Participants in the Walk of Silence will gather in the parking lot of the Tampa First Seventh Day Adventist church on Linebaugh, then pass Chamberlain High School in a one-mile loop along North Boulevard and Busch Boulevard.
When the lives of loved ones are on the line, every citizen is a stakeholder in the mission to achieve zero traffic deaths in Hillsborough County. Read what you can do to help.
A stickler for visibility and safety, Michael Schwaid biked the same route to and from work at the Clearwater Courthouse from his home in Odessa in central Hillsborough County -- for years. But his life changed forever when a car hit him one day in 2016.
What's your best idea for making Hillsborough County streets safer for everyone? Take part in the local MPO's Vision Zero movement for safe streets.
Florida's first "urban shared-use path'' separating bicyclists from motorized vehicles will go east-west on Jackson Street through downtown Tampa by 2018.
Tokyo 2020? "I want the jersey, I want the medals, and I want to do this for my city. I want to put the whole Tampa Bay Area on my back and represent us, so I've been pushing hard,'' says Leo Rodgers.
Savvy citizen cyclists, bicycle and pedestrian safety advocates, and transportation planners from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties convene for a pedal-powered meeting of the minds at Bike/Walk Tampa Bay's "People, Places and Perspective'' discussion panel and annual awards ceremony.
What's next in the Hillsborough County Vision Zero campaign to reduce local pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and injuries? Painted intersections, street murals, temporary bike lanes and parklets in a neighborhood near you.
The value of red light cameras is front and center as the Florida Legislature and pedestrian advocacy groups like Vision Zero consider changes that work for everyone.
Vision Zero of Hillsborough County (#visionzero813) and volunteers will paint a special green lane on the Bullard Parkway bridge in Temple Terrace to call attention to traffic safety issues.
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