Dozen of communities are coming together to create a continuous trail along the West Coast of Florida, which will connect to the new Coast-to-Coast Trail, and Hillsborough has an important role. As described by Hillsborough MPO Executive Planner Michele Ogilvie at the Gulf Coast Regional Trail Summit in Venice organized by the Tampa Bay Area…
With the merger of the West Central Florida MPO Chairs’ Coordinating Committee (CCC) into the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA), the process of setting priorities for regionally-significant projects is a little different this year. There are a handful of grant programs that focus on regionally significant projects: FDOT‘s Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP),…
In order to align efforts and prevent duplication, TBARTA has joined together with the West Central Florida MPO Chairs Coordinating Committee (CCC) to create a combined regional master plan and regional long range transportation plan. The TBARTA 2040 regional networkmaps and projects now are based on the five MPOs’ long range cost feasible transportation plans, and the LRTPs’ Needs are illustrated in the TBARTA Longer Range Needs network maps….
After an extensive half-year search for qualified candidates, the TBARTA Board has named Ramond Chiaramonte, AICP, as its next Executive Director. Chiaramonte recently served as the Executive Director at both the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission. The TBARTA Board was guided by a selection committee and an…
The Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Boards (TDCBs) of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas met in October in a continuing quest for better regional service. The boards seek to improve the quality of life and provide social activity trips for those unable to provide their own transportation due to a disability, age, or income. In their second meeting,…
As part of its “right-now solutions” the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) offers a Regional School Commute Program, to make the trip to and from school easier for parents and students. This arrangement is with participating schools around Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Hernando Counties, where students travel longer distances, such as magnet or fundamental…
The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) sees Westshore and Gateway as the core needed to achieve a world-class network. TBARTA is pursuing funding for high priority projects regarded as stepping stones to a stronger regional transportation network. Three of these “critical core” projects are in the Westshore business district: Replace the northbound span…
Finding transportation options can be difficult, especially when you have special requirements. Do you know where to get that information? With TBARTA‘s myRIDE service, you can explore over 200 local and regional providers of transportation services – from on-demand medical transport to wheelchair-accessible vans with just one call or one click. Listings also include local…
Carpool (n.): an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place. TBARTA, the regional transportation authority for the Tampa Bay Area, operates and provides assistance for those wanting to share trips, a.k.a. carpoolers, as well as those in…
The Westshore business district and Tampa International Airport (TIA) could be a focus for rapid transit connections, if planned projects come to pass. These plans include FDOT’s study for a rapid transit connection from Pinellas as part of a new span for the Howard Frankland Bridge, TBARTA’s study of BRT or express buses in the…
