FDOT D1RPM v2.0 includes thirteen counties within FDOT namely Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Okeechobee, Osceola, Polk, and Sarasota. The study limits of corridor along US 27 extends approximately 56 miles in the Highlands County boundary limits. A traffic analysis subarea model includes existing parallel facilities in Highlands County such as US 17, Sebring Parkway/Panther Parkway, SR 17, CR 671, and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard/Power Line Road and connecting facilities of SR 70, SR 66, SR 64, US 98, and SR 60 for a broader traffic analysis of existing facilities.
In the D1RPM model socioeconomic data is based on Household data from the 2015 American Community Survey (US Census) supplemented with National Household Travel Survey Data from Florida as well as Property Appraiser Parcel Data. Non-household data was obtained from FDOT and the InfoUSA employer database; School and University data were obtained from the Florida Department of Education, and Hotel/Motel data was taken from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations. Also, data were adjusted to match Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) control totals.
Data from BEBR and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) employment data are shown in Table 6-1 along with model data for population and employment in Highlands County.
Table 6-1 - 2015 Base Year Socioeconomic Data - Total Population & Employment for Highlands County
| Data | Total Population | Total Employment |
|---|---|---|
| BEBR Totals1 | 100,078 | - |
| D1RPM -Highlands County Population | 99,770 | - |
| BEA Totals2 | - | 38,834 |
| D1RPM -Highlands County Employment | - | 29,867 |
| 1. Bureau of Economics and Business Research, Florida Population Studies, Bulletin 174https://www.bebr.ufl.edu/sites/default/files/Research%20Reports/projections 2016.pdf | ||
| 2. https://apps.bea.gov/itable/iTable.cfm?RegID=70&step=1 | ||
2. https://apps.bea.gov/itable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=70&step=1
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