2. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The E. 131 st Avenue area is a decidedly lower-income area. All census block groups associated with the study area had poverty rates higher than the County average. In addition, the aggregate median household income for the study area had was half that of the County as a whole.
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As is often the case with lower income areas, the E. 131 st Avenue study area also had a higher rate of zero vehicle households, more than four times higher than the County. This piece of demographic information illustrates why alternative transportation modes such as walking, bicycling and transit use are so popular in the E. 131 st Avenue corridor. These figures will also form the basis of recommended improvements in section three of the PLAT Study. These recommendations must
support local residents by prioritizing alternative and active transportation modes in the built environment. This demographic informaiton also highlights the importance of community outreach as this area has a lower median family income, higher minority population, and more concentrated population density when compared to Hillsborough County as a whole. These demographics also inform how any roadway improvements should be conceived and designed, with local residents in mind.
E. 131 ST AVENUE PLAT STUDY PRELIMINARY LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION STUDY
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