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January 19, 2018
As Pinellas County moves forward into the New Year, community members can expect to see changes on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. in St. Petersburg, in the effort to make it more of a “Complete Street”. In early 2018, M.L.K will be resurfaced and re-striped between 5th Ave North and 34th Ave North. At the end […]
January 25, 2018
Community partnerships are the key to success as citizens and leaders of the Tampa Bay region work to make bicycling an accessible mode of transportation throughout the area. The Bike/Walk Tampa Bay coalition’s connection to the Kenneth City Police Department is one of these valued and important partnerships, and we want to recognize the work […]
February 1, 2018
BY ALICIA PARINELLO, AICP PLANNER, FORWARD PINELLAS For communities looking to become safer and more accessible to all modes of travel, a walkability audit can be part of the answer. Recently, the City of Safety Harbor and Forward Pinellas conducted a walkability audit. Prior to the audit, Forward Pinellas staff reviewed the concept of 20-minute […]
February 5, 2018
One year later, Coast Bike Share in St. Petersburg is more than just coasting. Since the program’s launch, the City of St. Petersburg’s 300 Coast bikes have rolled almost 100,000 miles throughout the greater city area and even as far as Clearwater Beach and beyond. For those counting carbon credits, as of January 1, 2018, […]
February 12, 2018
On Sunday, February 11, 2018, 10 candidates completed a three-day seminar at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus in Hillsborough County, to become League Cycling Instructors (LCIs). Julie Bond, Senior Researcher at the Center for Urban Transportation Research and Program Director for Bike/Walk Tampa Bay, organized and hosted […]