Hillsborough County Complete Streets Related Documents
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and more reliable major roadways. ” This vision will be implemented by prioritizing investments in five major funding programs: Good Repair and Resilience - pavement, bridge, stormwater, and transit maintenance. Vision Zero - Complete Streets treatments and other safety enhancements. Smart Cities systems. Real Choices When Not Driving - expansion of bus services and trails/paths separated from roadways. Major Investments for Economic Growth - rapid transit in a dedicated right-of-way, interchanges, and additional through lanes on major roadways. The result of the Plan is a program of cost f easible p rojects designed to implement and advance the vision and goals established for the County multimodal transportation system. Relevance to this Guide The investment strategies and policies developed in the LRTP will be accomplished by integrating the complete streets typologies and processes provided in the Guide into c ounty transportation projects and the project development process. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
In recent years, the number of traffic crashes, crash fatalities, and pedestrian-involved crash fatalities in the County have all trended upward. In response, the Hillsborough MPO and community partners joined the international Vision Zero movement aimed at ending road user deaths. The MPO’s 2017 report used a data- driven approach to identify crash hot spots, determine underlying crash causes, and make recommendations for improving safety in these critical areas and
throughout the community. Building on existing safety team efforts, the report emphasizes the principles of the Five E’s: Engineering, Education, Enforcement, Equity and Evaluation in the hopes of changing the culture that contributes to high crash and fatality rates. Through this program, the County hopes to change the way the public views safe mobility and reinvent the way professionals in the private and public sectors approach people driving, biking and walking.
The first step in developing the Vision Zero Action Plan was to host public workshops and social media forums to engage the public and educate them on the topic of road safety, inform them about current events and news, and share information and updates on the Action Plan development.
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