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In 2009, the City and County Commissions created the Mobility District - an 18 square mile area in the heart of Tallahassee where the primary goal is to create a safe and desirable environment for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. By choosing to 
meet future demands with alternative modes rather than widening roads, our community is acknowledging that we cannot simply build our way out of congestion, and that we must provide a choice in housing and transportation options for current and future citizens.
Moving Tallahassee: Cars Optional: will be a critical plan to show how we can connect neighborhoods to businesses, parks and workplaces via sidewalks, trails, bike routes, and transit - and over time make cars optional within the Mobility District.
This plan is under development, and your input is critical to making it a success. The graphic below reflects the three interrelated elements of this project.
Corridor Planning will develop recommendations throughout the Mobility District for sidewalks widths, bike lane widths, utility placement, street trees, on street parking, and street furniture depending on whether the road will be a major transit route, predominately a bicycle route, or mainly pedestrian access. Cars will generally still be allowed on all roads, but additional features may be planned for over time. For example, some roads may be designated to have wider sidewalks and more street parking over time, resulting in narrower travel lanes and slower speeds for automobiles.
Bicycle Route Network The City of Tallahassee and Leon County have begun working with local groups and bicycle enthusiasts including the Capital City Cyclists to create a bicycle route network throughout Leon County. Our goal is to solicit input from the community and identify bike routes, which would first be shown on a map. Over time, bicycle routes would be designated with signs and pavement markings. An interconnected bicycle route network with formally designated east-west and north-south connectors is an integral component of our community's alternative transportation network.
The West Tennessee Transit Pilot Project is a timely opportunity to test the impact of converting the outside travel lanes on West Tennessee Street into transit only lanes between Ocala and Monroe Street. In 2014, the State of Florida will be milling and resurfacing this section of Tennessee. Therefore, the City is considering a pilot project that would involve temporarily restriping the corridor to reserve the outside lanes for transit only, although right turns in and out of businesses would still be allowed. The purpose would be threefold - one, to separate pedestrians on the sidewalks from fast moving through traffic (buses would only come about every 10 minutes); two, to provide faster transit service along the corridor; and three, to provide data for the Transit Alternatives Study. Data and public feedback would be gathered during the pilot period, and only if the results are positive would the changes be permanently incorporated as part of the 2014 repaving.
The Transit Alternatives Study is analyzing the long-term possibilities for West Tennessee Street and connections into Downtown, such as bus-rapid transit, streetcar or fixed-rail systems. The City of Tallahassee transit provider, StarMetro, was recently awarded a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant of $400,000 to conduct this analysis, which is required if the City is to be eligible for federal “New Starts” funding for streetcar or other fixed route systems in the future.
Moving Tallahassee: Cars Optional will be voted on by the City Commission early in 2012. Over the coming months, City staff will be seeking input from the public to help create this plan, and also so that the City Commission can incorporate all feedback into its decisions.
Meeting Materials:
December 2, 2011 - West Tennessee Street Round Table Discussion at Florida State University
West Tennessee Street:
July 28, 2011 Meeting
Final_7-28 Public Meeting Presentation
Presentation Boards
Mobility Map Markup
Bike Map Markup
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Do you have any comments to share, thoughts about this project, or questions you would like to ask? You can leave a comment here, or you can contact the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department at 891-6430.
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