(Closed) Public Comments for Forward Pinellas’s Public Participation Plan
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Forward Pinellas Celebrates Florida Bike Month
By Chelsea Favero, AICP In my family, riding bikes is a big part of our lives and we take it seriously. Growing up, my siblings and I were encouraged to ride our bikes everywhere, whether it was down the wooded trails near our house or even across town to visit friends. My little brother loved…
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. Maybe you’re looking forward to making that cross-county trip to hit the beaches or see a show this weekend. Maybe you can’t wait to go…
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 our community, but my usual answer is first and foremost doing whatever we can to make a better quality of life for our community now…
The Traffic Counts Are In
“Traffic just keeps getting worse!” This is a phrase that we hear a lot at Forward Pinellas because one of our primary responsibilities is to plan for a transportation system throughout our county that works for everyone. With nearly 1 million residents and almost 7 million overnight visitors in 2019 alone, getting people around regardless…
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 infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, or improve mobility on the overall transportation network can apply now to fund projects through three Forward Pinellas programs. We…
COVID-19 Impacts to Transportation
Epidemic Event Shapes Community Transportation Notions Extreme events have evolved within the last several months as COVID-19 rattled the world with its unparallel imprint. Forward Pinellas staff expresses sincere sympathy to the individuals and families affected by the devastating tragedies across the globe and here in Pinellas County. In our role planning for transportation and…
Advantage Pinellas: Your Long Range Transportation Plan
For the past two years we have been asking for your input into how our communities should develop into the future and how we should invest our funding to move people around. You’ve filled out our surveys in the mail, over the phone, and online, joined our focus group, and talked with us at public…
Three Forward Pinellas Grant Programs Accepting Applications
Local governments in Pinellas County looking to make streets more accessible, improve infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, or incentivize the development of great places can apply now to fund projects through three Forward Pinellas grant programs. We are currently accepting applications for the following programs: 1. Complete Streets Grant Funding Complete Streets are designed, operated…
Open for Public Comment: Advantage Pinellas Plan
Over the past two years, your input has helped us craft a 20-year plan for Pinellas County’s transportation future. Now, we need your final thoughts as the Forward Pinellas Board prepares to adopt that plan. Advantage Pinellas is the long range transportation plan (LRTP) for Pinellas County. The LRTP is required for a community to receive state…
New website and survey at GatewayMasterPlan.org
With a million-dollar investment made possible by a partnership of local governments, FDOT, and Forward Pinellas, the Gateway Master Plan project is entering its final phases as it seeks to build on the strengths of the area that already serves as an economic engine for the county. A website dedicated to the effort, gatewaymasterplan.org, is…
Five applications submitted for 2018 Complete Streets Program funding
Four Pinellas County communities have asked that their projects be considered for funding in the third year of Forward Pinellas’s Complete Streets program. Created in 2016, the Complete Streets program provides funding for the development of concept plans and for constructing transportation projects that make roadways safer and more accessible for all users. In response…