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Hillsborough Corridor Planning & Preservation Best Practices

This report reviews current thoroughfare planning practices in several Florida counties, as well as those of selected cities and counties in other states. The purpose of the review is to offer insight and guidance to Hillsborough County on the current state of the practice in Florida, and any best practices that may benefit the County as it updates its Corridor Plan.

Executive Summary		8
Legal Review		8
Current Practices		10
Recommended Strategies		16
Chapter 1 - Introduction		19
Background		19
Chapter 2 – Florida’s Legal Context		21
The Early Years		21
Corridor Management in Florida Statutes		22
Rough Proportionality and Unconstitutional Conditions		23
Murphy Auto Grp., Inc. v. Fla. DOT, 310 So. 3d 1066		24
B.A.M. Dev., L.L.C. v. Salt Lake County, 2006		24
Multimodal Fees and Mitigation		25
Additional Florida Caselaw		26
Hillcrest Property, LLP v. Pasco County, 2019 WL 580259 (11th Cir. Feb. 13, 2019)		26
Pembroke Center v. Dept. of Transp., 64 So. 3d 737 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)		27
Hernando County v. Budget Inns of Florida, Inc., 555 So. 2d 1319 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990)		28
Key Findings		28
Chapter 3 – Florida Corridor Management Practices		31
Hillsborough County		31
Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan		32
Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan, Draft Mobility Section		32
Corridor Management Regulations		34
Encroachment		34
Determination of Alignment		34
Mitigation Measures		35
Right-of-Way Dedication		36
Transit Corridor Planning and Preservation		36
Greenways and Trails		38
Supporting Street Network Development		46
Context and Area Type		46
Tallahassee-Leon County		50
Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan		51
Leon County Corridor Management Regulations		54
Determination of Alignment and Setbacks		56
Encroachment		56
Dedication and Land Acquisition		56
Advance Acquisition Methods and Funding		56
Street Network Connectivity and Block Length Standards		57
Indian River County		59
Indian River County Comprehensive Plan		60
Indian River County Corridor Management Regulations		65
Right-of-way Dedication		65
Advance Acquisition		65
Determination of Alignment		66
Mitigation Measures		67
Sidewalks, Bikeways, Trails and Multiuse Paths		67
Street Network Connectivity		68
Orange County		68
Orange County Comprehensive Plan		68
Orange County Corridor Management Regulations		69
Determination of Alignment		69
Encroachment		70
Connectivity and Block Length		70
Transit ROW Related Provisions		72
Broward County		72
Broward County Trafficways Plan		72
Broward County Comprehensive Plan		75
Context Sensitive Corridors		75
Broward County Corridor Management Ordinance		78
Determination of Alignment and Setbacks		79
Land Acquisition Methods and Funding		79
St. Lucie County		79
St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan		80
St. Lucie County Corridor Management Ordinance		82
Encroachment		83
Determination of Alignment and Setbacks		83
Land Acquisition Methods and Funding		85
Advance Acquisition Methods		86
Street Network Connectivity and Block Length Standards		86
Preservation of ROW for Non-Auto Modes		86
Alachua County		90
Alachua County Mobility Plan		91
Mitigation Fund and Credits		93
Future Right of Way Map and Dedication		94
Street Network and Connectivity		96
Summary		97
Chapter 4 – Context Sensitive Corridor Plan Practices		100
Context and Multimodal Elements		100
Indianapolis-Marion County		100
El Paso, Texas		109
Fort Worth, Texas		114
City of Bastrop, Texas		119
Montgomery County, Maryland		122
Summary		128
Chapter 5 – Other Relevant Topics		132
Parallel Relievers and Service Roads		132
Technology (ACES)		135
Smart Roads Classification Systems		137
NCHRP Project 20-24(112) Connected Roadway Classification System Development		137
PIARC Smart Roads Classification Framework Study		140
Resilience and Vulnerability		142
Network Spacing and Resilience		142
Rail Corridor Preservation and Management		145
FTA Law: 49 U.S.C. 5323(q) Corridor Preservation for a Transit Project		146
Strategies and Case Examples		146
Chapter 6 - Strategies for County Consideration		153
References		156
Appendix - Acronyms and Abbreviations		164

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