Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 18, 2019
9min846
“It is evident that the voters of Hillsborough County desire to improve transportation.”
Tag: Tyler Hudson
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 18, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 14, 2019
5min470
The motion claimed White had no legal standing to file the lawsuit.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 12, 20197min410
It appears to be a backstop for a lawsuit already filed.
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 4, 2018
4min289
The All for Transportation campaign launched its first television commercial Thursday, asking voters to approve Hillsborough County Referendum No. 2 raising sales tax 1 percent to fund billions in transportation and transit improvements. The ad highlights all the benefits and, in a strategic move, doesn’t mention the tax increase. The referendum would raise about $280 […]
Drew WilsonOctober 1, 2018
4min314
The committee backing a penny sales tax referendum to fund Hillsborough transportation projects announced Monday that it will hold a fundraiser to support its general election push. The All For Transportation fundraiser will be held Oct. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Coppertail Brewing Co. in Tampa, 2601 E. 2nd Ave. On tap […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 25, 20186min383
Hillsborough County drivers spend about 10 hours more in their cars going to and from work now than they did five years ago, according to recently released Census data. The yearly data show commuters in Hillsborough County spend an average of 28.3 minutes per day in their cars. “We don’t want to waste more time […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 17, 2018
6min416
Health care companies are venturing into the world of transportation. Two such Tampa Bay area enterprises contributed a combined $175,000 to the All for Transportation campaign pushing for a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund sweeping transportation and transit enhancements. Bay Care Health Systems cut a $50,000 check to the referendum campaign. House of […]
Joe HendersonJuly 27, 2018
5min248
Little more than a month ago, a citizens group set out with the goal of placing a sales tax referendum on the November ballot in Hillsborough County to address transportation needs. The odds of success didn’t seem especially promising. After all, asking voters to approve something that will cost them money has been a tough […]
Joe HendersonJuly 27, 20183min413
The head of a citizens group trying to place a sales tax increase before Hillsborough County voters to pay for long-term transportation needs said the goal has been achieved. “We will be on the ballot in November,” Tyler Hudson, chairman of All For Transportation, said after his citizens’ group led a petition drive that bypassed […]