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INTRODUCTION...................................... ..................... ............... ..... ...............................
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2. STUDY OBJECTIVES ........................................................................ .............................. w
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METHODOLOGY .............................................................................. ..............................
4. GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ........................... ................ 9 v
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TRAFFIC OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS .......................... ............................... t
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Volume Charxcteristics..._ ...... .. ........................................ ........................................... rn
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Speed Characteristics .................................................................... ...............................
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5. 3 Travel Time Characteristics... ............... ................... ......... ....................... ...........14 3
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HI STORY ............................................... ............................... x
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7. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSES ........ ............................... w
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ALTERNATIVE IMPROVEMENTSTRATEGIES ...................... ............................. m
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8. 1 Alternative 1 — Install Signs Directing " Through Traffic" to SR 188 and SR 189 18 A
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8.2 Alternative 2 — Install Radar Speed Feedback Sign on Country Club Avenue...... 19
8.3 Alternative 3 — Install Chicanes on Country Club Avenue ...... ................................20 r
8. 4 Alternative 4 —Install Speed Tables on Country Club Avenue ............................... 21 c3
8. 5 Alternative 5 — Split Country Club Avenue at Rue De Le Roi Street ................ 22
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..... .. ............. ... ................. ................. F
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REFERENCES............................................................................................. ...............................
APPENDIX A — Characteristics of Streets Intersecting Country Club Avenue ................26 m
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APPENDIX B -- Level of Service ( LOS) Analysis ................................... ...............................
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APPENDIXC — Crash Data ..................................................................... ...............................
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Summary of Key Geometric Features ........................................ ...............................12
Table 2. Traffic Volume Summary ( Ref. 2) .............................................. ............................... 12
Table 3, Speed Distribution on Country Club Avenue ( Ref. 3) .............. ............................... 14
Table 4. Average Peak Your Travel Times on Potential Cut Through Streets ................... 15
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Table 5. Summary of Improvement Alternatives Considered ................ ...............................
Table B -1. Level of Service Analysis —Country Club Avenue ............... ...............................34
Table B -2. Level of Service Analysis— Mooney Road ............................. ............................... 35
fable C. I. Date of Occurrence of the Crashes ........................................ ............................... 37
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Table C -2. Crashes Categorized by Injury Type .................................... ...............................
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Table C -3. Crashes Categorized by Collision Type ................................ ...............................
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Vicinity Characteristics of Kenwood Neighborhood ( Source: Google Maps) ........ 8
Figure 2. Typical Country Club Avenue Cross Section .......................... ............................... 10
Figure 3. Typical Cross Section on Mooney Road ................................... ...............................11
Figure 4. Traffic Split Between Country Club Avenue and Mooney Road .......................... 13
Figure 5. Topology of Crashes Occurring in Kenwood Neighborhood . ...............................16
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Figure 6. Recommended State Route Signs on Mooney Road ............... ............................_
Figure 7. Radar Speed Feedback Sign ...................................................... ............................... 19
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Figure S. Chicane Installation on Country Club Avenue ........................ ...............................
Figure 9. A Speed Table on Country Club Avenue ................................. ............................... 21
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Figure 10. Cul- de-sac at Rue De Le Roi Street ........................................ ...............................
Figure A -1. Intersection of Country Club Avenue and Mooney Road NE .......................... 27
Figure A -2. Intersection of Country Club Avenue and Rue De Le Roi Street .....................28
Figure A -3. Intersection of Country Club Avenue and Wedgewood Lane .......................... 29
Figure A -4. Intersection of Country Club Avenue and Club Place ....... ............................... 30
Figure A -5. Intersection of Country Club Avenue and Eagle Street ..... ...............................31
Figure A -6. Intersection of Country Club Avenue SE and Mooney Road facing east........ 32
Figure D -1. Turning Radius at the Mooney Road /Country Club Avenue intersection...... 42
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1. INTRODUCTION
Fort Walton Beach is a coastal city located in Okaloosa County, northwest Florida. In
2010, the US Census Bureau estimated the city to have a population of approximately 20,000
people. The city is home to Eglin Air Force Base, which is the world` s largest US Department of
Defense installation, spanning 724 square miles with a $ 7 billion annual impact to the local
economy. The city boasts of traditional neighborhoods located along the shorelines and bayous
of the Gulf of Mexico, one of which is Kenwood neighborhood. Figure I shows the vicinity
characteristics of part of the Kenwood neighborhood.