Tag: Connections to Tomorrow March 2022
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FLiP returns for summer 2022!
March 2022 – Know a Hillsborough County high school student who may be interested in learning about a potential career in planning? We are excited to announce that our Future Leaders in Planning (FLiP) is returning this summer! After a two year break due to the pandemic, we are ready once again embark on four […]
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Join the Plan Hillsborough Team!
March 2022 – We’re recruiting for a Planner I / Planner II, depending on qualifications, to join the Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). Learn more about the position and how to apply below. Applications must be submitted by March 23. Planner I / Planner II – TPO
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BOCC adopts new Mobility Section into the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan
March 2022 – Unincorporated Hillsborough County now has an updated Mobility Section that provides a renewed focus on safety, equity, multimodal choices, resiliency, technology, and context-sensitive road design. The new section updates and replaces the existing Transportation Element, adds new definitions, and modifies transportation-related policy and tables in the Capital Improvements Element. The update was […]
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Have you taken the Tampa Comprehensive Plan Vision survey yet?
March 2022 – Join the hundreds of people who have already taken Tampa Comprehensive Plan Vision survey! The Planning Commission, in coordination with the City Planning Department, has begun a multi-phased, multi-year plan update that will lead to in-depth revisions to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan. Now is your opportunity to establish the big picture for […]
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Planning Commission to hold final public hearing for Tampa City Council Redistricting
March 2022 – Since October of last year, the Planning Commission (TPC) has been engaged in a comprehensive outreach effort on Tampa City Council Redistricting. Staff made calls, sent letters and emails to stakeholders (e.g., neighborhood associations, NAACP, League of Women Voters) and potentially affected voters. Staff also held four in-person public hearings on weekday […]
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Air Quality Study establishes pilot air monitoring sites in heavy traffic areas
March 2022 – Are you interested in your community’s air quality or concerned with the potential impacts of roadway pollution on your health? Although air quality has generally been improving in Hillsborough County over the last several decades, nearly one-fifth of residents live within 1,000 feet of high-volume roadways where levels of traffic-related air pollution […]
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USF to Green ARTery Trail Study recommendations published
March 2022 – The City of Tampa’s Green ARTery Perimeter Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian project connecting a network of trails and paths to the Hillsborough River, McKay Bay, neighborhood parks, and natural springs. And according to recommendations from a TPO study, the Uptown area is one step closer to having a safe way […]
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TPO supports funding for bus maintenance and evaluating Gibsonton Drive widening
March 2022 – March 2022 – The Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) passed three Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments to fund the construction of a new HART maintenance facility and a study that will look at widening Gibsonton Dr. The HART facility, located on 21st Ave. in East Tampa, serves as HART’s primary maintenance facility. […]
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Smart Cities recommendations to be presented in April
March 2022 – This April, the TPO will present recommendations from our Smart Cities Mobility Plan. Recommendations include changing how we evaluate and prioritize smart city projects. The first presentation will be on April 4 in front of the Technical Advisory Committee. Learn more: https://archive.planhillsborough.org/smart-cities-plan/
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Tampa works to address trash in the river
March 2022 – In January Mr. Whit Remer, Sustainability & Resilience Officer for the City of Tampa, discussed the City’s efforts to address trash in the Hillsborough River with the River Board. Mr. Remer said that although the city has been addressing this issue for many years, it is critical to come up with a […]