Hillsborough Avenue to be mediated?

From the email list:

JUST LEARNED OF THIS PROJECT TO ADD MEDIANS TO HILLSBOROUGH FROM NEBRASKA EAST TO 50TH STREET. Yeah! This is MUCH needed with all the pedestrian traffic. Personally, I think three lanes in either direction is still excessive for an urban area...but what I'd be remise not to ask for is the continuation of the bike lanes (shoulder) that exist to the west on the other (pretty) side of I-275 and then connecting further east to the paved shoulders by 56th Street. LOTS of cyclists, pedestrians and transit users along this part of Hillsborough Avenue. Perhaps a foot or two taken from the median to stripe a shoulder?

Anyway, I hope we can have people attend the Public Meeting in two weeks. If some of you can attend it would be great to support FDOT in their project to add medians -much safer and if landscaped well, much more attractive than the current sea of asphalt. And please support a shoulder/bike lane which tend to slow traffic a bit, provide a 4-5 foot buffer for pedestrians on the sidewalk, help cars with turning movement and sight distances, oh yeah, and give cyclists a safer place to travel.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to attend and participate in a Design Public Meeting regarding safety improvements under design for US 92/SR 600 (Hillsborough Avenue) from Nebraska Avenue to 50th Street in Hillsborough County.

The meeting is being held on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 from 5 to 7 p.m. at:

Seminole Heights Baptist Church
803 E. Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33604
Located in the southwest corner of Hillsborough Avenue/Nebraska Avenue
Parking is located off Nebraska Avenue

The meeting will be held in an open, informal format. There will be no formal presentation. The purpose of the meeting is to present the project design concepts and to solicit public input. Graphics and aerial maps will be on display for public review. A short video concerning the improvements will be shown continuously throughout the evening.

Representatives from the FDOT will be on hand to answer questions and receive your comments. If you are unable to attend this workshop and would like to provide input, please forward your comments by e-mail to Mr. Manuel Santos, Project Manager at or contact him at (813) 975-6173 or at (800) 226-7220.