The City of Tampa is looking to give four streets a pedestrian-friendly makeover.
Funded by the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), plans call for the installation of sidewalks and bike lanes on Palm Avenue, Bougainvillea Avenue, Willow Avenue and Cypress Street in Tampa.
The approximately $400,000 project is currently in the design phase with completion expected by summer 2013.
“This is just the beginning of how we will reshape our center city,” says Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. “Projects like this are part of our strategy to make Tampa more pedestrian and cyclist friendly.”
In addition to this project, bike lanes will also be installed along parts of Doyle Carlton Drive and Laurel Street in Tampa. Additional on-street parking in the downtown Tampa area is also in the works.
“These improvements will make these streets safer for everyone, providing both residents and visitors more options to get around,” Buckhorn says.
The announcement of this project comes as progress continues on the
InVision Tampa project, which will create a new master plan for downtown Tampa, the Nebraska Transit Corridor and surrounding neighborhoods.
Making Tampa a more attractive and accessible place for people to live, work, play and visit, a main focus for the project is to provide residents with streets that are connected and calm, encouraging neighborhood gathering spaces and pedestrian activity.
“We know that we need to make our streets more pedestrian friendly,” Buckhorn says.
Writer:
Alexis Quinn Chamberlain
Source: Mayor Bob Buckhorn,
City of Tampa
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