Florida Department of Transportation District 7
Heights Mobility Study Public Engagement Overview
June 2019
HEIGHTS MOBILITY STUDY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HEIGHTS MOBILITY STUDY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW HEIGHTS MOBILITY STUDY OVERVIEW
The Heights Mobility Study aims to identify immediate improvements to the Florida Avenue and Tampa Street/Highland Avenue corridor between downtown Tampa and the Hillsborough River (referred to as the Florida/Tampa Corridor or Corridor). Additionally, the Study is working with the community to form a comprehensive vision for transportation to be implemented for neighborhoods throughout the Corridor. A major component of the Heights Mobility Study process has been public engagement. Engagement strategies have been based on connecting with, providing information to, and gathering input from stakeholders throughout the Study process. Effectively engaging the public will ensure that the Study builds consensus among various project stakeholders for project outcomes that reflect the needs and priorities of the communities it is intended to benefit. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Public engagement for the Heights Mobility Study centered around the themes of connecting with, providing information to, and gathering input from stakeholders throughout the Study process. An effective engagement strategy is meant to ensure that the Study builds consensus among various project stakeholders for project outcomes that reflect the needs and priorities of the communities it is intended to benefit.
Reach a broad range of stakeholders in the community: Take advantage of opportunities for widespread in-person outreach through neighborhood meetings and community events.
Enhance information sharing: When possible, look for opportunities to streamline and consolidate the flow of information. To enhance online participation, continue in-person outreach to organizations, encouraging online and word-of-mouth information sharing though various social and community networks. Identify opportunities to reach community members who are not necessarily involved in one of the organized stakeholder groups.
Balance information sharing and input gathering: Focus on interactive group meetings and workshops, in additional to traditional informational meetings, to help balance information sharing and input gathering. Look for opportunities to coordinate with other transportation projects, not just in meetings, but in coordination of substance and messaging. These efforts will help share information efficiently and create space for more interactive activities.
Coordinate transportation vision with land use considerations: While land use is not a focus of the Heights Mobility Study, it is recognized that transportation and land use influence each other. Coordination with agencies involved in land use decisions, e.g., City of Tampa and the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, will help in ensuring that the existing land use visions are compatible to the transportation vision developed as a result of the Heights Mobility Study.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GOALS
To achieve its purpose, goals related to how engagement was undertaken (process-oriented) and what outcomes were accomplished (outcome-oriented) were established for the Heights Mobility Study outreach. The following is an overview of the process-oriented and outcome-oriented engagement goals: Process-Oriented Goals
Early and Consistent Engagement Throughout the Study: Create opportunities for stakeholders to learn about and provide input on the Study from start to completion.
Inclusive Engagement: Effectively engage a wide variety of stakeholders, including under-represented or under-served groups. Note that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal funds.
Interagency Coordination: Coordinate throughout Phase II with other agencies overseeing transportation-related projects in the Study Area.
Varied Opportunities for Engagement: Use a broad range of engagement methods throughout the Study, which will aid to effectively engage a variety of stakeholders.
Quality Information, Communication, and Engagement Tools: To promote transparency in the Study process, make information, communication, and engagement tools of the Study readily accessible to stakeholders in a timely manner based on the Study timeframe. Information, communication and engagement tools should be accurate and understandable for the various stakeholders.
Meaningful Incorporation of Input: Include steps to synthesize and meaningfully consider and incorporate stakeholder input into the Study process and outcomes as part of a transparent decision- making process. Outcome-Oriented Goals
Provision of Study Information: Communicate Study information with stakeholders and the broader public throughout the Study process.
Validation of Received Input: Continue to obtain input on the initial action items and general vision concepts that were developed based on the initial Study outreach efforts.
Education on Project Goals and Tradeoffs, as They Relate to Planned Improvements and Typical Section Design Scenarios: Immediate and comprehensive improvements will be constrained by the physical characteristics of the roadway and technical consideration of the corridor. Improvements will also need to be coordinated with other transportation planning efforts taking place within and adjacent to the Study Area. This part of public engagement aims to educate about these considerations and possible resulting trade-offs that will need to be made in the Study planning process for improvements and typical section design changes to take place.
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Evaluation and Prioritization of Proposed Typical Section Design Scenarios and Other Mobility Improvements: Stakeholder input will be used as part of the evaluation and prioritization of proposed improvements, both immediate and longer-term, as part of the analysis process. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS
The following is a list of key stakeholders, in addition to the general public, that were identified for outreach: Transportation/Planning Agency Stakeholders
• FDOT District Seven • Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization • City of Tampa • Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority • Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Civic/Community Stakeholders
• Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association • South Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association • Tampa Heights Civic Association • Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association • Heights Urban Core Chamber • Hampton Terrace Neighborhood Association • Sulphur Springs Action League • Tampa Downtown Partnership STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH
The strategies for stakeholder outreach focused on making connections with stakeholders, raising awareness, and sharing information about the Study. Stakeholder input was provided via in-person meetings and events, canvassing (flyers), electronic platforms, and media outlets. STAKEHOLDER INPUT
The following strategies are geared towards gathering input from stakeholders beyond providing initial information about the Study. These strategies aim to provide effective and understandable ways of gaining input from a full range of stakeholders and are organized around the Public Outreach Goals, validation of initial input, education on the project process and tradeoffs as they relate to improvements and the development of concepts, and input on any planned improvements and design concepts.
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Completed Public Engagement Events
Date Event Topic September 28, 2017 Tampa Heights Civic Association Meeting Notice of Study Kick-Off October 10, 2017 FDOT TIS SEIS Public Workshop Information and Outreach South Seminole Heights Neighborhood October 18, 2017 Kick-Off Presentation Association Meeting Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood October 24, 2017 Kick-Off Presentation Association Meeting October 25, 2017 Heights Urban Core Chamber Meeting Kick-Off Presentation October 26, 2017 Tampa Heights Civic Association Meeting Kick-Off Presentation November 12, 2017 Seminole Heights Sunday Market Information and Outreach Identify Potential Short-Term November 14, 2017 Florida Ave/Tampa St Walking Audit Improvements Identify Potential Short-Term November 15, 2017 Florida Ave/Highland Ave Walking Audit Improvements Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association November 29, 2017 Outreach and Survey Input Workshop December 2, 2017 Winn Dixie Pop-Up Information and Outreach December 10, 2017 Seminole Heights Sunday Market Information and Outreach FDOT Downtown/Urban Core Area Engagement and Short-Term December 13, 2017 Community Working Group Project Review Findings Tampa Downtown Partnership January 12, 2018 Information and Outreach Transportation Committee Identify Potential Short-Term February 19, 2018 Nebraska Avenue Walking Audit Improvements Southeast Seminole Heights Civic February 20, 2018 Information and Outreach Association Downtown/Urban Core Community March 8, 2018 Information and Outreach Working Group Performance Measure and April 30, 2018 Heights Mobility Study Workshop Design Concept Alternatives Workshop Hampton Terrace Neighborhood May 1, 2018 Information and Outreach Association Meeting Downtown/Urban Core Community June 26, 2018 Information and Outreach Working Group Information and Discussion on South Seminole Heights Neighborhood July 25, 2018 City Maintained portion of Association Meeting with Board Members Highland Avenue Hillsborough County MPO Committees November 2018 Information and Status Update and Board Florida Avenue, Violet Street, and April 4, 2019 Highland Avenue Improvements Information and Outreach Workshop
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Summary of Public Engagement Input
The following is a summary of the input that has been received from the various stakeholders and outreach tools. Online Visioning Survey
There were 319 submitted surveys, the following is a summary of the key takeaways from those surveys:
Characteristics about the respondents:
• A majority of the respondents (79.4%) were between the ages of 18 and 55 • A majority live within a Heights zip code (33602, 33603, 33604) • Roughly half of the respondents work outside of a Heights zip code • A majority of the respondents do not own a business or commercial property in the Study Area
The respondents use the corridor relative frequency and often travel by car when commuting or traveling within the Study Area. Among the other travel modes, walking, biking, and rideshare were cited the most frequently. Specific findings about respondent use of the corridor include:
• Approximately 80% of the respondents reported using the Corridor several times a week to get to/from work or school • Approximately 75% of respondents reported visiting businesses along the Corridor several times a week • Over 75% of respondents reported that they commuted to work/school and traveled in the study area most often by driving themselves in an automobile
The respondents also rated current conditions for various aspects of driving, walking, biking, and using transit along the corridor, as well as additional transportation-related topics such as the streetscape, access to destinations/convenient circulation, parking, personal safety (as influenced by crime), and traffic speeds. All aspects rated on average between a 1.6 and a 2.6 on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being very bad and 5 being very good), indicating that they rated poorly on the scale.
In terms of what respondents prioritized, responses to a general vision question indicated that respondents did not think that the Corridor should be optimized for all automobile travel, although, respondents were evenly split among other degrees of car travel along the Corridor, as illustrated in the figure below, which shows responses to various transportation visions.
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Online Survey Transportation Vision Responses
Based on the ratings of importance of various aspects of transportation modes, related transportation issues, and write-in commentary on the survey, the following specific priorities emerged:
• Transportation and Community Safety • Walking and Biking • Traffic Speeds • Connectivity and Access • Streetscape • Transit
The top five most highly ranked outcomes desired from the Study (with a majority of respondents reporting each) ranked from highest to lowest, include:
• Wider Sidewalks • More Bike Lanes/Routes • More Pedestrian Crossings • Premium Transit • Traffic Calming Wikimapping/Interactive Map and Comment Tool
An online interactive map and comment tool was made available to the public. This interactive tool allows members of the public to identify site specific concerns by placing points on a map and then adding comments to those points. The tool also allows people to see, respond, and add to comments that are already on the map. To-date there have been 278 comments added to the map. While many of the comments are specific to certain locations along the Corridor, there are several common themes that have emerged from the online map comments that include:
• Desire to slow down traffic along Florida Avenue and Tampa Street/Highland Avenue • More pedestrian crossings are needed
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• Sidewalks are too narrow and are not safe or comfortable • Traffic congestion at many intersections contributes to unsafe conditions and behaviors • Sight lines and visibility are poor • Cut-through traffic (through the neighborhoods) is a problem • Lighting enhancements are needed, especially at signalized intersections and crosswalks • Speed enforcement • General sidewalk maintenance • General maintenance along the Corridor
A list of the submitted online map comments is included as part of this document. Meeting Comments
Meeting comment forms were available at all of the attended meetings. Copies of the received comment forms are included as part of this document. Many of the comment forms noted the following:
• Concerns with traffic speeds • Need for additional pedestrian crossings • Desire for improved sidewalks and walking conditions • Concerns with neighborhood cut-through traffic • General desire to improve aesthetics along the Corridor
Heights Mobility Study Workshop Typical Section Design Scenarios
The April 2018 Heights Mobility Study Workshop included an activity that allowed members of the public to design alternative sections of the Corridor. The public was provided with right-of-way and minimum design standard criteria and were asked to redesign sections of the Corridor within the physical and design constraint parameters that exist for the Corridor. The following images show some of the alternatives that were developed by the public during the workshop:
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Existing Plan Review
In addition to the outreach as part of this Study effort, a review of previously completed plans and studies from within the Study Area was conducted. This review provided additional insight related to the development of a more fundamental vision of the Corridor and comprehensive improvements. The following plans and studies were reviewed:
• Tampa Heights Plan, Rebuilding Community, 2003 • The Greater Seminole Heights Vision Plan, 2009 • The Tampa Center City Plan, InVision Tampa, 2012 • Tampa Bay Express Community Engagement for the Downtown Tampa Interchange I-275 at I-4 Final Report, 2016
The following is a list of key vision topics that were prevalent throughout the reviewed documents:
• Heritage, Identify, and Community • Safety • Connectivity • Circulation • Cleanliness and Health • Economic Prosperity • Mobility Options, including Transit and Walking • Diversity • Neighborhood Focus, with some interest noted in serving the surrounding areas
Key transportation-related ideas from the document review include:
• Transit options and improvements • Transit connectivity to key destinations • Neighborhood trolley and circulators • Pedestrian and bicyclist emphasis • Bike lanes and sidewalks • Streetscape, lighting, and trees • Drainage • Sustainable design • Two-way circulation • Strong street grid • Street parking, shared/centralized parking • Traffic calming • Greenway and open space connectivity
While land use and development are not a direct focus of the Study, the future vision for these aspects of the Study Area provides important context related to developing a transportation vision for the Corridor. Key transportation-related ideas from the document review include:
• Historic preservation and preservation of existing institutions and buildings of significance
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• Economic development, including an emphasis on small businesses and a commercial spine along Florida/Tampa/Nebraska • Activity centers • Housing diversity, access, and affordability • Parks and open space
Finally, there were several specific project ideas identified in the document review that were directly related to the Corridor or study area. These project ideas included:
• Ashley Street/I-275 Interchange redesign to eliminate impacts to Water Works Park and Highland Street access. • On-street parking along the one-way section of Florida Avenue during off-peak hours • A dedicated transit circulator lane along Florida Avenue and Tampa Street, with streetscape and complete street improvements, to provide access and circulation between downtown Tampa and the University of South Florida. Community Vision
A Community Vision for the Heights Mobility Study Corridor was developed using the information from the obtained public and agency input. This Community Vision is a summary of the common themes and has been used help establish priorities while exploring and evaluating potential alternatives for the Corridor. The following is a summary of the Community Vision:
Transportation/ Walking/Biking Community Safety • Walking/biking along the corridor • Crossing the street • Traffic safety for different modes of • Traffic safety transportation • Improved infrastructure (e.g. • Personal safety (as influenced by sidewalks, bike lanes, crossings) crime, for example)
Traffic Speeds Streetscape • Slow down automobiles in the • Lighting corridor to accommodate other road • Landscaping, green design users • Sidewalk furniture • Slow down cut-through traffic in • Shade neighborhoods • Signs and wayfinding • Drainage Connectivity/Access Transit • Access to destinations using various • Premium transit, express bus, methods of transportation circulator service • Convenient traffic circulation • Quality of service • Convenient/innovative parking • Quality of stops • Strong street grid • Safely walking/biking to stops
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VISIONING SURVEY RESULTS
1. How did you find out about this survey?
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Answer Choices Responses Project website 8.52% 27 Project email response 3.15% 10 Other agency website 3.47% 11 Organization I am a part of 18.93% 60 Saw a flyer 3.47% 11 Other (please specify) 62.46% 198
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2. How old are you?
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Answer Choices Responses < 18 1.90% 6 18-35 37.34% 118 36-55 42.09% 133 > 56 18.67% 59
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3. What is your home zip code? Please choose from the drop-down menu. If your home zip-code is not listed, please enter it in the field provided.
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Answer Choices Responses 33602 7.12% 22 33603 33.33% 103 33604 45.63% 141 Other (please specify) 13.92% 43
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4. Please provide us with the nearest cross-street intersection to your home. Use the drop down to pick the first street, and then use the comment field to tell us what street it intersects with.
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Answer Choices Responses Florida Avenue 71.08% 177 Tampa Street/Highland Aveune 28.92% 72 What is the cross-street? 254
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5. What is your work zip code (or if a student, your school zip code)? Please choose from the drop- down menu. If your work or school zip code is not listed, please enter it in the field provided.
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Answer Choices Responses 33602 16.43% 47 33603 15.38% 44 33604 17.48% 50 Other (please specify) 50.70% 145
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6. Please provide us with the nearest cross-street intersection to your work or school. Use the drop- down to pick the first street, and then use the comment field to tell us what street it intersects with.
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Answer Choices Responses Florida Avenue 68.75% 88 Tampa Street/Highland Avenue 31.25% 40 What is the cross-street? 131
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7. Do you own a business or commercial property (including rental property) in the Study Area?
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Answer Choices Responses Yes 12.63% 36 No 87.37% 249
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8. Please provide us with the nearest cross-street intersection to your business or commercial/rental property. Use the drop-down to pick the first street, and then use the comment field to tell us what street it intersects with.
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Answer Choices Responses Florida Avenue 71.43% 25 Tampa Street/Highland Avenue 28.57% 10 What is the cross-street? 33
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9. How often do you frequent businesses along the Florida/Tampa Corridor?
80% 73.3% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20.3% 20% 10% 4.3% 2.1% 0% Several times a week A few times a month A few times a year I do not patronize businesses along the Corridor.
Answer Choices Responses Several times a week 73.3% 206 A few times a month 20.3% 57 A few times a year 4.3% 12 I do not patronize businesses along the Corridor. 2.1% 6
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10. How often do you travel along the Florida/Tampa Corridor to get to/from work/school?
90% 79.86% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 9.35% 8.99% 10% 1.80% 0% Several times a week A few times a month A few times a year I do not use the Corridor to get to/from work/school.
Answer Choices Responses Several times a week 79.86% 222 A few times a month 9.35% 26 A few times a year 1.80% 5 I do not use the Corridor to get to/from work/school. 8.99% 25
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11. How do you most often commute to work/school?
90% 77.3% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 5.9% 10% 0.4% 1.1% 2.2% 5.1% 3.3% 4.8% 0%
Answer Choices Responses Automobile (drive self) 77.3% 211 Taxi/ Uber/ Lyft/ etc. 0.4% 1 Bus 1.1% 3 Bike 5.9% 16 Walk 2.2% 6 Telecommute 5.1% 14 I do not work or go to school. 3.3% 9 Other 4.8% 13
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12. Which other transportation modes do you use to commute to work/school at least once a month? (Check all that apply.)
40% 34.0% 35% 30% 25% 19.9% 19.1% 20% 13.7% 15% 12.2% 10% 5.3% 3.4% 5% 0% Taxi/ Uber/ Bus Bike Walk Telecommute I do not use Other Lyft/ etc. other commute options.
Answer Choices Responses Automobile (drive self) 31.7% 83 Taxi/ Uber/ Lyft/ etc. 13.7% 36 Bus 5.3% 14 Bike 19.9% 52 Walk 19.1% 50 Telecommute 12.2% 32 I do not use other commute options. 34.0% 89 Other 3.4% 9
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13. What is the transportation mode you use most often for traveling within the Study Area?
80% 75.4% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30%
20% 13.2% 7.4% 10% 1.1% 1.1% 0.4% 1.5% 0%
Answer Choices Responses Automobile (drive self) 75.4% 205 Taxi/Uber/Lyft/etc. 1.1% 3 Bus 1.1% 3 Bike 7.4% 20 Walk 13.2% 36 I do not usually travel within the Study Area. 0.4% 1 Other 1.5% 4
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14. Which other transportation modes do you use for traveling within the Study Area? (Check all that apply.)
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20% 8.6% 10% 1.9% 1.1% 0% Taxi/ Uber/ Lyft/ Bus Bike Walk I do not usually Other etc. travel within the Study Area.
Answer Choices Responses Automobile (drive self) 37.9% 102 Taxi/ Uber/ Lyft/ etc. 35.7% 96 Bus 8.6% 23 Bike 43.1% 116 Walk 63.6% 171 I do not usually travel within the Study Area. 1.9% 5 Other 1.1% 3
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15. Rank the top two statements below that best reflect your transportation vision for the Florida/Tampa Corridor.
The corridor connects North Tampa and Northwest Hillsborough County to Downtown Tampa and should be optimized for all 34 automobile traffic.
The corridor is an important thoroughfare for automobile traffic, but some compromises are necessary to improve other ways of traveling 148 along the corridor, such as biking, walking, and/or transit.
The corridor should effectively circulate local traffic within the Heights neighborhoods, but longer “thru” trips should use other 134 routes, such as I-275.
The corridor should serve as a main street for the community. Local 133 and regional traffic is less important than other community goals.
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Top 2 1 2 3 4 5 Total Score choices Other 10.77% 7 12.31% 8 15 15.38% 10 21.54% 14 40.00% 26 65 2.32 The corridor should serve as a main street for the community. Local and regional traffic is less important than other community goals. 35.26% 67 34.74% 66 133 14.21% 27 12.11% 23 3.68% 7 190 3.86 The corridor should effectively circulate local traffic within the Heights neighborhoods, but longer “thru” trips should use other routes, such as I-275. 27.96% 52 44.09% 82 134 16.13% 30 8.60% 16 3.23% 6 186 3.85 The corridor is an important thoroughfare for automobile traffic, but some compromises are necessary to improve other ways of traveling along the corridor, such as biking, walking, and/or transit. 47.67% 92 29.02% 56 148 9.33% 18 6.74% 13 7.25% 14 193 4.03 The corridor connects North Tampa and Northwest Hillsborough County to Downtown Tampa and should be optimized for all automobile traffic. 16.36% 18 14.55% 16 34 13.64% 15 29.09% 32 26.36% 29 110 2.65
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16. If you ranked “Other” in your Top 2 in the previous question, please specify:
• I would rather see bike and foot traffic pushed to traditionally calmer roads like Central than Florida. The throughput in Tampa and Florida makes it a lot easier to get around town. Also I’ve biked those roads a ton without incident. • Every effort should be made to reduce automobile traffic and encourage public transportation options. • More cross walks. Public transit options • These other statements are void of any other focus but facilitating vehicular traffic. I’m hesitant to support any of them as it sounds like none of them will effectively address the real issue in Tampa but support the widening of roads and a dumb toll road for north “Tampa” • Florida Ave should continue to be able to serve as a thoroughfare for traffic so commuters are not only able to travel via 275, but work needs to be done to make it more friendly as a main street within a residential area so residents feel see and want to walk and bike to the businesses in their own neighborhood. • SeminolE Heights need better foot traffic and bike traffic areas. The traffic light on Hillsborogh and Fla is too long and going south the turn light to east florida doesn't work most of the time, which makes turning left almost impossible after 5pm. • Florida Avenue is dangerous. • rail transit, please; also PLEASE PLAN FOR DENSITY • i use other ways to travel to school or from school • Compromises/Community goals should be variable according to time of day (peak hour vs non- peak hour). • Light rail or trolley • The questions are too heavily skewed to auto only focus. These corridors should be transformed and more mass transit implemented (not just “everyone get on I275”) • Left turn signals at intersections of Florida/Hillsborough & Central/Hillsborough Avenues • Safe streets are critical - this is not a walkable area! • The corridor should be WALKABLE. You are currently running a death trap for anyone who wants to walk. • The corridor needs light rail connection to downtown, busses cause traffic and slow down automobiles by stopping just prior to every green light on Florida Ave, light rail will not stop at green lights to clog car traffic • Transit and biking should be prioritized. • I’m not sure of ranking, so I used 1 as priority. • We need a street car either florida tampa or nebraska • Pedestrian, biking, and transit should be top priority in all improvements and projects along the corridor. Business zoning should allow for lower parking limits with on-street parking weaved back into the fabric of the business corridor. • The corridor and Community should have multiple, safe options for traveling downtown & to the River Walk. • The corridor should effectively allow vehicle access to businesses but focus on safety of pedestrians and bikers due to limited parking.
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17. If you have additional comments about your answers to the previous question, please provide them here:
• I understand the need for connecting roads, but why Seminole heights and Tampa as whole have to become "transit area", noisy, polluted, choked with traffic jams making inhabitable for people • We need sidewalks widened on Florida and put in our neighborhood streets. There is a lot of walking in our neighborhood • Q12 is very poorly worded. You ask for "top two" but then provide 5 choices. • "I am hoping to have better AND safer alternatives to having to drive to work & other places. • It would be GREAT to have a trolley that circulated the Seminole Heights to Tampa Heights area exclusively. And perhaps a longer route that went to the downtown & Channelside area. " • I would rather see nothing done than reduce lanes and/or changing directionality of Tampa and Florida. It would slow down our ability to leave the neighborhood and it seems like a waste with ridesharing and self-driving cars becoming our reality. It is walkable and bikeable enough. • The area is growing a strong sense of community resulting in a lot of local traffic not dependent on automobile travel. A priority should be, making the heights commuter friendly for those who want to bike and walk to destinations and for pleasure. A form of public transportation similar to that of the downtowner may be effective on the weekends when the bars and resteraunts are busy; providing people looking to enjoy their night without having to worry about driving home intoxicated a form of transportation. • It would be great to have convenient transit connecting Tampa Heights/Seminole Heights to other neighborhoods in the city • A great improvement (at the cost of decreased traffic throughout capability) would be to turn Florida Ave into a two lane road, with bike lanes and increased sidewalk space. Florida Ave through old and South Seminole Heights is an up and coming neighborhood that would benefit greatly from decreased peak hour traffic volume and more inviting, walkable spaces. Florida Ave feels dangerous to walk on now, with thin sidewalks and heavy traffic. Florida Ave should be a residential street, not a sacrificial street for suburban commuters. • Who calls it the "heights"? it's "Seminole heights" • Please improve the walkability/biking of this area. It’s an unpleasant area to ride my bike in and I ride daily. Bike lanes aren’t enough as cars do not respect them. • I’d like to see serious improvements to pedestrian and bike safety. I was struck by a car while walking in a crosswalk in broad daylight on Sligh and Central. I’ve had to leap out of the way other times as well. People drive aggressively and recklessly in this area, and roads should be dramatically modified and traffic laws strenuously enforced to address this problem. I’m so grateful that you’re doing this study. • 1 - 5 with 5 being the highest? • Widening 275 is not a solution to anything. • I would love to see train tracks running down the center of this thoroughfare for an alternative transportation option. • Better bus routes and schedules are needed. Lower speed limits with better traffic control • Is this 1 - 5 with 5 being the highest?
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• Improvement of sight line and visibility of pedestrians and cyclists along all corridors is crucial to the development of this neighborhood. • We need transit. slow down the use of cars. • There should be fewer bus stops as this strangles traffic and there should be at least one express bus to and from downtown to northern heights areas in order for residents to be able to participate in downtown events without needing a car to drive there and try to find parking. • The question is poorly worded • "The traffic situation in my neighborhood of Seminole Heights is abysmal. • I live on North St. a few houses down from Florida Ave. where several new businesses, bars, and restaurants have opened, which is a positive thing for the neighborhood. The problem is that trying to cross, or even walk along Florida Ave. is extremely risky. There have been serious accidents with cars hitting pedestrians as well as some fatalities. Just because I choose not to own or drive a car shouldn't mean that I have to risk life and limb to get to a local bar or resturant. There need to be more pedestrian crossings along Florida Ave. with lights that stop traffic long enough for people to easily cross. Some cities also use flyover bridges for pedestrians that are also accessible to bikes. • We also need decent public transport so people who visit these businesses don't end up parking in front of all the houses in the area. I cannot understand why this city is so backward regarding decent public transport. I woud gladly vote for a reasonable tax invrease to facilitate decent transport for everyone to have more mobility throughout the city and not just downtown." • There needs to be sidewalks added by the state to our streets in our neighborhood. Way too many cars for pedestrians to be walking on the street. • Please clean up our streets. Homelessness, drugs, trash is really depressing to live in. It takes work from all of us and definitely finances, we just need help. • If Seminole Heights is to grow a healthy business district, thru traffic speeding along (and I do mean SPEEDING) Florida MUST be addressed. A two-lane street with parking and bike lanes offers tons of benefits (see walkable communities data) for businesses. Florida is TOO NARROW to have four lanes. Period. • The neighborhood needs to slow traffic down and we need additional traffic control devices in the neighborhood. People fly past my house to try and cut the corner at the Florida and Hillsborough. We need stop signs on the internal roads for the safety of the residents. We also need larger sidewalks on Florida Ave.. • The corridor should be optimized for pedestrian safety which then makes it safer for bikes and autos. Protect the most vulnerable user first. Implement Vision Zero. • Speed tables needed on West Idlewild west of florida avenue and Ola street North of Hillsborough Ave. • We need traffic calming, more Public transportation, bike boulevards, buffered bike lanes on Florida, Nebraska and Tampa street etc... • Getting from one side of Seminole Heights to the other as a pedestrian is a major challenge. Someone should look into ways to improve the wall ability from Florida to Nebraska. • There must be concessions made to slow traffic down. There are too many avoidable accidents due to speeding traffic. The neighborhoods should allow for safe pedestrian and cycling travel.
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• I’ve witnesses 2 car accidents on Florida Avenue in the last 3 months. Saw there was a fatality on Sligh and Florida Just 2 days ago. Pedestrians have been hit on this road repeatedly. Something needs to be done to make this road safer. • Item 3, "OTHER" The corridor should be optimized for bike and pedestrian sharing with local traffic alternatives such as transit and finally automobiles. • People treat the corridor as if it were a true alternative to the freeway, particularly during peak commuting hours. It is not walkable, or even safe, for pedestrians or cyclists. There is a minor amount of care given to yield - even at the new, highly visible, crosswalks on Florida and Tampa near Metropolitan Ministries. • The corridor should calm automobile traffic and make it safer and more walk-able. • Seminole Heights is an optimal area for encouraging DENSITY. We can't get better public transit if we don't increase density in our urban cores. In addition, bike infrastructure is a thing, and needs to be built all through that area. Thanks! • When I walk along Florida Ave. I feel nervous about car wizzing by. • It would be nice to walk to local businesses & cross the streets safely without worrying about the speeders on Florida & Highland/Tampa. • As a cyclist , road way safety throughout neighborhoods is important to me. • Make a metro city • Safety for our residents should be the number one concern. It is dangerous to walk on our narrow sidewalks with cars speeding by, only inches away! • Improved walk ability in the neighborhood is needed and a cycle friendly way to downtown will be essential for continued growth • Seminole Heights is desperately in need of a safe main street for pedestrians and residents to walk to the local businesses. Florida Avenue, with its narrow sidewalks and high-speed traffic, is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and dissuades a lot of residents from patronizing the local establishments. Having a safe, walkable environment would bring so much more vibrancy to the area. • Walking Florida needs to be safe for the people who live in this area. Walking and biking should be safe for the community. We like to walk to our local businesses but feel very unsafe doing so. • We need it to be safe to walk Florida Ave- I never feel safe in the area with all of the fast cars and traffic • We should return these roads to their original intention- for neighborhood access for all not a speedway. We do not need 3 lanes on either road; bringing it to two lanes with more sidewalk area would help and still allow for traffic. Commuters through SH should use interstate. • Florida Avenue has more and more businesses that local and people from other neighborhoods visit. It is absolutely frightening right now to walk or bike even a small section of this street. • I could easily and would love to bike to work but it is so unsafe. Making better bike lanes would be a plus. Look at Minnesotas biking system. It may give Tampa better options to be bike friendly. • Overburdened with lanes that much of the day are unused, dangerous intersections, it will be a matter of time before something terrible happens and the blood is on FDOT's hands. • Ned more multi stop within neighborhoods and sidewalks
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• The corridor is an important thoroughfare, but automobile traffic should be minimized and mix of walking, transit, and biking paths should be provided as a main mode of transportation.Providing other forms of transit will improve the overall community and probably increase the amount of people that can travel safely for commuting purposes. • We are allowing business growth without providing for transportation expansion. Roads cannot be widened because of allowing new and existing business to build and expand without concern for parking and pedestrians. • Stop using our neighborhood as a commuter thoroughfare. Move this traffic AWAY from our neighborhood and with transit options, not ruin our neighborhood with a larger freeway. • It would one let me rank one, but transit is a top priority for me. The area needs it to grow and it has been way to long since the area has had upgrades from the state. • There needs to be a center turning lane going up Florida Ave all the way to Broad st. Also, the left turn traffic light at the Florida-Hillsborough Ave intersection needs to be active during rush hours (5-7pm) during the work week. There is also a need for traffic lights to be placed at the intersection of Florida and Idlewild. Too many automobile accidents occur at this intersection. • It does not have to be either or but the roads too heavily favor vehicle traffic as they are now • A safe walkable main street is necessary for any city neighborhood. Florida as a whole gets an F rating for this. The fact that I feel unsafe even walking on the sidewalk is upsetting. • north of mlk should be commercial residential heavy use. Higher density living and continued development make this less of a corridor and more a vibrant urban village to live. One way speedways hurt ability to grow businesses, less tax dollars, safety concerns and unnecessary traffic • The corridor needs to be more pedestrian and bicycle friendly, with more sidewalks and protected bicycle path with on street parking to the outside of the bicycle path, make the corridor a blvd. • I used to frequently walk to work, and walk home for lunch, but it has become more hazardous, so I mainly drive now. • Special attention should be made to made to allow crosswalks to local businesses and restaurants. • We need to do a much better job connecting Seminole Heights to Tampa Heights to the Downtown Core. All of our areas are experiencing significant growth, both residential and commercial. We need to be able to meet the needs of the residents as well as visitors. Streets should go back to being two way. We should have some sort of rail option that connects us to USF, Downtown, West Tampa and the airport. There should be multiple, safe transportation options that do not involve driving a car - frequent bus travel that occurs throughout the day and late night. There should safe bike lanes or a bike only access path/road. A lot of accidents and close calls that I observe living on the Highland corridor are people speeding (over 15+ mph above the limit) or turning the wrong direction onto the one way streets. Sidewalks should be wider with some sort of pedestrian barricading and safe pedestrian crossings should occur at more frequent intervals. Our community strongly values being able to walk, bike or bus to nearby locations. This helps remove cars from the road and keeps us healthy. We need to make complete streets and improvements that facilitate the lives of our residents and businesses. • An walking area for locals such as water works park would be well utilized by our neighborhood
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• We need crosswalks, wider sidewalks and medians to make the corridor safe for pedestrians! • Please consider making both N Florida Avenue and N Highland Avenue between MLK and W Violet Street into 2-way streets and improving pedestrian safety along both N Florida and N Highland throughout the corridor. • Streetcar • Use the existing alley’s that run parallel to Florida to help promote foot traffic. Add lighting. • Green painted bike lanes w. curbs and lights, trolley/bus express routes, light rail, vivid painted cross walks with lights, etc. • Our neighborhood is being ripped apart based on the traffic on Florida Avenue. I would love to be able to walk to a local establishments where there's a little parking but with traffic and sidewalks that are not set off enough it is dangerous to do so.
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18. Please rate the importance of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very minor, 5 being very important). DRIVING
5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 Weighted Average 1.5 1 0.5 0 Rush hour traffic (7 to Wait time at signals Driving safety 9 am and 4 to 6 pm) (Not during rush hour) (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Minor 2 3 4 5 - Very Important Total Average Rush hour traffic (7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm) 9.92% 25 15.08% 38 18.65% 47 21.03% 53 35.32% 89 252 3.57 Wait time at signals (Not during rush hour) 13.10% 33 15.87% 40 27.78% 70 22.62% 57 20.63% 52 252 3.22 Driving safety (interacting with other road users) 1.98% 5 3.17% 8 9.13% 23 12.30% 31 73.41% 185 252 4.52
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19. Please rate the current condition of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very bad, 5 being very good). DRIVING
3
2.5
2
1.5 Weighted Average 1
0.5
0 Rush hour traffic (7 to Wait time at signals Driving safety 9 am and 4 to 6 pm) (Not during rush hour) (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Bad 2 3 4 5 - Very Good Total Average Rush hour traffic (7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm) 31.75% 80 30.16% 76 30.16% 76 5.95% 15 1.98% 5 252 2.16 Wait time at signals (Not during rush hour) 19.84% 50 22.62% 57 37.30% 94 16.67% 42 3.57% 9 252 2.62 Driving safety (interacting with other road users) 40.48% 102 28.17% 71 23.81% 60 5.16% 13 2.38% 6 252 2.01
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20. Please rate the importance of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very minor, 5 being very important). WALKING
4.8
4.75
4.7
4.65 Weighted Average
4.6
4.55 Walking along the Crossing the street Walking safety study corridor (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Minor 2 3 4 5 - Very Important Total Average Walking along the study corridor 0.80% 2 2.41% 6 6.83% 17 14.06% 35 75.90% 189 249 4.62 Crossing the street 0.41% 1 2.03% 5 4.47% 11 17.07% 42 76.02% 187 246 4.66 Walking safety (interacting with other road users) 0.80% 2 0.00% 0 4.42% 11 13.25% 33 81.53% 203 249 4.75
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21. Please rate the current condition of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very bad, 5 being very good). WALKING
1.705
1.7
1.695
1.69
1.685 Weighted Average
1.68
1.675
1.67 Walking along the Crossing the street Walking safety study corridor (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Bad 2 3 4 5 - Very Good Total Average Walking along the study corridor 54.62% 136 26.91% 67 14.86% 37 2.81% 7 0.80% 2 249 1.68 Crossing the street 55.65% 138 23.39% 58 17.34% 43 2.42% 6 1.21% 3 248 1.7 Walking safety (interacting with other road users) 57.83% 144 21.29% 53 16.06% 40 4.02% 10 0.80% 2 249 1.69
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22. Please rate the importance of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very minor, 5 being very important). BIKING
4.6
4.55
4.5
4.45
4.4 Weighted Average
4.35
4.3
4.25 Biking along the study Crossing the street Biking safety corridor (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Minor 2 3 4 5 - Very Important Total Average Biking along the study corridor 1.61% 4 1.61% 4 14.86% 37 18.88% 47 63.05% 157 249 4.4 Crossing the street 2.02% 5 1.62% 4 17.81% 44 15.38% 38 63.16% 156 247 4.36 Biking safety (interacting with other road users) 1.61% 4 1.21% 3 9.68% 24 13.71% 34 73.79% 183 248 4.57
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23. Please rate the current condition of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very bad, 5 being very good). BIKING
1.85
1.8
1.75
1.7
1.65 Weighted Average 1.6
1.55
1.5
1.45 Biking along the study Crossing the street Biking safety corridor (interacting with other road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Bad 2 3 4 5 - Very Good Total Average Biking along the study corridor 53.85% 133 25.91% 64 16.60% 41 2.02% 5 1.62% 4 247 1.72 Crossing the street 50.41% 124 23.58% 58 22.36% 55 2.03% 5 1.63% 4 246 1.81 Biking safety (interacting with other road users) 60.73% 150 23.89% 59 12.15% 30 2.43% 6 0.81% 2 247 1.59
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24. Please rate the importance of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very minor, 5 being very important). TRANSIT
4.3
4.2
4.1
4
Weighted Average 3.9
3.8
3.7 Quality of service Quality of stops and Safely walking/biking (frequency of buses, shelters (style, to transit stops coverage of service and cleanliness, locations) (interacting with other stops) road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Minor 2 3 4 5 - Very Important Total Average Quality of service (frequency of buses, coverage of service and stops) 8.47% 20 3.39% 8 21.61% 51 22.03% 52 44.49% 105 236 3.91 Quality of stops and shelters (style, cleanliness, locations) 5.53% 13 2.98% 7 21.28% 50 23.40% 55 46.81% 110 235 4.03 Safely walking/biking to transit stops (interacting with other road users) 4.66% 11 3.39% 8 13.98% 33 16.10% 38 61.86% 146 236 4.27
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25. Please rate the current condition of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very bad, 5 being very good). TRANSIT
3
2.5
2
1.5
Weighted Average 1
0.5
0 Quality of service Quality of stops and Safely walking/biking (frequency of buses, shelters (style, to transit stops coverage of service and cleanliness, locations) (interacting with other stops) road users)
Weighted 1 - Very Bad 2 3 4 5 - Very Good Total Average Quality of service (frequency of buses, coverage of service and stops) 17.39% 40 31.30% 72 38.26% 88 9.57% 22 3.48% 8 230 2.5 Quality of stops and shelters (style, cleanliness, locations) 29.87% 69 29.87% 69 31.60% 73 6.06% 14 2.60% 6 231 2.22 Safely walking/biking to transit stops (interacting with other road users) 43.72% 101 23.81% 55 25.54% 59 4.76% 11 2.16% 5 231 1.98
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26. Please rate the importance of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very minor, 5 being very important). COMMUNITY
5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Weighted Average
Weighted 1 - Very Minor 2 3 4 5 - Very Important Total Average Public streetscape (sidewalk furniture, landscaping) 2.04% 5 5.71% 14 13.47% 33 28.16% 69 50.61% 124 245 4.2 Access to destinations/convenient traffic circulation 1.63% 4 2.86% 7 13.06% 32 24.49% 60 57.96% 142 245 4.34 Availability of convenient parking 5.31% 13 11.43% 28 23.67% 58 20.41% 50 39.18% 96 245 3.77 Personal safety (as influenced by crime, for example) 1.22% 3 2.04% 5 8.16% 20 13.06% 32 75.51% 185 245 4.6 Traffic speeds (speeding) 3.27% 8 3.27% 8 12.65% 31 21.22% 52 59.59% 146 245 4.31
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27. Please rate the current condition of the following issues from 1 to 5 (1 being very bad, 5 being very good). COMMUNITY
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0 Weighted Average
Weighted 1 - Very Bad 2 3 4 5 - Very Good Total Average Public streetscape (sidewalk furniture, landscaping) 42.86% 105 26.94% 66 22.86% 56 5.31% 13 2.04% 5 245 1.97 Access to destinations/convenient traffic circulation 18.85% 46 27.46% 67 43.03% 105 9.02% 22 1.64% 4 244 2.47 Availability of convenient parking 23.27% 57 28.57% 70 33.47% 82 12.65% 31 2.04% 5 245 2.42 Personal safety (as influenced by crime, for example) 25.00% 61 24.18% 59 36.48% 89 12.30% 30 2.05% 5 244 2.42 Traffic speeds (speeding) 48.57% 119 22.86% 56 22.04% 54 4.90% 12 1.63% 4 245 1.88
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28. The Heights Mobility Study will include a review of the strategies listed below. Pick the TOP FIVE outcomes you would like to see come out of the study.
Other 5.7% Better access to express bus routes 7.0% Wayfinding/directional signs 13.9% Automobile capacity improvements 20.9% 1-way to 2-way conversion 21.7% On-street parking 24.2% Improved street lighting 45.9% Traffic calming 66.0% Premium transit 67.6% More ped crossings 67.6% More bike lanes/routes 68.0% Wider sidewalks 75.4%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Answer Choices Responses Wider sidewalks 75.4% 184 More bike lanes/routes 68.0% 166 More ped crossings 67.6% 165 Premium transit 67.6% 165 Traffic calming 66.0% 161 Improved street lighting 45.9% 112 On-street parking 24.2% 59 1-way to 2-way conversion 21.7% 53 Automobile capacity improvements 20.9% 51 Wayfinding/directional signs 13.9% 34 Better access to express bus routes 7.0% 17 Other 5.7% 14
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29. If you ranked “Other” in your TOP 5, please specify:
• I would like to see some barriers to traffic noise along I 275 and Hillsborough Ave near Nebraska Ave. I would like to see more Urban Gardens/Parks, improvement of land strips between parking lots/road with more greenery/trees/shrubs/native plants. • I would like to see some efforts to reduce transportation needs that don't involve costly and disruptive infrastructure changes. Some thoughts I've had to help ease traffic especially during rush hour: 1. Encourage people to live closer to work or work closer to home, 2. Encourage people to send their children to their neighborhood school instead of driving them across town, 3. Encourage companies to allow flexible hours or work from home (if possible), and 4. Do more to promote better driving practices like using turn signals and slowing down and keeping space between cars when traffic is heavy to help keep things moving. The first three ideas, would likely work best if there were an incentive, but I have to think that would ultimately be less expensive than infrastructure changes. • I don’t want these roads changed. I wouldn’t mind increased setbacks for new construction so you can actually see to turn. Looks like that new Mulhouse building was grandfathered in because it’s going to make it hard to see oncoming traffic when turning (even more difficult than it was). I would ABSOLUTELY NEVER want one way roads converted to two-way and I don’t want traffic calming. It is fine as is. • "Better access to non-express bus routes • Better access to parking lots such as in Ybor" • "Better non express bus routes including a Tampa/Seminole heights circular. • Public parking lots such as in Ybor" • Curb cuts. More wheelchair friendly even sidewalks. • I would love to see some of the car lots turned into nice public parking lots (see Sarasota or Fernandina Beach as examples). We have so many great places to visit but no one wants to share parking, and the neighbors hate people parking in front of their houses. A few public lots along Florida (and Nebraska) with nice landscaping and good lighting could allow someone to park once and then walk to shops, restaurants and bars without fear of getting towed. • Left turn signals at intersections of Florida/Hillsborough & Centeal/Hillsborough Avenues • Would also like more aesthetically pleasing community sidewalk areas. Benches, etc • Removing impedements / obstacles from sidewalks • Easily travel through the corridor between North Hillsborough and Downtown Tampa • Better operations and improved safety • Turn signal adjustment during rush hour at Florida and Hillsborough. Turn signal at Sligh and Central and Hillsborough and Central. • Reduced traffic make them use the hwy that fdot built that tore the neighborhood apart. Also do not let people use the neighborhood side streets as cut throughs to avoid the awful traffic lights. They speed and make our roads very dangerous we're families with kids that live here. • Bike riders need to follow traffic laws, constant red light running
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30. Any additional comments related to mobility in the Heights:
• I live on E Giddens Ave near Seminole Height Baptist Church. As a new resident here I suffer due to great amount of traffic noise coming from near I 275 and Hillsborough Ave. Open parking lot in front of residential housing does not offer any barrier to noise/pollution/headlights beaming to local residents. Also there is no safe way to cross Hillsborough ave at Nebraska intersection. I would like to have an opportunity to safely walk along the streets. I use bus services at times and would like to see clean bus stops. there are a lot of flying garbage pieces I pick up in the front of my yard. I want to ask Department of Transportation to consider Sound walls along I - 275 and sound walls/small native trees on Hillsborough Ave along Seminole height Baptist Church parking lot. Thank you • We need sidewalks widened on Florida ave. Also there are very few sidewalks in the neighborhood of old Seminole Heights. Speeding is a problem down Florida ave and in our neighborhood. Too many “buy here/pay here” car lots that allow test drivers to speed through our streets. • Nice survey. • A properly designed system will incorporate all modes of transit. Sidewalks and bike lanes should separate from the road. These are best protected by using a layer of on street parking between road traffic and pedestrian and cyclist traffic • Bus stops and shelters need more attention from trashckean up to crime watch. I stopped riding the bus on Nebraska because bus shelters were being comendered by people loitering, using drugs, selling drugs and prostitution and not for riding the bus. Seems like it has improved with some of the changes to bus schedules recently made but the issue needs to stay in the forefront of these discussions to avoid it back sliding again yet still providing bus service to the people that need it. • "Please add Street cars & premium transit options!!!! This will greatly help with traffic & connecting the Heights!! Also, improve our sidewalks! They are not safe to walk on. " • "Biking and walking are easy in this neighborhood. If there’s a problem, it’s in the people, not the area. Again I don’t want to see one way streets converted or traffic calming measures. One of the greatest aspects of our neighborhood is that we can leave it and get right on a fast way out to the rest of the city. Making Tampa two way and limiting it to 15 minutes for an area that really doesn’t have that many pedestrians seems stupid. I’ve biked the area a lot and rarely see enough people out to even bother taking a look at that. • People want this walled garden for Seminole Heights but it’s not that way, and that’s why it’s great." • In denser areas, it would be beneficial to have public street parking or scattered lots garages. This would make it easier for people to walk around/linger rather than having to move their car to each place they go to, and might reduce the need for individual businesses to have private parking. • Thank you for conducting this survey. Ever since I moved here, improving Florida avenue and creating safe and inviting spaces for businesses, restaurants, bars, and leisure has been on my mind. -Eric Fredrick • Add a turn signal to the intersection of North Blvd and MLK. That intersection is easily one of the worst in Tampa.
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• "This area has had “potential” for over half a decade. It’s time to step up, wisely spend some money, and let it fulfill its potential that everyone has talked about for so long. Also, as a side note, Riverside Heights is a terrible food desert, with no grocery stores between Columbus Blvd , MLK, and 275" • My husband is from Tampa and loves it, but I’ve never felt at home here because of how careless and aggressive drivers are. I’m an excellent driver—I’ve driven around the the US and Europe and I’m courteous, aware of traffic laws, know how to drive defensively, and I don’t drive distracted—but driving in Tampa makes me anxious and even a little angry at how little people seem to be aware of or care about driving safety. This study is long overdue and much appreciated. • Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure is the top priority. Also complete streets and traffic calming are top priorities. • I would really like to see the streetcar come down the Florida Ave corridor... Would rather take that between the heights and Ybor/downtown than Uber/Lyft • Need better options for bicycles. • STREET CAR! STREET CAR! STREET CAR! Please! • It’s 2017. People don’t want cars, they want functional public transportation. They want to live close to where they work and play. Many young and educated people leave Florida because of things like this. • Next, work on fixing Nebraska Ave. • "Express bus stops are great but an overhaul of the overall system is needed for better ridership.
• The current system is ineffective, inefficient and a complete waste of time and money. " • Pretend your children and grandchildren cross these roads daily. Consider the improvements to local business success if people felt safe to walk along these neighborhood streets. Make the right call and promote change for the residents whom call this their home. • When the neighborhood associations come to you with problems that the people want addressed. Listen. They know better then you do what needs to be done. Do not act like we are morons. • More event only buses • Walking on Florida Avenue is so unsafe. Cars travel much too fast and I constantly feel like they are going to jump the curb and kill us. We often drive to restaurants when we could easily walk but walking seems too unsafe. • Thanks for doing this study. I certainly hope something comes of it before anyone else is killed or injured. • Cut thru traffic is bad in the residential areas. Speeding, not stopping, littering. • Let’s clean up Seminole heights! The next Hyde Park, but better!!! • Concerned about the additional traffic and parking issues as a result of apartment buildings coming to the Heights. Too much growth may not be a good thing for the residents. • Florida Ave between Sligh and Hillsborough is dangerous. Seminole Heights is at a critical point in development. Without removing the threats from traffic, the business sector in Seminole Heights will not reach its potential. Give this place the chance to shine it deserves. Reroute 50
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mph commuter traffic and return Florida Avenue to the community. And lastly, PLEASE consider light rail. I lived in Denver before, during construction, and after light rail was built. It changed neighborhoods for the better, allowed those attending sports events downtown to travel after a few cocktails without endangering the entire community, and took lots of cars off the street. Faster and less expensive than driving one's own car, Denver embraced the concept and has flourished. What will Tampa do? If it sticks its head in the sand, refusing to see the future, it will lose big time. • Addionaly before moving forward address the flooding on Florida Ave during the summer rain season . This problem creates a center lane usage as outside lanes flood • People constantly cut through neighborhoods at high rates of speed during rush hour to avoid traffic. Ie: Eastbound hillsborough, North on Ola, East on W. Idlewild or Hanna Ave. to Connect to Florida Avenue Northbound. Dangerous situation as there are many kids in the area. • I Love the neighborhood, but would love to see more police In the area. I am in Old Seminole heights and I walk my dogs a lot I the early morning and evening and I never see police cars at those times. • Please do more than just serve cars. • Do something about cars parked on the sidewalk and in the bike lane. This is a serious safety issue I have tried to bring to the attention of the police department several times (over 10 times at least) which they have promptly ignored. • The speed limit on Florida is to high/fast. You take your life in your own hands when walking on Florida Ave. If you do anything, you need to lower the speed limit! • Slow the speeding on Florida. Lanes are too tight, should be a one way on both sides north of Hillsborough. Additional traffic calming measures on the side streets used as cut through a from Hillsborough to Florida (Ola, Hanna, N Highland Ave) • Better pedestrian crosswalks are paramount! We've had so many fatalities. Time for walk over style crosswalks on major roads like Hillsborough Ave!!! • Plans should start from the perspective of the Hights being a destination and a community -- not a drive-by on someone else's commute. Bikes and pedestrians first . . . cars a distant third. • Please, for the love of all that is holy, listen to the residents and business owners in the community when redesigning the corridor, making the area walkable, bikeable, and transit friendly. • More law enforcement on driving !!! Police need to step it up • The deterring and slowing of drivers utilizing the corridor as an alternative to the interstate should be prioritized. If the corridor continues to be treated as a pipeline or thoroughfare, it shows that the city prioritizes the movement and traffic flow above establishing and connecting the communities that are anchored along these streets. • "Public transit or parking is desperately needed. Improved sidewalks or converting alleys to pedestrian throughways would provide walkability in the neighborhood and foster a sense of community and a destination for those outside of the neighborhood. Currently there is no feasible way for people to come from outside of the neighborhood, park, and walk to the many destinations in our neighborhood. Instead they have to park at each destination, for each stop. This does not create a sense of community, nor does it allow for visitors to find and try new shopping/dining/entertainment outlets outside of the single destination they may be coming
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specifically for. Additionally, sidewalks in the neighborhood appear dangerously close to traffic lanes, with literally no buffer along Florida avenue between traffic and pedestrians.
Seminole Heights has the potential to be a key shopping and entertainment destination for Tampa and the greater Tampa Bay area. It needs support from the government to do that. Please help our neighborhood achieve its potential (and increase tax revenue from our growing number of shops and stores). I'm happy to speak directly about this. 646.853.5961.
Thank you, Doug Parsons " • The Heights is... gosh it's just... such an important area in Tampa. So rich in history, with an incredibly diverse community that should be envy of everyone who appreciates human capital and human ingenuity. This area is one of the gems of Tampa and should be treated with love and care in every. single. aspect. of its design and development. I don't even live there (I live in Temple Terrace) but I recognize the importance of diverse, vibrant urban centers to the sustainability of Tampa as a whole. Please do us all justice with this redevelopment. Oh, also, UP WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT. • This is our neighborhood and I’d like to see it be more walkable. • I think it's important that Seminole Heights be better connected to Downtown and Ybor- there should be some sort of public transit that makes it easier to get to & from these places, at least on the weekends. • "I live very close to Florida Avenue and think the neighborhood would benefit tremendously from infrastructure and streetscape improvements along Florida and Highland. Dangerous walking conditions along Florida Avenue are the single biggest reason I don't walk in my neighborhood as much as I would otherwise. It's just not worth it to risk my life every time I go outside. If I had to suggest two improvements, it would be (1) widening the sidewalks and (2) calming traffic (e.g. by reducing the number of lanes, adding on-street parking, and/or lowering the speed limits)." • The amount of streetlights on highland is terrible, can’t even see the sidewalk at night • This is a kill zone for pedestrians. • Fixed rail transit along with zoning changes to encourage development. Have a CRA that surrounds Transit stops that will help pay for the system and do away with parking requirements in this area. • I live half a mile from the closest playground. To walk or bike there with my 3 and 5 year old we have to cross Florida Avenue. Same issue with accessing businesses on Florida. Walkability is paramount to a healthy vibrant community. • This study is important but we must see OUTCOMES and design changes to these corridors • "As we start to see density increase, the lack of walkable streets will become a huge liability for the city, and runs a risk of stymying the growth the Heights has experienced. • Encouraging development of that high density with a focus on walkability will do a lot to improve the broader challenges of transportation - the more people live in the city, near their work, the less cars you'd have on the road. This can benefit both the city and the state financially and is the responsible thing to do. "
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• Everyone is Seminole Heights wants railcars to downtown • Walking along Florida Ave. is terrifying: automobiles routinely speed, and the lanes run right to the curb. You literally have to walk with cars going 50+mph less than two feet from you. The whole thing is clearly designed exclusively for automobiles -- pedestrians are not even an afterthought. • The best way to develop the area and improve commutability is to provide other transit options that have convenient access - for example, a light rail system with stops along Florida avenue would provide excellent commuter access and the stops would provide hubs for businesses and people to develop. This also requires better walkability so that the hubs are truly destinations and not just access points with no community benefits. • Wider sidewalks for motorized wheelchairs • Get it together FDOT! You are the department of roads not transportation. Broaden your horizon and spend money better to improve our city and county. Stop wasting our tax dollars on study after study that you don't even pay attention to! Look at other progressive cities to see what they are doing with all modes of transportation and not be so stuck in the 50s car- obsessed mentality. Lets hope you start listening to the neighborhoods you'll be tearing apart to put in your widened interstate. • "Stop treating these streets as mini-highway for commuters to speed through our neighborhood!! Very unsafe and it kills our fabric and impedes the business development of our neighborhood. 1. Premium transit 2. 2-way 3. Protected bike paths 4. Traffic calming 5. Wider side walks - or side walks in general, currently often missing Thanks!!" • Priemum Transit is a must. As this city grows, there has to be better options than tearing down our neighborhoods to add wider interstates with more lanes. I'm also tired of hearing everyone only travels by car in our area. I realize this is a true statement, but we have no option for priemum transit. Having lived in both smaller and larger cities with subways and streetcars, there were never complaints about how they were not used or profitable. My biggest concern is we will continue to build huge roads or a non-connecting transit system leaving citizens without options and more stalled interstates. Our neighborhoods need to be connected with priemum transit so we can begin to solve capacity, parking and safety issues. If we do corrrectly, we also get to protect some of the rich history our great city has to offer. • Better and more frequent public transportation please • The Heights streets deserve a makeover that will slow traffic, provide transit, and accomodate biking and walking. Rush hour traffic is inevitable as are parking issues. There is not enough space to allow for adding more and more cars and expecting it to work out-- it won't. • Please don't convert the one-way streets to two-way. • Thank you for facilitating much needed change. Tampa won't be successful as a functioning city unless improvements are made ASAP. If I wanted to live in a suburb, I'd move to the suburbs! • Thank you for taking the time to listen to the community.
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• Need traffic calming along Highland between Hillsborough and Violet. Mini islands with landscaping would beautify this industrial looking stretch of road through our neighborhood and slow down all of the speeding vehicles. • Need to have turn lights in use at ALL times of day , especially at park time. • People cut through neighborhoods so they don’t have to wait in traffic on Florida Avenue. They speed through our neighborhoods and crazy speeds and I’ve almost been hit multiple times. The area needs to be cleaned up from awful car dealerships that are fronts for drug distributions and replaced with small businesses and walkable (and lit) sidewalks. It’s not safe out there right now. More light, better traffic, better sidewalks would really help. • Converting N Florida Avenue and N Highland Avenue between W Violet Street and MLK into 2- way streets would improve safety by protecting pedestrians and slowing down the many speeders and it would tremendously improve the neighborhood of South Seminole Heights. • "Coordinate with Tampa Streetcar modernization and extension next phase especially since Franklin Street is one of the preferred options and could become a transit (and bike and ped) way for the extension. Franklin, especially from downtown and into The Heights, should not have auto traffic. This would create a safer environment for all users, including motorists. Florida and Tampa can stay open to auto traffic. • Thank you for your time!" • I live next to an alley that connects North a street and Fern by Angry chair. Walking on Florida is not safe, nor do any of us try, but we will walk on the alleys. At night it is too dark to walk on the alley, but with some cement to permanently mark the alleys and lights, it’s and excellent walkway. Cars and people safely share the alleys now. I know some houses need the alleys to access their homes and garages, that’s fine, but utilize the existing space for Safe pedestrian traffic. • Parking will always be at a premium. As the heights continue to develop, having better transit, walking options and bike lanes are only sane solutions. • Transit NOW • We are growing community and need this addressed quickly. These roads are more dangerous everyday and the neighborhood that lives here are looking for ways to conveniently walk to all our great businesses and restaurants at this time it is just too dangerous to walk anywhere. • Way too much speeding, trucks, etc. Cutting thru residential neighborhoods where children and bike riders. They are attempting to avoid Fla and Hills and Central and Hills intersections. • Lower the speed limit along Florida Ave!!!!
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• Traffic backs up along Florida Ave at the intersection of Hillsborough Ave, especially southbound in the AM and northbound in the PM o I Agree o And a lot of red light runners o I Agree Turn lights should be utilized! Not allowing the turn lights to ve activated during peak travel times forces more drivers through the neighborhood roads causing unsafe neighborhood streets for residents & escalates deterioration of the roadways. Keep the bulk of traffic in the high traffic corridor! Turn on the turn lights! o I avoid this intersection at all costs; it's terrifying. • Bus stop on the east side of Florida Ave, south of MLK is very uncomfortable • No bike lanes along this section of Highland Ave o The third middle Lane is very dangerous on this section of highland because cars use it as a passing Lane, not a turning Lane. We need bike lanes on this section of highland. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree • Cars speed through this section of Tampa St o Cars race and even drive wrong direction. • Future mid-block crossing concerns as uses build out • Traffic backs up from people turning on to Scott St and Kay St • High pedestrian activity o I Agree, no crosswalks from FL to Watereotks Park. o I Agree, a multi-story urban feeling street section that is 90% car-oriented o I Agree • Speeding • Awkward bike lane transition across the right turn lane drop • Difficult to cross MLK while driving, on a bike, and walking o I Agree. Yes! MLK is like a moat during busy times cutting off the connection between seminole heights and tampa heights on foot or bike. Running, biking or walking across MLK at Highland or Ola is impossible. Yes, there is a crossing farther east but most prefer to use the quieter streets for walking, running and biking. • Consider a bike crossing o Yes! Ola is the main north/south bike route for the north side of Tampa Heights. Tampa St bike lanes make me nervous. With developments being finished at the Riverwalk Ola becomes the easiest way to reach the new restaurants and food hall. A crossing here is badly needed. This is also a popular running route and during busy times cars always back-up and block the crossing over Columbus. o I Agree o There are also drainage issues, especially on the south side which makes crossing on bike difficult. Which is why there should be a safe crossing at Highland also (where drainage is not as much of a problem) • Congested intersection • Traffic on Columbus regularly backs up o I Agree. In addition, while heading west, I often get stuck behind the 15 bus on Columbus where there are 3 stops within a four block stretch. When the bus stops,
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traffic gets backed up, and that combined with the timing of the lights throws off the flow of traffic. Couldn't those three stops be combined into one? • Busy intersection with a lot of traffic • Awkward transition along Tampa St o I Disagree • Congestion along MLK • Congestion, especially during rush hours o I Agree • Cut through traffic on Ida St o I Agree • A lot of kids walking to school (Hillsborough High/Memorial Middle) • No sidewalks, sidewalk could provide connection to Winn Dixie o I Agree o Yeah! This is how folks from Robles Park walk to get groceries. • Traffic from the school spills onto Florida Ave • Speeding o I Agree o I Agree o More enforcement needed for speed violations. • Speeding between Hillsborough and MLK o I Agree o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • Objects within the sidewalk (e.g., poles and landscaping) make it hard to walk o I Agree • Cut through traffic o I Agree, and speeding regularly to avoid delays on MLK and FL/Highland o I Agree o A crosswalk would be nice across Tampa St. o I Agree • Sight triangle safety issue • No left turn phase off-peak direction o The turning signal is off during peak hours causing major back up and neighborhood cut throughs. • Dangerous intersection for pedestrians - big intersection, a lot of turning vehicles (at high speeds), a lot of traffic o I Agree o I Agree • Stopped buses block AM rush hour traffic o I disagree to some extent. While buses may stop the right lane traffic, it’s for less than a minute a few times during rush hour. We need transit. o I Agree • Southbound left-turning vehicles stop traffic and cause unsafe conditions, especially in the mornings
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o I Disagree, parking on residential streets should be encouraged as traffic calming. Legally of course. o I Agree o Please disregard comment about parking below, wrong post. o I Agree • Cut through traffic o Road needs to be completely repaved as well. • Busy intersection - congested o I Agree • Takes a long time to get green signal for Central Ave o I Agree o I Agree • Cut through traffic o I Agree o Cut-through traffic speeds down Ola during the morning rush, often ignoring the stop signs throughout the route. o I Agree o I agree, the really nice turn lane off of hillsborough makes this route a very attractive alternative to the backups at Florida and Hillsborough. The traffic speeds through here. • A lot of students walking to/from school o I Agree • No left turn lanes causing traffic to back up o I Agree. Also, people turn recklessly in front of another bc they fear missing the light. A car struck me as a pedestrian because he was rushing to turn left. • Hard to cross Florida Ave o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • Pedestrian crossings o I Agree o It is incredibly dangerous to cross Florida along this restaurant strip. We need to slow Florida down. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree. We desperately need this crossing asap. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree • Narrow sidewalks with little room between pedestrians and vehicles. Utility poles also obstruct path. Water in crosswalks forces pedestrians into street. o I Agree o I agree. I've seen strollers and electric wheelchairs try to make these same gaps. Large vehicles like buses and auto transports take up the entire width of these narrow lanes putting them very near to pedestrians.
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• Kids can't cross safely to get ice cream at Bo's or go to the park. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree • Cars block intersection when backed up during rush hour. o I Agree. • Great meeting tonight • There are no safe pedestrian crosswalks from MLK to Hillsborough besides Osborne Ave. North of Violet needs to be part of the City of Tampa complete streets project. o I Agree o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. o "SH Sidewalks on FL and Highland or anywhere in SH are not ADA manageable (I live on a bus route and see many motorized weal chairs needing to use the street to get around) for anyone needing to use the City of Tampa’s transit that is known as one of the worst public transit systems in America. http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2017/data/public-transportation-worst/" o I Agree • No safe ways for pedestrians to cross florida ave except at Hillsborough and Osborne. o I Agree o I Agree. We need more opportunities for safe pedestrian crossing o I Agree o The sidewalk at Frierson & Florida disappears before the corner. The only way to walk to the right in front of Ichicoois to go into the street when walking N. on FL. o I Agree o I Agree o "SH Sidewalks on FL and Highland or anywhere in SH are not ADA manageable (I live on a bus route and see many motorized weal chairs needing to use the street to get around) for anyone needing to use the City of Tampa’s transit that is known as one of the worst public transit systems in America. o http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2017/data/public-transportation-worst/" • The most dangerous intersection in our neighborhood. Needs to be addressed. o I Agree • Many times cars turning south are drifting into the far west lane. Very unsafe place for southbound traffic from Highland to merge with traffic merging south off Florida Ave o I Agree o Would agree that many times traffic going S on Highland needs or wants to merge to the left lane (as some people call the left lane the fast lane) and it is unsafe. Once traffic makes the south Turn onto highland from Violet and Highland becomes a one way with 3 lanes is where speeding starts and either accidents happen here or at Highland & Osborne because of merging speeders. • sidewalks all along florida ave between osborne and MLK are in disrepair and unsafe. None, or at least very few, are ADA friendly. o I Agree
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o I Agree • unsafe merge lane. • nowhere for pedestrians to cross highland safely south of osborne ave o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • Unsafe to cross Hillsborough Ave, light isn't long enough for children or those with disabilities to cross. • Middle lane is used frequently as a passing lane by those not in the neighborhood. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree o The speed limit is 30 MPH in this area of Highland, but they are doing 40 MPH using that middle lane and one highland turn into a one way the speed limit is 40 MPH and people are doing 50 to 60 MPH. o I Agree • need blinking lights for pedestrians to cross safely o I Agree o I Agree. This crosswalk is in the road bend and needs lights for safety. o I Agree • Sidewalks are very small, commercial lots encroach on sidewalks and are unsafe. Many of the lots have fences that make it difficult to see when pulling out o I Agree • very hard to see around fence from commercial property to make north bound turn from west side. They also park cars in a manner making it difficult to see. o I Agree o I Agree • Consistently used as a cut through by MLK traffic, especially during times of extreme congestion on MLK. o I Agree • There is no ability to cross MLK from Ridge to Blvd event though there is foot and bicycle traffic • Consider Oakdale as an alternative North/South bicycle route. Tampa St. and Florida are unsafe for cyclists. The current bike lane solutions offer inadequate protection for cyclists on those routes. Alternative routes should be considered for local bicycle transit into downtown. A previous study by Hillsborough Transportation Office on the Green Artery project supported this alternative. • Consider a bicycle crossing to aid the additional alternative north/south route for cyclists. • No suitable crossing for cyclists, only alternative is Boulevard. • No suitable bike lane on Boulevard exists, an occasional decal is on the road offering no protection for cyclists who regularly use Boulevard. • A protected bike lane should be on this frequently used path into Downtown/Riverwalk. o I Agree. This is not a safe bike route. o I Agree. A protected bike lane should be on this frequently used path into Downtown/Riverwalk.
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• There is no crosswalk from River Heights Ave sidewalk to the sidewalk on Boulevard which us regularly transited by pedestrians. • It is very hard to cross the street in front of publix. There is a bus stop on the other side too o I Agree • Great meeting • Narrow sidewalks with little room between pedestrians and vehicles. Utility poles also obstruct path. o I Agree o I Agree. The utility poles in the middle of the sidewalks are especially troublesome. • Blind corner for cars o I Agree • It is hard to cross the street o I Agree o When will this crosswalk with flashing lights be installed? • Great Meeting o I Agree • sight visibility for right on red • Significant pedestrian crossing w/o signals. o Agree. More signals and crosswalks along this stretch would increase safety for pedestrians and surrounding neighborhood. • awkward sidewalks and grade changes • Terrible street scapes. • Terrible street scales. • Parking in ROW • Greenway terminates at a brick street..., not optimal for bikes o I Agree - need a protected cycle track • no sense of gateway, greenway just ends • Need additional bike racks, not enough to accommodate building traffic. o I Agree. Biking to this area will only become more popular. o I Agree, but I think businesses can invest in this as well o I Agree - bike racks need to be more available • Sight visibility when heading northbound looking west • Steady foot traffic crossing the street from one bus stop to the other & from the bus stops into the neighborhood. • violent slopes in intersection o Massive pothole • nb bike lane ends o I Agree • difficult to cross central southbound due to westbound backed up traffic, cross your fingers trying to miss oncoming eastbound traffic o I Agree o I Agree. Also going south on Elmore, cannot see oncoming eastbound traffic due to fence overgrown. Have called St James multiple REI Es and reported. • awkward terminus for such an important node • spooky dark trail at night with scary hiding place trees • ~11.5' separation, porch to curb • Small space to turn right off Florida Avenue on to Idlewild. Cars usually run up on sidewalk.
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o I live on Idlewild and utilize this intersection constantly. The two car lots on the east side of the intersection create challenging sight lines and cars parked haphazardly in the right-of-way make for a challenging intersection. o I Agree, there is very little space to turn on side streets off of Florida Ave. Limited visibility from car lots create hazards when trying to turn onto Florida from side streets. o I Agree. The turn from southbound Florida Ave onto Idlewild is very sharp and narrow, sight lines are poor, and the situation is often exacerbated by Front Porch customers parking on the street. This will get much worse once the apartment/retail complex replaces the car lot on the corner. With < one parking space per apartment, residents will be adding to the congested parking along the street. o I second this: I Agree. The turn from southbound Florida Ave onto Idlewild is very sharp and narrow, sight lines are poor, and the situation is often exacerbated by Front Porch customers parking on the street. This will get much worse once the apartment/retail complex replaces the car lot on the corner. With < one parking space per apartment, residents will be adding to the congested parking along the street. • Many people try to cross Florida Ave. here, and it will only get worse once more restaurants open, and the apartment complex is complete. o I Agree o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I live in the Hite apartments overlooking this area. I cringe as people run out in front of traffic constantly between the businesses on the east and west sides of Florida Ave. (note: these places serve alcohol) The nearest crosswalk is a bit out of the way. The traffic moves very quickly and I've seen a few close calls. • Sidewalk overgrown with weeds o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • The turn signals are either too short or don't exist, causing traffic to back up and many drivers to run the red lights. o I Agree. I don’t typically take this route, but turning left to go West on Hillsborough from Florida Avenue was impossible. 3 cars resorted to making left turns after the red light through 4 cycles. This is unsafe and a huge time waster for people who actually need to get somewhere! o I Agree o I Agree • This intersection needs turn lights, traffic backs up and people end up running the red lights to be able to turn o I Agree o I Agree o Attempting to get onto SB 275 from central ave on north side of Hillsborough Ave without a turn light is causing desperate and dangerous maneuvers from drivers who don’t want to sit through a third light cycle 8 am and 3 pm o Strongly agree that a left turn signal is necessary at this crowded intersection.
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o I Agree, this has always been a terrible intersection and the City has never shown any concern to resident pleas for assistance to address. As a highschooler I hated having to walk over the intersection and came close to being hit multiple times and now as a parent I worry when I walk my kids in their stroller across it either way (over central or Hillsborough) as the cars turn without looking or stopping • Lots of speeders using Hanna to cut through traffic. o I Agree o I Agree, need to have officers do either a speed trap or just area saturation during rush hours periodically. • Cars parking on residential right of way causing congestion issues and illegal parking. Hazard for residents and pedestrians o I Disagree, parking on residential streets should be encouraged as traffic calming. Legally of course. • Florida Ave needs more cross-walks. Lots of people trying to cross and its not safe o I Agree o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o 2nd: I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • The car lots up and down Florida Ave tend to block visibility for cars turning on to Florida - its hard to see to turn out, and people end up blocking part of a lane or cutting off traffic trying to turn out. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree. I would like them to more elsewhere. The community has changed . • The sidewalks are dangerously narrow, forcing people to walk too close to speeding traffic. Often bike's use the sidewalks as well because its too dangerous to cycle on Florida Ave o I Agree o I Agree o This is a serious safety issue. Car lanes are narrow, speed limit is high and sidewalks are tight to the street. A wide car mirror would encroach on the sidewalk space. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I Agree • There's no place for pedestrians to safety cross the street in this area • bad spot o I Disagree • Need turn signal from Florida into Hillsborough during rush hour. o I Agree strongly. I avoid this intersection altogether in the morning, even though it is on my most direct route to work.
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o I agree, this signal is terrible during rush hour when going southbound on FL ave. and trying to turn to go eastbound onto Hillsborough. • Serious flooding on the northeast corner makes it dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. • Heavy pedestrian traffic with no crosswalk and heavy traffic during congestion periods. o I Agree • Serious flooding causing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. • No protection during no dedicated turn signaling at peak hours. • No protection during no dedicated turn signaling at peak hours. • Rush hour traffic backs up northbound on Central Ave. Some people then cross the double yellow line and drive north in the southbound lane to get to the left turn lane at Hillsborough Ave. Some type low barrier needed on Central from Frierson Ave to Hillsborough. • Excessive rush hour cut-through traffic from Florida Ave to Central Ave to avoid the very long wait times for the light at Florida/ Hillsborough. o Food and other delivery trucks cut thru even though there are "no trucks" signs posted. Right thru residential area. • This intersection backs up quickly with school and rush hour traffic o I Agree. No turn signal and traffic from N bound 275 backs up the entire intersection. o Drivers do not seem to understand that all 3 lanes heading eastbound on Hillsborough Ave are through lanes. Cars block the intersection trying to crowd into the middle lane. • Speeding south bound from Hillsborough. o This includes the large trucks that are not supposed to be traveling on Central Avenue • Lots of pedestrians cross florida here. A pedestrian crosswalk and median needed o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree. o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I Agree. • Utility poles impending sidewalk o I Agree. The landscaping here is appropriate for leaving the area towards the river. Have to have low fences or drivers can't see. o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • Sidewalks too narrow, no protected walkways or separation from traffic o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree • Business fences need to be moved back or the style changed so drivers can see around corners. o I Agree • Trucks delivering to Wal-Mart run over crosswalk signal regularly when making a right turn from westbound Hillsborough ave • We need sound barrier walls on both sides of I-275, the same as to the north and south of Seminole Heights.
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o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree, the noise from the interstate never stops and the motorcycles during the night are so loud they wake us up a few blocks away from the interstate. it is a night my occurrence with the motorcycles especially and never just during one time of night/morning. o I Agree • Bushes on the southbound entrance ramp to 275 need to be trimmed lower so traffic entering onto the interstate can see existing traffic. o I Agree • The corner lot on the south side of broad blocks view of incoming northbound traffic which results in accidents and safety concern for pedestrians. I know the light timing has changed to help adjust with this, but I still witness people nearly get into car accidents because they can't see past the cars parked at the store. o I Agree o I Agree • No sidewalks. Pedestrians forced to walk in the street. Often unable to see them as you come off of side streets. Also, they walk on both sides of the street in the road. o I Agree • Serious speeding issues here. Beginning at 15th and down to 19th Street. Due to incline in the road and speeding, drivers unable to see animals in the street. Many have been run over. o I Agree • Unable to see around the corner in either direction due to overgrowth. o I Agree • Sidewalk is too narrow. Pedestrians are only a couple of feet away from oncoming traffic are going 45 miles per hour. This is a extremely dangerous area for pedestrians. o I Agree o Nearly impossible to walk along Florida Avenue in this area, even though there are lots of local businesses nearby. Sidewalks are way too narrow and cars fly by too fast. Feels like a death trap. o I Agree, I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I agree. Very dangerous. • Patrons of Starbucks often block Central Ave at the intersection during rush hour trying to get into an inadequate parking area or drive through. This adds to the backups on both Hillsborough W bound (cars turning right onto Central) and Central N bound. o I Agree • Bike lane needed at Sligh and Florida o I Agree o I Agree • Cars backed up on Sligh West of Florida for blocks. Cars then speed through the neighborhood in order to cut through traffic. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree o I think there needs to be a light placed at highland and Sligh.
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• two way stop, cars parking too close to intersection, unable to see thru intersection, no sidewalks for pedestrians • speeding to avoid congestion on Hillsborough Avenue • cut thru traffic, speeding • Broken drainage inlet also check stop sign placement • Intersection lighting o I Agree • Potential future curb extensions • Sidewalk cross slope • Potential for bike boxes to help bikes get on off palm • Missing tree Well grates o I Agree • Utility poles and street signs in middle of sidewalk. It is unacceptable to allow utility poles and other infrastructure obstructions in the middle of the sidewalk. This happens all over the city. o I Agree o I Agree o I Agree. I brought a friend here recently in a wheelchair--not a good experience. o I Agree • New Curb cuts / street crossings are unsafe, too narrow for wheelchairs, and force pedestrians closer to the road. The curb traps water leading to more flooding issues in pedestrian right of way. I have tripped over the curb at crossings several times. o I Agree • Create a better transition between Lake and Indiana, smooth out the intersection. Smoother intersection will create a safer environment for both cars and pedestrians and help improve overall safety of the Robles Park area. • Sidewalk? • Difficult ped crossing o I Agree • Drainage? • Opportunities to bulb out? • Missing sidewalk • Crosswalk improvements, Ada issues • Morning rush hour is backed up bumper to bumper going south • Sidewalks close to traffic o I Agree o All of the sidewalks on Florida ave are way too close to the street. Wider sidewalks need to be put in with a bike lane and better lighting at night. We have a lot of pedestrian traffic on Florida ave o I Agree • There is very little visibility when pulling onto Florida Avenue off of West Chelsea Street. This is due to these car lots’ fences being too close to the sidewalk. Many streets are like this, there should be some easement on Florida Avenue between the sidewalk and the edge of a business structure. By the time you pull out far enough to see l, you are in the traffic already . o I Agree o I agree with statement. That and cars who continue on Chelsea, east or west bound, have to make an awkward transition. East bound traffic has to technically drive against
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the northbound traffic of Florida Ave in order to access Chelsea eastbound at this intersection. o I agree! I cannot tell you how many times I've almost been hit by a car turning onto Chelsea from Florida because there is no visibility due to the lots being RIGHT on the street! o I agree! I cannot tell you how many times I've almost been hit by a car turning onto Chelsea from Florida because there is no visibility due to the lots being RIGHT on the street! • Sidewalk is dangerously fractured due to tree roots. About 5-6 inches of concrete jutting up from sidewalk level. • Very limited visibility for oncoming traffic on this and all streets on Highliand, and traffic goes VERY fast. • Sidewalks? What sidewalks? Parents with strollers can't walk up this road due to speeding cars and limited sidewalk width. o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • This is where I had my arm clipped by the side mirror of speeding vehicle - very little space on the sidewalk, fences right up to it - a horrible safety issue. • Any weekday morning you can expect to see cars speeding down this road. Horrible traffic and individuals trying to walk or bike have to dodge cars to make it across. o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • The speed that commuters rip through this intersection has caused quite a few accidents. The high speed one way roads contribute to the problem. o I Agree • Speeding cars on every street between highland and florida avenue - cars will be going 55 mph either direction, and try to cut through these streets just as fast. o I Agree, drivers use W Chelsea street as a through street beneath 275 and as an alternate route to MLK in the morning and evening rush hours. These cars excessively accelerate between stop signs and there are NO sidewalks along this roadway creating HIGH risk for local pedestrians/residents. o I Agree o I’ve lived on Chelsea and Ola for 7 years. People race down this street at excessive speeds. o I Agree... we need speed bumps and law enforcement to monitor these streets and start ticketing the same people who fly down here during rush hour. o I Agree • Closest crosswalk? Osborne or MLK either direction. o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going
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North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • Try to cross this street northbound on any given day. It's a death luge. "It's the magic disappearing bike lane. One minute you're going northbound in your already very limited space afforded, the next minute you better hope you found the sidewalk. And that the sidewalk doesn't have a fence or power pole in the middle of it. • And that it's wide enough to escape the side mirrors of the cars moving north at 50 mph." o I Agree • Too many cars in rush hour times, and the volume of traffic the one way streets bring make this one of the worst streets during the commute times. • We need four way stops through out the neighborhood. Cars cut through everyday to avoid red lights and go faster on streets with less stop signs. Speed bumps would be welcome too. • Walking anywhere on Florida Ave. is nearly impossible: the car lanes come to the curb, utility poles are in the middle of the sidewalk, and cars whiz by at 50mph literally two feet from unprotected pedestrians. o "I Agree. Pulling out at this intersection is especially dangerous as you cannot see on coming cars around the car lot fences." o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I second this!: I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I agree, I walk along here and it is very apparent that a small driver distraction @ 50 mph would be catastrophic to any pedestrians walking just 2 feet away. • Speeding cut-through traffic on Hanna, Henry, Ola, and Idlewild puts all residents in danger. o I Agree • Cut-through traffic from Florida Ave. via Hanna, to Ola, to Hillsborough is a major danger to residents. o I see cars speed through stop signs on this cut through route multiple times every day and have, not surprisingly, witnessed a number of accidents along this route • The "sharrows" on the road here serve only to give cyclists a false sense of security. Drivers regularly speed and pass cyclists with one foot of clearance. • There is no crossing light between Hillsborough and Hanna; many pedestrians seek to cross Florida Ave. here, and face the choice of walking far out of the way on a dangerous stretch of sidewalk or trying to get across Florida without a light. o I Agree, I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • The bike lane ends here, making it largely useless for northbound cyclists. • An illegal wall extension on the north side of the Save-A-Lot parking lot goes all the way to the sidewalk, making it impossible for exiting traffic (auto, bike, or pedestrian) to see what's coming from the north. The wall should be within the setbacks. • Chronic speeding on Florida Ave. in both directions. There is no effort to enforce a speed limit here, so drivers are encouraged to go as fast as they can. o Need a way to slow it down. • A lot of people are hanging out here and sometimes might feel uncomfortable.
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• Small sidewalk • people is really helpful to metropolitan by giving things they wanted and taking them were they need to be. Maybe trucks can pick up food and goods from the neighborhood to make sure those things get to Met Ministries safely. • Fast cars and a lot of people hanging around. • Extremely dangerous conditions for pedestrians. The sidewalk is very narrow and not raised on a curb. Basically impossible to walk here unless you're willing to put your life at risk. o I Agree o Agreed. All these parking lots right on the street are super sketchy. I've spotted a few people so that they could make it out safely. • Overgrown vegetation makes it impossible for 2 vehicles to pass. It's so much worse than the photo I uploaded from Google Maps. • No safe pedestrian crossing across highland o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. • Cars cutting through on Ola and Hanna regularly race through and miss the stop signs at this intersection • There are no sidewalks on this side of the street. Down Hanna Ave., the sidewalk zigzags back and forth between both sides of the street, making it impossible to walk anywhere without having to run across the street every other block. Being a main thoroughfare for everyone avoiding Hillsborough, consistent sidewalks on both sides of the street are extremely important for pedestrian safety! • Need sidewalks on this busy street! Cars traveling at 40mph and pedestrians having to walk in the street, across people's lawns, or having to run back and forth to follow the sidewalk pattern. • This is a really unsafe section for pedestrians. It's impossible to walk anywhere safely without sidewalks. E Hanna sidewalks vary by block as to which side the sidewalk is on. With cars traveling so fast, we need consistency on both sides! • Sidewalks along Palm don't feel safe • Commuter traffic cuts the corner of Sligh and Florida by turning south onto N River and careening around the corner at W Thomas, roaring up the slight hill. The narrow streets and quiet neighborhood are not built for 40-50 mph traffic, yet it persists during rush hour. Speed bumps? Another stop sign? Something to help keep heavy traffic from using this route. o I Agree • Narrow sidewalk makes this a very dangerous situation for pedestrians as Florida Ave traffic speeds by within inches of the route. Can be very difficult to cross to businesses in my neighborhood during commuter hours. o I Agree. Business fences that are high cause pedestrians to be close to the road. Wide trucks are even worse. o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o Well said: I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement.
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o I Agree • All along Florida Ave, businesses are opening and people are trying to get to them. The narrow sidewalks and buildings close to the road deter foot and bicycle traffic. Safe walkable, bikeable communities thrive. Drive thru commuting traffic from north burbs to downtown robs the community of sales. https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/app/legacy/documents/cs/factsheets/cs-economic.pdf o I Agree o Wider sidewalks and good lighting at night need to be added on Florida ave. Bike lanes also. Too many car lots on Florida ave with test drivers that speed down our neighborhood streets. o One of the great things about this hood is all of the shops, restaurants, breweries, etc. opening up. So it’s a shame that we take our lives into our hands every time we walk over to one. As these business open up there needs to be a plan for safer sidewalks and more/safer crossing options. o I Agree • Traffic from Sligh cuts through the neighborhood here to avoid the light at Florida. Sends trucks, rush hour speeders onto narrow residential streets. o I Agree • Terrible intersection for pedestrians, cyclists. o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • Unable to cross Hillsborough Ave safely. o I Agree o I don't feel safe trying to cross Hillsborough to get to Taco Bus and Ella's. o My children will soon be attending Hillsborough High School. We live close enough for them to walk but there is no way I will allow them to walk along Hillsborough Avenue and cross the on/off ramps to 275 to get there! • Very noisy and busy 24/7 Hillsborough Ave and near I 275 making residential area on E Giddens Ave very noisy, polluted and open parking lot near Church does not provide any barrier to noise/pollution/cars/trucks headlights at night. I would like Department of Transportation to consider sound walls and some Urban Green Forest along the Hillsborough/Nebraska/I275, please. • Congested intersection • Noisy and very busy intersection making a health hazard for residents near Hillsborough Ave and I 275 • no available sidewalks along Taliaferro • Very noisy/busy/polluted intersection of I 275 and Hillsborough Ave and Nebraska Ave making near residential area on E Giddens Ave very unhealthy. Open parking lot Seminole Height Baptist Church does not provide any barrier to noise/headlights/pollution. I want to ask Department of Transportation to consider sound walls/Green Urban Garden to protect residential area. Thank you • This intersection needs a crosswalk as soon as possible. It is incomprehensible that the nearest crosswalk is approximately 1/4 mile away, a 1/2 mile round trip. Not only is this place dangerous for all pedestrians, but many high/middle school students cross Florida Ave. here. Please expedite the process of having this crosswalk installed! o I Agree
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• We need a crosswalk for students to safely cross Central Ave. between Osborne and Hillsborough. People complain that students don't use crosswalks but, truly, we need adequate crosswalks in conjunction with safety campaigns in our schools! • Reduce and enforce speed limit. Traffic is terrible before/after school. o I Agree • Please improve street lighting along this corridor, especially in areas where pedestrians cross at night. • as a resident of E Giddens Ave I have health safety concern regarding noise/pollution coming day and night from nearby I 275 and Hillsborough Ave. It is like a war zone with sirens/roaring motorcycles/noisy truck and thousands of cars every day passing in front of residential area. Open parking lot does not provide any barrier. Please consider some noise barriers/traffic calming measures/some greenery along Hillsborough Ave on the small strip of land that is available. Thank you • Cars traveling fast • No sidewalks and speeding traffic • sidewalks are to narrow and using a wheelchair is difficult on the corner of Osborne • There is a high concentration of pedestrians because of HART buses and not enough pedestrian safety • Sidewalks are too narrow o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. • No significant pedestrian crosswalk markings o I Agree • There is no bus shelter and the sidewalk is narrow. • No lighting • Sidewalks are to narrow o I Agree • No sidewalk • No sidewalk • Heavy cut through traffic • No sidewalk and car cut through is high • Sidewalk is too small, the pedestrian crosswalk is non-existent, o I Agree. This should be a very large and clear crossing area! o I Agree o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o I Agree • High cut through traffic • High-speed traffic and cut through traffic o Agree. Way too fast along here. • No sidewalk • Speeding traffic • Most cyclist use the sidewalk because it's to dangerous • No sidewalk on Mohawk makes it a tough competition with cars
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• The bicycle path is too small. I was driving my tricycle headed east and a pickup truck attempted to run me off the road • High cut through traffic • lack of signage and space for bicycles • Sidewalks need repair • Lack of sidewalks make this dangerous • High-speed traffic vs pedestrians with no sidewalk • no sidewalk • narrow sidewalk • The dead complain about the noise • no sidewalk • poor lighting • poor lighting • dangerous intersection with no pedestrian crosswalk • No sidewaks o There is a sidewalk, but it is not maintained by the City. Leaves always cover it and it makes it a tripping hazard for pedestrians. o I Agree. We need sidewalks. Lots of students walking to school • Need pedestrian crosswalk • No sidewalk and high cut through traffic • Not enough room for bicycle safety • Dangerous intersection for pedestrian • I will not cross over unless there was a pedestrian overpass • No turn lights or flashing yellow means cars cut off pedestrians, even when they have the right of way. I was struck in the cross walk here. • Line indicating where cars should stop has faded and cars pull through the crosswalk rather than stopping before it. • Cars coming west have a hard time seeing this crosswalk and cars driving east gun through the intersection to turn left. • Cars (and especially cars from the auto body shop on the corner) use Hamilton as a cut through and drive 35 - 45 mph down this residential road that has no sidewalks. • Drivers FLY down Nebraska at high speeds. • There's no crosswalk to get to the park except at Florida. • Building proximity to road makes it difficult to see when turning. Cars parked in front of building aren't able to see anyone turning from this road or vice versa. • People drive down this area of Central at 40+ miles an hour. Need something to slow traffic (yield signs? speed limit painted on road? speed bumps?) • No left hand turn (green/red light or flashing yellow) means that people turn in front of you. • Cars parked in front of this building park IN the sidewalk. • There's no crosswalk between Bird and Broad--that's almost half a mile. • People trying to enter 275 from the west rarely yield to people from the east turning left. I've seen a number of accidents here. • Difficult for pedestrians to cross; drivers are impatient to get on 275, especially those coming from the west, who rarely yield to pedestrians or oncoming traffic. • Exiting traffic rarely stops before crosswalk, and they frequently merge with oncoming traffic even when they do not have the right of way.
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• Sidewalk for pedestrians on bridge is incredibly narrow, and there's no barrier between pedestrians and cars. • The park should add a formal pedestrian entrance here that can be locked; currently the only entrance is the car entrance on Bird. People have bent the fence and scramble under it. This park is underutilized and could be enhanced in so many ways! • Pedestrian Issues o I agree • The new business, a used car lot, put up a fence where there was none before. It essentially completely blocks the view of incoming traffic. This is not the only place where fences block the view onto Florida but it is new and one of the worst. Owners also park on sidewalk blocking pedestrian traffic. o I Agree o It is very dangerous and you cannot see trying to turn from North St. onto Florida o This is a very dangerous intersection now that the used car lot has created this clear and obvious blind spot with their new fence. o I Agree • Off-ramp guard rail is consistently beat-up. Bess go do somethin' before someone get's unlucky and rolls their car unbelted and dies. • Bridge by Blake feeling unsafe. • Very difficult and dangerous to cross MLK here. • Difficult to cross MLK here. • Congestion Issues • More street lights • Speeding & no crosswalks. o I Agree o I Agree o Please note: Highland from Hillsborough Ave to MLK is a residential neighborhood. Highland was designed as a one way south when FL Ave became a one way street going North, it is a major cut through for speeding traffic in a residential neighborhood to get people downtown as the city transit system is not good. o I Agree • Entire stretch of Florida Ave. from here to Hillsborough, and beyond is incredibly dangerous because of high volume of traffic at high speeds, and combined with high pedestrian activity. o I Agree • A few years ago a woman died at this intersection. A a new resident, I can see why, as there is a chain-link fence with an opaque white wrapping on it as well as various other obstructions creating a blind spot for anyone turning onto Florida from Lambright. I have talked to a few on the street and they are like us in that we do not exit the neighborhood here. We drive down to Hanna and exit at the light. Does someone else need to die here before we enact change? Also, this intersection is near a lot of new businesses that we walk to but there is no crosswalk nearby creating an unsafe and unfriendly pedestrian situation. • Need to enact codes that require sidewalks when houses are renovated. This road needs to have all of the sidewalks connected eventually. • Numerous cars park all the way up to the intersection on the south side of Lambright and east of Branch creating a blind spot for those driving north on Branch and turning onto Lambright. We need laws, codes, and signage to direct people to use common sense and not park so close to intersections.
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• Sidewalks narrow; signs, utility poles and tree grates clutter sidwalks. • Sidewalks narrow; signs, utility poles and tree grates clutter sidwalks. • Extremely fast vehicle traffic. When walking across the three lane auto sewer, a pedestrian doesn't see traffic until it's too late and is unable to react. • Extremely fast vehicle traffic. When walking across the three lane auto sewer, a pedestrian doesn't see traffic until it's too late and is unable to react. I've seen many close calls, especially with women and children in front of Met Min, and it's only a manner of time before someone is killed. This is gross negligence by FDOT for designing roads that create dangerous conditions for pedestrians and vehicles. Roads must be DESIGNED to slow cars- signs and blinky lights are silly and a waste of money. If you need a sign to tell people to slow down, you designed the street wrong. "Of the 10 metro areas with the highest PDIs (Pedestrian Danger Index), the top seven were in Florida, as was the 10th. Here’s the list: 1. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 2. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 3. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 4. Jacksonville, FL 5. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 6. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 7. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 8. Jackson, MS 9. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 10. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL This is inexcusable. The roads supposedly smart engineers are creating are literally killing people. How many pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are the direct cause of FDOT design? Your product is killing people. Companies get routinely get sued for creating dangerous products- FDOT should be next. Fix these roads now. You know how, and there are plenty of people who know good design." o I Agree • No crosswalks on Tampa between Palm and Columbus, a distance of 1600 feet (1/3 of a mile). Curbs are extremely high which makes it hard to get out of the road before speeding vehicles threaten to flatten me and the stroller. Extremely frustrating when trying to cross Tampa, especially when busy. The Tampa/Florida pair really holds back the neighborhood and diminishes the quality of life. • Car going wrong direction (north on Tampa street). Witnessed on 10+ separate occasions. • Cars in middle lane think they can turn left, which cuts in front of the cars in the left-hand lane. Need markings to indicate middle-land is straight only. o I Agree o I've seen this a few times also. The left/straight thing confuses people. I've also freaked more than one driver out going "straight" from the right lane causing them to jostle around in and out of their lane a bit. • Bike lane is unprotected from speeding traffic and rush hour traffic. Bike lane at Columbus has an unsafe transition in front of cars turning right (West) onto Columbus. Photo is of a mother with her small child, completely exposed to rush hour traffic. • Jaywalking is insane on Nebraska Avenue. Jaywalking is NOT illegal in Florida; there needs to be serious conversations about placing some responsibility on pedestrians about utilizing crosswalks and a way for police to enforce it. Every time this is brought up with the bike/ped
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lobby - it is immediately shot down as "victim blaming". TAKE SOME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and use the mid-block crosswalks as it is! • My child will soon be attending Hillsborough High School. We live close enough for her to walk, but there is no way I am going to allow her to cross Hillsborough and the on/off ramps to 275 to get to school. It is a deadly situation. Something needs to be done to ensure pedestrian safety! • The sidewalks on Nebraska north of Hillsborough are too narrow to allow for pedestrian safety. • The 40 mph speed limit combined with 4 narrow lanes of traffic on Nebraska make for a very dangerous roadway, for cars, pedestrians, and bikes. Frequently, cars change lanes suddenly to whip around a car that is slowing for a bus or a turn. Accidents are an almost weekly occurrence. • Cut through traffic speeds all the time. Rush hour is bad as they try to avoid the signalized intersections. We need to somehow prevent this high-speed cut through activity. We also have no sidewalks through most of the neighborhood up here. • people cut through instead of traveling on MLK and go super fast. • On Idlewild Ave there are no stop signs or speed deterrents from 15th St East to Nebraska. The residents have nicknamed this road "The Publix Speedway" as people use 15th as cut thru to the Publix on Nebraska. There have been 2 accidents at the corner of 12th and Idlewild Ave that I am aware of. Several pets have been hit and killed - mine included. • A pedestrian crosswalk or even a crossing light should be utilized in front of the Publix on Nebraska Ave. • SPEEDING! Lake Roberta is a highly walked area for the residents and cars speed thru the circle with no regard to the pedestrian traffic. • Pedestrians, bicyclist etc. take their life in their hands when crossing anywhere in this intersection. • Cars going south on Florida cut through Flora and Lynn or Highland at high speeds to avoid stopping at light. • Speeding is a major concern here with the high number of pedestrians walking, running, walking dogs, pushing strollers, on their way to the park. We must have law enforcement - FDOT can't design their way out of this problem. o I Agree • Sidewalks are in heavy use due to restaurants bars in immediate area. Sidewalks are incredibly dangerous due to narrow width and zero buffer to speeding traffic. Also in dire need of safe pedestrian crosswalk across street in Fern St/North St vicinity. o I Agree I think we should make Florida Ave between Hillsborough Ave and Sligh a 2 lane street instead of 4 lanes, and bring speed limit down to 30. This way we can widen sidewalks, put in a bike lane and add an easement. o Check the curbs for tire marks from past driver mistakes. Its a scary proposition for any pedestrian with zero margin for error with tight lanes, high speeds, and sidewalks right on the road. • Fern St./ Branch St. intersection should be a 4-way stop. Speeding traffic down Fern St from Central to Florida Ave is a safety issue. • Desperately need sound barrier walls along I-275. Most Interstate routes through dense urban neighborhoods already have these. • Riding a bike on North Blvd & Columbus is tough. You are right next to cars, even though this could be a good bike corridor. o I Agree • Columbus has too much traffic during the peak hour, but there are also a lot of lower income vulnerable road users. I WOULD NOT recommend widening Columbus, but would recommend
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upgrading the traffic signal infrastructure and doing an OD study from 50th street to the river to figure out how to divert people away from this area. • All bus stops in the region are poorly configured. • Bus stops on Columbus are used, but low income people have to stay in the rain. Get a bus shelter! • Bus stops on Columbus are used, but low income people have to stay in the rain. Get a bus shelter! • Bus stops on Columbus are used, but low income people have to stay in the rain. Get a bus shelter! • Why would you put an island in here? This would induce people to potentially hit pedestrians as they are focused on making the right turn. • Highland & Osborne remains a HEAVY accident area, with major injuries, property damage, etc and is also an elementary school crossing. • "After the speed bumps were placed on N Blvd and the speed decreased to 25 MPH on N Blvd (where there is no school) the speeding traffic has increased for other SSH residents, especially on Osborne Ave. The first thing a driver sees after they make the turn from N Blvd onto Osborne (a school zone) is a speed sign of 30 MPH! Traffic comes to a standstill on Osborne between Highland & FL during rush hours (it becomes a noise issue with horns honking because they are stuck at the light on Osborne. Every trash day you can tell the trash truck or any car or truck is having an issue making a left from the one way “highland― onto Osborne because cars are blocking a safe left lane turn, left onto Osborn). Rush hour precludes cars from blowing through the light onto Osborne, but during none rush hours cars can be doing 40 to 60 MPH on Osborn (a school zone) to beat lights." • After the speed bumps were placed (why?) on N Blvd and the speed decreased to 25 MPH on N Blvd (where there is no school) the speeding traffic has increased for other SSH residents, especially on Osborne Ave. The first thing a driver sees after they make the turn from N Blvd onto Osborne (a school zone) is a speed sign of 30 MPH! o I Disagree • When N Blvd was dead ended (why?) to stop the flow of traffic from Hillsborough Ave, N Highland speeding traffic increased . The turn from Hillsborough to Highland is a turn only lane, but during rush hours the turn lane comes to a stop as traffic uses this turn only lane to cut into the east traffic onto Hillsborough. o N River Blvd was the street that was dead ended (not N Blvd) stopping the flow of traffic from Hillsborough or to Hillsborough from N River. o I Agree • W Violet St is a residential St that was designed as a (cut through street) merging nightmare during rush hours. If traffic needs to get to a major thoroughfare, please stop making SSH residential streets cut though streets like W Violet is. • We need turn arrows on these traffic lights • Numerous accidents, including a flipped car, due to speeding down Tampa and avoiding blind spot traffic turning Southbound from Floribraska. • Since the Stop sign was installed on Ola and Idlewild, it has definitely made the neighborhood much safer for walking PEDs and motorist. However, I think speed bumps should be installed in this neighborhood to decrease speeding. • A protected bike lane on this road is definitely needed, especially with the new luxury studio apartments being built as well as the growth of the area (restaurants/coffee shops). Make FL
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Ave. a two lane road, widen the sidewalks, and create protected bike lanes that tie into Downtown/Riverwalk. • North Blvd. does not need three lanes. This rarely has traffic that will cause traffic backups due to car drivers making left/right turns (against oncoming traffic). This road is used most often for car commuters (during the week) to get into the city. Stripe away the middle lane, use two lanes for North/Southbound traffic, and turn the third lane into a protected bike lane that ties into Downtown/Riverwalk, essentially linking the Heights. o I Agree • Poor lighting at Columbus/Jefferson intersection. Jefferson street sign not visible. • Lots of foot traffic across Floribraska, no distinct crossing spaces easily visible • Stop sign east and west bound is regularly ignored by speeding cars who are avoiding MLK during rush hour. Many cars speed along W Chelsea St on their way to the east side of 275. There are no sidewalks along this street and many residents and children walking to the local schools are at risk during rush hour in the morning. It is only a matter of time until their is a fatality. o I Agree. The house on Chelsea was smashed into due to people speeding and ignoring stop signs. People fly down Chelsea and Ola and we’ve seen numerous “almost― accidents • N Ola Avenue between Osbourne and MLK does not have speed control devices. Many vehicles use N Ola Ave as a northbound route to avoid North Blvd and Florida Ave. The speed limit of 25 MPH is frequently ignored and many elementary aged students walk this route to get to Broward Elementary. o I Agree o Many people cut through Ola, Osborne, and Chelsea to avoid Hillsborough and/or Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Drivers do not follow the speed limit and fly down these roads that are used by young children. • Children and parents walk to Broward Elementary along N Ola Ave. This crossing is very difficult in the morning because of rush hour heading westbound on MLK toward the hospital and crossing can be very difficult. Evening rush hour makes this crossing nearly impossible. There are no bike lanes on MLK and turning vehicles have hit the power pole and fire hydrant at this intersection many times to avoid bikes on sidewalks and pedestrians. • Lots of drivers cut thru street at high speed mostly parents to drop off kids at the nearby high school and during rush hour. These neighborhood streets need speed bumps to decrease the risk of any accidents. o I Agree • Wife walks to work through the intersection and at least once a week mentions cars not stopping or even looking for people crossing... • Both North and South the right lane should be a turn lane. The main reason is a lot of cars turn right up until the one person who usually just wanted to race ahead of everyone selects the lane... The second issue is most people get in the main lane to the have those who are just trying to get ahead being aggressive and dangerous. I was hot by a van that simply jerked good wheel over to cut in and then giving me a hard time when it was his responsibility to merge safely. Main reason is enough people are turning to justify turn only lane and other reason is safety, reduce aggressiveness... • Florida Ave. took me about 10 minutes to cross at the intersection of Clifton at about 5:45 on a Monday afternoon. A lot of the cars are also driving above the posted speed limit. o I Agree
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• Sidewalks incredibly narrow here for walking. This strip is not pedestrian friendly or safe! o I Agree • Cars speed down Hanna all the time to catch either the Florida Ave. or Central light! • "I've contact the Parks department to ask how to have the city turn on the lights in Robles Park after park hours for increased security. So far they refuse to give me a direct answer. Other parks in the city (Plymouth Playground/MacFarlane Park) have lighting after park hours. The Parks department also won't answer why Robles Park doesn't get lighting while other parks do." • High cut through and speeding vehicles • Wife walks to work through the intersection and at least once a week mentions cars not stopping or even looking for people crossing...
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