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Largo leaders say city needs to plan for future needs of electric vehicle owners


LARGO — The day when electric cars outnumber gasoline-powered ones is on the horizon, Largo officials say. Therefore, the city and developers should start laying the groundwork for residents now.
That was the direction from the City Commission earlier this month when city staff presented proposed development standards for its new Tri-City Special Area Plan.
The plan, which was adopted in December, aims to promote projects and strategies that encourage mixed-use development, and transportation and aesthetic improvements in the roughly 900 acres surrounding the U.S. 19 and East Bay Drive/Roosevelt Boulevard area.
“The vision for the Largo Tri-City SAP is to create a place that is a destination and a complete community that includes a mix of uses,” according to the plan’s introduction. ....

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