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PRIORITIES: Opportunities &

Potential Alignment of Agendas

Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008

Priorities:

Central Florida | Polk County | Tampa Bay

Opportunities and Potential Alignment of Agendas

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Second Session of Super Regional Strategy Team – July 25, 2008

Fast-paced, Independent Overview from Tampa Bay, Polk, and Central Florida – Transportation Priorities, Gaps, and Opportunities

Details Posted in Electronic Archive Assignment for Third Session: Draft Comparison to “Jump-

start” Conversation (Compare, Sort, and Align) Fairfield Index’s Actions in Interim: Review Documents,

Check-in with Authors, Draw from Other Team Interviews when Meaningful

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Wekiva Parkway (Immediate) Central Florida Commuter Rail (Immediate) I-4 Transformation (Immediate) Regional Priorities Authorized in Federal Transportation

Reauthorization (Intermediate) Regional Rail System (Intermediate) Space Port/Aerospace Dominance (Intermediate)

Fairfield Index’s independent review of each region’s literature found the following Transportation Priorities in plain view:

Central Florida

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International Drive Transportation Improvement Plan (Intermediate)

Widen Port Canaveral (Intermediate) Seamless Ground/Bus Transportation System

(Intermediate) Stable and Adequate Funding and Organizational Base for

a Multi-modal Transportation Corridor System (Long-term) Incorporation of Air Transportation Component (Emerging) Discussion of Innovations in Technology, Alternative

Funding, and Private Sector Roles (Emerging)

Central Florida (Continued)

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Bus: Vote in transportation surtax due to impending loss of federal funds in 2011

Rail: Complete rail study – embrace long-term regional plan that funds solutions

Toll Roads: New Expressway Authority to enable consideration of public/private partnerships to fund new artery toll road projects

Roads: Keep FDOT on track for work plan projects

Polk

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Multi-modal solutions Transit alternatives Healthy, viable downtowns (transit-oriented development) Critical infrastructure for the region’s logistics and

distribution industry Linkage of land-use with transportation to serve long-

range regional growth planning efforts Work towards 2009 regionally integrated multi-modal

transportation system Consideration of public/private partnerships (support of

TBARTA creation in ’07 legislative session)

Tampa Bay

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Reviewed the Documents and Checked-in with the Authors by Asking:

What do you (appear to) share right

now?

What should you share?

What may you share?

Central

Florida

Polk County

Tampa Bay

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1. What Priorities do you (appear to) share right now?

Central Florida Commuter Rail, Alternative Transit

Seamless Ground Transit Connectivity for Polk and throughout the Super-region

Wekiva Parkway

Transportation Funding

Legislative Needs

TBARTA and Transportation Authorities in general

Connected Regional Visions, Regional Cooperation

Toll Roads

Freight re-routing Mitigation for Polk County

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2. What Priorities should you share?



Wekiva Parkway


Legislative Needs



Toll Roads


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3. What Priorities may you share?



Wekiva Parkway


Legislative Needs



Toll Roads


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Transportation Alternatives throughout the Super RegionGeneral Connectivity throughout the Super RegionVision for Super Regional, Multi-modal

System

Central Florida

Commuter Rail w/ Rail

Vision

Seamless Ground Transit

Connectivity

Wekiva Parkway

TBARTA/ Transportation Authorities in General

CONNECTED REGIONAL VISIONSTransportation funding

Transportation funding




Legislative Needs/Agenda

Clout – Reputation – Identity

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