Safety
April 8, 2016
Many of us are familiar with current transportation technologies like Uber and Lyft: download an application, enter your credit card information, find drivers, wait a few minutes, and get picked up. But what if you could pay much less and reap similar benefits by taking the bus? According to Dr. Sean Barbeau, you can. Barbeau […]
April 12, 2016
Mayor Sam Henderson is working hard to enhance the opportunities available to the cycling and walking communities of Gulfport and beyond. On April 5th, the trail plan Mayor Henderson has been advocating for finally passed. The plan is to bring the trails into the heart of Gulfport. In addition to adding a connection between the […]
April 19, 2016
Pinellas County is well known for the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, one of the state’s first rail-to-trail projects, which extends nearly 50 miles from Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg. As a compact, densely developed urban county with multiple cities and development centers, Pinellas has many walkable and bike-friendly communities. Pinellas also has many fast, […]
April 20, 2016
On Tuesday, April 19th, the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) presented the outcomes of a recent transportation study at the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association (OSHNA) board meeting. The study was conducted in cooperation with FDOT and the City of Tampa and considered alternatives to the current configuration of Florida Avenue and Tampa Street/Highland Avenue, […]
April 26, 2016
Lashonda Copeland is the lead “Walking School Bus” driver at Mort Elementary. She is a mother of four, and two of her children attend school at Mort. Lashonda and her co-leader Lou Anne Charles lead 22 children to school and back each day with the help of two other volunteers. On March 29, 2016 Lashonda […]