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Bed Tax fund takes a hit, and TBARTA gets $1 million

New tax bill allows bed tax to be spent on transportation and gives TBARTA $1 million. St. Petersburg, Fl Opinion by: E. Eugene Webb PhD Author: In Search of Robin, So You Want to Blog. In a last-minute move Senator Jeff Brandes R of St. Petersburg managed to get some transportation language added in the tax cut bill approved by the State Legislature. You can get some addition detail in a Tampa…

Bay Area Transit – Sanity among the chaos

It looks like there may be a glimmer of hope for Bay Area public transit. St. Petersburg, Fl Opinion by: E. Eugene Webb PhD Author: In Search of Robin, So You Want to Blog. In the Regional Transit Feasibility plan, developed by Jacobs Engineering, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has become the leading option. You can get more details in these Tampa Bay Times articles by Caitlin Johnston: Tampa Bay’s…

Taxpayers, Transit Campaigns, TBARTA and Special Interests – Oh My!

Hold on to your wallets because funding TBARTA is a multi-year effort. Tampa, Fl From: Eye On Tampa Bay Posted by: Sharon Calvert  Special interests wanted to ensure a regional transit entity would be tied to the $1.5 million regional premium transit campaign that began last year. Senator Latvala obliged by using his powerful position as Senate Appropriations Chair to ram thru legislation this…

Is the self-driving bus an option for Bay area public transit?

Why would you build a billion-dollar bridge and include a 19th century transit solution? St. Petersburg, Fl Opinion by: E. Eugene Webb PhD Author: In Search of Robin, So You Want to Blog. The light-rail lobby is once again poking its nose around the Tampa Bay area with FDOT, including a light-rail path on the proposed new Howard Franklin bridge. The problem is light rail is a last century…

Janet Long’s Scandalous SANDAG

Tampa, Fl From: Eye On Tampa Bay Posted by: Sharon Calvert Commissioner Janet Long   Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long proposed the Regional Council of Governments Cronies last year and is one of the biggest advocates for regionalism and taking away local control in Tampa Bay. Long used a late midnight rule by the Obama Admin mandating regionalizing MPO’s as her excuse for such proposal.…