Strategic Priority: Mobility and Transportation

Strategic Focus Areas:  

  • Quality of Life | Our lifestyle is sustained by the preservation of our community’s beauty through its built and natural environment; management of traffic, parking, and mobility impacts; enjoyment of cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities; exceptions for respectful community conduct; and a safe and secure community.
  • On-island Mobility | Control, regulate, and stabilize on-island mobility, including traffic, parking, and pedestrian-friendly routing.

Strategic Objectives: 

  • Coordinate community-wide traffic mitigation efforts.
  • Enhance the safety of all modes of traffic to reduce accidents in roadways and waterways through traffic law enforcement and increased public education opportunities.
    • Issue traffic-related communication from a centralized platform to multiple platforms for up-to-date information. 
    • Increase geo-location communication subscriptions. 
    • Reduce the impact of emergency responses on traffic and increase safety. 
      • Install the HAAS Alert system on Fire Rescue units to alert motorists of nearby emergency vehicles, improving road safety. 
        • Evaluate the effectiveness of the trial system on new apparatus.
      • Utilize the Town alerting system to inform residents and businesses of road closures and detours due to fire and EMS incidents. 
        • Reinforce training for incident commanders to notify dispatch of any extended-duration incidents.
      • Adjust the company-level fire inspection, hydrant testing, and Knox Box inspection schedules to reduce traffic impact.
    • Provide all necessary regulatory traffic control signage, pavement markings, and roadway maintenance. 
    • Operate and maintain traffic signals, including preventative maintenance. 
    • Increase site inspections to ensure compliance with permitted use and parking within the right-of-way. 
  • Address construction site violations to reduce parking, traffic, noise complaints, and related community concerns through better regulations and improved enforcement.
  • Implement alternatives to reduce traffic and parking congestion.
    • Coordinate a community and staff driven mitigation plan.
  • Implement emerging methods and technologies to enhance pedestrian safety.
    • Remedy Marina parking gate miscues. 
    • Install new CradlePoint modems to enhance connectivity for emergency vehicles and improve communications for public safety and traffic management operations.
    • Develop and update GIS map layers for traffic signals and related equipment, including the traffic asset network, parking initiatives, and Lake Trail, to enhance identification and maintenance tracking.
    • Plan and implement GIS asset layer for sidewalk and bike rack assets. 
    • Install 10G fiber internet to link with Palm Beach County for traffic management systems.
  • Review existing parking inventory to identify opportunities and shortcomings to develop a comprehensive parking management plan.
    • Implement the six-point mobility plan.
      • Explore the expansion of the placard program based on data.
      • Explore valet parking plans to identify the oversaturation of spots. 
  • Create a resident-focused parking management plan. 
    • Deploy parking solution provider.
      • Implement a new marina parking system to replace HUB parking.
      • Bid traffic signs.
      • Install new parking signs for Residential Parking Permit (RPP) and ParkMobile paid parking programs. 
      • Implement the parking placard program electronically. 
      • Expand paid parking program to Royal Poinciana.
  • Enhance traffic flow to meet service levels outlined in the comprehensive plan, and implement traffic mitigation measures for roadways that do not comply with Town standards. 
    • Mitigate for traffic impacts on South Lake Drive. 
      • Develop and implement a Marina parking enforcement plan with integrated electronic vendor communication. 
      • Place service vehicles within marina lots when possible. 
      • Issue citations for oversized vehicles in unauthorized areas and without proper credentials. 
  • Identify strategies and solutions for truck traffic using the 2021 Truck Logistics Study by Kimley Horn. 
  • Enforce all parking ordinances and regulations in the Town of Palm Beach to ensure adequate turnover.
  • Assist with school crossing.
  • Enforce traffic laws. 
  • Explore traffic impacts of school zones including Palm Beach Public School Cocoanut crossing and Palm Beach Day Academy staggered drop-off.
  • Implement actions based on the findings from the parking study.
  • Implement Emergency Operations Plans and proactive measures to ensure effective resource allocation for adequate traffic flow during rush hour and for emergency vehicles.
    • Adjusted bridge opening schedules during peak travel times for all three bridges. 
  • Form productive partnerships with local, state, and federal stakeholders to proactively review and address regional transportation challenges, including technology-driven traffic coordination across organizations.
  • Improve safety and walkability and maximize on-island vehicle flow. 
    • Identify crosswalks within the Town-wide Underground Utilities construction phases and within signalized intersections that can be modified to include spare conduits for future use. 
    • Implement smart traffic signalization software and convert traffic study information into traffic corridor coordination plans.