Vision Zero Action Plan (2017)
Vision Zero is a commitment to set a goal for zero traffic deaths or severe injuries by shifting how communities approach traffic safety. The Vision Zero Action Plan provides strategies to accomplish the goal of zero traffic deaths or severe injuries. The Vision Zero Action Plan for Hillsborough County mapped public safety concerns, and analyzed five (5) years of data from the Crash Database Management System. Fatalities and injuries were mapped on corridors and at intersections throughout the County. This data was used to identify 20 areas of high concern called severe crash corridors (Figure 33). Two “Vision Zero” corridors in the South County area are among those in the top 20 most dangerous corridors list due to aggressive driving, inadequate lighting, and overall unsafe roadway conditions. US 41 from Big Bend Road to Symmes Road can be added as a third dangerous corridor for bicyclists and pedestrian due to aggressive driving, and inadequate street lighting 1) Gibsonton Dr/Boyette Rd from I-75 to Balm Riverview Rd; 49 crashes (21 crashes per mile); Daily VMT: 79,720. 2) Big Bend Rd from US 41 to I-75; 51 crashes (16.6 crashes per mile); Daily VMT: 72,145.
Figure 33. Top 20 severe crash corridors: all modes (2012-2016) Source: Hillsborough MPO - Vision Zero Action Plan Hillsborough, 2017
Imagine 2040
The Imagine 2040 Plan lists Big Bend Road between US 41 and I-75 as one of the most congested intersections in Hillsborough County (Figure 34). The plan defines these heavily congested corridors as those forecast by 2040 to be greater than 50% over their capacity. Major corridors projected to be over capacity by 2040 are shown in Figure 35. These include I-75 between Gibsonton Drive and Big Bend Road, SR 674 between US 301 and Balm Wimauma Road, and Big Bend Road between US 41 and US 301.
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