LMS Working Group LMS Transportation 7/30/2020
Existing Conditions & Future Transportation Solutions • As part of the County efforts to implement the LMS Community Plan the LMS Transportation network was examined • Traffic impacts to Sundance existed then and are increasing • There exists only one option to travel from HWY 41 between HWY 301 • Local traffic and Agricultural traffic through Sundance is shortest route to destinations
Existing Conditions & Future Transportation Solutions • The County evaluated three alternatives • A Lightfoot connection • A Teco Property connection • A Buckeye Connection
Existing Conditions & Future Transportation Solutions • The County evaluated three alternatives • A Lightfoot connection • A Teco Property connection • A Buckeye Connection • The Buckeye connection was preferred but it didn’t prevent traffic from traveling through Sundance • Sundance recent request to make Sundance a gated community was denied
Taking a Regional View • Manatee County Development Projects • Purple – Residential • Blue – Mixed Use • Orange - Commercial
Taking a Regional View • Manatee County • Fort Hamer Rd approx. 26 miles from Sarasota through Lakewood Ranch north to Hillsborough Co.
Consistent with the Community Plan • “Regional� connectivity� will� be� supported� by� providing� access� to� roads� that connect� to� a� future� Interstate‐75� Interchange,� planning� for� a� future commuter� rail� station� and� providing� rapid� bus� systems.� Walking,� cycling and� equestrian� activities� will� be� encouraged� through� a� system� of� trails located� in� natural� areas� that� provide� connectivity� between� residential� and commercial� areas.”� • Because� regionally� significant� transportation� connections� take� upwards� of 10� years� to� get� approvals,� it� makes� sense� to� explore� all� options� to� find� the best� solution�
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