.net
Executive Summary .............................................1
Immokalee Complete Streets .................................1
I: Project Description ............................................3
Introduction.................................................3
Overview Of Community Needs And Hardships.................4
Existing Conditions ..........................................5
Project Components .........................................7
II: Project Location ..............................................11
III: Grant Funds, Sources, And Use Of Project Funds ...............13
Demonstration Of Funding Commitment ......................13
III: Grant Funds, Sources, And Use Of Project Funds ...............14
Primary Selection Criteria ...................................14
Secondary Selection Criteria ................................23
V: Project Readiness ...........................................26
Technical Feasibility ........................................26
Required Approvals.........................................26
Project Schedule ...........................................26
Prior Public Engagement And Planning........................27
Assessment Of Project Risks And Mitigation Strategies .........27
VI: Benefit Cost Analysis ........................................28
VII: Cost Share .................................................30
Attachments:
Federal Wage Rate Certification
TIGER Information Spreadsheet
Detailed Cost Estimate
Detailed Project Schedule
Letters of Support
Benefit Cost Analysis Model Summary Memo
Benefit Cost Analysis Model
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under-served area, enhancing both mobility and safety, within a
“Rural Enterprise Zone” (EZ) and Promise Zone.
Primary Selection Criteria
»Safety: The proposed improvements will result in a crash
reduction benefit of $281.9 million over 20 years by sepa-
rating pedestrians from the roadway, marking crossings,
calming traffic with street enhancements, adding street
lights, and reducing VMT.
»State of Good Repair: All project improvements will be
maintained by Collier County at their expense. The 41.2
million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) reduced over 20 years
is largely attributed to modal shift from motorized vehicles to
walking, biking, and transit. The existing roadway mainte-
nance costs will be reduced by $4.6 million over 20 years.
»Economic Competitiveness: $26.6 million reduction in
household transportation costs over 20 years and $2.0
million reduction in traffic congestion costs over 20 years.
»Quality of Life: $11 million in reduced health care costs for
the newly active people over 20 years.
»Environmental Sustainability: 38 million pounds of reduced
emission and $1 million value of emissions reduction over 20
years.
»Benefit-Cost Analysis: The benefit-cost ratio for the
package of projects is at 9.2:1.
» Job Creation and Economic Stimulus: This package
provides creation of 211 job years, and improves access to
over 7,000 jobs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Immokalee Complete Streets
Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities
Project Sponsor: Collier County
Board of County Commissioners
Project Type: Rural
TIGER Request: $13,132,691
Non-Federal Match: $3,283,173 (20%)
Total Project Cost: $16,415,864
Total Jobs Created: 211 (improved access to over 7,000 jobs)
Benefit-Cost Ratio: 9:1
Collier County, Florida is embarking upon an urgently
needed and transformative plan to provide livable city amenities
to the citizens of Immokalee, a rural farming enclave of 24,154,
where 45% of the population live below the national poverty
line and 47% use public transit or bicycles to get to work or
walk to work. The project’s sponsors include FDOT and the
Seminole Tribe of Florida, which has members living adjacent to
Immokalee’s southern border on 600 acres of tribal land and who
will directly benefit from the project’s improvements.
The $13,132,691 in requested FY2017 TIGER funds will be
used to design and construct 20 miles of new sidewalks, a 5
mile bike boulevard network, 1 mile of shared-use path, 5 miles
of street lighting (including 106 intersections), 22 bus shelters,
a new transit center, landscaping, drainage improvements, and
intersection and traffic calming treatments.
Although the TIGER program does not specifically require
projects in rural areas to provide a non-federal match, Collier
County will provide $3,283,173 in unencumbered matching funds
from the County’s general fund (roadway impact fees) to demon-
strate its commitment to the project.
This design-build project will be constructed within existing
agency rights-of-way, impacting no environmentally-sensitive
lands or endangered species and is expected to receive a NEPA
Categorical Exclusion. The 24-month construction project is
scheduled to be completed in 2021.
Hurricane Irma hit the rural community of Immokalee hard.
This Project will provide infrastructure that was missing even
before the storm decimated the community.
This flagship project provides much needed walking,
biking, and transit infrastructure to an economically distressed,
rural, agricultural community. This project will transform this
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Priority Criteria
»Requested TIGER funding of $13,132,691 and total project
cost of $16,415,864
»The project will be completed by 2021.
»The project is located in Rural Enterprise Zone/Promise
Zone.
»The project quickly creates/preserves jobs in economically
distressed area.
»The project significantly improves long-term efficiency in
the movement of people and goods, and makes the region
more attractive for existing and potential residents and
employers.
»The application includes commitments of financial
support (20% match) from the Collier County Board of
Commissioners.
»The project will result in more livable communities throughout
the region.
»Environmental Justice: These much needed infrastructure
improvements will provide the Immokalee Community
the ability to live, work and play in a “high quality of life”
multi-modal neighborhood.
Note: Project is scalable and can be modified to match
funding availability.
Secondary Selection Criteria:
»Innovation: Design-Build to expedite the project phases.
Economic revitalization within a Rural Enterprise Zone.
Complete streets designs in rural and small town context.
Public-private partnership with transportation technology
firms to analyze safety performance of project.
»Partnership: Collier County, Seminole Tribe of Florida,
Immokalee CRA, Collier MPO, Florida Department of
Transportation, Collier Area Transit, Pathways Advisory
Committee.
Quick Start Criteria:
»Project Schedule: A feasible and sufficiently detailed
schedule has been included in the Project Readiness section
of this narrative.
»Environmental Approvals: According to National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the project is
considered a Categorical Exclusion.
»Legislative Approvals: No specific legislative approvals are
required to progress this project.
»State and Local Planning: Projects have been identified in
the Collier MPO Comprehensive Pathway Plan and the
Immokalee Walkable Community Study.
»Technical Feasibility: No aspects of the project are antici-
pated to cause any engineering or constructability concerns.
»Financial Feasibility: Matching funds are anticipated to be
provided by a general fund transfer. All projects have ample
contingency reserves built into cost estimates.
Existing conditions (left) and proposed improvements (right) on Jefferson Street.
Existing Proposed
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Introduction
The “Immokalee Complete Streets” (ICS) Project is a
critical component of a surface transportation improvement
mission that will reshape and redefine this small, rural, and
economically distressed community. The Immokalee commu-
nity is an unincorporated area surrounded by agricultural lands
in rural Collier County, Florida. The town’s small size and tight-
knit streets make it conducive to getting around by walking,
transit, or cycling. The project is designed to improve access
to reliable, safe, and affordable transportation for this rural
community, improve infrastructure conditions, address public
health and safety, promote regional connectivity, and facili-
tate economic growth and competitiveness. This Complete
Streets project will include sidewalks, lighting, streetscaping,
improved drainage, traffic calming, intersection safety enhance-
ments, bicycle facilities, a Transit Transfer Station and bus stop
Goals of the ICS
»Enhance access to jobs, health services, and schools
»Create a complete and connected network for people
walking, biking, and taking transit
»Create safe streets for all users, but particularly those
walking and biking
»Improve visibility and safety at night for people using the
streets
»Enhance stormwater drainage and reduce flooding
impacts
»Support hurricane recovery and resiliency in the event of
future storms
amenities such shelters, bicycle racks and benches. This project
is the catalyst that will transform this underprivileged area into a
thriving, desirable community.
Many neighborhoods and major corridors were built before
codes required pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure.
While efforts have been undertaken to add multi-modal options
to major thoroughfares, most local streets still lack basic pedes-
trian infrastructure while bicycle infrastructure is non-existent.
Many of the local streets also lack street lighting and experience
frequent flooding due to inadequate stormwater infrastructure.
This project will retrofit existing rights-of-way with pedestrian,
transit, bicycle, lighting, and stormwater facilities to increase
Immokalee’s state of good repair, economic competitiveness,
quality of life, environmental sustainability, and provide for the
most benefit at the least cost. By implementing this project,
the Immokalee community will be able to accrue the positive
outcomes of a complete and connected street network that is
safe, accessible, and comfortable for all ages, abilities, and
backgrounds.
The ICS project elements will create safer streets, improve storrmwater management, and enhance access to transit, jobs,
services, parks, schools, and neighborhoods.
Existing Proposed
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The ICS is a flagship project that will provide much needed
Complete Street infrastructure to a rural agricultural community.
This project will transform this underserved area, enhancing both
mobility and safety within a rural enterprise zone.
Immokalee is situated approximately 30 miles northeast
of Naples, Florida, in northern Collier County. According to the
2010 Census, it has a population of 24,154 and median household
income of $25,725 (in 2014 dollars), putting nearly 45 percent of
the population below the national poverty line.
Despite the ongoing economic hardships of much of
Immokalee’s population, the community is very young and
growing. The median age is 27.2, much lower than the state
median age of 41. A staggering 95 percent of the students at
Immokalee High School are classified as economically needy.
Immokalee is a proud community however they cannot do it
on their own and need this project to achieve a better quality
of life. Regardless of the obstacles they are required to overcome
daily, the graduation rate of Immokalee High School has increase
from 67% in 2010 to 90% in 2016.
Immokalee is home to thousands of working poor who
have to commute to and from work in the early morning and
late evening in dark substandard conditions. Nearly 50 percent
of those living within the project area use public transit, bike, or
walk to work. Those who live in the project area use these modes
to commute to work more than 4.5 times the rate of others in
Collier County.
Many people in Immokalee depend on walking, biking,
and taking transit to daily destinations often along streets
with no dedicated space to walk, bike, or wait for a bus.
The damage caused by Hurricane Irma has significantly
impacted daily life and the community’s ability to recover
from the economic hardships already in the area.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida owns approximately 600 acres
of land in the southern part of Immokalee. As of 2006, there
were 72 members of the tribe living on the Immokalee Seminole
Tribe Reservation1. Seminole Tribe residents are situated at
the southern edge of Immokalee’s boundary, isolated from the
majority of Immokalee’s population and services.
The community and surrounding lands are a crucial source of
the nation’s food supply, which is harvested from over 400 square
miles of productive farmland. The area contributes 90 percent of
the country’s winter tomatoes2 and contributes nearly half of the
$1.3 billion tomato industry.
National media coverage of the area has been plentiful,
most notably with the 1960’s documentary “Harvest of Shame”,
Eva Longoria’s critically acclaimed documentary “Food Chains”,
the IACP award-winning book “Tomatoland”, and several arti-
cles in the New York Times. An area of less than 25,000 people
receiving over fifty years of nationwide coverage highlights just
how large of an impact Immokalee, Florida, has throughout the
food industry and the country as a whole.
Lastly and most recently, Hurricane Irma destroyed a large
percentage of crops in southwest Florida, and its cost is particu-
larly apparent in Immokalee. The hurricane, which swept through
the area in September of this year, ravaged Immokalee farms right
before harvest, leaving hundreds of farm workers unemployed.
1 Seminole Tribe of Florida, 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan, June 2015.
2 Greenhouse, Steven. “In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress.” The New York Times.
April 24, 2014.
Overview of Community Needs and Hardships
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said on September 18th
after reviewing the Hurricane Irma damage “The path of Irma
could not have been more poorly chosen to more effectively
destroy our agricultural crops.”3.
Existing Conditions
Immokalee needs a “Complete Streets” infrastructure that
people of all means, ages, and abilities can safely and comfort-
ably utilize. Gaps in pedestrian facilities and lack of bicycle facili-
ties have created hazardous conditions for Immokalee residents
who walk, bike, and ride transit to their destination. The lack of
bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure is telling in the collision
statistics for the community. Between 2005 and 2017, there
have been 147 pedestrian-involved collisions and 93 bicycle-
involved collisions in Immokalee. This translates to a rate
of one collision for every 129 residents per year. (See Safety
section under Selection Criteria for a detailed map of bicycle- and
pedestrian-involved collisions.)
Most local streets in the project area are two-lane asphalt
roads in 60 feet of right-of-way. There are 73 linear miles of public
roads, yet 63 percent of streets have no sidewalks in a commu-
nity where five percent of people walk to work (more than triple
the rate of Florida as a whole) and nearly 24 percent take transit4.
People routinely walk in the road unless traffic volumes or speeds
discourage them. Worn footpaths offer evidence that the road-
side has been used despite the lack of pedestrian infrastruc-
ture. Due to Florida’s frequent rainfall, the lack of swales turns
these footpaths to mud for hours or days, further discouraging
3 - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-hurricane-irma-florida-agriculture-
20170918-story.html
4 Immokalee Walkable Community Study. (2011). Available at: http://www.colliermpo.com/modules/
showdocument.aspx?documentid=932
walking as a form of transportation. When under the hot Florida
sun, the sparsely planted landscape causes people to endure
the discomfort from the heat island effect and risk heat stroke.
Crosswalks and pedestrian safety treatments that communicate
to drivers where to expect a conflict with a pedestrian movement
are absent from intersections.
Over 50 percent of those living within the project area
use public transit, bike or walk to work. Those who live in the
project area use these methods to commute to work at nearly
10 times the rate of others in Collier County. This dependency
on bicycle and pedestrian facilities is in part due to a lack of
access to private vehicles. Nearly 23 percent of residents in
Immokalee do not have access to a vehicle compared to only
six percent in Collier County. There remains a 17.6 percent unem-
ployment rate (compared to 7.8 percent across the county and 9.7
percent statewide).
Inadequate stormwater infrastructure and a lack of
sidewalks means many in the community have to walk
along streets in muddy conditions.
Most of the bus stops in Immokalee do not have sidewalks
or bikeways that connect to them.
Those transit facilities that do have sidewalks adjacent to
them do not adhere to ADA criteria.
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Nearly 24 percent of Immokalee workers commute via
public transit, compared to two to five percent across the county,
state, and US. This high rate of transit use is reflective of the
limited access to vehicles in Immokalee households (23 percent,
see discussion above). The map on page 8 presents the Collier
Area Transit (CAT) Bus Routes in Immokalee. Routes 22 and 23
provide circulatory service within Immokalee. Route 19 provides
direct connections from Immokalee to the jobs in the Golden Gate
area and Naples. Route 121 provides an express transit connec-
tion between Immokalee and employment areas including
Naples and Marco Island. There are numerous operational CAT
bus stops on the circulating routes for residents to access the
area’s business and services; however, there are few sidewalks
that allow safe pedestrian and bicycle connections from where
they live or work to the bus stops.
The CAT Comprehensive Operational Analysis5, performed
in January 2013, recommended route changes/modifications
5 http://www.colliermpo.com/index.aspx?page=71
A lack of any bicycle infrastructure means people must
ride in the street or along narrow sidewalks (if present).
Students walk and bike to schools, often along streets
where they must share the right-of-way with vehicles.
Most bus stops in the Immokalee project area are only
accessible by walking in the street.
that will benefit the Immokalee community. Recommendations
include improving Route 5 (Blue Route) to include service through
the growing northeast areas of Collier County.
The proportion of workers in Immokalee who commute by
bike (1.2 percent) is nearly double that of the state of Florida (0.7
percent) and US as a whole (0.6 percent). This higher demand
for bicycling exists despite the fact that formal bicycle infra-
structure is nearly non-existent in Immokalee. Currently, the
Immokalee community relies on paved shoulders and sidewalks
for bicycling activities/transportation. Main Street has paved
shoulders, and short segments of one-sided paved shoulders
are scattered across the city, but there is no formal space or
connected network on which bicyclists can rely. CAT buses have
bike racks mounted on the front of every bus. The racks are easy
and safe to use and encourage intermodal connections.
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»Comprehensive lighting improvement plan including five
miles of street lights and 106 lit intersections
»5 mile neighborhood bike boulevard network with traffic
calming and wayfinding
Creating a network of Complete Streets and improved
transit by filling in sidewalk gaps, creating bicycle boulevards,
and improving bus stops will increase the safety and access
for all residents of Immokalee. Better facility continuity will
improve safety and connectivity, thus promote greater walking,
transit, and bicycling activity. Narrowing the streets and adding
landscaping will reduce vehicle speed, reduce heat island
effects, and encourage bicycle use in the corridor and intermodal
connectivity.
Adding swales and landscaping will reduce impacts of
flooding, and lighting will enhance the quality and safety of
the pedestrian/bicycle environment and consequently support
a mode shift from vehicles to more sustainable modes.
The proposed bus transfer station will include passenger
and transit efficiency enhancements including new bays for
the buses to pull off the street; canopy cover for the sheltered
transfer of passengers; waiting platform with benches and trash
receptacles; vending machines for food and possible fare media;
restroom facilities for drivers; cover for passengers; and ADA
improvements. The site would also accommodate space to store
recovery vehicles or for overnight storage.
Project Components
Collier County has detailed a complete streets vision for
this area in the 2011 Immokalee Walkability Assessment prepared
by the Collier MPO. The initial phase of the plan was recently
completed through a partnership between the Florida Department
of Transportation (FDOT) and Collier County. That project was
the cornerstone of the vision and constructed approximately
four linear miles of sidewalk along New Market Road within the
project area (see project area map). The ICS Project is the next
phase in the plan and will complete the sidewalk, bicycle and
transit network within the project area. The project area includes
major thoroughfares in the community that provide connectivity
to facilities including schools, job training facilities, employment
centers, health services, parks and recreation (see Points of
Interest Map)
The Immokalee Complete Streets project includes:
»20 miles of concrete sidewalks
»1 mile of shared-use path
»20 miles of upgraded drainage/ditch and swales
»32 intersection enhancing treatments at priority
intersections
»Enhanced bus stop amenities/shelters including 22 bus
shelters, 35 benches, and 25 bike racks
»Construction of a Bus Transfer Station at the Collier County
Health Department in Immokalee
Existing conditions (left) and proposed improvements (right) on Jefferson Street.
Existing Proposed
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Connections to Existing Transportation
Systems
The Project Area Map (next page) presents the proposed
sidewalk, bicycle boulevard network and transit stops, as well
as key destinations near the proposed project. While side-
walks surround many of the key destinations in the project area
(Immokalee High School, Immokalee Community Park, Immokalee
Technical Center), there are few sidewalks that allow connec-
tions from these educational, civic, and employment/service
destinations to the surrounding streets and neighborhoods.
The proposed sidewalk improvements will provide connections to
the fragmented existing sidewalk network and enhance the first/
last mile walk to and from the existing Collier Area Transit (CAT)
System. Likewise, the bicycle boulevard network will enhance
first/last mile transit access via bike.
Several regional transit routes, including Route 22:
Immokalee Circulator (shown above), connect people
to local and regional destinations for shopping, work,
education, and other daily services.
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connections to important community services.
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II: PROJECT LOCATION
When the lighting, sidewalk, drainage, bike boulevard,
multi-use path, and transit projects are all combined, every street
within the project area is enhanced. The network of projects also
connects people in the community to five schools, one commu-
nity park, several health and community service providers, the
Seminole Casino and Reservation, residential neighborhoods, as
well as many other shopping and employment destinations.
For more detail on the specific location of different project
elements, see the Project Area Map in the Project Description
section. For a description of major destinations, see the Points of
Interest map on the next page.
Collier County is located in Southwest Florida, adjacent to
the Everglades, on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Immokalee is an unincor-
porated area and a census-designated place in Collier County,
Florida. This rural area, located in the northeastern part of Collier
County, has an economy and culture that is defined by the agri-
cultural land that surrounds the town.
The project area is generally defined by the street triangle of
Main Street and New Market Road. The project area also extends
south of Main Street and includes several streets that connect to
the Seminole Casino and Seminole Tribe of Florida Immokalee
Reservation.
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III: GRANT FUNDS, SOURCES, AND USE OF PROJECT FUNDS
Demonstration of Funding
Commitment
Collier County is committed to a local matching contribution
from the Local General Fund. Although it is understood that no
local match is required in order to receive a TIGER Grant in a rural
area, these improvements are of such critical importance to the
residents of Immokalee that Collier County will fund 20 percent
of the total project budget.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $16,415,864,
80 percent of which will be TIGER-funded with the remaining
20 percent contributed by local matching funds. This proposal
requests $13,132,691 in TIGER funding to implement community-
wide improvements that would increase safety, mobility, and
quality of life throughout Immokalee. Local funding has been
committed at 20 percent or $3,283,173 from the Collier County
General Funds.
Table 1: Grant Funds and Sources/Uses of Project Funds
Description Project Cost Source
Sidewalk $5,317,290 TIGER - Federal
Shared-Use Path $137,914 TIGER - Federal
Drainage Improvements $1,474,704 TIGER - Federal
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Support Facilities
$99,720 TIGER - Federal
Landscaping $964,800 TIGER - Federal
Lighting $2,036,736 TIGER - Federal
Bike Boulevard and Traffic
Calming
$1,330,328 TIGER - Federal
Transit Stop Facilities $1,713,600 TIGER - Federal
One Year Continuous
Performance Monitoring
$57,600 TIGER - Federal
Professional Services $3,283,173 Collier County -
Local General Fund
Total TIGER Requested $13,132,691
Total Match Funds (20%) $3,283,173
Total Project Cost $16,415,864
Figure 1: Project Cost Summary by Project Element
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Primary Selection Criteria
Safety
The lack of adequate Complete Street infrastructure is
one of the primary contributing factors to Immokalee’s high
collision rate.1
Nationally, Florida ranks fourth in motor vehicle deaths,
third in pedestrian deaths, and second in bicyclist deaths.2
Collier County experiences over 4,700 collisions per year,
including 76 motor vehicle fatalities, seven pedestrian fatali-
ties, and six bicyclist fatalities in a single year (2015).3 Within
Collier County, Immokalee experiences a disproportionately high
number of crashes. A 2014 safety audit of the county noted
that Immokalee “stands out with high number of reported
crashes” and was labeled a high crash zone, an alarming
distinction given the location’s small, rural population.4
Nearly half (44 percent) of the collisions within Immokalee
impacted youths and senior citizens,5 vulnerable segments of
the population with few transportation options. More than 30
percent of Immokalee students walk or bike6 to Immokalee’s
five elementary, one middle, and two high schools.
“IMMOKALEE EXPERIENCED OVER 2,500 COLLISIONS
BETWEEN 2005 AND 2017, AND RECENT COLLISION DATA
SHOWS THAT THE COLLISION RATE IS INCREASING.”
Half of Immokalee’s bicycle- and pedestrian-involved colli-
sions took place along roadway segments where residents are
forced to walk or bike in shared space with motor vehicle traffic.
The proposed sidewalks, bicycle boulevards, and multi-use paths
of the ICS will contribute to a Complete Street network that will
provide physical separation from motor vehicles. In addition to
physically separated travelways, Immokalee’s proposed bicycle
boulevards include traffic calming measures, intersection treat-
ments, and street lighting to help reduce motor vehicle speeds on
1 Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2011). Immokalee Walkable Community Study. http://
www.colliermpo.com/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=932
2 General Statistics (2015). U.S. Department of Transportation, Fatality Analysis Reporting
System. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/
fatalityfacts/state-by-state-overview
3 Quick States. (2015). Florida’s Integrated Report Exchange System. https://firesportal.com/
Pages/Public/QuickStats.aspx
4 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Audit. (2014). Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization http://
www.colliermpo.com/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=5280
5 Collision data, 2005-2017. Collier County
6 Letter of Support from Laura Mendicino, Principal of Highlands Elementary School, Collier County
Public Schools.
high-speed streets, to create easier crossings for pedestrians and
cyclists, and to improve visibility at night for all roadway users.
This comprehensive network approach to address a wide
range of collision factors will create safer conditions for all
roadway users in Immokalee and will provide a strong example
for other rural communities to emulate.
“THE PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREATMENTS ALONE
ARE ESTIMATED TO HELP PREVENT 61 COLLISIONS PER
YEAR, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $111.7 MILLION IN
COLLISION COST SAVINGS OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD.”
Implementation of the proposed network could have a
profound impact on Immokalee’s high collision rate. Using crash
reduction factors from the Highway Safety Improvement
Program’s benefit calculator, Collier County estimated the
potential reduction in collision risk for each proposed treatment.
1. The proposed sidewalks, multi-use paths, and street
lighting are estimated to help prevent approximately
14 collisions per year, contributing to an approximate
20-year cost savings of $137.1 million.
2. The proposed intersection treatments are estimated to
help prevent 61 collisions per year, resulting in approxi-
mately $111.7 million in collision cost savings over a
20-year period.
3. The bicycle boulevards are estimated to help prevent
approximately 18 collisions per year, resulting in a
collision cost savings of $32.8 million over the 20-year
analysis period.
New sidewalks and bikeways will create safer routes to
services and daily destinations.
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IV: MERIT
State of Good Repair
Maintaining a state of good repair for the improvements is
essential for maximum life cycle benefit. The ICS project will help
maintain a state of good repair by encouraging a modal shift
from motorized vehicles to walking, biking, and transit, which
will result in a reduction of roadway maintenance costs. In addi-
tion, the improvements to bicycle and pedestrian networks will
reduce the need for future roadway capacity improvements. The
ICS project is projected to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
by 41,185,000 miles, with an attendant increase of 14,836,411
bicycling trips and 85,163,000 walking trips.
PROJECT MODE SHIFT RESULTING FROM THE ICS
Increased Bicycle Trips 14.8 million
Increase in Walking Trips 85.2 million
Reduced Vehicle 41.2 million
Miles Traveled (VMT)
This project also proposes installing new bus shelters and
lighting that will be constructed to withstand hurricane-force
winds. These improvements will reduce the risk of damage and
result in reduced maintenance and replacement costs for these
facilities over their lifespan.
The state of good repair of the roads, sidewalks, and bicycle
facilities will also be afforded through the proper drainage of
rainwater through the vegetated swales (see Environmental
Sustainability section). The swales will effectively drain the
existing roadways, preventing potential damage from base
saturation.
The projected 20-year VMT reduction for the project will
result in reduced roadway maintenance costs valued at
$4,640,000.
REDUCED ROADWAY MAINTENANCE COSTS FROM THE ICS
Reduced Roadway $4.6 million
Maintenance Costs
CRASH REDUCTION BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THE ICS
Reduced Crash Costs $281.9 million
Combined together, this equals an estimated collision
cost savings of $281.9 million from safety improvements
over the life of the proposed project and roughly 1.5 fatali-
ties prevented per year. These estimated safety benefits will not
only save lives, but by reducing the risk of collision among people
walking, bicycling, and travelling to transit, will create a feedback
loop encouraging additional transit and active transportation
trips.7
To better understand the impacts of the proposed network,
Collier County will conduct a continuous, one-year analysis
of the collision reduction impacts of the roadway and inter-
section treatments. Automated video data collection will be
used to identify collisions that would otherwise go unreported,
near-misses, and other interactions between different modes
of transportation. Partnering with data collection providers will
help companies feed their machine-learning algorithms with
rural network data to improve data collection abilities in often
unstudied contexts in the United States. Use of the technology
will also will help Collier County assess the effectiveness of
the investment in the proposed network. For more information
on this approach, see the Innovation section under Secondary
Selection Criteria.
7 McDonald, N.C., Steiner, R.L., Lee, C., Smith, T. R., Zhu, X., Yang, Y. In Press. Impact of the Safe
Routes to School Program on Walking and Bicycling. Journal of the American Planning Association.
doi: 10.1080/01944363.2014.956654. https://planning.unc.edu/people/faculty/noreenmcdonald/
McDonald_etal_JAPA_SRTSEvaluation.pdf
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including charts, graphs and links to video
snippets for each of the tracked actions for
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Trend analysis: Monitor specific trouble
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including day-to-day comparisons, day-of-
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A study by Smart Growth America of recently completed
Complete Streets projects found that employment levels rose
after Complete Streets projects—in some cases, significantly.
Studies conducted in urban and rural areas of New York, Vermont,
Tennessee, Missouri, Washington, Michigan, and North Carolina
all showed strong job growth or increased spending at local
businesses following the construction of a Complete Street
project.13
According to the American Community Survey, 38% of
Immokalee residents who are employed work in Natural Resource
industries which includes the farming and produce industry. The
ICS project will coordinate with already established non- profit
agencies in the area, such as the Southwest Florida Rural Promise
Zone, to connect residents with employers and employment
training facilities. This project will also assist employees as they
commute to the Career Source resource center in Immokalee
which specializes in job placement. The Career Source center
also provides training and workshops to learn skills necessary to
improve job searches and get assistance with completing employ-
ment applications. The goal of the centers are to create employer
geared training to assist those who attend earn higher wages.
The US Department of Labor Working Paper #262 indicates that
training received is positively related to wage growth. Therefore
more access to these facilities which provide training in addi-
tion to job fairs and recruitment information will create long
term employment growth.
13 The Economic Benefits of Complete Streets. http://vibrantneo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/
VibrantNEO_EconomicBenefitsofCompleteStreets.pdf
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Economic Competitiveness
Economic Profile
The Center for Neighborhood Technology gives the area
a Job Access Score of 1.0 out of a maximum of 10.0.8 This is a
very low access to jobs score and can be improved with creating
more access to transit and safe walkable streets. The Immokalee
Community Redevelopment Agency recognized this need and
identified Complete Street components as a crucial strategy for
economic redevelopment.9
The proposed Complete Street network and transit center
will improve multi-modal access to over 7,000 existing jobs,10
eight schools, and five medical facilities, helping to expand
economic opportunity to the residents of Immokalee. A study
from Portland State University suggests that access to transit is a
significant factor in determining labor force participation and
therefore a factor in escaping poverty.11 And in a 2006 study of
employers outside of Pittsburgh, PA, 30 percent responded that
transportation was the number one barrier to hiring and retaining
qualified workers.12
8 Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2017,
https://htaindex.cnt.org/
9 Immokalee residents taking sidewalk issue personally, March 18, 2016, NBC News, http://www.
nbc-2.com/story/31513856/immokalee-residents-taking-sidewalk-issue-personally
10 Employee work location (2015), Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, US Census Bureau.
http://onethemap.ces.census.gov
11 Sanchez, T. The Connection between Public Transit and Employment. Portland State University.
1998. http://reconnectingamerica.org/assets/Uploads/Public-Transit-Employment.pdf
12 Airport Corridor Transportation Association (ACTA). Study of Improved Shared Ride
Transportation Services to the Robinson-North Fayette Employment Center. 2006. http://acta-pgh.
org
12%
Production, transportation, and
material moving occupations
12%
Management, business, science,
and arts occupations
24%
Service occupations
38%
Natural resources, construction,
and maintenance occupations
14%
Sales and office
occupations
EMPLOYMENT
IN
IMMOKALEE
Source: 2011-2015 ACS 5-Year Estimate
The ICS Project will provide access
to schools and training facilities
which will create opportunities
otherwise unavailable to those
employed in the natural resource
industry. This will result in a shift
from lower paying jobs to higher
paying employment sectors
such as management, sales, and
technology.
Projected Job
Sector Impact
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Cost Savings
According to the Benefit Cost Analysis, the proposed
Complete Street network will help households save $26,666,000
in transportation costs and $2,000,000 in traffic congestion
and commuting cost savings over the 20-year analysis period.
At an individual level, transportation cost savings will directly
benefit Immokalee residents by allowing them to redirect house-
hold income to other priorities.
REDUCED HOUSEHOLD TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
CONGESTION COSTS RESULTING FROM THE ICS
Reduced Household $26.6 million
Transportation Cost
Reduced Traffic $2.0 million
Congestion Costs
Indirect benefits of transportation cost savings include the
downstream benefits of investment in the community and the
virtuous cycle of redevelopment begetting redevelopment. Also,
since the project does not require large, outsourced construction
supplies or specialized labor, most of the construction spending
can take place within the region and will help support 211
direct job-years (see Table 2, below).
Table 2: Estimated job creation benefits of the proposed project
Year Quarter Stage Jobs Created
2018 Q3 Design-Build Criteria 3
Q4 Design-Build Criteria 3
2019 Q1 Design-Build Criteria 3
Q2 Bid-Award 3
Q3 Design 3
Q4 Design & Construction 6
2020 Q1 Construction 20
Q2 Construction 30
Q3 Construction 40
Q4 Construction 40
2021 Q1 Construction 40
Q2 Construction 30
Q3 Construction 20
Total Jobs Created 211
Direct and Indirect Jobs 135
Induced Jobs 76
This project will provide residents with additional employ-
ment opportunities which will decrease the community’s depen-
dency on the natural resource industry. The areas dependency
on agriculture causes seasonal employment fluctuation, as well
as employment fluctuations related to weather and natural disas-
ters. According to the Immokalee Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) the population of Immokalee nearly doubles during
the winter months due to the agricultural industry. This increase
occurs when the harvest season is at its peak.
Hurricane Irma destroyed a large percentage of crops in
southwest Florida, and its cost is particularly apparent in
Immokalee. The hurricane ravaged Immokalee farms right
before harvest, leaving hundreds of farm workers unem-
ployed. Since half of Immokalee’s labor force is within
the agriculture industry, the impacts of Hurricane Irma are
expected to have a large ripple effect.
The Immokalee community will see the benefit of new busi-
nesses and new jobs created to support them. It will also see the
increase in employment at existing businesses in the community
such as the Seminole Immokalee Casino and Hotel, Arthrex, and
Lake Trafford Marina because of the infrastructure improvements
as suggested by Smart Growth America, as the streets are more
desirable for businesses. This project will not only help bring
people to work, it will bring them to places where they can learn
to work better. Immokalee already has a sense of community; this
project will help others recognize it as great place to work and
raise a family.
New sidewalks and bikeways will create safer routes to
schools, services, and other daily destinations.
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According to discussions with members of the Immokalee Chamber of Commerce, the opportunity for stable employment contributes
to residents and the community as a whole’s quality of life. Employment in the rural community of Immokalee that is dependent on the
agricultural harvest will benefit by all jobs created in the area. The potential ripple effects of direct and indirect construction employment
will help many sectors of employment including food service, retail, automotive, health services and education.
The Immokalee Complete Streets Project is a transformative endeavor which will not only change the lives of those within Immokalee
but will have a ripple effect throughout Collier County as well as the rest of the country. These much needed infrastructure improvements
will provide the Immokalee Community the ability to live, work and play in “high quality of life” multi-modal neighborhoods. Multi-modal
infrastructure significantly improves long-term efficiency in the movement of people and goods, and makes the region more attractive for
existing and potential residents and employers.
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to improve the biodiversity of the area with native plantings that
provide shade for people, shelter for animals, and a food source
for bugs and birds.
Air Pollution Reduction: When infrastructure is provided for
walking, bicycling, and public transit, more trips can be safely
made using these modes, rather than driving, which results in an
overall reduction in air pollution. The ICS will reduce vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) by over 41 million miles. This VMT savings will
result in significant emissions benefits by preventing the emis-
sion of over 37,666,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and other
noxious emissions, for a total value of $1,034,000 over the life
of the project, in addition to a reduction in vehicle operating costs
and of highway maintenance costs.
EMISSIONS BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THE ICS
Pounds of Reduced 38 million
Emissions
Value of Reduced $1 million
Emissions
The mode split data used to estimate reduction of VMT was
also used to calculate the number of people who would shift
modes from private auto to walk/bike/transit once the improve-
ments are completed. The valuation of increased walking
is estimated to be $586 per person per year as reported by
NCHRP Report 552.16
16 Relationship of Body Mass Index and Physical Activity to Health Care Costs Among Employees;
Guidelines for Analysis of investments in Bicycle Facilities (NCHRP Report 552, Transportation
Research Board, 2006)
Environmental Sustainability
The abundant agricultural land around Immokalee, which is
the cornerstone of the local economy, is highly sensitive to the
negative environmental impacts of transportation systems,
most notably air pollution from vehicular emissions, water pollu-
tion, and hydrologic impacts. In addition to negative impacts on
water and air, the local environment and economic sustainability
are affected by dependence on foreign energy sources, and the
heat island effects of paved transportation facilities.
Reduced Water Pollution: The project’s resulting reduction
in vehicular trips will also result in decreased carbon emis-
sions and other noxious chemicals. Fewer car trips also means
less wear and tear on vehicles, and thus a reduced risk of leaking
fluids entering the water table. Estimates for the total cost of
water pollution from roads and vehicles is 1.4¢ per automobile
mile. So for every vehicle-mile that is converted to a bicycle or
pedestrian trip, there is a cost saving of 1.4¢ or $576,000 for
the life of the project.14
Minimized Flooding and Hydrologic Impacts: For this project,
stormwater management is achieved through the use of swales
alongside the proposed multimodal facilities. This will help offset
changes to the hydrologic landscape by capturing and filtering
runoff and will help control flooding. A 2015 study of the effects
of green infrastructure on stormwater management showed
that $163,901 to $481,626 could be saved annually from the
installation of green infrastructure in the watershed around
Immokalee.15 The green infrastructure will provide an opportunity
14 Victoria Transport Policy Institute. (2016). Transportation Cost and Benefit Analysis II – Water
Pollution. Available at http://www.vtpi.org/tca/
15 U.S. EPA. (2015). Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater
Management. Available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/flood-
avoidance-green-infrastructure-12-14-2015.pdf
Implementation of the ICS will reduce the negative
impacts of air pollution and heat island effects.
Stormwater improvements associated with the project will
help address flooding issues throughout the project area.
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The quality of life of Immokalee residents who ride public
transit will also be improved through the provision of new transit
shelters and improved connectivity to transit stops. A study
has shown that when a bus stop offers no amenities, people’s
perception of their wait time is twice as long or longer than the
actual wait time.18
Health Benefits for Residents and Agricultural
Workers
The residents of Immokalee suffer from disproportionately
high rates of disease and which are health complications related
to their employment in the agricultural industry.19 The provision of
Complete Streets and safer pedestrian facilities in Immokalee
can help improve the health of residents and workers by
removing the safety risks associated with having to walk along
streets with no sidewalks. In addition, this project will improve
safe access to health care facilities in the area. Complete streets
can help reduce traffic-related deaths,20 which are the leading
cause of unintentional injury deaths, and the fourth leading
cause of death in Collier County.
Research from Florida State University has shown that 20%
of Immokalee’s 8,000 children are overweight and another 27%
are obese. These concerns are of great significance to Immokalee
leaders. The opportunity to interact with nature and neighbors, to
de-stress, exercise, and socialize are all supported through the
provision of improved pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Social
18 Yingling, F., Guthrie, A., and Levinson, D. (2016). Perception of Waiting Time at Transit Stops and
Stations.” Available at https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1_Fan-et-al-Perception-of-
Waiting-Time-at-Transit-Stops-and-Stations_2015.pdf
19 Cano, Mary. (2014). “Immokalee Farm Workers and their Social Crisis in Education and Health.”
University of Miami Scholarly Repository. Available at http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/view-
content.cgi?article=1527&context=oa_theses
20 Complete Streets IMprove Safety. Available at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/app/
legacy/documents/cs/factsheets/cs-safety.pdf
Reduced Heat Island Effect: On average, Immokalee Florida
has 266 sunny days per year. The average high is 92 and the
low is 51. The humid period lasts from April to November each
year and has a muggy and oppressive feel for at least 40% of
the entire day. The summer months are considered the most
humid and the conditions are 100% humidity. Immokalee gets an
average of 54 inches of rain per year, mostly during the summer
months. This excessive heat and humidity have a dramatic effect
on surface temperatures and negatively impact walking and
outdoor activities. This project will help mitigate the potential for
heat island impacts by planting shade trees and vegetation along
the pedestrian infrastructure. The proposed street plantings
will quite literally grow the economic benefit of the project
as the plants mature. The valuation of this benefit will be
evidenced in home sales prices and will generate reinvest-
ment in the community.
Quality of Life
Improved Connectivity and Access to Jobs and
Services
The proposed Complete Street network and transit center
will improve multi-modal access to over 7,000 existing jobs,17
eight schools, and five medical facilities, helping to expand
economic opportunity to the residents of Immokalee. Each year,
during the growing and harvesting season from October through
spring, the population of Immokalee balloons with temporary
farmworkers who cannot drive and/or afford cars. The money
saved on transportation can be used for other needs, including
education, health care, and other savings, thus creating a virtuous
cycle of benefits resulting in an improved overall quality of life.
17 Employee work location (2015), Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, US Census Bureau.
http://onethemap.ces.census.gov
The ICS will improve access to jobs and services in
Immokalee.
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benefits of increased active transport include increased
community involvement, improved image of one’s commu-
nity, increased sense of social integration, and decreased
isolation and loneliness. Health benefits include lower stress,
decreased body mass index (BMI), faster hospital recoveries,
and improved mental health, all of which lower costs for public
and private health care and community services.21
The ICS will provide area residents and visitors with an oppor-
tunity to increase their physical activity levels by walking or bicy-
cling for exercise, and for transportation to parks, employment,
shopping, health services, and schools. The value of healthcare
cost savings resulting from the ICS project is over $11,000,000.
HEALTHCARE COST SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE ICS
Reduced Healthcare Costs $11 million
For Newly Active People
Accessibility and Aging-in-Place for Seniors and
Disabled Population
Complete streets will also improve the quality of life and
health of aging and disabled residents by improving the safety
of pedestrian travel through the provision of ADA facilities and
features. Almost 15 percent of the population of Immokalee
is over 65 or disabled. While the percentage of persons 65
years or older and percentage of disabled persons is lower in
Immokalee than in Collier County generally, the percentage of
residents who are over 65 with a disability is almost double in
Immokalee versus the County (44 percent for Immokalee vs. 22
21 “Designed to Move: Active Cities.” (2015). Available at http://designedtomove.org/resources
percent for Collier County). ADA compliance, when integrated into
the overall design of a Complete Streets network, allows easier
access to local businesses and services for those with mobility
issues, making trips easier and more enjoyable. ADA facilities not
only help older adults and those in wheelchairs, but also families
with young children in strollers, older children learning to ride a
bike, and those experiencing temporary mobility issues related
to injury or disease. 10% of Immoakalee’s population is under 5
years old and almost 20% is under 9 years old. This is almost
double the state of Florida’s population for the same age group.
Improving the overall pedestrian, bicycle, and transit acces-
sibility will also make Immokalee more of a Naturally Occurring
Retirement Community, which will allow many of its older
resident to age in place. Currently, the closest assisted living
facilities are nearly 20 miles away in neighboring cities and cost
between $600 and $5,000 per month. By creating a pedestrian
network that allows seniors to access local services and ameni-
ties via walking, residents will be able to age in place and save
on the costs of assisted living and the burden of moving to a new
community. The valuation of this benefit was estimated to be
$37,896 per year based on the BCA.22 This will also decrease
the costs associated with the relatives traveling to visit the indi-
vidual in the facility.
Table 3: Percentage of Over 65 and Disabled Population (Source:
American Community Survey, 2015)
Collier County Immokalee
Total Population 339,234 24,879
Total Disabled 39,156
(12%)
2,217
(9%)
Total 65+97,295
(29%)
1,393
(6%)
65+ with Disability 23,744
(24%)
616
(44%)
Total Disabled and 65+ 112,707
(33%)
2,994
(12%)
22 See “Calculating the Benefit of Increased Community Health and Resiliency” in BCA.Seniors in the project area will benefit from safer walking
and biking conditions.
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Secondary Selection Criteria
Innovation
Safety Innovations: Innovative Complete Street Designs and
Automated Safety Detection/Evalutation
The ICS project includes innovative safety approaches
which incorporate innovative design solutions for small town
and rural Complete Streets and use technology to improve
the detection, mitigation, and documentation of safety risks.
These innovative safety proposals will provide and document
safety benefits, the results of which will be applicable to other
rural and urban communities in Florida and around the country.
“While only 19 percent of the [U.S.] population lives in rural areas,
58 percent of all fatal crashes and 60 percent of traffic fatalities
were recorded in rural regions.” (www.ruraldesignguide.com)
Drawing on concepts in Federal Highway Administration’s
(FHWA) Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks guide, the
ICS project will consider Complete Street solutions for rural and
small towns including Bicycle Boulevards, Advisory Shoulders,
and Traffic Calming/Speed Management techniques for small
town local streets. “Advisory shoulders are a new treatment
type in the United States and no performance data has yet been
collected to compare to a substantial body of international experi-
ence. In order to install advisory shoulders, an approved Request
to Experiment [RTE] is required.” (FHWA, STAR Guide page 2-17).
As such, application of these treatments in Immokalee would
provide an opportunity to measure and test Advisory Shoulders
and other treatments for use in Florida and to contribute to the
national research on their effectiveness for crash reduction.
FHWA’S “SMALL TOWN AND RURAL MULTIMODAL
NETWORKS…IS A RESOURCE AND IDEA BOOK INTENDED
TO HELP SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
SUPPORT SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, COMFORTABLE, AND
ACTIVE TRAVEL FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES. IT PROVIDES A BRIDGE BETWEEN EXISTING
GUIDANCE ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN DESIGN AND
RURAL PRACTICE, [AND] ENCOURAGES INNOVATION
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE AND APPEALING
NETWORKS FOR BICYCLING AND WALKING IN SMALL
TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS.”
WWW.FHWA.DOT.GOV/ENVIRONMENT/BICYCLE_PEDESTRIAN/
PUBLICATIONS/SMALL_TOWNS/FHWAHEP17024_LG.PDF
Advisory shoulder
plan view
Bike boulevard plan view
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State of Good Repair Innovation: Asset Management
Database
The project will use innovative technology and practices in
asset management, and long-term operations and maintenance
to enhance the operational performance of the Collier County
transportation system. Collier County documents its transporta-
tion facilities in an asset management database that is used
to record assets, budget and schedule facility maintenance and
track life cycle costs for current and future County projects.
Funding Innovation: Innovative Funding Sources and Rural
Enterprise Zone
The ICS Project is being funded by Collier County, whose
source of funds (ad valorem, roadway impact fees, and
utility funds) provides innovative methods funding sources.
The community of Immokalee is also located within a Collier
County designated Rural Enterprise Zone and one of only 22
nationwide Promise Zones, which is a specific geographic area
targeted for economic revitalizing. Enterprise Zones encourage
economic growth and investment in distressed areas by offering
tax advantages and incentives to businesses locating within
the zone boundaries.
Collier County’s approach to safety balances the traditional
improvements that result from these Roadway Safety Audits
with new technologies. The ICS project proposes an innova-
tive approach to transportation safety detection, mitigation,
and documentation of safety risks. The project will implement
a pilot study to automatically capture, evaluate and report
safety-related issues after project implementation. Technology
will be used to capture bicyclist/pedestrian interactions with
motor vehicles, such as collisions, near-miss collisions, passing
distance/proximity of modes to one another, speeds, and viola-
tion patterns (vehicles leaving the roadway).
Deployment of this technology will allow Collier County and
its partners to test, measure, and monitor safety performance
of different street designs and intersections in rural and
small town context. Data and conclusions from the evaluations
and observations will be shared with FDOT and other state and
national transportation and safety research initiatives. The effort
will support improvements to machine-learning algorithms with
rural network data to improve its data collection abilities in
often unstudied contexts in the United States.
The ICS will allow Collier County to address critical infrastructure needs in Immokalee while also testing innovative strategies
for Complete Streets, data collection, performance monitoring, and asset management.
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Partnerships
The ICS project demonstrates strong collaboration among
a broad range of stakeholders including tribal, state, local,
regional, public and private partners. This is the product of robust,
inclusive long-term planning processes (see Table 4, below).
These projects are supported, planned, and funded through a
collaborative effort by local, county, and state government agen-
cies as well as a strong community redevelopment agency that
represents the diverse interests of the community.23 The project
is supported, financially or otherwise, by other stakeholders that
are working together to improve transportation, economic devel-
opment, and public health in Immokalee.
Collier County and the Collier MPO have received letters of
support for the ICS project from a variety of legislators, agencies,
organizations and businesses (see Attachments).
23 Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency. “Sidewalks.” http://www.immokaleetoday.com/
sidewalks/
Table 4: Project Support, Planning, and Funding
Project Parties Type of Support
Collier County (applicant),
Transportation Planning &
Engineering Sections
20% Match funding; program management, design oversight, traffic operations, and main-
tenance; project right-of-way.
Florida DOT, District One NEPA expertise and review of improvements in FDOT right-of-way. Complete Streets and
Safety are major objectives of FDOT.
Seminole Tribe of Florida Project planning, support and outreach; Law enforcement and emergency services
support
The Immokalee Lighting and
Beautification Municipal Service
Taxing Unit (MSTU)
Project maintenance and repair of sidewalks and lighting and public right-of-way.
Immokalee Community
Redevelopment Agency
Project support and outreach; funding for redevelopment and economic development
projects that will complement TIGER-funded infrastructure.
Collier Area Transit Land for Transit Transfer Area; project planning, design oversight; maintenance of transit
facilities.
Collier MPO & MPO Pathways
Advisory Committee (Regional
Partner)
Project planning; Project approval for TIP and STIP; Transportation Management Area
(TMA) funding to complement and expand TIGER-funded projects
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners
understands their responsibility to the citizens of
Immokalee, as a Rural Enterprise Zone and a Promise
Zone, and has agreed to contribute a 20% grant match in
an effort to emphasize their commitment to this deserving
project.
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Technical Feasibility
The ICS is planned to utilize existing Collier County or FDOT
right-of-way and thus no acquisitions are needed. Collier County
and Collier MPO have experience implementing this type of
project. No aspects of the project are anticipated to cause any
engineering or constructability concerns. No legislative approvals
will be necessary for the project implementation, and all execu-
tion of project actions will be performed by the maintaining agen-
cies, requiring no additional approvals. Detailed cost estimates
have been completed for the project.
The design will conform to federal, state and local stan-
dards, as well as current ADA standards. During construction,
standard maintenance of traffic operations will enable all modes
of travel to traverse the construction area to their destination.
Residences and local businesses will have minimal and brief
delays. Conventional construction techniques will be used for
project erosion control along with best management practices.
Required Approvals
The entirety of the ICS project will be constructed within
existing agency right-of-way, with de minimus impact to environ-
mentally-sensitive lands or endangered species habitat. As such,
according to NEPA regulations, the project merits a Categorical
Exclusion (CE) status, which will be completed in the initial year
alongside project design, thus no delay associated with NEPA
is expected. No legislative approval is necessary and the main-
taining agencies are responsible for implementation. Collier
MPO has committed to add TIGER-funded projects into the
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) within one month of
notification that the project has been awarded.
Project Schedule
The project schedule begins at project award (anticipated
July 2018) and continues until the project is complete in 2021.
NEPA documentation for a Categorical Exclusion will proceed
concurrent with data collection and permitting. This will enable
construction to begin promptly, expedited by the fact that no
additional right-of-way will need to be acquired. The project
schedule is shown below.
Design-Build Criteria Package
Bid & Award
Design
NEPA Reevaluation
Construction
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018 2019 2020 2021
NOTICE OF TIGER AWARD
PROJECT COMPLETE
Local community outreach provides support to Hurricane
Irma victims and displaced families.
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Prior Public Engagement and
Planning
The Collier County Board of Commissioners, FDOT and
Collier MPO have participated in the bicycle and pedestrian plan-
ning process, endorsing ICS as an important stride for better
linking Immokalee within the community and beyond its bound-
aries. In addition to identifying project need and project elements
as part of the Collier MPO Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Study,
Collier MPO and Collier County worked with Immokalee partners
to complete the Immokalee Walkable Community Study. Collier
County and the Collier MPO are driving cooperation with commu-
nity agencies, neighboring governments, legislators, businesses,
and educational and health care institutions to accomplish the
objectives of the ICS and other community planning efforts.
Lastly, project implementation will include working with the
Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency which has estab-
lished a well-documented need for sidewalks.
Assessment of Project Risks
and Mitigation Strategies
Minimal risks are associated with this project. Table 5, below,
assesses the potential risks discussed in TIGER application guid-
ance. Additionally, Collier County has experience managing
awarded grants with a process that includes the following:
»Appointment of a Grant Coordinator responsible for all
tracking and reporting
»Evaluation team organized by the Grant Coordinator
»Reporting schedule that is in accordance with the require-
ments of the TIGER Grant
»Adherence to Office of Management and Budget Guidance
for accurately stating at each recording period the project
progress, work performed, funds spent, jobs created/
sustained, and anticipated work for next reporting period
»Award a design-build team prequalified with FDOT for Design
and Construction
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Table 5: Risk Assessment
Procurement
Delays
The size and scale of the work is well within
the range handled on a routine basis by Collier
County and FDOT. Anticipated procurement
is not considered unusual in any way for this
project. No delays are anticipated.
Environmental
Uncertainties
Project is within existing right-of-way, under
agency control, and no wetlands are impacted.
Project is a typical Categorical Exclusion and
will be documented to comply with NEPA.
Right-of-Way
Acquisition Costs
No acquisition will be needed.
Grant
Management
Issues
Collier County has a well-established proce-
dure and plan for managing grant funds,
designed to ensure good oversight and formal
documentation.
Utility Conflicts Utility conflicts often occur on projects like this
one that skirt the ROW edge. A proper utility
survey with utilities located near proposed
underground work will mitigate the risk from
these issues before they impact construction.
Avoidance is the preferred strategy to cost
effectively resolve utility conflicts.
Prior planning and public involvement has included
residents, community service providers, and the business
community.
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The 20-year benefit-cost analysis estimate for the ICS
reflects an estimated 53.2 percent internal rate of return (IRR) for
the project and a net present value of over $122 million, meaning
that the estimated benefit to Immokalee is more than nine (9)
times the initial investment.
This estimate is supported by extensive local demographic
data and expands greatly on the benefit-cost analysis method-
ology proposed by NCHRP Report 552: Guidelines for Analysis
of Investments in Bicycle Facilities. Capitalizing on research
published since the NCHRP Report 552 was released in 2006,
this project’s benefit-cost analysis considers different impact
areas for bicycling and walking activity, and evaluates the impact
of utilitarian and school trips in addition to Journey to Work trips.
The calculation also considers local travel patterns, trip distances,
and public health data to create a more complete picture of the
impacts of mode shift towards bicycling and walking that will
result from the TIGER-funded ICS. While the simpler NCHRP-
endorsed methodology includes sizeable recreational benefits
that often make up 90 percent of the calculated value of bicycle
projects, the ICS benefit-cost analysis has been careful to omit
recreational benefits from its calculation so that the project can
be evaluated solely on its merits as a transportation facility in
accordance with TIGER grant selection guidelines.
VI: BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS
The ICS will benefit current residents as well as the next generation of Immokalee citizens, with safer streets and better
access to jobs and services, as well as economic, health, and environmental benefits.
Benefit
Cost 9.2:1=
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VI: BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS
This is a summary of cumulative project benefits over the 20-year evaluation period. See appendix for the ICS Benefit-Cost Analysis
methodology and complete results.
Table 6: Benefit Cost Analysis Results Summary
Summary of Return on Investment
7% Discount Rate
Net Present Value $122,640,000
Internal Rate of Return 53.3%
Benefit Cost Ratio 9.2:1
Benefits
Safety
Collision Cost Savings $281,938,000
State of Good Repair
Bike Trips 14,836,411
Walk Trips 85,163,000
Vehicle Trips Reduced 51,557,253
Vehicle-miles Traveled Reduced 41,185,000
Roadway Maintenance Cost Savings $4,640,000
Economic Competitiveness
Household Transportation Cost Savings $26,666,000
Traffic Congestion Cost Savings $1,833,000
Total Jobs Created 211
Environmental Sustainability
Pounds of Carbon Dioxide and Other Noxious Emissions Reduced 38,000,000
Total Emissions Reduced $1,034,000
Quality of Life
Health Care Cost Savings for Newly Active Persons $11,000,000
Costs
Undiscounted Costs
Capital Costs $16,416,000
Maintenance Costs $4,024,000
Total Costs $20,440,000
7% Discount Rate
Total Costs $15,046,000
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VII: COST SHARE
Collier County has steadily been implementing the Complete
Street improvements in Immokalee, but the needs are greater
than a rapidly growing county can fund in a timely manner.
Activities to Maximize the Non-Federal
Share of the Project Funding
Although this project is in a rural area and does not require
a local funding share, these improvements are so important that
Collier County is committing to a 20 percent funding match.
Fiscal Constraints that Affect the
Applicant’s Ability to Use Non-Federal
Contributions
There are no fiscal constraints that affect Collier County’s
ability to use non-federal contributions. Collier County’s contribu-
tion will be appropriated from the County’s general fund.
Plan to Address the Full Life-Cycle Costs
Associated with the Project
All of the maintaining agencies, including Collier County and
CAT, have allocated funds to cover the maintenance costs associ-
ated with this project.
Financial Feasibility
Although this project is in a rural area and does not require
a local funding share, these improvements are so important that
Collier County is committing to a 20 percent funding match.
The remaining 80 percent of the funding will be met by the
USDOT 2017 TIGER grant requested. Once the funding needs are
met, Collier County will immediately begin the design and permit-
ting and construction to ensure the project can begin serving the
people of Immokalee as soon as possible.
The project cost estimates will be updated at each plan
submittal (30%, 60%, 90% and 100%) during the final design
process to ensure the construction budget is in line with the
project funding. Collier County understands it will be respon-
sible for all cost overruns.
As a Rural Enterprise Zone and a Promise Zone, it is Collier County, the State of Florida and the United States’ responsibility to
assist the residents of Immokalee in their quest for a better way of life. To provide the children of Immokalee a safe place to walk,
play and thrive; the workers of Immokalee the opportunity to advance their careers and the employment centers a reason to invest
in the community of Immokalee.
The Immokalee Complete Streets Project will provide the catalyst for transforming Immokalee’s future.
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