Systems Implementation Office

The Systems Management Section of the Florida Department of Transportation Systems Implementation Office is responsible for the development and maintenance of rules, standards, and procedures; for providing technical guidance, training, and technical assistance; and for providing quality assurance in the following statewide transportation program areas.

Access Management

• Access Management Guidebook 2019
• One Stop Permitting
• Access management: Answers to your business questions
• Access Management: Rules and Forms (Rules 14-96, 14-97 and Florida Statute 335.18)

Interchange Access Request

• 2018 Interchange Access Request Users Guide
• Interchange Access Request Flow Chart
• Methodology Letter of Understanding (MLOU) Template
• Quality Control Certification Template
• 2020 FDOT Programmatic Agreement IAR 
• 2015 FDOT Programmatic Agreement IAR
• FHWA Interstate Access Policy-May2017
• FHWA - Interstate System Access Informational Guide

Quality/Level of Service

• 2020 Quality/Level of Service Handbook
• Generalized Service Volume Tables 
• 2012 LOSPLAN Software

Lane Elimination

• Phase 1 - FDOT's compilation of lane elimination examples and sample analysis processes
• Phase 2 - FDOT's internal guidance for implementing lane elimination projects on the State System

 Traffic Analysis 

• 2014 Traffic Analysis Handbook- A Reference for Planning and Operations
• 2019 Project Traffic Forecasting Handbook
• TURNS5 Turning Movement Analysis Tool Documentation (2014)
• TURNS5 Turning Movement Analysis Tool (2014)
• Florida Specific Traffic Data Inputs to the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG)
• Equivalent Single Axle Load Analysis Tool (Version 2)
• Traffic Trends Analysis Tool
• District 4's Turning Movement Tool (TM Tool)

Site Impact

• Transportation Site Impact Handbook 2019
• Site Impact Application Guide
• Community Capture
• Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service (LOS) for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis
• Evaluation of the Mobility Fee Concept
• Framework for Transit Oriented Development (PDF)
• Guide for Analysis of Corridor Management Policies and Practices
• ITE’s Transportation Impact Analyses for Site Development
• 2013 Kaku (PDF)
• 2013 Kaku Example (Excel)
• Model Regulation and Plan Amendments for Multimodal
• Multimodal Transportation District
• Multimodal Tradeoff (PDF)
• Multimodal Transportation Districts and Areawide Quality of Service Handbook, 2003
• NCHRP Report 365: Travel Estimation Techniques for Urban Planning
• NCHRP 684: Enhancing Internal Trip Capture Estimation for Mixed-Use Developments(Updated:10/18/18)
• NCHRP 684 Excel
• NCHRP Report 616
• Summary of Large Gas Stations with Convenience Stores
• Transportation Concurrency Best Practices Guide (PDF)
• Trip Internalization in Multi-Use Developments 
• Trip Generation 8th Edition
• Trip Generation 9th Edition vs. 8th Edition Analysis
• Trip Generation Characteristics of Discount/Home Improvement Superstores, Major Distribution Centers, and Small Box Stores (February 2011)
• Trip Generation of Large Gas Stations/Convenience Stores and Student Apartments
• Trip Generation Recommendations Report
• Proportionate Share Calculation Report