Jesse SchecknerMay 12, 2024
4min0
Among the proposals to be discussed: expanding Metrorail into the Kendall Corridor.
Tag: traffic congestion
Jesse SchecknerMay 12, 2024
Renzo DowneyFebruary 25, 2020
4min522
FDOT announced its plan to address Palmetto Expressway congestion Monday.
Scott PowersOctober 28, 2019
8min1188
Demings is committed to sales tax increase proposal
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 6, 2019
9min632
“You cannot implement any plan without the cooperation between the governments, communities and organizations."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 9, 2019
9min304
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors heard from internationally acclaimed transit planner Jarrett Walker as members begin to look forward to an agency with vastly more buying power than it has ever had before. Agency leaders met with Walker privately after the public meeting to talk about potentially hiring him as a consultant, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 9, 2018
7min338
Hillsborough County voters approved a 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation and transit improvements throughout the county. But there’s a lot of work to be done before solutions start rolling in. County residents and visitors won’t see the increase on their shopping bills until January 1; plans for the estimated $280 million in annual […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018
8min572
The anti-tax, anti-rail group No Tax for Tracks showed up late to the game last week, sending voters mailers condemning Hillsborough County’s transportation initiative as a giant waste of money. Now two images are floating around social media making outlandish accusations about the proposed 1 percent sales tax increase that would fund both – yes, […]
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2018
4min327
Florida’s major labor union for hospitality workers, UNITE HERE, is launching a new television and internet commercial attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham over her family’s involvement in the American Dream Miami megamall. The 30-second spot, “Mega Mall Millionaire Gwen Graham,” from the union’s political action committee, charges that she has a $14 million stake […]
Sally SwartzFebruary 25, 2015
6min222
Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group revealed new plans. At meetings in Martin and Indian River counties, commissioners said they’ll spend a total of $4.2 million to battle the Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service. AAF has stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm […]
Sally SwartzFebruary 24, 2015
6min213
Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group revealed new plans. At meetings in Martin and Indian River counties, commissioners said they’ll spend a total of $4.2 million to battle the Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service. AAF has stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm […]