FAMU Way
The FAMU Way Extension Project was unanimously approved by the City Commission on June 23, 2010 to enhance transportation and serve as a major community investment in the southern side of the city, particularly in the vicinity of Florida A&M University.
In fall of 2011, project managers were notified by CSX Railroad of potential and previously undisclosed factors that would likely cause frequent and significant traffic delays, upwards of 30-45 minutes, where the selected roadway would cross the railroad tracks.
Your input is vital to the success of this project. Please contact us at 891-8533 if you have any questions.
Project Route
Note: The image below depicts a potential modification to the approved route (including the related Capital Cascade Trail). The modification would have the route turn south at the railroad tracks to Gamble Street and then follow the existing Gamble alignment westward to Lake Bradford Road. [View a larger version of this overview map.] For enlargements of individual segments in the modified route, click on one or more of the highlighted areas of the overview map.
Project Information
The FAMU Way conceptual plan includes a two-lane, two-way road with bike lanes, on-street parking, landscaped sidewalks and medians.
The conceptual plan includes the following amenities:
- Five-foot wide sidewalks on each side of the roadway
- Five-foot wide bike lanes on each side of the roadway
- Eight-foot-wide parking lanes along portions of the roadway
- Two travel lanes, one in each direction
- A landscaped median island
- A large, underground pipe to carry water underground from Wahnish Way to Coal Chute Park with no surface brook
- A 12-foot-wide multi-use path with park-like amenities
- Two-thirds of the new roadway will have landscaped greenways
Planned amenities may change as the project progresses and as feedback is received from the community.
For information about past public meetings and other older news, please visit the Project History page.
Let Us Hear From You
From its inception, the FAMU WAY project has been shaped and molded by community input. As the project progresses, both the City and Blueprint 2000 want the community to stay in engaged. Do you have historical information including photos and stories specific this area's landmarks that you are willing to share? Or do you have comments to share, questions to ask or would like to have a project representative meet with you, please contact us at (850)891-8535 or by email.
Stay Connected
The City of Tallahassee commits to keeping you informed and will provide traffic updates and advance notification of construction activities. Subscribe to the email notification service entitled FAMU Way Extension Project: News and information on the FAMU Way Extension project on Talgov.com. You can also contact us at (850)891-8535 or email us your name, address and/or email.