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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Last year, Gov. Rick Scott cost me my job.
I was employed as an architectural historian at a small cultural resources management company in Tampa when Scott announced on Feb. 16, 2011, that he was rejecting $2.4 billion in federal funding that was to go toward a $2.65 billion high-speed rail line l...
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
The Cigar City Brewing Criterium & Festival is back in Tampa’s Downtown on March 31 at Lykes Gaslight Square Park. In its fourth year, the Criterium bike races have grown in terms of events and stature. For the 2012 version, new family events have been added to the schedule, prize purses a...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
On Monday, the Tampa Tribune reported what many high-speed rail supporters already knew, but wanted confirmed: Florida high-speed rail would have made money.
According to the Tribune, the Florida Rail Enterprise study estimated high-speed rail between Tampa and Orlando would make $4.3 million ...
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Monday, February 06, 2012
The Pinellas Alternatives Analysis study's project advisory committee selected light rail as the prefered technology on a 24-mile route between Clearwater and St. Petersburg, via Gateway. For our coverage of the Pinellas study, check out these stories below:
The potential of Pinellas light ra...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The reality of Pinellas County was laid out in blunt terms by HART board member Dr. Steve Polzin. During their joint meeting with PSTA on January 9, Polzin noted that while Hillsborough County grew 23 percent in the last decade, Pinellas shrunk by a half percent. Pinellas County is the most densely ...
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