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certification or training.
h. Expand awareness of available workforce programs
to local businesses and job seekers.
i. Increase access to convenient transportation and
transit systems to enhance mobility; diverse and
affordable housing; quality affordable child-care;
quality educational opportunities; and other
amenities.
POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS
SFRPC CEDS Committee; Broward, Miami–Dade, and Monroe counties
and municipalities; K-12 Public Schools; Academic & Research
Institutions; Workforce Organizations; Chambers of Commerce;
Children’s Services Councils; Community- & Faith-Based Organizations;
Miami-Dade & Broward Urban Leagues; Florida Department of
Education; Hospitals; Industry Associations; Regional Employers; Youth
Services; Community Foundations; Economic Development
Organizations; Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
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2.1. Promote transit planning, implementation, and utilization to move
people throughout the region
a. Expand economically beneficial and safety-focused bicycle and
pedestrian projects and facilities and support first and last mile
connections to communities to include all modes of transportation.
b. Assess current and future housing availability and its alignment with
future growth and employment patterns.
c. Support implementation/investment of a “South Florida Mobility
Plan” including possible rail, rapid bus, and new technology.
d. Support policies that incentivize transit and Transit Oriented
Development (TOD) investments such as a mobility fees, tax
increment finance districts, and increased density around transit
hubs.
PRIORITY GOAL 2: CREATE VIBRANT AND CONNECTED PLACES TO INCREASE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE
POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS INCLUDE,
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
SFRPC CEDS Committee; Broward, Miami–Dade, and Monroe counties and
municipalities; county & municipal transportation/transit agencies and planning
departments; Florida Department of Transportation; Broward County Planning
Council; Miami-Dade County TPO; Broward County MPO; Academic & Research
Institutions; South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; Southeast Florida
Transportation Council (SEFTC); Brightline; Regional Employers; Economic
Development Organizations; Industry Associations
2.2.Mobility and Access
a. Support placemaking investments in diverse communities
throughout the region to meet the needs of residents.
b. Accelerate investments in livable-walkable neighborhoods to
increase safety and strengthen connections to key community
resources.
c. Provide access to affordable and safe transportation options.
d. Support and/or facilitate infrastructure to accelerate electric,
connected, and autonomous vehicles adoption.
e. Leverage existing infrastructure through new technologies.
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3.1. Water/Wastewater/ Stormwater/Solid Waste
a. Work proactively with local governments, state
agencies, and other relevant groups to identify
causes of water pollution and coordinated
strategies to alleviate them.
b. Investigate opportunities for future water,
wastewater, and stormwater system expansion,
hardening, coordination, connection, and/or
interconnections to achieve regional resilience,
resource optimization, and environmental
priorities.
c. Reduce barriers and increase accessibility to more
diverse alternative water sources through utilities
(rainwater, greywater, stormwater, and
recycled/reused water and the Floridan Aquifer).
d. Support financial models and funding strategies
addressing regional stormwater management,
including support to funding alternatives to
advance projects identified as part of the
upcoming Central and Southern Florida Resilience
Studies being initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (ACE) and the South Florida Water
Management District as the local sponsor.
e. Support innovative activities and collaborate with
South Florida communities to manage and reduce
Solid Waste.
3.2. Housing
a. Educate policy makers, staff, and additional
stakeholders about the role quality affordable
housing plays in support of a healthy economy.
b. Increase density housing along transportation
corridors and around TOD mobility hubs through
partnerships with the public and private sectors.
PRIORITY GOAL 3: DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND POPULATION GROWTH
Compact, Florida Division of Emergency
Management, and other partners to enhance local
and regional preparedness, mitigation, and
response due to sea level rise, tidal flooding, storm
surge, and saltwater intrusion.
b. Develop a list of critical wetlands for protection
using the Land Acquisition Trust Fund based on the
critical ecological value of wetland and vulnerability
to development.
c. Enhance and protect the environment and the
region’s natural resources.
d. Educate local governments on the importance of
effective land use planning, zoning code updates,