project had progressed (including community and agency engagement, analyzing improvement strategies, and the development of a final implementation plan).

7. Existing Conditions Report

The Sarasota/Manatee US 41 CMASS Existing Conditions Technical Memo presents the results of the existing conditions and stakeholder coordination conducted during the study.

7.1 Data Collection

Table 2 presents the data collected and presented within the Existing Conditions Report.

Table 2: Data Collection

DataSourceDate of Collection
Roadway Characteristics
Context ClassificationsFDOT GIS Preliminary Context Classification feature class10/14/2023
Access Management ClassificationsFDOT’s Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI)July 2023
Typical Section Characteristics and GeometriesFDOT Straight Line Diagrams (SLDs), Google Earth, and field reviewsAugust 2023
Median Types and WidthsFDOT SLDs, Google Earth, and field reviewsAugust 2023
Posted Speed LimitsFDOT RCI and field reviewsOctober 2023
JurisdictionsFDOT SLDsAugust 2023
LightingGoogle Earth and field reviewsAugust 2023
Drainage TypeGoogle Earth, and field reviewsAugust 2023
UtilitiesSunshine 811 and field reviewsNovember 2023
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
Bicycle LanesFDOT RCI bicycle lane datasetOctober 2023
SidewalksFDOT RCI database, Google Earth, Esri base map aerials, and field reviewsAugust 2023
Pedestrian Accommodation at Signalized IntersectionsGoogle Earth and field reviewsAugust 2023
Transit Service and Infrastructure
Transit RoutesManatee County Area Transit (MCAT) and Breeze Transit (FKA SCAT) transit maps and schedulesMay 2023
Transit Stop AccommodationsGoogle Maps and field reviewsMay 2023
Ridership and TimingMCAT and Breeze Transit ridership records and schedulesMay 2023
Land Use Characteristics
Existing Land UseFlorida Parcel Data Statewide – 2022 GIS dataset (collected from the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL))July 2023
Future Land UseFlorida Level 2 Future Land Use 2020 – April 2022 GIS dataset (published by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center)July 2023
DevelopmentsSarasota County GIS Site And Development Area Shapefile, Manatee County GIS Land Development Portal, and field reviews11/3/2023 and August 2023