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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 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 TaylorDecember 3, 2018

The idea of driverless cars conjures images of a Jetsonian future with steering wheels mysteriously moving themselves and passengers listlessly pounding away at their smartphones and laptops as they move from point A to point B without a care in the world. It’s an idea that seems further off than it is and one that […]

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 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 28, 2018

There’s something inherently cool about really big trucks. Just ask Donald Trump. After his 2017 inauguration, the President of the United States climbed aboard a semi, honking its horn with all the joy of a six-year-old. Pack that big truck full of super high-tech equipment that lets it drive all by itself and suddenly that […]

Tag: Transportation

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

Hillsborough County moves forward with transportation tax implementation despite lawsuit

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

How one company is using tech to monetize, yes, street curbs

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

Florida Poly, JTA team up on driverless vehicle tech

Look Ma, no hands: Big trucks drive themselves, save lives