Share Your Ideas & Help Create a Vision for the Future of DTSP
More than 500 St. Petersburg residents and visitors took the Downtown St. Petersburg Mobility Survey this summer telling us how they travel to and around Downtown St. Pete, as well…
The Future of the Gateway Master Plan
Where We Were After extensive community outreach and collaborative effort between local governments, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Forward Pinellas, The Gateway Master…
Al Bartolotta celebrates 32 years of creating positive change in Pinellas County
Forward Pinellas Division Manager Al Bartolotta is retiring next month after a 32-year career in urban planning. He started with the Pinellas County Planning Department in 1988, where he worked…
Forward Pinellas Hosts Virtual “Bike Your City” Event
Join the ride for a self-guided “Bike Your City” scavenger hunt through Safety Harbor. Jump on your bicycles and enjoy riding around beautiful Safety Harbor while finding enchanting scavenger hunt…
Community Speaks Out on Downtown Mobility
Interactive Survey Demonstrates the Downtown St. Petersburg Community’s Preferences, Needs and Opportunities Plans to improve mobility and accessibility in Downtown St. Petersburg are well underway! Earlier this year, Forward Pinellas launched the Downtown St. Petersburg…
It’s Time for our Quadrennial Check-up and We Want Your Input
UPDATE: This survey closed on 2/28/2021. For more information, please contact aelmore@forwardpinellas.org or call 727-464-8250. Every metropolitan area in the nation has a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) to help guide…
Racism in Urban Planning
Preface ~Whit Blanton, Executive Director In this piece, Forward Pinellas senior manager Al Bartolotta lays out the sad history of how city planning and laws influencing urban and regional planning…
Connect with the Census: Make Pinellas Count!
The 2020 Census is important for all of us and the communities in which we live. There is something in it for everyone and a reason for each of us…
Calling All Artists! What does #SafeStreets mean to you?
Calling artists of all ages! We need your help to design artwork for Safe Streets Pinellas. Now through August 31, 2020, create and submit your artwork depicting what #SafeStreets means…
Downtown St. Pete Mobility Study Gets Moving
~~Forward Pinellas launches survey to shape the vision of their community~~ Ever wish there were more opportunities to bike in Downtown St. Pete? Maybe you live nearby and would like…
#SafeStreets starts with you! Take the Pledge Towards Zero.
In 2020, we’ve already seen 50 people lose their lives on our roadways. Everyone in Pinellas County should be able to walk, bike, take public transit and drive on streets…
2020 Call For Projects
Forward Pinellas Issues Call for Funding Opportunities for Local and Regional Partners Local government and regional agencies operating in Pinellas County that are looking to make destinations more accessible, improve…