Category: News
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Where did the 185,000 new Unincorporated Hillsborough County residents move to?
This is the last article in a series on small area population growth since 2010. From 2010–2020, the unincorporated county’s population grew 22% to 1 million residents[i]. Back in August, the Census Bureau released its first batch of data and releases will continue through 2022. Since this data is at the block level, we can […]
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TIP Amendment for HART Maintenance Facility and Gibsonton Dr Widening Study
February 2022 – The Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) will consider a series of Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments to fund the construction of a new HART facility and a study that will look at widening Gibsonton Dr. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) request, if approved, would add the amendments to the 2021/22-2025/26 TIP […]
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Take the Storm Evacuation Study survey
February 2022 – The TPO’s Storm Evacuation Study is still underway, and we want to hear from you! Help us investigate solutions that improve evacuation by taking a brief survey. Your feedback on some possible solutions can make hurricane evacuations better for everyone in our county. Take the survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6698840/Hillsborough-Storm-Evacuation-Scenarios
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Annual update of Safety Performance Targets
February 2022 – Setting traffic safety performance targets is one way the TPO can help achieve Hillsborough County’s long-term goal of zero traffic deaths. That’s why the annual update of the TPO’s Safety Performance Targets is such a critical project. Based on how much government invests in safety, these targets represent an annual reduction in […]
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State’s Impaired Waters Rules target Hillsborough River water quality issues
February 2022 – The Hillsborough River’s water quality is paramount to the habitat, wildlife, and public use of this important natural resource. The State of Florida implements the Federal Clean Water Act to maintain and improve the water quality, including that of the Hillsborough River. In November, Kevin O’Donnell of the Florida Department of Environmental […]
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Connections to Tomorrow – February 2022
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Request for Proposals for Future Land Use Assessment
Overview The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission (the “Planning Commission”) provides long-range planning services for four local governments including: unincorporated Hillsborough County and the Cities of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace. Planning Commission staff is in the process of updating the Imagine 2040: Tampa Comprehensive Plan, and is seeking proposals from qualified planning consultants […]
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Plan Hillsborough’s 2021 Annual Report is ready for your perusal
Annual Report Learn about our special projects, ongoing work, and behind-the-scenes successes accomplished in 2021. Throughout this unprecedented time, our agency has continued to work together and collaborate with our local partner governments, citizens, stakeholders, boards, and committees in a hybrid environment to ensure our communities continue to thrive. Plan Hillsborough – 2021 Annual Report […]
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A fond farewell to Tony Garcia
January 2022 – This month, we are saying goodbye to Tony Garcia after a planning career that spanned 28 years. His first job at the Planning Commission was as a Community Planner in the Research Department. He did population projections, produced the TRENDS report and created pie charts, tables and developed the first PowerPoint presentation […]
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Learn more about Tampa’s City Council redistricting at one of the upcoming Open Houses!
January 2022 – Did you know that between 2010 and 2020, one in four new residents of Hillsborough County moved to the City of Tampa? As required by state law and the City of Tampa’s Charter, the Planning Commission keeps up with this growth by evaluating the City of Tampa’s individual city council district boundaries. […]
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Help plan your neighborhood’s future
January 2022 – Unincorporated Hillsborough County citizens are encouraged to assist the Planning Commission with the Commercial-Location Criteria Study for Unincorporated Hillsborough County by telling us what changes to the requirements you would like to see. The purpose of the study is to determine the best location for future commercial uses and to make it easier […]
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Weigh in on the new Property Rights Element for unincorporated Hillsborough County
January 2022 – This summer, Florida amended the Community Planning Act that now requires every city and county “to include in its comprehensive plan a property rights element,” see Florida Statutes § 163.3177(6)(i)1. This new element is required by House Bill 59, which became effective on July 1, 2021. At the direction of the Hillsborough […]
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BOCC adopts three updated Sections into Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan
On January 13, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted to adopt three updated Sections into the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan – Recreation and Open Space, Solid Waste, and Coastal Management. The language for each section was developed collaboratively with County staff and also incorporates feedback received from the community through numerous public and […]
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Temple Terrace’s population grew 9% from 2010–2020
January 2022 – This is the fourth in a series of articles looking at population growth from 2010-2020. Temple Terrace grew 9% to 26,832 people[i]. Back in August, the Census Bureau released its first batch of data and releases will continue through 2022. Since this data is at the block level, we can look at […]
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TPO Board approves nine TIP amendments
January 2022 – The Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) passed nine Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments to fund projects on I-75, I-4, State Road 60, US 301, and South Dale Mabry Highway. Requested by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the projects would involve safety and operational adjustments, lighting projects, railroad crossing alterations, and pedestrian […]