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Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018

Ed Turanchik is the only actively campaigning Tampa Mayoral candidate who did not condemn Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White’s decision to file a lawsuit against the county and other governments and agencies within the county over the All For Transportation referendum raising sales tax 1 percent to fund transit and transportation improvements. Voters approved that referendum […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 5, 2018

Hillsborough County is moving forward with plans to appoint four members to the transportation sales tax oversight committee despite a lawsuit questioning the validity of the new charter amendment voters approved in November. The commission voted Wednesday to begin exploring options for appointees including advertising the positions broadly online and in the media and allowing […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 5, 2018

Hillsborough County is moving forward with plans to bring electric scooters to the county. Hillsborough County Commissioners voted to have county attorneys work with staff from the electric scooter company Bird on how and where to implement service. Electric scooters are an emerging micro-mobility transit solution aimed at providing first mile/last mile solutions to transit […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 4, 2018

Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White has filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County, all three cities within the county, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority and several county constitutional offices – all of which will receive a portion of the revenue created by the new one percent transportation and transit sales surtax taking effect next month. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 4, 2018

The All For Transportation campaign is standing by its referendum charter language that voters approved last month raising sales tax 1 percent to fund transit and transportation improvements after news of a potential lawsuit emerged this week. Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White told WTSP News Channel 10 he was planning to file a suit blocking […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 3, 2018

Tampa mayoral candidate Mike Suarez wants to use revenue generated from the 1 percent sales tax increase voters approved last month to fund transportation and transit improvements to draw down federal funding and finance future projects. The All For Transportation sales surtax will generate about $280 million a year in Hillsborough County with about $34 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 3, 2018

Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wasn’t a fan of the All For Transportation referendum voters approved to fund transportation and transit improvements in Hillsborough County, but he thinks he’s the best candidate to facilitate new revenue spending. In an interview with Florida Politics, Turanchik rejected more conventional transit plans in favor of a local-first strategy […]

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 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, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 26, 2018

The All For Transportation oversight committee could be compiled as quickly as January, according to some officials charged with choosing its members. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts Pat Frank have both already chosen members and several other agencies are prepared to begin choosing their representatives. On Nov. 6, Hillsborough County […]

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Tampa mayoral candidates blast Stacy White over transportation tax lawsuit … except one

Hillsborough County moves forward with transportation tax implementation despite lawsuit

Hillsborough County eyes electric scooters

Stacy White lawsuit calls All For Transportation unlawful, asks for it to be scrapped

All For Transportation volunteers not deterred by lawsuit threat

Mike Suarez’s Tampa: More streetcars, better sidewalks and tiny apartments

Smart transit and education top Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik’s campaign

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

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

All For Transportation oversight committee could be complete in January