ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that concurrency is not a complete failure; instead, it may simply be a policy that was legislated before local governments, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Florida Department of Transportation had the institutional capacity to implement it in a context-sensitive manner. A well-defined transportation concurrency management system involves the coordination of land development with transportation investment and the establishment of a plan for funding the transportation investments through the Capital Improvements Plan. In 1992, transportation concurrency management areas (TCMA) were created. Their purpose is to promote infill development in portions of an urban area that supports more efficient mobility alternatives, including public transit. TCMAs may be established in a compact geographic area with an existing network of roads where multiple, viable alternative travel paths or modes are available for common trips. The purpose of a transportation concurrency exception area is to reduce the impact of transportation concurrency on urban infill and redevelopment efforts.
