2023 Homes for Pinellas Summit
In 2020, Pinellas County and Forward Pinellas held the first Homes for Pinellas virtual summit series. Last year, many local governments joined Pinellas County and Forward Pinellas in signing a Countywide…
Pinellas County named Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists
Pinellas is only the fifth county in Florida to receive the designation. Today, Pinellas County joins 464 visionary communities from across the country with a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community…
Serving a Growing Local Need with Urban Agriculture
Across the country, demand is growing for healthy, local, sustainable, and safe food, and Pinellas County is no exception. Urban farming – whether in the form of a community garden,…
Help Us Create a Cultural Corridor Along Alternate U.S. 19
When you think of Alternate U.S. 19 in North Pinellas County, do you think of vibrant arts and cultural destinations? If you don’t already, we think you will soon. Forward Pinellas…
Master Plan Effort to Revitalize and Connect Gateway Area Kicks Off
An unprecedented partnership effort launched this past week to transform transportation and development in Pinellas County’s economic center, the Gateway/Mid-County Area. The Gateway Master Plan is a collaborative effort led…
Lessons learned from St. Louis
While building transportation projects is a contentious process in Tampa Bay, we are not alone in struggling to engage the community and get projects done. I wrote in my previous…
Forward Pinellas approves up to $1.1 million for local complete streets projects
Pinellas County’s land use and transportation planning agency will be funding three local projects that make streets safer for all users. The Forward Pinellas board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve…
Creating a Safer Pinellas County
Smart Growth America’s Dangerous by Design report released today ranks the Tampa Bay area as the seventh most dangerous metro area in the country for people walking. Despite that dubious…
Forward Pinellas – Branding a new identity
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…
Defining and Celebrating Our Great Places
One of the things I enjoy most is finding a place that I can claim as my own. There’s an old Jimmy Buffett tune, “I Have Found me a Home,”…
