The final details are still being worked out, but the agreement between the University of South Florida and the city of Palmetto was finalized Monday night.
The USF Community Sustainability Partnership Program asks a community what are its important projects and what can USF offer to help the community achieve its sustainable goals. It is USF’s inaugural launch of the program that will see an influx of students and faculty converge on the city this summer to begin aiding in several aspects of the city’s needs.
According to Community Redevelopment Agency Director Jeff Burton, some of the work the students will be doing is to take an architectural overview of the city’s downtown core, review and help design the city’s 2021 multi-modal project, take a close look at how the city can improve its overall transportation system from vehicles, to bicycles to pedestrians and much more.