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Meeting of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 5:30 p.m. County Center, 18th Floor Plan Hillsborough Committee Room
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment - 3 minutes per speaker, please
III. Approval of Minutes May 10, 2017
IV. Action Items
A. Dale Mabry Highway Pedestrian Crossing Study and Spruce Street Walk
Bike Improvements (Danielle Joyce, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.)
V. Status Reports
A. Hillsborough Air Quality Update (Alain Watson, Hillsborough EPC)
B. Old Tampa Bay Water Quality Report (Daniel Lauricello, FDOT)
C. 2045 Plan: Issues for Exploration (Sarah McKinley, MPO Staff)
VI. Old Business & New Business
A. Adding Greenways & Trails to the BPAC (Wade Reynolds, MPO Staff)
B. Letter from FDOT on Bike Lane Maintenance
C. Letter from FDOT on US92 PD&E Study
VII. Adjournment
VIII. Addendum
A. MPO Meeting Summary & Committee Report
B. Tampa Bay Next Newsletter
C. Penny for Pinellas website; sales tax renewal referendum is November 7
The full agenda packet is available on the MPOs website, www.planhillsborough.org, or by calling (813) 272-5940. The MPO does not discriminate in any of its programs or services. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Learn more about our commitment to non-discrimination. Persons needing interpreter services or accommodations for a disability in order to participate in this meeting, free of charge, are encouraged to contact Michele Ogilvie, 813-273-3774 x317 or [email protected], three business days in advance of the
Commissioner Lesley Les Miller, Jr.
Hillsborough County MPO Chairman
Councilman Harry Cohen City of Tampa
MPO Vice Chairman
Paul Anderson Tampa Port Authority
Wallace Bowers HART
Trent Green Planning Commission
Commissioner Ken Hagan Hillsborough County
Commissioner Pat Kemp
Hillsborough County
Mayor Kim Leinbach Temple Terrace
Joe Lopano Hillsborough County
Aviation Authority
Mayor Rick A. Lott City of Plant City
Councilman Guido Maniscalco
City of Tampa
Commissioner Sandra Murman
Hillsborough County
Cindy Stuart Hillsborough County
School Board
Councilman Luis Viera
City of Tampa
Joseph Waggoner Expressway Authority
Commissioner Stacy R. White
Hillsborough County
Beth Alden, AICP Executive Director
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
MEETING OF THE BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
COUNTY CENTER BUILDING
601 E. KENNEDY BLVD.
MEETING OF MAY 10, 2017
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Patrick Thorpe called the meeting to order at 5:38 pm and the meeting was held
in the Plan Hillsborough Committee Room of the County Center Building.
Members present: Linda Crescentini, Lucy Gonzalez-Barr, Mara Latorre, John Marsh,
Faye Miller, Tony Monk, Allison Nguyen, David Pryor, Jim Shirk, JoAnna Swindell,
Calvin Thornton, Patrick Thorpe, Alain Watson
Others present: Beth Alden, Michelle Ogilvie, Wade Reynolds, Lisa Silva, Sarah
McKinley - MPO Staff; Sharon Snyder, TPC Staff; Rochelle Garrett, FDOT; Kim Thorpe;
Chris Fellerhoff, Sprinkle Consulting; Austin Petersen, FDOT; Jan Washington, City of
Tampa; Andrew Williams, FDOT; Channing Brickford, AECOM; Julie Bond, USF;
Reshawn Fields, Atkins; Chris Speese, FDOT.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mara Latorre addressed the Committee as a resident of Hillsborough County. She
presented on 78th Street, between Palm River and Causeway Blvd. in the Palm River/Clair
Mel area. The corridor is not pedestrian or bicycle friendly due to limited crosswalks, bike
paths and lighting. Ms. Latorre presented 2010 census demographics showing: 7800
households in this area, median household income is $35,080, 17.4% below the poverty
line and over 16,000 youth in the area. She presented findings from the MPOs 2012
Pedestrian and Bicycle High Crash Areas Strategic Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough
County Roads and asked the Committee to urge the MPO to begin the process of
implementing pedestrian and bicycle improvements for this corridor.
Discussion ensued regarding how to add the 78th Street project to the TIP and how to
forward Ms. Latorres presentation to Hillsborough County staff and the School
Transportation Working Group (STWG) Committee. Ms. Alden and Ms. Silva will do so,
respectively. Mr. Monk asked Ms. Alden to remind everyone how priorities are set. Ms.
Alden stated this will be explained during the TIP update, but the projects on the TIP
update are ones that are ready to be bid.
Ms. Miller commented that she attended a civic association meeting in Temple Crest last
night. She heard that one traffic lane has been removed from 40th Street, its been repaved
and bike lanes have been completed along one side. Bougainvillea Avenue is also getting
8 10 sidewalks, which is good news.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A quorum was reached at 6:10 pm.
Motion: Approval of April 2017 minutes (Thornton-Shirk). The motion passed
unanimously.
IV. ACTION ITEMS
A. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Annual Update (Sarah McKinley,
MPO staff)
Ms. McKinley reviewed the transportation improvement program for FY18-22 and TIP
Annual Priorities Update for FY19-23. Ms. McKinley explained these are the
transportation projects programmed for the next five years and are the first five years of
the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
Discussion ensued about whether there is right-of-way purchase included, if there is still
funding for TBX, and how priorities need to be shifted away from driving.
Ms. McKinley is asking the Committee to recommend the MPO adopt the TIP for FY17/18
21/22 and the TIP Priorities for FY18/19 22/23
Motion: Mr. Thornton motioned to accept the TIP as presented. Mr. Watson
seconded. Twelve members were in favor.
Motion: Mr. Monk motioned to recommend the MPO make not driving the number
one priority for our community. Mr. Payor seconded. Mr. Watson agreed more
funds need to be budgeted for the non-driving portion of the TIP. Mr. Monk
accepted the amendment to the motion. Mr. Thorpe seconded. All members were
in favor.
V. STATUS REPORTS
A. FDOT Intersection Lighting Program (Rochelle Garrett, FDOT/Jan Washington,
City of Tampa)
Rochelle Garrett, FDOT District 7 Traffic Design Engineer, and Jan Washington, Lighting
Engineer for the City of Tampa, presented on the Signalized Intersection Lighting project
which is installing environmentally friendly cost effective LED lighting at 235 signalized
intersections in Hillsborough County. Ms. Garrett also reviewed the successes of the
program. Ms. Washington explained the Citys Bright Lights Safe Nights program for
FY12-17 in which 70% of registered communities received new street lights and 30%
more lamps were added to the system.
Discussion ensued about the efficiency and the temperature of the LED lamps, as well as
adjusting the temperature levels in certain neighborhoods.
B. I-275/Busch and Fowler Innovation Gateway Phase 2 (Lisa Silva, MPO
Staff/Wiatt Bowers, MPO Consultant)
Mr. Bowers presented the Innovation Gateway concept, explaining how it will give a sense
of arrival to the Innovation District, which includes USF, Moffitt Cancer Center, the old
University Mall site, Busch Gardens and Florida Hospital. Mr. Bowers and Ms. Silva are
working with Innovation Place, FDOT and the City of Tampa on this project. Ms. Silva
asked the Committee and guests to complete the visual preference survey.
Discussion ensued r
