Project Description:
GMB Planners and Engineers, Inc. (GMB) was awarded the Continuing Professional Planning Services Contract from the City of Daytona Beach, Florida. The project task responsibilities included:

• Data Collection, Analysis, Preparation and Presentation of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Comprehensive Plan Amendment Draft
  
• Submittal of EAR Based Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Traffic/Transit Elements
  
• Area-Wide Traffic Study
  
• Presentation and evaluation of seven Build-Out alternatives for US Routes 1 and 92
  
• Data collection, demand forecasting, and alternatives analysis for the Beach Street Area
  
• Traffic Signal Design for the intersection of Main Street and Wild Olive Avenue
  
• Fully Actuated Traffic Signal Design with Pedestrian Signals for Beach Street and Live Oak Avenue
  
• Developed a Proportionate Fair-Share Ordinance to satisfy concurrency requirements and mitigation responsibility for participation in a Transportation Improvement Plan

Additionally, GMB provided services on an Area-Wide study in the “Old Daytona” community, which included the following key aspects:

• Corridor analysis and recommendations
  
• Existing and future traffic volume development and operational assessment
  
• Alternative roadway analysis and recommendations
  
• Data collection and roadway characteristics inventory
  
• Innovative solutions: roadway alignments, access management, signal timing & roundabouts
  
• Cost development
  
• Florida Standard Urban Transportation Model Structure (FSUTMS) sub-area model validation
  
• Coordination within the City between multiple divisions