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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Land Use Current and future land use patterns have a substantial influence on the characteristics of the transportation system. Overall, the location of major trip generators and attractors influences roadway improvement needs as well as the demand for transit. Trip production areas are those portions of the county where major residential developments are located. These developments generate trips. Trip attraction areas are locations with shopping, recreation, medical, employment, and other facilities . People are attracted to these areas by the services or facilities available there. Figures 4 .7 a-d show major trip production and attraction areas in the county. The major shopping areas for the county are considered trip attractors. Most of these major shopping areas are located in the Vero Beach area. Shopping locations include US 1 south of the downtown Vero Beach area, SR 60 east of the downtown area and the south county area. Another developing shopping area is the SR 60 corridor from 58th Avenue westward to I-95 . The recent addition of the Indian River Mall to this area has made it a major retail and shopping destination for the county. The Sebastian area is served by shops in the Sebastian downtown area, the Roseland Shopping Center, and a Wal-Mart Superstore. Convenience shopping facilities are located throughout the county along major roadways . Other attractions include county and state government offices and the County Courthouse, as well as a branch of the Indian River Community College, all located in Vero Beach; city government offices and post offices located in each city; and the major medical services which are located at Indian River Memorial Hospital and the County Health Department, all located in the Vero Beach area; as well as the Sebastian River Medical Center located in the Sebastian/Roseland area. Recreational and cultural facilities are also trip attractors. On the barrier island, South Beach Park, Humiston Park, Sexton Plaza, Jaycee Beach Park, Wabasso Beach Park, Golden Sands Park, Treasure Shores Park, Round Island Park, and Sebastian Inlet State Park are recreation areas that attract many visitors. On the mainland, the North County Library near Sebastian and the Main Library in Vero Beach are trip attractors. The Municipal Marina, located on the barrier island north of SR 60, actually produces many trips, since out-of-town boaters dock there and need transportation for shopping and to purchase supplies. Employment is somewhat dispersed throughout the county, but there are areas with concentrations of employment. The area near downtown Vero Beach has many city and county government offices, and Piper Aircraft near the Vero Beach Airport has a large number of employees . Near the Sebastian River Medical Center and the Indian River Memorial Hospital, there are a large number of employees resulting from the agglomeration of medical services near those hospitals. Current and future land use characteristics such as development type and density provide an indication of present and future roadway and transit demand. Figure 4 . 7 . 1 depicts the present and future land use patterns in Indian River County. For transportation planning purposes, land uses are represented by the number of dwelling units by type, the number of hotel/motel units, Community Development Department Indian River County 42