Hillsborough County Complete Streets Guide

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Safer Roadways: A Complete Streets Guide

The improvements for this intersection include high visibility crossings provided at all four approaches of the intersection at Symmes Road and US Highway 41 as shown in Figure 7-21, not only to connect the potential Greenway, but also to the businesses in the area. The plan also includes extending the center median further into the intersection to provide protected refuge islands on both north and south approaches, as discussed in Chapter Five. On Symmes Road, a shared use path (darker gray shading) is shown on the north side of the road where there is available right-of-way and can connect to the Greenway. With a 60’ ROW, shared use paths are not possible on both sides of Symmes Road. This path provides for pedestrian and bicycle facilities separated from vehicular traffic, improving comfort level for the “interested but concerned” cyclist discussed in Chapter Two. The reduction of required elements should be thoroughly investigated, including a review of the project budget, and consider increases to the budget. For this example, no funds can be made available to acquire the right-of-way needed to provide the facility, so a continuous sidewalk is provided on the south side of Symmes Road and is shaded light grey in the image below. The furniture zone is reduced to provide separation without further sacrificing pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

Figure 7-21 Proposed Conditions Plan View: US Highway 41

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