Hillsborough County Complete Streets Guide

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Street Typologies

REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LANES Reducing the number of travel lanes can free up space to create multimodal facilities but may impact motor vehicle traffic operations and transit operations. Design professionals should analyze current and projected motor vehicle volumes along the corridor prior to reducing the number of lanes and should consider the potential of motor vehicle traffic shifting to adjacent roads. REMOVE ON-STREET PARKING On-street parking may be repurposed as multimodal facilities. A parking assessment should be completed prior to removal. The parking assessment should analyze current parking usage and existing or potential on- and off-road parking capacity in the surrounding area. Not all the geographies in Hillsborough County have fully achieved the development contexts anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan. So, in Urban General (C4) contexts, the parking assessment should also address whether the future condition is likely to redevelop into a land use pattern that will rely on on-street parking, particularly on Main Street Typologies. The removal of on-street parking can be controversial, especially in residential and commercial areas. Alternate side parking, on a block-by-block basis, could also be considered where appropriate. By assessing parking demand and identifying alternatives, design professionals can mitigate perceived or real negative impacts. Other items to be considered include addressing delivery vehicles, side road and off-street parking. The following example shows how a variation of a Suburban Town (C3T) Town Center or similar Urban General (C4) Main Street (Figure 3-14) can be interpreted in a constricted setting.

Figure 3-14 Comparison of an Urban General C4 Main Street in Constricted Environment

Main Street with an Ideal right-of-way.

Main Street with a limited right-of-way.

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