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TBARTA Regional Transportation Master PlanTBARTA was created by the state legislature on July 1, 2007, with the authority to plan and develop amultimodal transportation system that will connect the seven counties in the Tampa Bay region. PSTA, thePinellas County MPO, and FDOT District Seven worked together to develop PSTA’s component of theTBARTA Regional Transportation Master Plan, which was adopted May 22, 2009.This coordinated effort ensures consistency in methodology and system development, which in turn willcontribute to a single plan/concept that uses PSTA’s 10-year TDP as the guiding document for mid- andlong-range transit planning in Pinellas County. As TBARTA develops as a functional transportation agency,PSTA and the other transit operators in the region are actively engaged in TBARTA Board and AdvisoryCommittee meetings.Countywide Enhanced Bus Transit Network Concept PlanOn March 11, 2009, the MPO approved a concept for future premium transit services in Pinellas County.In coordination with PSTA, the Pinellas County MPO has developed a Countywide Enhanced Bus TransitNetwork Concept Plan that has identified an enhanced bus transit network within Pinellas County. ThePinellas County MPO agreed to fund a study that would explore the feasibility of enhanced bus transitservice along major arterial roadways in Pinellas County. The enhanced network will connect current andfuture transit supportive land uses in order to provide premium transit service to the major origins anddestinations within the county.The study identifies candidate corridors for the potential implementation of a combination of traditional,enhanced, and premium bus service while establishing the framework for future enhanced bus transitservice in Pinellas County. The development of this plan is a continuing effort initiated by the MPO todevelop a countywide intermodal approach to transportation that includes fixed-guideway, BRT, trolley, andenhanced bus services. The PSTA Board took formal action and approved the plan as a conceptualnetwork.Pinellas County Comprehensive PlanFlorida law requires every incorporated municipality and county to adopt a comprehensive plan that isconsistent with the Growth Management Act of 1985. The Growth Management Act requires allcomprehensive plans to be consistent with state and regional plans. For communities with a populationover 50,000, all comprehensive plans must include a Transportation Element that summarizes the existingand future transportation conditions, how those conditions relate to what the community considers the idealtransportation situation, and how the community proposes to get there. The Pinellas CountyComprehensive Plan is the primary policy document concerning land use, transportation, and otherplanning categories for the County.Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 2-9 Transit Development Plan