Overview At the direction of the Board of County Commission, the Planning Commission staff, the Development Services Department and the County Attorney’s Office were directed to coordinate and prepare an amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code, for the purpose of eliminating the Environmentally Sensitive Land…
Project Overview and Scope The Environmental and Sustainability Section serves to update the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE) of the Unincorporated Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan. The Environmental and Sustainability Section provides a framework for the conservation, use, and protection of natural resources, wetlands, lakes, soil conservation, Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve, Hillsborough River, and alternative…
Today we have new types of transportation and technologies that didn’t exist a few years ago. Who could have imagined that we can summon a ride and pay using a smart phone, or that we can order things online – even groceries – and have them delivered to our front door within hours? As new…
Project Overview One Water serves to update, modernize and combine the previously separate Stormwater Management, Potable Water and Sanitary Sewerage Elements of the Unincorporated Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan to reflect the interrelated nature of water. The update will replace these Elements in the Comprehensive Plan, incorporate water resources-related language from other Elements, and provide a…
February 2020 – Kittelson and Associates worked with the Hillsborough MPO to create an award-winning poster that was displayed at the 99th Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting January 12-16 in Washington, D.C. Lisa Silva, Principal Planner for the MPO, had the honor of presenting the poster which focused on transportation equity techniques in the…
Project Overview The Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is collaborating with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and the City of Plant City to create a Transit Plan for the City of Plant City. This project will focus on the feasibility of re-initiating transit service from Tampa to Plant City through a travel market analysis….
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Temple Terrace’s existing network of local roadways already allow golf carts to operate according to the City’s guidelines. However, the City is divided by two major state roads, 56th St. and Fowler Ave. Therefore, the study focused on crossing these two major thoroughfares to allow all residents to have access to the golf course Temple…
The Hillsborough MPO participates in several taskforces and standing groups where organizations from multiple counties work together on topics of joint interest. Examples include the MPO Chairs’ Coordinating Committee and the Tampa Bay TMA Leadership Group. These collaborations have resulted in many multi-county studies, plans, and regionwide top-priority project lists over the years. MPO Chairs…
August 2019 – 5,219 thanks that is… one for each of you who participated in the It’s TIME Hillsborough survey! We value your opinion and appreciate the time you took telling us how you’d like to invest in the future of our community. Survey results are being factored into the update of the Long Range…
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