Tag: walking
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School Transportation Working Group 1st meeting
On Wednesday, April 27, the MPO held its first School Transportation Committee Working Group meeting. The new group is the brainchild of School Board Member Cindy Stuart, who joined the Hillsborough MPO just last year in a newly created seat for the District. With almost 90,000 students taking school buses to and from school every […]
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Temple Terrace plans for density, intensity, and complete streets
Over the past two years, the Planning Commission and the City of Temple Terrace have listened carefully to citizens, property owners, and elected officials all in an effort to form an exciting vision of the future of Temple Terrace. The vision guides the City’s Long Range Comprehensive Plan and includes: preserving urban and suburban housing […]
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8 fascinating facts about bicycling and walking in the United States
The Alliance for Biking & Walking has produced a benchmarking report on walking and bicycling in all 50 states, 52 of the most populous cities, and 17 midsized cities. Here is their peek at the eight most interesting trends: [list type=”info”][li]We’re seeing small but steady increases in the number of people biking and walking to […]
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Making a more bike & walk-friendly downtown
Major improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure are taking place in downtown Tampa. Several major streets now have new bike lanes, new segments of the Riverwalk are under construction, and plans are underway to build the Selmon Greenway under the Expressway. Downtown will be the “diamond on the Green ARTery‘s necklace” as that trail is […]
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Green ARTery holds summit & celebration
September 28, 2013 was a full day of celebration as the Green ARTery encouraged everyone to get out and explore Tampa’s green spaces and trails. Mayor Bob Buckhorn opened the day at Fair Oaks Community Center for a fun morning of biking, walking, stroller-pushing, skateboarding children’s bike rodeo, bike safety / WalkWise clinics, bike helmet […]