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Tampa officials want see to city embrace Vision Zero to eliminate pedestrian deaths

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It’s a sad cliche to discuss how dangerous it is for pedestrians and/or cyclists in the Tampa/Hillsborough County region, but it’s also a fact of life around here, or sometimes, tragically, a way of death. Less than a month ago, 17-year-old Lexi Miranda was struck and killed while crossing the street to Chamberlain High School, off Busch Boulevard in Tampa by a motorist. A group of citizen-activists are tired of such tragedies, and are working together to try to change the local mindset…

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Possible movement in Tampa civilian review board saga?

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and City Council Chairman Frank Reddick had a sit-down meeting late Friday afternoon, and the result is that Buckhorn may – just may – allow the Council to add one more choice to the main nine-member police civilian review board. “Potentially that could be an option,” Buckhorn said after emerging from his office to address reporters. “I had floated out last week to give them a total of four, one additional appointee and one of the…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.22.15 — Hillsborough County transportation tax now DOA?

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Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill is calling on Sheriff David Gee to investigate the contract awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff for the public outreach effort for a proposed transportation sales tax. He’s also calling on PB to stop all work on the Go Hillsborough campaign, until Gee’s inquiry is complete. That second action sounds more dramatic than it is. The Go Hillsborough meetings will continue over the next two weeks. County Chair Sandy Murman had hinted last week that she was prepared to…

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Bob Buckhorn responds to Lisa Montelione’s comment on not being accessible

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(UPDATED with Bob Buckhorn response) At last week’s Tampa City Council meeting, the tension between some members of the board and Mayor Bob Buckhorn was on full display for the public to witness. The mayor’s announcement that he had signed an executive order on a police civilian review board (CRB) six days in advance of a previously scheduled Council meeting with Police Chief Eric Ward was a catalyst, while the dispute about who can name the members of the CRB remains the…

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Meltdown at Tampa City Council in latest skirmish on civilian review board issue

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The rocky relations between Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the City Council deteriorated to a new low this morning at City Hall, after City Council Chair Frank Reddick angrily disagreed with City Attorney Julia Mandell’s choice of an attorney to review if her office has a conflict of interest regarding who she represents at City Hall. The fiery confrontation between the two ended with Reddick muttering, “I’m not going to be a butt-kisser to no one.” The larger issue regards the…

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Tampa Expressway Authority awarded first phase of funding for connected vehicle pilot program

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Earlier this year, a national organization rated the Tampa Bay area  as 11th  in the nation for traffic congestion. Obviously, the region has problems with traffic, which is perhaps why St. Petersburg state Sen. Jeff Brandes called it a “game-changer” today in describing what could be a $17 million contract that the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct what is known as a “Connected Vehicle” pilot program. It’s designed to make transportation safer, smarter and more energy efficient…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.4.15 — Sam Rashid is not backing down

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It was famed actor, celebrity and humanitarian George Clooney who once said that he doesn’t tweet. “Just because, I like to have a drink at night. I could easily say something stupid, and I also don’t think you need to be that available.” But there are lots of folks who just can’t help expressing themselves via the tools of modern technology. Like Sam Rashid. The GOP activist from East Hillsborough County has been busted for the second time this year for using inappropriate language on…

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