Turning Words into Action
By Whit Blanton, FAICP and Angela Ryan At the City of Dunedin City Commission Workshop, Tuesday, December 12, 2021, Mayor Buljalski and her fellow commissioners put their words into action,…
Next Steps for Passenger Rail in Florida and Tampa Bay
By Whit Blanton, FAICP Regional leaders formally renewed discussions of developing passenger rail in Tampa Bay with state officials from the Florida Department of Transportation last week. The meeting, hosted…
Saving Our Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons Means Saving Lives
By Whit Blanton, FAICP During the last two sessions, the Florida Legislature has introduced and advanced bills that purport to be about pedestrian safety by modifying or restricting use of…
Micromobility – What’s in your community?
By Angela Ryan My first experience with micromobility was with an e-scooter share program in Washington, D.C. I was working on assignment in the Nation’s capital, and it would take…
Gulf Coast Safe Streets Hybrid Summit Tackles Regional Safety Issues
By Amy Elmore The 4th annual Gulf Coast Safe Streets Summit is going hybrid and it’s free! The Sun Coast Transportation Planning Alliance (SCTPA) is bringing together industry leaders, elected…
One Region, One Voice
By Chelsea Favero, AICP We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re trying to get your kids to school in Pasco and then drive through rush-hour traffic to your job in Tampa.…
Gateway Master Plan Implementation Moves Forward
By Christina Mendoza The Gateway Area of Pinellas County is an economic engine for the County, a home to many, the 2nd largest employment district in the region, and when…
Making the Most of an Internship Experience
By Rodney Chatman, AICP In 2020 Forward Pinellas entered into a business partnership with the University of South Florida’s College of Social Sciences to provide annual support for an internship…
A Brave New World of Online Public Engagement
By Amy Elmore I want to tell you a secret. I’m terrified of social media. I know… I know… I’m a communications & outreach manager – how can I fear…
Funding For Our Future
By Chelsea Favero, AICP The most common question I get asked is, what does Forward Pinellas do? That’s quite a loaded question because we’re involved in so many facets of…
Who decides for your community? State law vs. local regulation
By Linda Fisher Who decides whether the house next door to yours can be used as an Airbnb? Or a home-based business? Or whether a new house needs to…
Forward Pinellas Responds to Social Unrest
Development of an Introspective Equity Assessment By Angela Ryan & Nousheen Rahman Racial equity is realized when race can no longer be used to predict life outcomes, and outcomes for…