Tuesday, December 15

Be Transported!

Today's schedule includes a workshop for Planning Commission members to look over and brainstorm about the next Comprehensive Plan element: Transportation.

We all need some sort of mobility to get from home then back again while we conduct our daily lives. Seniors in our community may have radically different needs than a resident traveling to Myrtle Beach for work. The typical 'soccer parent' may have a high number of evening trips while the single person may have classes by day, but might also be a 'night owl'.

Transportation comes in all sizes. We might use feet or fuel, both having their unique needs and which depend on the landscape for space. A 12-foot wide lane may have its advantages to freight haulers on highways, but it could also accommodate both a car and a bicycle if such a lane was in a residential area.

This plan will be focusing on the anticipated transportation condition over the next 30 years. The plan will look at all modes of transportation, the people who will use it while considering future growth. Security, the environment and neighborhoods will also be considered. Improving the quality of life is the main objective.

Aesthetics play a significant role in the quality of life for Florence residents. Already a concern in many public forums is the notion of improving the entrance corridors to our municipalities. Just look at the online comments in response to a recent Morning News opinion piece. The new land use element of the County comprehensive plan has already established this idea as Goal 19.

As with the past plan elements, we NEED your INpUt! Look for a public meeting coming up in the near future and also look at a new website we are compiling to share the document as it is developed.

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