Tampa Bay

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018

Tampa lawyer and mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wants to use public-private partnerships to create modern transportation solutions. Turanchik presented ideas during the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit this week. Public-private partnerships allow governments to tap into the private sector for a variety of projects, including transportation. Traditionally, such alliances have been used to pass financial […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018

Newly elected Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith is endorsing Ed Turanchik for Mayor of Tampa. “Ed Turanchik is a very rare combination of visionary, pragmatist and fiscal conservative,” Smith said during a campaign fundraiser for Turanchik at Jackson’s Bistro Thursday night. Turanchik is running in a crowded field to replace Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn who […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and most Pinellas County elected officials are urging University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft to ensure the future success of the downtown St. Petersburg campus as the school makes plans to consolidate its regional campuses into a single accreditation. In a letter signed by Crist, state Sen. Darryl Rouson, state Reps. Jennifer Webb […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018

Pinellas County taxpayers are officially off the hook for a $16.5 million claim from a developer who says it was wrongfully denied rezoning permits to build a 246-unit luxury apartment in Safety Harbor. The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday denied hearing an appeal from the Richman Group of Florida, the project developer, in a case […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018

After two days of wall-to-wall speakers from high-tech companies, finance experts and land use planners, the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit wrapped up in Tampa this week with an array of geek-out-worthy autonomous vehicle demonstrations. The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the summit both this year and last, but Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes considers the annual event his baby. The […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018

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Veteran 10News reporter Noah Pransky is leaving his post at the Tampa Bay-area news station after the end of this year, he told Florida Politics Thursday. For a decade, Pransky has been doing political reporting and investigative work for the station, also called News Channel 10. Pransky said he hasn’t decided where his professional career […]

Drew WilsonNovember 29, 2018

A few weeks after ousting Republican Shawn Harrison from Tampa’s House District 63, newly minted Democratic Rep. Fentrice Driskell took the first step toward another run in the perennial swing seat. On Tuesday, Driskell joined more than 30 other incumbent members of the Florida House — including fellow freshman Democratic Reps. Anna Eskamani of Orlando, Rep. Dianne […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

For the second year in a row, Virginia-based Perrone Robotics showcased its autonomous vehicle technology that allows cars to operate without any human operation during the 2018 Florida Automated Vehicle Summit in downtown Tampa this week. The company equipped a new model Range Rover with lidar, radar, sensors and high-precision GPS to operate in fully […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is collaborating with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to amp up autonomous vehicle development in public transportation, the agencies announced Wednesday. The news comes as engineers and tech experts from all over North America wrap up the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit in Tampa highlighting progress in autonomous vehicle and supporting […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 27, 2018

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is launching an expanded app called Transit+ to make connecting to public transportation a seamless process. The new feature expands on the existing app, Transit, which allows users to book public transportation trips from start to finish. It also adds additional transportation modes including bike and rideshare opportunities. Public transportation, […]

Tampa Bay

Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wants to tap private sector for transportation innovation

Mariella Smith backs Ed Turanchik for Tampa Mayor

Pinellas officials want USF St. Pete protections in consolidation plan

Supreme Court halts Pinellas’ pricey battle with developer

Jeff Brandes: 5 takeaways from autonomous vehicle summit

Award-winning watchdog reporter Noah Pransky to leave WTSP

Fentrice Driskel files for re-election in HD 63

Unmanned Range Rover navigated Tampa’s Selmon Expressway in demo

Florida Poly, JTA team up on driverless vehicle tech

PSTA chosen to test updated app connecting transit to Uber and Lyft

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