Plan Name and Planning Agency/Body
Description
(shown in chronological order)
Hillsborough Greenways Master Plan (1995)
• Developed goals and objectives for a greenway system in Hillsborough County • Identified five recreational corridors and five natural corridors comprising the greenway system • Included a comprehensive set of recommendations, strate- gies, and actions to implement the greenway system, as well as general guidance for designing and managing greenways • Sought to identify recreational opportunities including trails across multiple large and contiguous publicly-owned proper- ties in Northwest Hillsborough County • Focused on County-owned or managed sites bounded by Race Track Road, North Mobley Road, Gunn Highway and what is not the Citrus Park Drive Extension • Extensive review of existing conditions, analysis of opportuni- ties and constraints, public participation and stakeholder en- gagement resulted in development of design concept that included paved and unpaved trail facilities throughout the study area • Sought to identify ways to connect recreational elements in the southern part of Hillsborough County via an off-road multi- use trail system linked to a bicycle-pedestrian enhanced transportation network • Focused on analyzing two corridors proposed in the 1995 master plan: the South Coast Greenway and the Cross Coun- ty Greenway • Extensive review of existing conditions, analysis of opportuni- ties and constraints, and evaluation of survey results and stakeholder responses resulted in development of design con- cepts for the two corridors and actions for implementation Summary of 22 community plans made by the various com- munities that make up Unincorporated Hillsborough County • Most of the community plans indicate support for the Green- ways and Trails Master Plan. Some of the plans include vi- sions for greenways that meet specific needs in those com- munities. When specific greenway visions were mentioned, they were carried forward into this Master Plan update’s eval- uation • Sought to unify the Hillsborough Greenways Master Plan and the City of Tampa Greenways and Trails Master Plan (2000). • Regional approach to trail and greenway planning, identifying connections from Hillsborough County to Pasco, Polk, Pinel- las, and Manatee Counties • Identified ten priority trails, including four in unincorporated Hillsborough County, along with funding sources and steps for moving forward • Focused on paved greenways
Hillsborough County Greenways Advisory Committee
Northwest Recreational Corridor Plan (2005)
Hillsborough County
South County Recreational Corridor Plan (2007)
Hillsborough County
Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan for Unincor- porated Hillsborough County, Livable Communities Ele- ment (Community Plans adopted 2008 – 2015) Hillsborough Planning Commission •
Greenways and Trails Plan Update (2016)
Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO, now the Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organiza- tion, TPO)
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY GREENWAYS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN
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