The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven is conducting an Action Plan along the I-175 corridor from I-275 to 4th St S in Pinellas County. Designated as State Road 594 (SR 594), I-175 provides access to key locations such as Tropicana Field and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.
The I-175 Action Plan builds upon the findings of the 2022 Downtown St. Petersburg Mobility Study, which identified opportunities to enhance multimodal connectivity, safety, and accessibility in and around downtown St. Petersburg. This new study, WPI Segment No. 453887-1, along I-175 from I-275 to 4th St S in Pinellas County, a distance of approximately 1.1 miles, focuses on reevaluating the form and function of I-175. Community and business engagement will play a central role in shaping the plan to ensure it reflects local needs and priorities.
Phases of the Study
The project teams’ focus is in integrating Context-Sensitive Solutions (CSS) within the land-use and transportation planning processes to assist communities in reaching their livability goals by encouraging the consideration of land use, transportation and infrastructure needs in an integrated manner.
The study is broken down into four phases, each with its own technical and public involvement focus.
Phase 1: Defining the Problem:
Identifying Issues & Opportunities through:
- Effective Stakeholder Engagement
- Review of Previous and Ongoing Planning Studies
- Traffic Data Analysis
- Safety Analysis
- Future Travel Patterns and Multimodal Needs
Phase 2: Defining Purpose & Need
Derived from data and analysis related to stakeholder values and priorities built and refined through:
- Guiding Principles
- Evaluation Criteria / Metrics
Phase 3: Identifying and Evaluating Multimodal Alternatives
The development of:
- Segment and Intersection Alternatives
- Alternatives Evaluations
- Technical Assessments
Phase 4: Action Plan Report
The development of:
- Action Plan Report
The result of the I-175 Action Plan will include the development of a Action Plan Report, which will identify a range of multimodal solutions to address the mobility needs within a context that reflects the long-term vision for the study corridor. The Action Plan Report will include short-, mid- and long-term implementation strategies that guide future development within the corridor, as well as specific improvements that can potentially be advanced in the near term though local agency participation and/or by FDOT. The Action Plan Report shall also provide a discussion on the identification of barriers to implementation for the preferred concept plan.