The Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Tampa partnered with Kimley-Horn and Associates to develop an Alleyway Action Plan for the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The final draft of the plan was presented during the West Tampa CRA Community Advisory Committee (CAC) on September 16th, 2025.
The Tampa Comprehensive Plan identifies the existing alleyway system as a significant and defining feature of neighborhoods, and a key element of the public realm that provides for livable places, connected people, and collaborative progress.
The purpose of the Alleyway Action Plan is to create a comprehensive inventory of alleys in the West Tampa CRA and to develop a long-term vision for the alleyway system in West Tampa. The plan was developed in coordination with CRA Community Advisory Committee (CAC) members, West Tampa residents and community stakeholders and will include typologies for different alley treatments. Planning level cost estimates and a prioritized list of capital improvements for future consideration are included in the plan. The purpose of this plan is to develop updates to the transportation technical standards for alleys with the goal of providing general guidance to developers on a range of city-approved alley surface treatments and design techniques that are both cost-effective and consistent with stormwater engineering industry standards. The purpose of these standards is to ensure that required improvements are a result of, and directly proportionate to, the impacts of the proposed development.