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Considerations in Assessing the TOD Potential of Intermodal Center Sites
Factors Affecting TOD Potential |
Highly Supportive |
Somewhat Supportive |
Not Supportive |
Pedestrian Environment |
Area has sidewalks throughout, pedestrian amenities, and development along the streetscape edge |
Area has sidewalks throughout and moderate setbacks with limited parking |
Area has no sidewalks or limited sidewalks; development has large setbacks with large parking lots |
Current and Planned Transit Services |
The site is served by several existing bus/rail routes and planned short-term rail or bus rapid transit |
The site is served by several existing bus/rail routes and planned long-term rail or bus rapid transit |
The site is served by only a few existing bus routes |
Mix of Land Uses |
The site includes a mix of housing, retail commercial, and employment uses |
The site includes a mix of housing and retail commercial |
The site is predominately a single land use type |
Existing Population Densities |
Zone(s) of population in the area already meet or exceed 18.5 persons per acre typical for TOD |
Zone(s) of population in the area are between 9.5 and 18.5 persons per acre approaching typical levels for TOD |
Zone(s) of population in the area are less than 9.5 persons per acre, substantially less than is typical for TOD |
Existing Employment Densities |
Zone(s) of employment in the area already meet or exceed 25 employees per acre typical for TOD |
Zone(s) of employment in the area are between 12.5 and 25 employees per acre approaching typical levels for TOD |
Zone(s) of employment in the area are less than 12.5 employees per acre, substantially less than is typical for TOD |
Available or Underutilized Properties for Development |
The area has visible vacant properties or buildings |
The area has visible commercial developments that are partially vacant or have underutilized parking |
The area has few or no visible vacant, partially vacant, or underutilized properties |
Recent Development Activity |
The area has visible multiamily residential, office, or street edge commercial development that is under construction or has recently been constructed |
The area has visible development that is under construction or has been recently constructed |
The area has no visible development that is under construction or has been recently constructed |
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)Site Area Description
This area is centered on a regional shopping mall and adjacent retail commercial development near the Homestead Extension of the Florida Turnpike interchange with US 1. The area includes strip commercial type development along US 1 and some office development along SW 211 th Street, south of the mall site. Commercial development generally includes large building setbacks and large surface parking lots, with sidewalks provided along the roadways surrounding the mall and in nearby residential areas. The area is a transfer point for bus routes 1, 35, 52, 70, Busway Local, Busway Max, and the West Dade Connection, and is served by the South Dade Busway. An extension of the busway goes from SW 112 Avenue to SW 344 Street. The construction of the extension is ongoing and is scheduled to be complete in 2006. The northern section of the extension may open in 2005. Residential development predominates in areas west of US 1 and east of the Florida Turnpike. Here, household density exceeds 14 per acre. The mall site includes employment densities in the 12.5 to 24.9 employees per acre range, which is approaching (but less than) the level typically needed to support transit oriented development. Several vacant properties are advertised for sale along the southern edge of the mall site, and a condominium complex in under construction in the area immediately to the northwest of the current busway terminus.
Potential of Existing Cutler Ridge (now Southland) Mall Area to Support Transit-Oriented Development
Factors Affecting Transit-Oriented Development |
Rating for Intermodal Site |
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Pedestrian Environment |
Not Supportive |
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Current and Planned Transit Services |
Highly Supportive |
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Mix of Land Uses |
Highly Supportive |
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Household Densities |
Highly Supportive |
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Employment Densities |
Not Supportive |
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Available or Underutilized Properties for Development |
Highly Supportive |
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Ongoing Development Activity |
Highly Supportive |
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