City unveils Tampa MOVES, a huge comprehensive mobility plan to enhance walkability

Tampa unveils its game-changing citywide Mobility Plan, Tampa MOVES, aimed at transforming the city’s streets and enhancing walkability and biking. The visionary plan, a result of extensive collaboration and community input, prioritizes Tampa’s transportation needs for the next 30 years with a focus on equity and data-driven decision-making.

“I am thrilled to unveil Tampa’s first-ever Citywide Mobility Plan, Tampa MOVES. It is the product of years of citywide coordination and community collaboration launched through Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow,” said Mayor Jane Castor.

Tampa MOVES uses equitable, data driven design process

Tampa MOVES recommends and prioritizes the City’s transportation needs in the short term and over the next 30 years, using an equitable, data-driven process informed by extensive community input. The plan estimates $2 billion in needs to achieve Tampa’s transportation vision.

The press event hosted on Tuesday, July 18, was not just an unveiling of a plan, but also the reveal of short-term priority projects identified by the MOVES Plan. Tampa’s short-term priorities, along with planned State and County projects, can help the city achieve its mobility goals while prioritizing projects in the areas of greatest need and impact.

Positive changes for cyclists and pedestrians in Tampa

The City of Tampa’s Mobility Department is preparing for the future in a way that has never been done before by making bold MOVES towards redesigning Tampa’s streets, making walking and biking easier and more comfortable, and aligning staff and resources to make the biggest impact.

Tampa MOVES is set to revolutionize Tampa’s transportation landscape, bringing about positive changes for residents and visitors alike. With its comprehensive approach and commitment to community collaboration, the plan paves the way for a more accessible, sustainable, and vibrant Tampa.

City outlines mobility plan priorities

These six short-term priorities translate to approximately 109 miles of safety improvements, focusing on: 

1. Streets with poor or failing pavement condition  
2. Sidewalks on high-speed streets that provide access to transit and essential destinations  
3. Bicycle facilities to extend the low stress network to different parts of the city 
4. Safer pedestrian crossings on key bicycle routes and high injury network corridors 
5. Safety improvements on Tampa’s High Injury Network corridors and streets with a high posted speed 
6. Congestion relief for streets with longer than average travel times 

In the past four years, the City of Tampa has constructed more than 20 miles of new bike lanes and 3 miles of protected bike lanes, including segments of the Green Spine Cycle Track and Cumberland Avenue in Water Street. 

You can read the full Tampa MOVES plan online.

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