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PSTA climbs on board Janet Longā€™s ‘regional council of governments’ idea

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Members of the governing board of Pinellasā€™ bus transportation authority voted unanimously Wednesday to develop an agreement to coordinate with the Hillsborough transit authority. The agreement, which would be forwarded to the State Legislature, is a step to creating a regional council of governments thatā€™s been proposed by Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long. Long said the proposal is a ā€œframeworkā€ for merging several governmental agencies into one regional organization that can provide regional solutions to transit, land and economic development,…

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Cross-Bay Ferry, St. Pete bike share off to strong start

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If the first month is any indication, both of St. Peteā€™s experiments in novel ways to get around will be a success. According to figures provided to the St. Petersburg Council on Thursday, a total of 7,491 passengers rode the Cross-Bay Ferry during November. And riders have taken 1,378 trips using St. Peteā€™s bike share program. Both programs are a way to relieve traffic congestion for residents while also providing another attractor for tourists. The bike-share program, run by Coast…

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St. Pete City Council agrees to hire consultant to help develop ‘complete streets’

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St. Petersburg City Council members unanimously voted Thursday to spend up to $194,700 for consultants Kimley-Horn and Associates to help develop the complete streets program. Among Kimley-Hornā€™s duties will be to provide design guidance in developing St. Petersburgā€™s complete streets program and to update the city trails master plan. Council members adopted the concept of complete streets last year. ā€œComplete streetsā€ is a design concept that requires roads to be designed with an eye to safety and to ease of…

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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,”

Jeff Brandes: The future of transportation is ‘right around the corner’

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The future of transportation is autonomous. Itā€™s electric. Itā€™s shared and on demand. And it will be here sooner than you think. ā€œThe message today is itā€™s right around the corner,ā€ said Sen. Jeff Brandes, the chairman of the Senate transportation committee. The St. Petersburg Republican laid out his prediction for the future of transportation during the 2016 Building Floridaā€™s Future symposium in Tampa. The event, hosted by Associated Industries of Florida and Port Tampa Bay, was a chance for…

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Jeff Vinik, Jeff Brandes discuss future of Tampa Bay transportation at HART summit

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In the future of transportation in Hillsborough County, buses and rail may be taking a back seat to autonomous vehicles and other cutting-edge technologies. Although the Hillsborough Area Transit Authority (HART) primarily offers bus service, buses weren’t the focus of attention at the “State of Transit” event Tuesday atĀ CAMLS in downtown Tampa. Nor should they have been, asĀ the theme of the day was “Beyond the Bus.” No speaker in the hour-plus session was more visionary on transportationā€™s future in the…

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Florida adds 16,400 jobs in July, new ADP report says

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Florida added 16,400 private sector jobs last month according to a report released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The report estimates 1,800 new jobs were added in the goods-producing sector, with the other 14,600 jobs heading to the service industry. The industry breakdown shows 5,100 jobs added in professional and business services companies, 2,800 in trade, transportation and utilities, 1,200 in manufacturing and 700 new jobs in mining and construction. The performance ties the jobs added in July 2015 and…

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