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TBX and the choices we face

Blog, Director's Blog, Regional TransportationBy Whit BlantonJuly 6, 20164 Comments

The recent vote to support funding for the Tampa Bay Express (TBX) in the Hillsborough County MPO’s Transportation Improvement Program illustrates the difficult choices we face to improve transportation in…

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St. Petersburg Residents Select Locations for Bike Share Stations

Blog, Enhancing Beach AccessBy Al BartolottaJuly 1, 2016Leave a comment

In April, the St. Petersburg City Council approved funding for a bike share program in its downtown area.  The program will launch in September with the roll out of 30…

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St. Petersburg Residents Select Locations for Bike Share Stations

Blog, Enhancing Beach Access, PinellasBy Al BartolottaJune 17, 20161 Comment

In April, the St. Petersburg City Council approved funding for a bike share program in its downtown area.  The program will launch in September with the roll out of 30…

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Forward Pinellas – Branding a new identity

Blog, Director's Blog, PinellasBy Whit BlantonMay 23, 20161 Comment

The role of transportation and land development in Pinellas County took on increased importance with passage of a special act of the Florida Legislature in 2014 unifying a 13-member governing board…

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Streets for Everyone – Gil Penalosa Brings His Healthy Cities Message to St. Petersburg

BlogBy Al BartolottaApril 25, 2016Leave a comment

https://forwardpinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1280px-ciclovc3ada_bogotc3a1_cra_7_con_cl_17.jpg Elected officials and professionals involved in efforts to improve transportation infrastructure in their communities often talk about mobility and safety being the top priorities. These are necessary pursuits. But…

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Improving Gulf Boulevard Safety is No Accident

Blog, Director's Blog, Enhancing Beach AccessBy Whit BlantonApril 18, 20164 Comments

Pick almost any month and you can read about a crash involving a pedestrian and automobile somewhere along Gulf Boulevard in Pinellas County. Often, these crashes include a fatality or serious…

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Changes Coming to Gandy Boulevard

Blog, PinellasBy Chelsea FaveroMarch 11, 2016Leave a comment

In 2012, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) informed the MPO that bids on projects around the state were coming in lower than expected and that FDOT had extra (that’s…

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Steps for a more accessible Pinellas County

Blog, Director's BlogBy Whit BlantonMarch 6, 20163 Comments

Access, the means of approaching or entering a place, is an often overlooked indicator of how successfully a community is evolving from nondescript corridor to place. Shifting from an emphasis on…

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A Walk on the Streets of Largo

Blog, Director's Blog, Enhancing Beach AccessBy Whit BlantonFebruary 24, 201611 Comments

I set out on a warm and sunny winter day after work, before the next cold front arrives, to meet the dual objectives of exercise and to enjoy social interaction…

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Pinellas MPO enthusiastic about prospects for countywide bike share

Blog, Director's BlogBy Whit BlantonFebruary 11, 20161 Comment

As I introduced the Pinellas Countywide Bike Share Feasibility item at the mid-point of Wednesday’s Pinellas County MPO meeting, I jokingly told the board we had allotted one-and-a-half hours for…

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Defining the Heart of Seminole

Blog, Corridor ProfilesBy Alicia ParinelloJanuary 29, 2016Leave a comment

Park Boulevard, from Seminole Boulevard to 113th Street, is gaining a lot of attention because a long-planned new city center, taking the place of the former Seminole Mall, is being…

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Enhancing Beach Community Access in Pinellas County

Blog, Director's Blog, Enhancing Beach AccessBy Whit BlantonJanuary 26, 2016Leave a comment

Pinellas County is defined by its geography. Water on three sides, inland lakes and numerous bays, inlets, canals and wetlands make for a compact place to put people, commerce, industry…

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