Table 3. Draft Mobility Section Objectives and Policies, Continued Objective 6.5 Pursue corridor widening strategically, maximizing existing roadway capacity and increasing capacity for vehicular and transit movement while considering lower-cost alternatives, such as increased frequency on existing transit routes. (new objective)
Policy 6.5.1
Evaluate corridors with frequent transit service for improvements to increase reliability, such as dedicated transit lanes and signal prioritization, especially in cases where transit compares favorably with the cost and convenience of driving and parking. (New Policy)
Policy 6.5.2 Develop plans to provide cross access for developments that front on collector or arterial roadways. FDOT participation shall be requested in the planning process for projects fronting on the State highway system. (FLU Policy A.38.3) Source: Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan, Draft Mobility Section, February 2022. Corridor Management Regulations Provisions for implementing the Corridor Plan are contained in Part 5.11.00: Transportation Corridor Management of the Hillsborough County Land Development Code. This section examines specific provisions of the code. These provisions reflect current practice in right-of-way management and preservation in Florida and are consistent with the direction provided by the 1995 amendments to Florida law, as well as model regulations produced for implementing those amendments (FDOT, 2001) and previous best practices research (Williams, 2003; Williams and Marshal, 1996). Encroachment Section 5.11.05(A) requires all development on or adjacent to planned future corridors to be consistent with the transportation functions of those corridors and to avoid encroachment by structures, parking areas, or drainage facilities, except as may be allowed on an interim basis. Determination of Alignment Section 5.11.05(B) provisions include those necessary for determination of alignment and setbacks. Where an alignment has been established by engineering study and/or design, then any applicable setbacks for that site apply and are measured from the identified right-of-way line for the new alignment. Where an alignment has not been established, “the applicant may propose, and Hillsborough County shall establish, an approximate alignment consistent with the need to provide continuity of the corridor, as well as to meet conceptual site planning needs of the project.” The generalized widths indicated in the Code are used to determine an appropriate alignment, except where the County has designated an alternative width. The code sets forth a series of techniques to be considered for maintaining the continuity of the corridor and protecting it from encroachment. On state highways, comments on the proposed alignment are also solicited from the Florida DOT. For existing roadways, the centerline is generally considered the center of the alignment, unless an alternative alignment is less harmful to the environment, displaces fewer residents and businesses, or is more technically or financially feasible.
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