Florida Planning Winter 2012

"Stepping off the Curb and Into the Sunshine"
A Look at Florida’s Pedestrian Safety Problem
By Stephen Benson

In recent years, the Sunshine State bore the brunt of national criticism regarding roadway safety due to our alarming record of pedestrian fatalities. While it’s true that we carry the highest pedestrian fatality rate when compared to our population, headlines seem to ignore the fact that this pedestrian safety problem is not unique to Florida. Read More

 

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Senate Bill 360 Series

The passage of the 2009 SB 360, a.k.a. the Community Renewal Act, has created many questions about what effect the legislation has on local governments' ability to manage the approval of new development. Depending on how the considerations unfold, SB 360 has the potential of requiring significant changes to the State's traditional positions on the ability of local governments to manage growth in their communities. To identify some of the issues and questions that need to be addressed during the upcoming consideration, TOA is preparing a series of articles that will address the following topics:

• Corporate Notes, Published July 2009
  SB 360 Transportation Issues
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• Article#1 Published September 2009
  Replacing Transportation Concurrency with a Mobility Fee
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• Article#2 Published January 2010

• Executive Summary
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• Full Article: Factors to be Considered in Transitioning from a Road Impact Fee to a Mobility Fee
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• Supplement to Article: Factors Contributing to Variability in Roadway Impact Fee
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• Article #3 Published March 2010
  Key Issues Guiding Mobility Fee Discussions
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Clearing the Air: A Review of HB 697

More Travel, More Emissions, Less Sunshine
The Florida Department of Transportation projects that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the state will increase 240% by the year 2060 if current trends continue.1 This means the Sunshine State will be clouded with an increase in CO2 emissions, also known as green house gases (GHG). Currently, 36% of CO2 emissions in Florida are produced by the transportation sector, of which 83% comes from vehicular travel.2 The key to reducing GHG emitted from the transportation sector is to reduce VMT. Local land use and transportation planning will play a critical role in reducing VMT. HB 697, passed by the Florida Legislature in 2008, addresses the reduction of VMT and GHG. Read More

Additional TOA Publications

School Concurrency and School Impact Fees (PDF)

Solutions for Florida Schools (PDF)