Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #422FY0102
Gaines Street Revitalization & Corridor
Requester:		Colleen Roland			Organization:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:		Gaines Street Revitalization & Corridor			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 4:14:21 PM
Sponsors:		Bev Kilmer
Statewide Interest:
County
Recipient:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners			Contact:		Colleen Roland
		301 So Monroe Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 891-8623
		Tallahassee 32301
Counties:		Leon
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to create a gateway to the State Capitol complex by revitalizing Gaines Street from Lake Bradford (State Road 371) to Apalachee Parkway (US Highway 27). A boulevard-scale development, this project would provide the preliminary infrastructure to create a sustainable, mixed land use district of residential, retail, and commercial, revitalizing the urban texture of the Capitol Center Planning Area and fostering opportunities for multiple modes of transportation. As the "backporch" to the State of Florida Capitol Complex, expected outcomes related to this project include safety, economic development, and the movement of goods and services. The project promotes safety through the construction of a divided roadway providing improved vehicular and pedestrian safety. Economic development is advanced through the implementation of the Gaines Street Vitalization Plan in this under-utilized, centrally located corridor. Through the improvement of an important link providing direct access from the downtown to the Tallahassee Regional Airport, this project serves to facilitate the movement of goods and services, providing multimodal linkages consistent with current FHWA and FTA guidelines. This project phase is especially appropriate for legislative funding assistance. It endeavors to promote community preservation through economic revitalization and environmental repair of an important urban area at the backdoor of the Capitol Complex. The project provides system preservation by providing additional transportation opportunities-bicycle, pedestrian, transit and auto-on an existing corridor which links a larger system.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Short term results focus on the revitalization of the western gateway to the State Capitol Complex, along with brownfields mitigation, development of alternative transportation opportunities, innovative methods for stormwater management, recreation enhancements, and small business incubation. This activity would ultimately provide a testing ground for an integrated, innovative planning methodology-the integration of transportation, environmental, stormwater, and recreational planning along with economic and urban revitalization - all driven by a community vision. The Final Design Study has moved this methodology from the "broad brush strokes" of a concept to the detailed examination of how to realistically integrate planning issues traditionally considered separately. Right-of-way acquisition is the next hurdle in this important project. At this time, approximately $7 million of the needed funds have been acquired.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$50,000,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2045
Specific Appropriation Title:			Fixed Capital Outlay Transportation Outreach Program from State Transportation Primary Trust Fund
Amount to be reduced:			$50,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$58,400,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$8,400,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Tallahassee/Leon County Long Range Transportation Plan Blueprint 2000
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		9/18/2001