Taft Street Improvement Project

To enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety and provide better accommodations for those taking public transportation, improvements are coming to Taft Street from State Road 7 to N 40^th Avenue in Hollywood.

Back in 2015, the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) conducted a year-long study looking at the multimodal improvements that were needed along the SR 7 Corridor. This study involved all cities along the State Road 7 corridor and included two public outreach meetings in Hollywood as well as a telephone Town Hall meeting.

Through this study, several short-term bike/pedestrian connectivity improvements were recommended including one in Hollywood along Taft Street from SW 40^th Avenue to State Road 7. Subsequently, these improvements were also included in the City of Hollywood's Bicycle Mobility Master Plan.

Since that time, the MPO identified funding for this project and moved forward with designing a new multi-purpose path along the north side of Taft Street for both pedestrians and bicyclists. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was brought in to construct the new pathway. To finalize the plan, FDOT held a public meeting in the summer of 2023 to gain input. Once the construction plans were in place, the public was invited to attend a project meeting on August 29, 2024 with meeting notices mailed out to all residents in the area.

The project includes the following improvements:

Taft Street from SR 7/US 441 to N 40th Avenue

• Milling and resurfacing the existing roadway within the project limits to ensure long-term resilience
• Upgrading existing drainage structures to improve long-term resilience and longevity of critical infrastructure
• Adding an 8-foot to 11-foot shared-use path along the north side of Taft Street to enhance pedestrian mobility
• Upgrading curb ramps, pavement markings, and signage to improve visibility and accessibility

The project was redesigned as a single, wider, multi-use pathway on the north side of the street in an effort to reduce the number of trees that would need to be removed for path accommodation.

While every effort will be made to reduce the loss of trees required for this project, the City will be replanting nearly 1,000 trees as part of the City's Tree Mitigation Program. In 2022 and 2023, more than 1,200 trees have been planted citywide. The City has also received a grant from the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services' Division of Urban Forestry and is working to finalize a citywide tree inventory.