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Planning | Master Transportation Plan

Mobility Planning in Our Community

The mission of Mobility Planning is to provide staffing, research, and policy analysis on a wide variety of transportation-related issues for all modes of transportation throughout the Tallahassee-Leon County region. Mobility Planning is guided by the community vision laid out in the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Community Connectivity is a guiding theme for the vision of the Comprehensive Plan described as:

“Tallahassee and Leon County will be a well-connected community, providing affordable, equitable, accessible, and context sensitive mobility options. The network of roadways, trails, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, and transit services will provide complete and safe connections throughout the community where appropriate for a given context.”

Specifically, Mobility Planning is involved in developing, evaluating and maintaining the Land Use and Mobility Element (PDF) and Mobility Maps series of the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan, conducting special transportation planning studies, as well as various modeling activities that may be warranted for comprehensive plan amendments, sector plans, neighborhood plans, or corridor studies. As staff contemplates the future of our transportation network, engaging the community to involve them in the process of planning is a key means to ensuring the Community Connectivity theme is realized. Staff also performs policy analysis on transportation-related issues in coordination with the State, Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency, Blueprint and other local agencies in the preparation of transportation programs for the Tallahassee-Leon County region.

Projects

Tallahassee-Leon County Mobility District Multimodal Transportation District (MMTD)
The Tallahassee/Leon County the Multimodal Transportation District (MMTD), applies to the central area of the City. The goal is to facilitate the use of multiple modes of transportation, leading to a reduction in automobile use and vehicle miles traveled. But the MMTD addresses more than just transportation - by having this district, the community recognizes that mixed uses and well-designed buildings & public places are just as important as providing transit, bike paths, and sidewalks.
Placemaking Placemaking
Tallahassee has several burgeoning districts that everyone can easily identify. With that in mind, the City Commission identified Placemaking as a top priority for several areas of the community - Woodville, Midtown, the Market District area, and the Monroe-Adams Corridor. The Planning Department staff will work with community groups, neighborhood associations, and other governmental agencies to assist all parties in creating a plan to turn ideas and dreams for each place into a reality.

Roadway Functional Class Maps

The Functional Classification Map series designates roads as either Principal Arterials, Minor Arterials, Major Collectors, and Minor Collectors. These designations reflect such things as the trip length, design, and major attractors along the corridor, and may affect they type of development allowed along them. The official definitions for each of these classifications can be found in the Comprehensive Plan Glossary. The Florida Department of Transportation and Local Roadway Functional Classification Maps are adopted into the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan as part of the Land Use and Mobility Element map series.

Roadway Context Classifications

The Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan includes policy components and maps for roadway Context Classifications that identify a framework of transportation facility references. The contexts range from rural settings to urban downtown settings that influence what types of facilities and land uses should accompany new or improved roadways. It assists in identifying the “right road type in the right place” in coordination with land use and development. Policies in the Land Use and Mobility Element support context classifications to identify opportunities in the MMTD, in facility placement, and corridor establishment and maintenance. Florida Department of Transportation Roadway Context Classification Maps are adopted into the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan as part of the map series, and Policy 6.3.3 of the Land Use and Mobility Element sets a target of 2030 to adopt local Context Classification maps to aid in the opportunities identified above.