StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s mass transportation system, invites Tallahassee to “Think Transit.”
Projects in the works that need your feedback include StarMetro’s Comprehensive Operational Analysis, a yearlong effort to create a 10-year strategy for system development, and the design phase of the Southside Transit Center, which was approved by the City Commission last year.
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StarMetro 2021 Major Update – Project Overview
Together, the efforts below will craft a short-term action plan to strengthen existing transit services and a longer-term strategy for system development over a 10-year planning horizon.
TDP: StarMetro completed and the City Commission approved the Transit Development Plan (TDP) Major Update in June 2021. While the TDP is a required document to receive funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), it also serves as a strategic planning document.
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COA: StarMetro is currently working on the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA). The COA will take a deep dive into StarMetro’s existing service operations to identify ways to capitalize on system strengths and address weaknesses.
What should we expect?
- The project team will meet with stakeholders throughout this process, including the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA), FDOT, CareerSource Capital Region and many others.
- Riders should expect an on-board survey and community meetings to take place Fall 2021.
SSTC Community Engagement & Design Summary
StarMetro’s Southside Transit Center will be the first public transit center built in our community since C.K. Steele Plaza in the 1980s. Today, land regulation, urban planning, transit development and local, state, and federal building and permitting requirements are much more advanced.
This creates a robust process where the many stages and levels of due diligence and compliance required to build a project of this nature gives all stakeholders, especially community members, an opportunity to evaluate decisions and provide input at many steps along the way to breaking ground.
Building a new transit center from the ground up will be a multi-year coordinated effort led by StarMetro/City of Tallahassee and under the purview of the Florida Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.
The community engagement and design portion of this project, broken into four phases, is part of the exciting, multi-faceted process of creating more equitable transportation options for the southside of Tallahassee.
Join us in helping shape the future of transportation in Tallahassee and the opportunities a transit center can provide for the Southside.
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StarMetro Southside Transit Center – Project Overview
To help StarMetro ensure public transportation is accessible, efficient and equitable, The City of Tallahassee has identified construction of a Southside Transit Center (SSTC) on the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and Meridian Street as a strategic initiative. The SSTC will be a major step in assuring Tallahassee has an efficient transit network supported by leading public transit services. This parcel of land is located within the larger Orange/Meridian Placemaking Project, including stormwater improvements and other related infrastructure needs. These combined efforts in combination with increased service and transit amenities provided by the SSTC will improve economic, education, residential and business opportunities for the Southside and Tallahassee at large.
What should we expect?
StarMetro and the consultant will conduct significant community outreach and engagement with the adjoining, affected and serving communities before, during and after the project. Community engagements will seek input on route and facility needs as well as the look and design of the facility itself.
Think Transit Community Engagement
Community input to help StarMetro plan routes, design the Southside Transit Center and map out future needs is critical in meeting the City’s strategic goals to provide accessible, efficient, and equitable public transportation.
In the coming months, StarMetro will host various community engagement events, attend neighborhood association meetings, and conduct online polls and on-the-bus surveys.
Community Engagement Calendar
Virtual Meetings
Please register in advance.
Wednesday Sept. 15, 5:30 - 6 p.m. - All Neighborhood Leaders meeting
To join click here. Then enter Meeting #: 179 930 5447, and Password: Transit. To join by phone, dial: 1-408-418-9388 and enter the meeting number.
Thursday Sept 16th 6:30 - 7 p.m. - Southside Stakeholders meeting
To join click here. Then enter Meeting #: 2335 457 3958, and Password: COT1. To Join by phone dial # 1-408-418-9388 and enter the meeting number.
Thursday Sept 23rd 6:30 - 7 p.m. - Southside Stakeholders meeting
To join click here. Then enter Meeting #: 2338 063 8134, and Password: COT1. To Join by phone dial # 1-408-418-9388 and enter the meeting number.
Monday Sept 27th 5:30 - 8 p.m. - All Community meeting
To join click here. Then enter Meeting #: 2344 630 6583, and Password: COT1. To Join by phone dial # 1-408-418-9388 and enter the meeting number.
In Person Meetings
Masks are encouraged. Social distancing and other COVID safety practices will be implemented.
Monday Sept 27th 5:30 - 8 p.m. - All Community meeting
- Smith-Williams Center
- 2295 Pasco Street
Tuesday Sept 28th 5:30 - 8 p.m. - Griffin Heights/Frenchtown community meeting
- Lawrence Gregory Center
- 1115 Dade Street
Wednesday Sept 29th 5:30 - 8 p.m. - Southside Community meeting
- Jack McClean Center
- 700 Paul Russell Road
View Previous Meetings and Materials
April 14, 2021 Virtual Community Meeting
February 17, 2021 Virtual Community Meeting
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