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Court rejects taxi companies request to remove Victor Crist from Hillsborough PTC

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A court has rejected a request by a coalition of taxi cab companies to have Victor Crist removed as chair of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. The Second District Court of Appeal in Lakeland issued an order dismissing the request on Thursday. “This was a malicious intent by the taxi coalition and their representatives to discredit me,” Crist said, adding that his attorneys had told him that it was a “ridiculous and unfounded claim.” Crist has increasingly become a source of controversy within…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.9.16 – When Bernie meets Barry

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Bernie Sanders is scheduled to meet with Barack Obama at the White House today, and one can only imagine how that might go down. Obama: Bernie, what an amazing run you’ve had. The right have had a field day accusing me of being a socialist, and then you come along – Sanders: Please, Mr. President, don’t flatter yourself. Your policies have never been socialist in any way, shape or fashion. Frankly, much of my candidacy and success was built on…

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Jeff Brandes: PSTA needs to rethink its mission, be open to options

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Transportation is undergoing a “profound change” with an uncertain future that requires officials to be open to as many options as possible, state Sen. Jeff Brandes told a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Committee on Monday. “This is as profound as it was a hundred years ago when we were transitioning from horse and buggy to the Model T,” Brandes said. “The best thing we can do is open ourselves to as many options as we can … [to] maximizing our…

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Study finds ridesharing linked to sharp decline in DUIs, fewer fatal crashes

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Arrest rates for drunken driving dropped between 15 percent and 62 percent after ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft entered the marketplace, according to a recent study by two college economics professors. The study also found that the number of fatal traffic accidents also decreased by an average of about 6 percent in the months after ride-sharing began service. The frequency of fatal nighttime accidents dropped by about 18 percent. However, there was an uptick in auto thefts. The…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.12.16 – The proposed tax that will not go away

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So, Go Hillsborough is somehow still alive? Though they haven’t set a date yet, apparently there will be another public hearing on putting a sales tax referendum on the ballot this November. On Wednesday, voted to support a half-cent sales tax for 15 years, and not the 30-year plan that was shot down two weeks ago. As the Tampa Bay Times reports this morning, the BOCC methodically went through a series of votes on potential revenue sources to pay for…

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No deal: Negotiations to continue between Hillsborough County PTC and Uber and Lyft

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Negotiations between the Hillsborough County Commission and Uber and Lyft to create a regulatory framework for the two companies to operate legally in the county will continue, but no deal was consummated on Wednesday, as was the hope of Commission Chair Victor Crist. “We’re happy this is moving forward, obviously, ” said Stephanie Smith, Senior Manager of Florida Public Policy at Uber. “We’re hopeful that they’ll continue to negotiate in good faith and that this doesn’t get tinkered to death.” After…

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Ridesharing proposal no done deal in Hillsborough County

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It’s not the first time that officials with the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission are touting a proposed agreement that would finally bring ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft under their compliance. Nevertheless, the board is scheduled to sit down in closed session on Wednesday to attempt to hammer out a proposed deal with the two companies. Among the details: the plan calls for Uber and Lyft  to carry liability coverage of at least $50,000 for bodily injury to one person in one accident;…

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