Category: Planning Commission Studies
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East Fowler Avenue Land Use Study: A Discussion of Future Land Use Options
Phase I: Background Report, Updated Draft: 01.29.19 The East Fowler Avenue Land Use Study includes a review existing development conditions, zoning and future land uses, and strategic objectives of anchor institutions of the area (represented by the Tampa Innovation Partnership (Tampa !p) Executive Board, along the corridor. The study area is generally for I-275 to […]
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Hillsborough County East Rural Agriculture Reserve Study
Based on direction from the Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission staff recently completed a draft analysis of the adopted Goals, Objectives and Policies in the Comprehensive Plan related to the rural area and agricultural uses. The study area is generally south of SR 60, north of the Manatee County Line, and outside the Urban […]
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Food Innovation District Best Practices Guide
There is increasing demand for innovative locally grown food products. Nationwide, innovation is occurring in research and development, growing, production, distribution and preparation of food. As demonstrated by a nationwide trend in communities around the United States, food innovation has the potential to create economic and community benefits as well as promote food security and […]
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Downtown Tampa Parking User Survey
The Downtown Tampa Parking Survey was conducted between November 2016 and February 2017 with a total of 1,428 responses collected. Responses to the various questions have provided insight to the City of Tampa and the Tampa Downtown Partnership about potential improvements that could be made to increase parking satisfaction. For more information, please contact Jay […]
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Downtown Tampa Public Parking Garage Assessment
In 2017, a parking scorecard to assess the inventory of public parking structures in Downtown Tampa was developed. Using the scorecard a study assessed four dimensions of parking structures to evaluate the user experience related to accessibility, efficiency, aesthetics, and safety. Data collected from this assessment may help facilitate changes to the existing public parking […]
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Hillsborough Avenue Multimodal Safety Review (2017)
The W Hillsborough Avenue Multimodal Safety Review was conducted jointly by the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization and The Planning Commission in coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa. The study has now been finalized and can be viewed here. The purpose of the study was to diagnose the most significant […]
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Plant City – North Alexander Street Land Use and Market Study
Alexander Street Extension – Land Use & Marketing Study Completed in 2014, the Alexander Street “extension” located within the northeastern quadrant of Plant City connects the existing roadway terminus at Interstate-4 and traverses north to Paul Buchman Highway. Properties along this two-mile new roadway have been studied in relation to the Northeast Plant City Area […]
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Brandon Corridor & Mixed Use Centers Pilot Project (2017)
The Brandon Corridors and Mixed-Use Centers Study was a joint pilot project of the Hillsborough MPO and the Planning Commission.
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Plant City – Mixed Use Gateway Land Development Regulations
The intent of the Mixed Use Gateway Land Use Plan Category is to support economic development, reinforce a sense of entry, promote transportation efficiency, and provide a specific location where a mixing of working, shopping, office, lodging and residential uses can occur. The gateway is intended primarily to be more urban in character, with a […]
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Best Practices in Parking Management: Ideas to stimulate program development in the City of Tampa
The Tampa Downtown Partnership and the City of Tampa asked the Planning Commission to complete a review of best practices in parking management and evaluate parking solutions and new technologies that would provide for more efficient use of existing parking in order to accommodate more employees, residents, and visitors. With this report, City officials and […]