Preliminary DraftCountywide Rule Amendment

Special DesignationTransit Oriented Development

Corridors

Pinellas Planning CouncilJuly 2010

Based Upon

TBARTA’sAlternatives Analysis

PSTA’s

Enhanced Bus Network

TBARTA’s Alternatives Analysis Corridors

PSTA’s Enhanced

Bus Network

Transit Corridors

• Primary– Alternatives Analysis

• Link fixed-guideway transit stations

• Part of TBARTA’s Master Plan Long-Term Regional Network

– Defined by TSAPs

• Secondary– Enhanced Bus Network

• Supportive bus service/connectivity to the Primary Corridors

• Increase transit ridership throughout the county and connecting to other transit stations

– Defined by TSAPs

Typologies(fixed-guideway transit stations, transit

hubs, and local transit stations)

• “Types” 1-4, with 1 most dense/intense and 4 the least

• 500 acres +/-, 1 mile wide• Generally correspond with TBARTA’s

suggested typologies• Based on type of transit “technology” and

make up of the area applied to (or as planned for)

• To be defined by a TSAP

Alternatives Analysis

Corridors/ Centers

TBARTA Alternatives Analysis Corridors

Alternatives Analysis – Potential Primary Corridors - Locally Preferred Alternative

Illustration –

Downtown Clearwater

Type 1 Station Typology and

Primary Corridor

1 Mile

1/2

Mile

Alternatives Analysis Downtown Clearwater - Type 1 Typology and Primary Corridor

Alternatives Analysis Downtown Clearwater - Type 1 Typology and Primary Corridor

Type 1 and/or 2 Potential Typology Locations –

Primary Corridors

Type 2-4 Potential Typology Locations and Secondary

Corridors

Central Plaza – Type 2 Station Typology and

Secondary Corridors

Type 2-4 Potential Typology Locations and Secondary

Corridors

1/2 Mile

1/2

Mile

PSTA Central Plaza - Type 2

Central Avenue and 34th Street - Secondary Corridors

1 Mile

PSTA Central Plaza - Type 2

Central Avenue and 34th Street - Secondary Corridors

SummaryTOD Countywide Plan Map

Category• Applied as a TOD Overlay recognizing:

– TBARTA’s Alternatives Analysis– PSTA’s Enhanced Bus Network

• Local approval of TSAP for Station Areas and Corridors

• PPC/CPA receipt/acceptance– Countywide Plan Map adjusted to recognize

TSAP boundary

Questions?

Transit Corridors• Primary

– Alternatives Analysis• Link fixed-guideway

transit stations which are part of the adopted TBARTA’s Master Plan Long-Term Regional Network

– No “proportionate share” requirements

– Density/Intensity bonus– Applied via TSAPs

• Secondary– Enhanced Bus Network

• Supportive bus service/connectivity to the Primary Corridors and to enhance transit ridership (may include fixed-guideway transit stations, transit hubs, and local transit stations)

– No “proportionate share” requirements

– Applied via TSAPs