Who is the Metropolitan Planning Organization?

•MPO is a federally funded independent policy and planning agency. •MPO Board comprised of local elected officials. •Develop plans and programs for federal transportation revenues. •Four key areas •Long Range Transportation Plan •Unified Planning Work Program •Transportation Improvement Program •Congestion Management Process

What is the Long Range Transportation Plan?

Meet Federal Planning Requirements •Develop needs and cost affordable plans •Minimum 20‐year planning horizon •Updated every 5 years •Shows where transportation revenues will be spent •Created with public input •approved by local elected officials (MPO Board) •Implemented by State & Local Agencies Reinforce Local Vision, Goals, and Policies

2045 LRTP Development requires Public Input on Transportation Issues, Analysis of Existing Conditions.

Roads Transit Project Prioritization & Funding, Public Comment and Review of Needs

LRTP Process Overview is about Planning Assumptions, Needs Plan, Cost Affordable (where we are now) Public Input and Comment and Plan Adoption.

Revenue Allocation is Transit, 10% Sidewalks / Bicycle Facilities, 3% Technology / Congestion Management, 3% Roadway Maintenance, 15%

Roadway Projects to be reviewed include SR 54/56. Statement: Alternative improvements withinthe SR 54/56 corridor will be evaluated as part of ongoing Vision 54/56 corridor assessment and will include, but not necessarily be limited to, premium transit improvements, overpasses, and/or elevated lanes, and alternative intersection designs. In addition, future corridor assessment will include significant public engagementregarding alternative improvements to the SR 54/56 corridor.

Roadway Highlights: •Committed Project through 2024 •SR 52: Suncoast to US 41 widen to 4 lanes •US 41: South of SR 52 widen to 4 lanes •Trinity Blvd: Little Road to SR 54 widen to 4 lanes •Ridge Road (Phase 1): Moon Lake Road to Suncoast Parkway •Clinton Avenue Extension •Wesley Chapel Blvd: SR 56 to Oakley Blvd widen to 6 lanes •Overpass Road and I‐75 Interchange •Little Road: Trinity to SR 54 widen to 6 lanes •Collier Pkwy: Bell Lake Road to Parkway Blvd widen to 4 lanes

Roadway Highlights

•Major Project Highlights •SR 52: US 41 to Old Pasco Road widen to 4 lanes •US 301: One‐Way Pair conversion Downtown Zephyrhills •US 301: Eiland to Kossik widen to 6 lanes •Overpass Road 4 lanes from I‐75 to US 301 •Tower Road extended to US 41 •County Line Rd. (Hernando) East to Shady Hills 4 lanes •County Line Rd. (Hillsborough) Dale Mabry to CR 581 4 lanes •Incorporation of developer requirements

Transit Highlights

•Expanded evening service hours (to 10:30/11:00 PM) •Increased frequency (15 minutes on Route 19, 30 minutes on other routes) •Sunday Service •New Local service •Wiregrass Hopper •Shady Hills Connector •St Leo University Connector •7 Park n Ride lots (5 urban, 2 rural) •Other capital projects from the TDP (super stops, bus stop / ADA improvements, technology)

Transit Highlights

•Express service on key corridors •US 19 –Tarpon Mall (in Pinellas) to PHSC (Hernando) •Suncoast/Veterans Expressway –Westshore area to Brooksville •SR 54 –US 19 to Zephyrhills •SR 52 –US 19 to Dade City •I‐75 –from SR 52 to Sarasota (from TBARTA master plan) •I‐275 –Regional Rapid Transit from Wesley Chapel to Downtown St Pete •Spring Hill Connector Limited Express •Opportunities for regional connections with Envision2030 Regional TDP and Regional Rapid Transit PD&E

Bike / Ped / Trails

•Included with design standards on arterial and collectors in urban areas •Higher speed (>35 MPH) roads include separated facilities •Many existing roadways lack facilities or have inadequate facilities •Identify local/parallel routes in developed areas for safe yet convenient connections •Incorporation recently completed studies •Countywide Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan •Northeast Pasco Multimodal Safety Action Plan

•Implementing the LRTP involves a comprehensive and strategic approach for programming the set‐aside funding

Public Outreach

•Outreach presentations as requested •Notification of 30‐day public comment period •Public Workshops •Tuesday Nov 5th–New Port Richey Library 5:00 PM –7:30 PM •Wednesday Nov 6th–Historic Courthouse 5:00 PM –7:30 PM

•Printed Copies of Summary Report

Next Steps

•Open Public Review and Comment Period •Start November 1, 2019 •Prepare Adoption Summary Report

•Website Update www.mobilitypasco.com •Public Hearing/LRTP Adoption •December 11, 201

Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization 727‐847‐8140 mpocomments@pascocountyfl.net www.mobilitypasco.com