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Public Comment
Mobility Vision Plan
•2035 MVP Website
•2035 MVP Brochure and Survey.
•Provides specific information on the Plan Update.
•Survey – your opinion
– Funding, Modes, Corridors...
Public Comment
Mobility Vision Plan
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We should invest less money than we currently do
We are currently investing at the right level
We need to invest more money than we currently do
Feelings about future public investments in Polk County’s transportation?
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If we keep doing things theway we have been doing
them, everything will be okay
New growth should bedirected to existing city
centers and urban areas
Preserving the rural characterof Polk County is important to
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How to address land use and transportation issues?
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Rate the factors to be considered for the 2035 Plan
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Greater Focuson ImprovingTraffic Flow
A GreaterInvestment
Should Be Made
Greater Focuson Pedestrian &
BicycleFacilities
TransportationSystem is
Handled Well
System Is Ableto Handle an
Emergency orEvacuation
Existing BusService Meets
My Needs
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Greater Focuson ImprovingTraffic Flow
A GreaterInvestment
Should Be Made
Greater Focuson Pedestrian &
BicycleFacilities
TransportationSystem is
Handled Well
System Is Ableto Handle an
Emergency orEvacuation
Existing BusService Meets
My Needs
Importance of elements of the 2035 Plan
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Issues that may be considered in the 2035 Plan
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Bartow -Lakeland
Square Mall
Lake Wales -Four Corners
Mulberry -Lakeland
Square Mall
Hillsborough to Osceola
via I-4
Bartow -Lake Alfred
SR 570 (Polk Parkway)
Hillsborough - Osceola US
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Mulberry -Lake Wales
SR 60
Haines City -Poinciana
CR 580
Which corridors are most appropriate for long term transit-supportive development?
Public Comment
Mobility Vision Plan
Transit• Expanded service
– Hours– Frequency– Routes– Serve workforce– Regional connections
• Transit amenities – More Shelters
• ADA accessible • Security and safety
– Safe parking
• Satellite transit centers (hubs) – Park & Ride Lots
• Rail, BRT, light rail
Public Comment
Road Improvements
• North-South express route in Lakeland
• Use of toll roads
• Safe pull offs (fog, rain)
• Bridges over or under rail
• Road widening:– Ewell Rd - US 98– County Line Rd - US 27 (North of I-4)– Shepherd Rd - Bartow Bypass
• East – West connections
• Intersection improvements – More turn lanes
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Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Multi-use Trails
• Safety
• Ft. Fraser Trail extension
• Need more sidewalks
• Need more bike lanes
• Walkable communities– Schools– Downtown areas– Access to transit
• More multi-modal corridors and connections
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Other
• Roadway maintenance/resurfacing
• Time traffic signals
• Provide more warning signs
• Better beautification of roadways
• Enforcement of traffic laws
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