{"id":198162,"date":"2026-03-19T19:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198162\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:15:06","slug":"city-to-hold-transportation-plan-workshop-sanibel-captiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198162\/","title":{"rendered":"City to hold Transportation Plan workshop &#8211; SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Sanibel will hold a Transportation Master Plan Public Workshop on March 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, as well as virtually.<\/p>\n<p>With Volkert, Kittelson &amp; Associates, and 24-7 Consulting, the city is developing the master plan to evaluate proposed improvements across the island. It will document the current conditions of Sanibel\u2019s transportation system, establish a long-term vision for future mobility, and provide recommendations for implementation over the five-, 10- and 20-year timeframes. It will address key needs, including traffic congestion, wildlife-vehicle collisions, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and stormwater flooding.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop will provide an opportunity for community members to learn about the study\u2019s purpose; review maps and proposed projects, programs and policies; ask questions; and share feedback with representatives from the city and consultant team. Gathered public input will directly inform the study\u2019s recommendations and help guide the future of transportation on Sanibel.<\/p>\n<p>A draft of the plan is anticipated to be presented to the Sanibel Planning Commission and Sanibel City Council in September-October for consideration and adoption.<\/p>\n<p>To join the workshop virtually, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Mbwvwg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Mbwvwg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the Planning Department at 239-472-4136.<\/p>\n<p>Comments and questions can also be sent to: Consultant Project Manager, Ned Baier, AICP, Volkert Inc., 1408 North Westshore Blvd., Suite 600, Tampa, FL 33607; Ned.Baier@volkert.com; or 813-245-1618.<\/p>\n<p>All comments \u2014 whether submitted in person, online or electronically \u2014 will be documented and given equal consideration. To be included in the record, comments must be received by April 7.<\/p>\n<p>To reach CITY OF SANIBEL, please email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captivasanibel.com\/news\/2026\/03\/city-to-hold-transportation-plan-workshop\/mailto:\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city of Sanibel will hold a Transportation Master Plan Public Workshop on March 26 from 6 to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-198162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}