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FDOT offers $1 million for feasibility study on expanding Tampa’s streetcar

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The goal of Mayor Bob Buckhorn and other officials in Tampa to make the moribund Tampa Streetcar system a more functional transportation tool for local residents received a boost today, when the Florida Department of Transportation announced they would provide $1 million to facilitate a feasibility study to extend and modernize the system. “I believe that the streetcar can become a meaningful transit option within our urban core,” said Buckhorn. “This planning funding will allow us to explore how best…

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Developer takes control of BayWalk

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TAMPA — Developer Fred Bullard, an original partner in the BayWalk retail center, has bought out the Sembler Co. for full control of the downtown St. Petersburg plaza. Bullard had owned 50 percent of BayWalk and on Thursday acknowledged buying the other half from Sembler for an undisclosed sum. He purchased the remaining portion of BayWalk through STPR Holdings, a company he controls. Bullard said he has no immediate plans for changes at BayWalk but is evaluating the plaza. “We’ve…

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