Safety concerns bringing much needed changes to University Area neighborhood

After several alarming fatal crashes in the University Area, the MPO and partner agencies focused on making improvements to the bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. A significant improvement was the redesign of Fletcher Avenue to include several new pedestrian crossings. Now, the University Area District Community Development Corporation is working to get grant money and enlist…

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The bicyclists’ manifesto for an autonomous vehicle future

How to protect bicyclists once the cars start driving themselves. The advance of autonomous vehicle technology is raising questions about how driverless vehicles are going to interact with the surrounding environment. For example, how will the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians be addressed? Policy goals won’t be enough to protect bicyclists once the cars start…

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Bike sonar improves safety

We know newer vehicles have warning systems to detect when our cars are about to bump something, or use back-up cameras to detect things we normally wouldn’t see. But what if our bikes had similar technologies to help keep them safe when sharing the road with vehicles? Bike Sonar is a new device which can…

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Fowler Avenue gets better bike lanes

As one of the most dangerous places to bicycle in the United States, we have some good new for bicyclists in north Tampa near University of South Florida. Fowler Avenue may not seem like a first choice for biking but some recent changes may make it far less challenging. With a repaving project as a…

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Tampa bike-share program teaching ‘share the road’ lessons

Numbers are one way Coast Bike Share measures success: 100 days into Tampa’s new, downtown bike-sharing operation, ridership has exceeded expectations with 3,000 participants and 20,000 miles pedaled. “Anothermeasure of success for the city is the way the program is creating a bicycle-friendly atmosphere,” said Ali Glisson, the city’s public affairs director. “Bike share does…

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Fletcher Ave almost complete!

The Fletcher Avenue complete street project is almost finished after just over a year of work. Hillsborough County’s Public Works Department has been improving the 3.1 mile Fletcher Avenue corridor from Nebraska Ave to Bruce B Downs Blvd. The project included milling and resurfacing, drainage, signalization, utility adjustments, and landscaping. Bicycle lanes have been marked…

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County focuses on crash-prone roads

Two years ago, the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee and MPO approved a strategic plan for fixing unincorporated Hillsborough County’s worst areas for bike and pedestrian safety. The Board of County Commissioners budgeted money and now the County’s Infrastructure & Development Services Department is moving ahead with top safety projects: Next on the drawing board are safety…

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FREE Bike Safety Classes offered in November

The Tampa Downtown Partnership’s Tampa BayCycle, the SPOKESpeople for all things cycling, will provide free bike safety classes in conjunction with the forthcoming launch of Coast Bike Share. In partnership with the City of Tampa, Tampa BayCycle will hold classes in November, with more classes to be added throughout the city in upcoming months. A…

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