In advance of several meetings the Department of Transportation is hosting to improve 29 miles of Alternate US 19 in Pinellas County, the Dunedin City Council has created a wish list.

  • Meetings scheduled to discuss ALt 19 improvement ideas
  • Dunedin officials want public input
  • Meetings set for June 6 - June 8
  • Bay News 9 Traffic resources

And they want input from the public as well.

While traffic is certainly on the minds of state officials when it comes to Alternate 19, there's a lot more on this list. Pedestrian safety, freight movement and egress and land use are all things the state is looking for public input on. 

"Certainly the removal of large trucks I'm shaking my head at, because the more time that we can prioritize people over cars I think is what makes our walkability stand out," said Dunedin Commissioner Heather Gracy. 

Dunedin Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski said ways to move traffic quicker is a priority.

"If you think about how to move traffic quicker and alleviate some congestion, an overpass might be the way to go for pedestrian and bikes."

Dunedin resident Larry Bigelow is a big user of the Pinellas Trail. But in order to use it, he and his wife have to park on the west side of Alternate 19 and then cross that busy road. 

"If you could put the parking over there closer," Bigelow said. "We could drive to that parking and then be right on the bike trail without having a problem like we're looking at right here."

The public can submit ideas on new landscaping or new sections of roadway. 

"Don't think that it has to look exactly as it looks now," said Joan Rice, a Dunedin Transportation & Traffic Engineer. "So, you can really open up your thought process as to what could we really do this whole area to make it function better."

Public meetings locations and times: 

St. Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church - Community Hall

June 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. 

3600 76th Street N 

St. Petersburg, FL 33710 

Clearwater Public Main Library - A/B Room 

June 6 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 

100 N Osceola Avenue 

Clearwater, FL 

Largo Central Park Performing Arts Center - Parkview Room 

June 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. 

105 Central Park Drive 

Largo, FL 33771 

Hale Senior Activity Center - Auditorium 

June 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

330 Douglas Avenue 

Dunedin, FL 

Largo Central Park Performing Arts Center - Parkview Room 

June 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. 

105 Central Park Drive 

Largo, FL 33771 

St. Petersburg College - FA 132 Auditorium, Fine Arts Building 

June 7 from 6-8 p.m. 

600 E Klosterman Road 

Tarpon Springs, FL