Transportation Task Team Status Update + Survey Results
The Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce Transportation Task Team thanks all who attended the Town Hall meeting and/or completed the online survey. Your input has been tallied and summarized, along with additional input from a recent Englewood CRA meeting and articles and editorials from the Sun Herald newspaper.
Please take a few moments and peruse the short summary and supporting documents, which are being forwarded to the both Sarasota and Charlotte County transit organizations, as well as leaders in both communities. This is the first stage of the process, input from the community. Please stay engaged and keep the conversation alive, it is in the best interest of our residents, businesses and visitors. We will continue to keep you informed.
Elaine Miller
4.30.2016 Englewood Florida Transportation Outreach Exhibit A 12.14.2015 Englewood CRA Advisory Board Meeting Notes excerpts Exhibit B CRA Project List Transportation 3 Exhibit C CRA Annual Report Excerpts Exhibit D 4.13.2016 Town Hall Agenda Exhibit E 4.13.2016 Town Hall Meeting Article 4.14.2016 Exhibit F 4.22.2016 Sun Herald Editorial Exhibit G 4.27.2016 Exhibit G Transportation Survey Report
elaine miller says on May 3, 2016 at 9:42am:
See following excerpts from the article May 3 2016 re CRA Joint meeting on May 2, 2016——————
Sarasota County glimpses Englewood CRA future
By STEVE REILLY
STAFF WRITER
SOUTH VENICE — Sarasota County commissioners reviewed the successes of the Englewood Community Redevelopment Agency and took a look into its future………..
• Implementation of a Sarasota County Area Transit Route to Englewood Beach on the Charlotte County side of Manasota Key………
The Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce has taken the initiative to start a discussion on the coordination of Sarasota and Charlotte counties’ transit systems. However, advisory board member John Davison said SCAT doesn’t have to wait for a joint agreement with Charlotte. Davison told commissioners SCAT should consider running a bus route to the public Manasota Beach on the north end of the key and in Sarasota County.
“Not only will the bus run to the north beach, it will pass two large manufactured home communities,” Davison said. “You will be picking up additional (passengers), and that should make the bus people happy.”