West Tampa VolunteersWest Tampa Volunteers

Transportation and Land Use Transportation and Land Use CommitteeCommittee

Traffic CalmingTraffic Calming

Goal: Create a safer, more pedestrian Goal: Create a safer, more pedestrian friendly Howard-Armenia corridor that will friendly Howard-Armenia corridor that will also help stimulate business district also help stimulate business district revitalization.revitalization.

Started with 2-way request.Started with 2-way request. Evolved into traffic calming.Evolved into traffic calming. Results oriented.Results oriented. Plan in the next 60 days.Plan in the next 60 days. Funding in 2006-2007Funding in 2006-2007 Construction of improvements in 2007.Construction of improvements in 2007.

Transit PlanTransit Plan

Consensus item – everyone wants more and Consensus item – everyone wants more and better transit.better transit.

Linking together downtown and Westshore.Linking together downtown and Westshore. 200,000 jobs, two major malls, TIA, three 200,000 jobs, two major malls, TIA, three

major sports venues, areas largest PAC, UT, major sports venues, areas largest PAC, UT, HCC, and grid system.HCC, and grid system.

Frequent service, longer hours, strong east-Frequent service, longer hours, strong east-west corridors.west corridors.

Develop plan by 6/1/06.Develop plan by 6/1/06. Find funding and implement ASAP.Find funding and implement ASAP.

Land UseLand Use Overlay District Very good start. BUT….Overlay District Very good start. BUT…. Land use densities are not appropriate for Land use densities are not appropriate for

emerging urban area.emerging urban area. Residential design standards are insufficient.Residential design standards are insufficient. Commercial. Standards may not meet Commercial. Standards may not meet

economic realities.economic realities. Parking major issue.Parking major issue. Mixed use poorly addressed and not Mixed use poorly addressed and not

promoted.promoted. Lack of affordable housing incentives. Lack of affordable housing incentives. TOD non-existent. Needs to connect to TOD non-existent. Needs to connect to

transit plan. transit plan.

Land UseLand Use

Solicit suggestions for change and Solicit suggestions for change and develop recommendations by May develop recommendations by May ‘06.‘06.

Take recommendations to Overlay Take recommendations to Overlay Committee.Committee.

Take recommendations to Tampa Take recommendations to Tampa City Council summer ’06.City Council summer ’06.