New Page Goal 3 - A statewide interconnected transportation system that enhances Florida's economic competitiveness. Transportation is the backbone of Florida's economy. Our transportation system has always played a leading role in helping businesses both gain access to markets and their customers and reduce their production and distribution costs. One third of Florida's economic income comes from international trade and tourism.
Economic expansion relies on a dynamic transportation system.
The Florida Intrastate Highway System, a High Speed Rail System, the rail network, major airports and deep water ports are the key elements of the transportation system needed to support Florida's economic expansion into the 21st Century. These key elements must complement each other to enhance our economic competitiveness. These facilities will provide the primary means for long-distance movement of goods between Florida and other markets in the nation and throughout the world and for national and international visitors to travel to and from Florida. Constant capital investments are required to meet competition from other states, expand Florida's economy and create new jobs into the next century. Both new and improved roads are to be designed or brought up to FIHS standards, which address the amount of traffic the roads can handle, the control of access to the roads and how the whole roadway corridor will look.