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A new proposed traffic concurrency management plan in Alachua County, Fla. scraps extensive roadwork and instead creates a rapid transit system that would be subsidized in part by fees on new growth. Another part of the plan encourages denser, mixed-use development.
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By Cindy Swirko
A network of buses whizzing through traffic in their own lanes paid for by new development is now the focus of Alachua County’s future traffic plans rather than building or widening roads.
A new proposed traffic concurrency management plan scraps extensive roadwork and instead creates a rapid transit system that would be subsidized in part by fees on new growth.
It will also offer incentives — namely cheaper fees — for developers to build at greater densities and with mix of homes and shops.
The plan would be the first of its kind in Florida if eventually approved.
Photo credit: Damien Roué 
