Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax Considered for Tampa's Hillsborough County
"Hillsborough County political leaders expressed nearly unanimous support Wednesday for putting a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax increase on the November 2016 ballot to finance road and mass transit...
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Florida Counties Alter Development Fees to Encourage Compact, Mixed Uses
According to an article by Rachel Dovey, "in Tampa’s home county, a group of officials is pushing a smart growth-inspired solution, aligning transportation dollars with more compact land-use...
View ArticleHalf-Cent Transportation Sales Tax Considered for Tampa's Hillsborough County
"Hillsborough County political leaders expressed nearly unanimous support Wednesday for putting a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax increase on the November 2016 ballot to finance road and mass transit...
View ArticleFlorida Counties Alter Development Fees to Encourage Compact, Mixed Uses
According to an article by Rachel Dovey, "in Tampa’s home county, a group of officials is pushing a smart growth-inspired solution, aligning transportation dollars with more compact land-use...
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Bus Ridership Plummets Across the Tampa Bay Region
"Bus ridership saw a sudden drop in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties last year, mirroring a nationwide trend," reports Caitlin Johnston.Publication Date: Mon, 01/23/2017
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With Florida Sprawl Comes Infrastructure and Public Safety Concerns
Steve Contorno reports on the methods and mission of Hillborough County (Florida) County Commissioner Stacy White, who is on a one-person mission against sprawl.Publication Date: Mon, 04/24/2017
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NAACP Leader Opposes Tampa Bay Sales Tax for Transit
A Tampa Bay Transit project is looking to voters to support a sales tax increase, but Yvette Lewis of the Hillsborough NAACP doesn't support the project.Publication Date: Wed, 10/24/2018
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Late Election Result: Transportation Sales Tax Appears to Pass in San Mateo...
Achieving a two-thirds supermajority voter threshold for local special tax options, as required by Propositions 13 and 218, is indeed a high bar, and as of Nov.Publication Date: Wed, 11/28/2018
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Tampa's 'All for Transportation' Sales Tax Clears Post-Election Obstacles
"[Hillsborough] County commissioners voted Wednesday along party lines to reinstate the spending restrictions on Hillsborough's new one-cent transportation sales tax," reports Anastasia...
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Florida House Trying to Prevent Voter-Approved Transportation Tax
"The Florida House of Representatives is joining the fight over the future of Hillsborough’s transportation tax," reports Caitlin Johnston.Publication Date: Wed, 09/04/2019
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