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1 West Tampa Volunteers Transportation and Land Use Committee

2 Traffic Calming Goal: Create a safer, more pedestrian friendly Howard- Armenia corridor that will also help stimulate business district revitalization. Goal: Create a safer, more pedestrian friendly Howard- Armenia corridor that will also help stimulate business district revitalization. Started with 2-way request. Started with 2-way request. Evolved into traffic calming. Evolved into traffic calming. Results oriented. Results oriented. Plan in the next 60 days. Plan in the next 60 days. Funding in 2006-2007 Funding in 2006-2007 Construction of improvements in 2007. Construction of improvements in 2007.

3 Transit Plan Consensus item – everyone wants more and better transit. Consensus item – everyone wants more and better transit. Linking together downtown and Westshore. Linking together downtown and Westshore. 200,000 jobs, two major malls, TIA, three major sports venues, areas largest PAC, UT, HCC, and grid system. 200,000 jobs, two major malls, TIA, three major sports venues, areas largest PAC, UT, HCC, and grid system. Frequent service, longer hours, strong east-west corridors. Frequent service, longer hours, strong east-west corridors. Develop plan by 6/1/06. Develop plan by 6/1/06. Find funding and implement ASAP. Find funding and implement ASAP.

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8 Land Use Overlay District Very good start. BUT…. Overlay District Very good start. BUT…. Land use densities are not appropriate for emerging urban area. Land use densities are not appropriate for emerging urban area. Residential design standards are insufficient. Residential design standards are insufficient. Commercial. Standards may not meet economic realities. Commercial. Standards may not meet economic realities. Parking major issue. Parking major issue. Mixed use poorly addressed and not promoted. Mixed use poorly addressed and not promoted. Lack of affordable housing incentives. Lack of affordable housing incentives. TOD non-existent. Needs to connect to transit plan. TOD non-existent. Needs to connect to transit plan.

9 Land Use Solicit suggestions for change and develop recommendations by May ‘06. Solicit suggestions for change and develop recommendations by May ‘06. Take recommendations to Overlay Committee. Take recommendations to Overlay Committee. Take recommendations to Tampa City Council summer ’06. Take recommendations to Tampa City Council summer ’06.


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