South County Integrated Mobility Study

3 Inventory of Multimodal Infrastructure System and Safety This chapter inventories multimodal conditions in a sample of four areas of activity in South County. A goal of the analysis is to illustrate typical network connectivity and safety issues relative to multimodal transportation in the study area. As defined and identified in Technical Memorandum 2 , areas of activity (aka nodes) are potential destinations of travel and include five area types: compact urban, connected suburban, modern suburban, industrial, and parks/recreation. Areas of activity in four communities that represent the contextual types in South County (compact urban, connected suburban, and modern suburban) were selected for the inventory analysis. These were areas of activity in Apollo Beach (modern suburban), Gibsonton (compact urban), Sun City Center (modern suburban and connected suburban), and Riverview (modern suburban). The findings include a general profile of each community, along with information on traffic conditions and multimodal accessibility and safety conditions in and around the areas of activity. The focus of the analysis is on safety and accessibility for bicycle, pedestrian and transit modes. Data for the community profiles were obtained from 2013-2017 ACS (American Community Survey) estimates and is summarized in Appendix A. Bicycle and pedestrian crash data were obtained for the period of 2012- 2018 from Florida’s Signal Four Analytics – a statewide crash databased maintained by the University of Florida Geoplan Center. It should be noted that the categories “Pedestrian Property Damage Only” and “Bicycle Property Damage Only” identif y crashes that only resulted in damage to the property of the pedestrian or bicyclist involved in the crash. Data on roadway operational conditions and traffic volumes were obtained from the Hillsborough MPO and are summarized in Appendix B. Severe crash data was obtained from Hillsborough MPO Vision Zero Corridor Profiles and the 2014-2018 Serious Injury and Fatal Crashes heat map.

3.1 Apollo Beach

Located about 12 miles southeast of Tampa between Gibsonton and Ruskin, Apollo Beach sits directly on Tampa Bay. Established in 1979, Apollo Beach is a relatively new community compared to its neighbors. Several land uses can be found in Apollo Beach, including agricultural, commercial, light industrial, office, and residential. The 2005 community plan proposes mixed-use town centers at Apollo Beach Boulevard and US 41, and at other locations throughout the community. The main north-south thoroughfares in Apollo Beach are US 41 and I-75. The main east-west thoroughfares are Big Bend Road and 19th Avenue NE. Apollo Beach Boulevard is the main connector between US 41 and points west (Hillsborough County City- County Planning Commission, 2008). The statistical profile for Apollo Beach can be found in Appendix A. According to 2013-2017 ACS estimates, the median age in Apollo Beach is 45 and the median household income is $80,140 (the highest in the study area and higher than Hillsborough County as a whole). The average commute time of 33.4 minutes is the second-highest in the study area. The majority (80.8

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