SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Support the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s TIGER Grant Application for construction of the Memorial Causeway Bus Way and adopt Resolution 17-36.
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SUMMARY:
This resolution supports the efforts of PSTA in applying for a TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant for construction of the Memorial Causeway Bus Way.
The Bus Way would tie the mainland into the Clearwater Beach Transit Center (CBTC) that is currently under construction by providing an exclusive lane for transit.
The lane would also be available for emergency vehicles and evacuation traffic when needed.
This lane would be available to support alternative forms of transportation in the future such as autonomous vehicles.
The City of Clearwater, FDOT, and Forward Pinellas all support PSTA in the effort to provide as much infrastructure as possible for transit operations.
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