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HART board members want ‘catalyst’ transit project expedited

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Although a potential new transit route connecting people in the Tampa Bay area is still a long way from being a reality, two Hillsborough County Commissioners say that once such a route is identified, it should be built as soon as possible. That topic came up on Monday at theĀ Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)Ā Legislative and Strategic PlanningĀ Committee Meeting. As the search for solutions to improve transportation in the Tampa Bay area slowly moves forward, transit fans received some news…

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Frank Reddick worries that community members are getting ‘paid off’ to back TBX project

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In an effort to retool and “reset” the troubled Tampa Bay Express project, the Florida Department of Transportation led a coalition of local public officials and members of the community this week to St. Louis, where itĀ spoke with officials there about how they worked with the community to rebuild a highway construction project. Speaking before the Tampa City Council on Thursday,Ā Bill Jones with the FDOT gave an update on TBX, andĀ discussed the trip and how officials will meet next monthĀ to…

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Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office gets $30K grant to target pedestrian and bicycle safety

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It’s a well-known fact that Florida is an extremely dangerous state when it comes to bicyclists and pedestrians. What may not be as well-known is for at least the last year, Pinellas County was most dangerous of all. Pinellas County has the highest fatality rate for pedestrians involved in traffic crashes among urbanized Florida counties, according to an annual report of traffic crashes released last fall. To address that dubious achievement, the Pinellas County Sheriffs Department will soon begin an…

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Tampa City Council hears more about FDOT’s “reset”on TBX

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Jim Boxold, the head of the Florida Department of Transportation, announced last month that heĀ was calling for a “reset” regarding the Tampa Bay Express, acknowledging that the rollout of the controversialĀ multi-billion dollar toll lanesĀ project hasn’t been as smooth asĀ the department had originally intended. To its critics, that would be an understatement. They contend that theĀ state agency hasn’t taken their seriously at all their concerns about what the project mightĀ do to the neighborhoods in Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights and V.M. Ybor.Ā Ā When…

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Pinellas County receives $7.1 million in state funding for trail projects

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Two major projects connecting and completing Pinellas County trails have received $7.1 million in funding from the Florida Department of Transportationā€™s SUN Trail program. The grants were part of the total $44.4 million the SUN Trail program awarded across the state. The bulk of the money ā€”Ā $5.7 million ā€”Ā will go for construction to close a gap in the Duke Energy Trail between Chestnut Park in Clearwater and Enterprise Road, a key part of completing the Pinellas Trail Loop around the…

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Jack Latvala to FDOT: Donā€™t turn lanes on Howard Frankland into toll roads

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State Sen. Jack Latvala on Monday wrote to the Florida Department of Transportation objecting to any plan to start charging tolls on current lanes of the Howard Frankland bridge. Latvala was reacting to recent news that state officials plan to take one of the four existing lanes in each direction on the bridge and charge tolls. Until recently, local officials understood the plan, which is part of a wider highway expansion proposal known as the Tampa Bay Express, was to…

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FDOT schedules hearings on replacement of Howard Frankland Bridge

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The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled hearings in St. Petersburg and Tampa to give residents a chance to comment about plans to replace the northbound Howard Frankland Bridge. The span, which was reopened in January 1993, is nearing the end of its ā€œserviceable life,ā€ FDOT officials say. The FDOT is currently in the second phase of a long-range plan for replacing the bridge by conducting a comprehensive study that will help determine the location and conceptual design of feasible…

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FDOT highlights online traffic tools

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is “urging motorists to use theĀ departmentā€™s real-time traffic information tools to ease their evacuation,”

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