South County Integrated Mobility Study

1 Introduction This is the third and final technical memorandum for Phase I of the South County Integrated Mobility Study. The purpose of the memorandum is to evaluate multimodal accessibility in South County as it relates to walking, biking and transit use, as well as the safety and operational conditions of study area roadways. The report begins with an evaluation of bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accessibility using available GIS data. Accessibility was evaluated based on sidewalk length, bicycle lane length, and roadway network density. The assessment identified connectivity and gaps in the transportation network including potential areas of concern and barriers to safe bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access to activity generators. The report continues with an inventory of four communities in the study area: Apollo Beach, Gibsonton, Sun City Center, and Riverview. This subset of communities was selected to illustrate conditions representative of the different contexts in South County. The inventory identifies transit routes and stops, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and bicycle and pedestrian crashes in each community. Finally, Hillsborough County’s access management policies and regulations for access management and corridor (right-of-way) management were summarized and evaluated. This assessment also identified examples of existing access conditions in South County and concluded with observations for potential enhancements to the existing corridor and access management program. The report builds on findings from Technical Memorandum 1: Review of Plans and Studies and Technical Memorandum 2: Land Use and Transportation Conditions . Technical Memorandum 1 cataloged and summarized existing plans and studies that affect mobility needs in the study area. Technical Memorandum 2 inventoried land use and transportation conditions in the study area, identifying areas of activity (nodes) and travel patterns.

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