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Car-less In Tampa? Reshaping Streets That Work For Everyone

By Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Sponsors supplied the markers and paper, while USF-area travelers supplied the big ideas meant to answer the question critical to keeping people on the move: What does it take to make a street complete?

Natural Gas Use Up In Tampa Bay As Fleets Convert

By Megan Hendricks Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Public entities and private businesses across the Tampa Bay region are converting vehicular fleets to compressed natural gas, a cleaner, less expensive, domestically available energy source. The cities of Clearwater and Tampa, Tampa International Airport, Hillsborough County and HART are among those leading the way.

Connect Tampa Bay: Building Consensus Around Transportation

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Connect Tampa Bay, a grassroots organization, aims to rally public support behind the creation of more transportation options, including access to an expanded public transit system. In just three months, the rapidly growing organization has persuaded more than 2,000 people to get on board.

Urbanism On Tap Talks Up Tampa Bay's Future

By Erin Chantry Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Urbanism on Tap starts by soliciting participants' visions for Tampa. Among concerns at the first open mic night? Transit, mobility, green spaces, bicycling safety, connectivity, neighbhorhoods and other liveability issues.

Tampa Bay Begins To Focus On Nurturing Startups

By Mark Sharpe Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Economic Development Innovation Initiative is designed to help drive the growth of technology and innovative startups, and scale worthy small businesses in Tampa and Hillsborough County.

Will Le Meridien Hotel Jumpstart Investments In Downtown Tampa?

By Diane Egner Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Vacant buildings and underused spaces in the blocks surrounding the Classic Federal Courthouse are likely to attract renewed interest in downtown Tampa as investors see the potential for opportunities to develop an urban scene that can compete for talent in the global marketplace.

Changing The Narrative: St. Petersburg Engages Creative Cities' Adviser

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, February 05, 2013
St. Petersburg -- the No. 1 arts destination for mid-size U.S. cities three years in a row -- now has a "Creative Cities Adviser.'' In his new volunteer role, author Peter Kageyama, a former president of Creative Tampa Bay, hopes to encourage and promulgate the city's creative flair.

Encore Tampa: Green Initiatives Shape Urban Design

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Encore Tampa is designed as a sustainable community, with green initiatives built into everything from the provision of water and sewer to energy efficient construction to easy access to retail and recreation.

Video: P3s Will Shape What's Next For Tampa

By Frank Rodriguez Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Creating innovative public private partnerships is key for moving Tampa forward in coming months and years, agree community, academic and private sector leaders invited to participate in 83 Degrees Media's "Not Your Average Speakers'' forum designed to foster community conversation and solutions. Watch and listen.

Urban Pioneers Work To Jumpstart Tampa Heights Neighborhood, Florida

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, January 08, 2013
New signs of a renaissance are underway in Tampa Heights. The potential of this community still on the "edge'' may finally be recognized. Historic Victorian and Craftsman-style homes are getting a little TLC and being renovated. Entrepreneurs are opening small businesses. Developers are stepping forward with new projects. And long-time residents are welcoming the change.

Encore Project: Rebuilding A Tampa Neighborhood

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Encore Tampa, a mixed-use community emerging on vacant land once occupied by public housing, is poised to be the catalyst necessary to transform a largely blighted neighborhood connecting downtown Tampa, Tampa Heights and Ybor City.

Tampa Bay And Colombia: Growing Trade Partners In The Global Economy

By Alfred Goldberg Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Why should Tampa Bay make connections and build relationships with Colombia? Alfred Goldberg of Absolute Mobile Solutions in Tampa explains the economic significance of why Colombia matters to Florida and local businesses.

Palmetto Art Center Creates Sense Of Community, Manatee

By Sandra Caswell Hice Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Gretchen LeClezio's passion for art, education, family and community provide the inspiration necessary to run the Palmetto Art Center near Bradenton. Kids there call her "the clay lady'' in respect for the pottery classes offered.

Not Your Average Speakers: It's All About Success, Tampa Bay

By Diane Egner Tuesday, November 20, 2012
What does it take to create the primordial ooze necessary for startups, innovators and entrepreneurs to thrive in Tampa Bay? Better telling success stories. Shifting mindsets. Creating a community "can-do'' attitude. Setting new priorities. Engaging leadership, both corporate and community. Convincing the big guys to help the little guys. And so much more!

New Bradenton Riverwalk Revives City's Sense Of Place

By Sandra Caswell Hice Tuesday, October 16, 2012
About 50 miles south of The Tampa Riverwalk, a new mile-and-a-half ribbon of fun, frivolity and fancy gives residents and visitors alike good reason to carve out a day (or two) to experience the emerging scene in downtown Bradenton and along the mouth of the Manatee River. The Bradenton Riverwalk defines what "placemaking'' is all about.
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