August 2022 – Following Tampa City Council’s unanimous adoption of the Vision at their July 28 meeting, the updates to the Sections of the Tampa Comprehensive Plan are set to kick off at the end of August. More than 700 people from across Tampa shared over 1,500 comments about what they felt were the most…
August 2022 – Love clean air as much as we do? Then join us for our virtual Info BBQ on Wednesday, August 17 from noon until 1 pm Register now and learn how health and equity are related to traffic-related air pollutants and how an Air Quality Pilot Study will help us better address these…
August 2022 – At the August 8 Public Hearing, the Planning Commission took action to continue HC/CPA 22-01 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment for the Commercial-Locational Criteria Study. The purpose of the continuance is to allow for additional stakeholder input and refinement of the proposed amendment text. Planning Commission staff will host a fifth Community Meeting…
August 2022 – “Objects in this mirror are farther than they appear.” – Anonymous In Florida, searches for the word recession peaked from July 12–18[i]. At Florida State, economist Dr. Jerry Parrish believes that there is a 67% chance of a recession in Florida later this year or early 2023[ii][iii]. Here we go behind the…
August 2022 – On August 10, the TPO Board approved three amendments to the Public Participation Plan (PPP), increasing transparency and engagement opportunities for amendments to its Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Updated biennially, the PPP outlines practices and policies that govern how the TPO engages with the public. The approved amendments include: New engagement strategies…
August 2022 – Do you live in Plant City? If so, please answer three short questions about a potential trail that can connect local parks to Downtown Plant City and McIntosh Preserve. Your response will help shape recommendations in our Plant City Canal Trail Study! Take the survey
August 2022 – Hurricane evacuation and sheltering is a matter of life and safety, and transportation plays a crucial role. Thanks to the Hillsborough TPO’s Storm Evacuation Forecast & Shelter-In-Place Scenarios Study, we can proactively work toward improving evacuations as part of long-range planning and congestion management. Approved by the TPO’s Policy Committee on August…
August 2022 – It is a common misconception that storm drains lead to a wastewater treatment plant. In many urban and rural settings, the water entering drains receives no treatment and is discharged directly into the closest waterway. Aside from the dirt and pollution that is simply washed off urban surfaces into the waterways, your…
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Project Overview One Water serves to update, modernize and combine the previously separate Stormwater Management, Potable Water and Wastewater Sections of the City of Tampa Comprehensive Plan to reflect the interrelated nature of water. The update will replace these Sections in the Comprehensive Plan, incorporate water resources-related language from other Sections, and provide a framework…
July 2022 – A vision for the City of Tampa’s future is crystallizing in the latest update to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan. Thanks to your participation, the joint Planning Commission and City of Tampa project team has collected over 700 surveys with more than 1500 comments about the most important issues and planning ideas the…
July 2022 – The Capital Improvements Section, a component of the overall Unincorporated Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan update, is moving forward as part of the July cycle of plan amendments. The Capital Improvements Section serves to update the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The Section will continue to provide a framework using the…
July 2022 – Changes in housing prices are a perennial topic of discussion in Florida[i]. Lately, there has also been a preoccupation with inflation locally and nationally[ii]. Typically, when discussed in the press, changes in housing prices are for large regions (e.g., Tampa Bay, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Hillsborough County) and calculated using…
July 2022 – The TPO kicked off a new fiscal year July 1, with a list of planning projects for the next two years in its new Unified Planning Work Program. Updated biennially, the Work Program outlines major planning tasks for the agency from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. This latest update supports…
July 2022 – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will receive $1 million from the Florida Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged to launch a tri-county rideshare service for transportation disadvantaged individuals. The PSTA won the award with support from the Hillsborough TPO and Pasco County MPO. With the award, the PSTA will establish the once discontinued…
