Beth Alden

Clearwater workshop on Tampa Bay-regional transportation scheduled next week

Published on May 2, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

This week, Florida state lawmakers expect to pass a bill reconfiguring TBARTA, with the ultimate hope of jump-starting regional cooperation to improve Tampa Bay-area transit. Meanwhile, a workshop designed to outline a framework for improving regional coordination on transit and transportation is scheduled to take place Friday, May 12. That’s where there will be a “Regional Transportation Leadership Workshop” taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs, EpiCenter Building, 13805 58th St North in Clearwater. Beth Alden,…

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Janet Long doubtful about supporting $14 million CRA request for St. Pete Pier

Published on April 18, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

The St. Petersburg City Council is poised to vote for a final time this week on approving another $14 million for the city’s plan for a new Pier. If approved, the Council will then approach Pinellas County about re-allocating $14 million in tax increment financing, or TIF funds, to the $66 million Pier project, boosting the price tag overall to $80 million. Commission Chair Janet Long says she’s not likely to support the request. “The City Council themselves are not united, number…

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Janet Long lashes out at transit critics

Published on February 10, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long was not happy. Last Monday, the board of the Hillsborough County Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) inserted revised language into a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PSTA to ensure that the agreement did not mean that the two transit agencies would be merging or preparing for a sales tax referendum pending because of it. That rankled some board members, who said that the agreement is simply to officially collaborate on more issues going forward. Upon…

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