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Al Austin wants to save us from ourselves
Sometimes, if you want something done, you’ve got to imply that you might be willing to spend a boatload of your own personal wealth to make it happen: For months, Tampa developer Al Austin has maintained that chairing the organization that staged the Republican National Convention would be the final major project of his long […]
A tale of two cities
September 7, 2012
Over the past two weeks, Charlotte, NC and Tampa, FL have both hosted major events – the nominating conventions for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. The cities have a lot in common. They’re both Sun Belt cities, they both have a spread-out cityscape, they’re both in battleground states. Charlotte’s bigger, but Tampa is part […]
Will we see light rail in Pinellas County?
August 14, 2012
Back in 2010, Hillsborough County residents defeated a referendum that would have given the go-ahead to financing and building a light rail system between the city of Tampa and its outlying suburbs. Here on the other side of the bay, we may be gearing up for our own referendum on the subject, with an actual […]
Poor people don’t take the Express
March 17, 2012
Nobody rides the bus. I hear that a lot from people – especially suburban and exurban residents, and usually from Hillsborough County – arguing that investing in transit is a waste of public resources. In a nutshell, their argument is that the lack of demand for (much less expensive) bus transit is evidence that there’s […]
Alternate history: light rail in Pinellas
March 14, 2012
Nearly thirty years ago in Pinellas County, Florida, a young boy on his bike was struck by a car and killed. The accident probably never would have happened if there had been someplace for him to safely ride his bike. His father understood that, and after the accident he dedicated himself to the development of […]
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October 22, 2012
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