system is a part of a larger regional system of trail corridors that include the statewide Florida Greenways and Trails System (FGTS). In 2016, the Hillsborough TPO adopted the Greenways and Trails Plan Update. The update identified existing, planned, and conceptual trails, side paths, green spines (buffered bike lanes), complete streets, and Regional Shared-Use non-motorized (SUN) Trail eligible trails in Hillsborough County and in 2019, the Hillsborough TPO updated the trail facilities map (see Figure 3). The Hillsborough County Existing and Proposed Trails map, updated on January 13, 2020, identifies existing, proposed, and funded trails (see Figure 4). The Hillsborough County Greenways Master Plan was adopted in 1995 as the official greenways plan for the County and it will be coordinated with the TPO plan and others when it is updated. In addition, an effort to update the Hillsborough County Greenways Master Plan is underway in 2022. The Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element (2008) Goal 3 and related objectives and policies call for the inclusion and maintenance of trails in the county. The current draft mobility plan integrates these along with new policy provisions. Those especially pertinent to the corridor plan are noted below (Draft Mobility Section, February 2022). Table 4. Draft Mobility Section Trails Objectives and Policies Objective 5.7: Build a comprehensive bicycle/pedestrian system, including multiuse trails or side paths, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and on-road bicycle facilities, to attract more people to walk and bicycle for all trip purposes. (Transportation Policy 3.1.4)
Policy 5.7.1 Incorporate a bicycle and pedestrian network adequate to support population growth at adopted levels of service into the Corridor Preservation Plan. (New Policy)
Policy 5.7.2 Seek opportunities to construct multi-use trails or side paths adjacent or parallel to limited access highways, along drainage channels, shorelines, and various utility and railroad right-of-way. (Transportation Policy 3.1.5) Policy 5.7.3 Use trails and shared-use paths to connect schools, neighborhoods, parks, greenways, and civic, residential, and commercial districts, excluding paths through preserves and conservation parks. Use techniques such as cooperative agreements, easements, public right-of-way and Land Development Code standards. (FLU Policy 10.1.7)
Policy 5.7.4 Connect or accommodate future connections to planned and/or existing trails within new development. (FLU Policy 15.5.1)
Policy 5.7.5 Encourage the creation of nonmotorized connections in areas where roads are unlikely to be added, including large residential developments. (New Policy)
Policy 5.7.6 Provide access to trailheads, especially those serving coastal resources, lakes and other natural areas for residents and “ecotourism.” (FLU Policy A.27.1)
Source: Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan, Draft Mobility Section, February 2022
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