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To add flexibility and increase local control, state law provides that, under certain conditions, local governments have the option of allowing the level of service on certain roads to fall below adopted standards for a limited time. According to state law, a local government may issue a development order for a project for which insufficient road capacity exists, provided construction of the additional capacity needed to serve the project commences within three years of the issuance of the project's first building permit. As reflected in its concurrency management system, Indian River County has chosen to incorporate that provision in its regulations. Within the county, some existing roads are deficient in right-of-way. Even those roadways that are not right-of-way deficient, however, seldom have adequate right-of-way to accommodate a widening or other improvement. Consequently, most roadway improvement projects require acquisition of right-of-way to accommodate the improvement. A detailed discussion of the county roadway network is contained in the Transportation Element. ➢ Mass Transit Established in 1994, the GoLine is the fixed route transit service in Indian River County. Although available to all ages, the GoLine is operated by the Indian River County Senior Resource Association. Funding for the GoLine is provided from several sources, including the federal government, the State of Florida, Indian River County, the cities of Fellsmere and Sebastian, other non-profit agencies, and advertising revenue. In November 2009, there were fourteen routes providing fixed -route service throughout the county, with some routes operating five days per week and providing hourly service. In 2008, the fixed route system provided one- way trips to 508,977 riders, an average of 1,631 riders per service day. Recently, the GoLine established a new north county hub near the CR 510/CR 512 intersection and relocated the Vero Beach hub to the former county administration building site. While four routes provide service to the north county hub, seven routes serve the Vero Beach hub. In addition, four routes provide service to the Indian River Mall, one of the GoLine's busiest destinations Although the low density residential character of the county works as a deterrent to mass transit, there are some major trip generators and attractors located within the county. Those developments include the Indian River Mall and other shopping centers along SR 60, the 37th Street medical node, the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Sebastian, and multi -family developments. ➢ Aviation, Ports, and Rail Indian River County has three public use airports. These are the New Hibiscus Airport, the Sebastian Municipal Airport, and the Vero Beach Munieipa4- ig_onal Airport. While the New Hibiscus Airport, just west of the I-95/SR 60 interchange, is used primarily for agricultural spraying from its grass runway, the Sebastian Municipal Airport has the capacity for light private and corporate aircraft. As the largest airport in the county, the Vero Beach Mtntie+palRe ig onal Airport is capable of handling large commercial jet aircraft. Future Land Use Element 62