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Tag: South Florida Avenue

Posted inTransportation

City Commission Recommends Three Lanes for South Florida Avenue in Dixieland

by Barry Friedman December 19, 2022December 20, 2022

Commissioner Samuel Simmons dissented in the 4-1 vote, saying opponents’ arguments were compelling.

Posted inTransportation

Commission Set to Vote on South Florida Avenue Recommendations Monday

by Barry Friedman December 16, 2022December 18, 2022

Planners say three lanes and wide sidewalks in Dixieland will improve safety and economic development opportunities.

Posted inTransportation

South Florida Avenue: Planners Back Three Lanes and Wide Sidewalks

by Barry Friedman December 5, 2022December 16, 2022

City commissioners have asked their staff to draft a resolution supporting the three-lane option.

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Posted inNeighborhoods

Residents Raise Concerns About Side Street Traffic on South Florida Avenue

by Suzie Schottelkotte July 30, 2022December 5, 2022

The South Florida Avenue road diet is shoving traffic into nearby neighborhoods, residents said Monday night.

Posted inNeighborhoods, Transportation

Report Presents 10 Lane Options for South Florida Avenue

by Barry Friedman July 5, 2022December 5, 2022

Ten alternative lane alignments for South Florida Avenue in Dixieland are outlined in a new report.

Posted inNeighborhoods, Transportation

Survey and Public Forum in June Will Collect Comments on South Florida Avenue Road Diet

by John Haughey April 29, 2022December 5, 2022

People can tell the city of Lakeland and the Florida Department of Transportation what they want to see done on South Florida Avenue between downtown and Dixieland in a June survey followed by a public forum at the RP Funding Center.

Posted inCity Hall

South Florida Avenue Road Diet Update Brings Mixed Messages on Safety

by Barry Friedman August 3, 2021December 5, 2022

The number of accidents along South Florida Avenue in Dixieland has decreased from a high of 15 during the first month of the one-year road diet there, a Florida Department of Transportation engineer told Lakeland city commissioners Monday. But Steven Davis Jr. said he’s hoping to see more improvement.

Posted inTransportation

Road Diet Construction Has Started in Dixieland

by Barry Friedman April 28, 2020December 5, 2022

The one-year test of the South Florida Avenue road diet in Dixieland doesn’t officially start until this fall, but travel is already down to three lanes.

Posted inTransportation

South Florida Avenue ‘Road Diet’ Test Construction Starts Monday

by Barry Friedman April 22, 2020December 5, 2022

Work to prepare South Florida Avenue for a lane reduction in Dixieland gets under way on Monday, city officials said today. A one-year test of the “road diet” doesn’t start until fall, but construction will begin Monday and is expected to take up to six months, city Transportation and Development Manager Chuck Barmby said.

Posted inBusiness

Road Trip: Lakeland Officials Check Orlando Road Diet

by Barry Friedman July 7, 2017December 5, 2022

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