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Manatee planners push 'context classification' and multimodal metrics in draft comp plan update
Summary
County planning staff and consultants outlined a transportation update that shifts road design to context classification (rural/suburban/urban), recommends multimodal performance measures and proposes tools to replace old concurrency rules, provoking questions about mobility fees, sidewalk gaps and data integration for land use and jobs.
Manatee County planners and consultants told commissioners on April 1 that the transportation element of the county comprehensive plan needs a new, measurable approach that ties roadway design to adjacent land use, prioritizes walking, biking and transit and replaces the older concurrency framework with multimodal performance metrics.
The presentation by Rachel Layton, Planning Division Manager, and consultants Kelly Klepper and Adam Kerr of Kimley‑Horn covered three main changes: adopting FDOT—ontext classification (urban/suburban/rural) for roads, expanding multimodal provisions (pedestrians, bicycles, transit) and establishing performance measures to track progress on safety, connectivity and livability.
"Transportation involves more than just cars. It's about all modes of transportation," consultant Kelly Klepper told the board, arguing officials must plan for future growth where building additional…
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