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working together with you
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Plan Hillsborough takes the Commuter Challenge
As part of our second annual Commuter Challenge Week, Plan Hillsborough staff and board members
gave their cars
some time off, recording
more than
200
trips by transit, bike, walking, carpool or using
another
mode of transportation other than driving a car alone!
This year,
Plan Hillsborough joined
the
Tampa Downtown Partnership
in promoting the Challenge
to the broader community, and were
thrilled
to see community leaders, elected officials, and private businesses join in!
You can
view
photos and experiences by searching for the hashtag
#CommuterChallenge18
on Twitter, Facebook, or
Linkedin
. We were
also delighted
when some in the news media were
inspired to take the Challenge
, and happy to see these different transportation options covered
as a way of "
Getting There
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by Chuck Henson of Bay News 9
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Read more.
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Gulf Coast Safe Streets Summit inspires participants
The sold-out
Gulf Coast Safe Streets Summit
on February 27
was an
outstanding event
! The lineup of
engaging speakers
assured
the audience
that
the work we do
as planners, engineers, health professionals, advocates, law enforcement, and elected officials
i
s
helping to
mak
e
headway in saving lives
. They also
inspired
,
humbled
, and challenged
participants
to spread the Vision Zero message and
be open to new ideas, if we're going to be effective in saving lives in the most critical communities.
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Where is poverty concentrated in Hillsborough County?
This month, Planning Commission staff completed an analysis on poverty in Hillsborough County. The report identifies those neighborhoods where more than 40% of the residents live in poverty and how those neighborhoods have changed over time.
Analysis of approximately 40 years of Census Data, from the 1970 decennial census to the 2011-2016 American Community Survey, reveals where concentrations of poverty in Hillsborough County exist.
National trends reflect a decentralization of concentrations in poverty away from downtowns or urban cores and outwards to less urbanized areas. To replicate the findings of other authors, staff used Census Tracts as a proxy for neighborhoods. Based on the data available, the national trends other researchers have identified are similar in Hillsborough County.
Read more.
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Applications now being accepted for FLiP 2018!
Designed as an opportunity for high school students to explore urban planning as a potential career, Future Leaders in Planning (FLiP)
offers a broad exposure to planning from public and private sector perspectives across many fields. In its second year, the annual FLiP
program expanded from nine to eighteen students and from a two-day to a three-day intensive program. This year, we're excited to announce FLiP
will accept 21 students for a four-day program!
This FREE program will run May 29, May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2018 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm and includes meals, snacks, a FLiP T-shirt, and more! Applications must be accompanied by a recommendation and are due by April 18, 2018.
More information and applications
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transportation connections
& planning
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MPO wins resiliency grant for the region
The Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization, in collaboration with the Pinellas MPO, Pasco MPO, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the Florida Department of Transportation District 7, is excited to announce we have been
selected for the Federal Highway Administration's
Resilience and Durability Pilot Program
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This
Tampa Bay Transportation Management Area (TMA) project will help further the state of practice in developing transportation sector resilience
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This pilot project is timely in that
the
MPO
s
are
currently conducting their 2045 Long Ra
nge Transportation Plan (LRTP) u
pdate
s
. New federal requirements state that future LRTP updates must work on "improving the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reducing or mitigating the
stormwater
impacts of surface transportation..." Moreover, LRTPs must address "enhancing travel and tourism
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" These new planning factors directly address Tampa Bay's geographic vulnerability and economic dependence on the tourism industry.
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South Coast Greenway Connector Study is getting underway
The Hillsborough MPO and Hillsborough County Public Works are getting underway on a study to connect the Selmon Greenway, a trail running under and along the Selmon Expressway, to the north end of the South Coast Greenway. This connection will eventually lead to a trail spanning the entire county! This planned continuous 13-mile, north-south 10-15-foot wide paved trail in south Hillsborough County from Symmes Road to the Little Manatee River will link important destinations including parks and recreation facilities, public schools, a community college, nature preserves, shopping, town centers, and neighborhoods. The first public meeting is scheduled on April 3!
Read more.
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Save the date for the next Garden Steps event!
The Coalition of Community Gardens - Tampa Bay will host the upcoming
Grow Community Gardens - Tampa Bay Conference, for garden lovers, food equity / food justice supporters, urban agriculturalists of all types and the general public on
Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Tampa Heights Youth Development & Community Center at 2005 North Lamar Avenue, Tampa. Sponsored by
The Sustany® Foundation and the MPO's
Garden Steps project, which seeks to connect neighborhoods to fresh food by expanding gardens and walk/bike connections, the event focuses on bringing together the accumulated wisdom of regional gardeners on all aspects of health, wellness, and sustainable living. Anyone interested in learning about healthier living and healthy choices through gardening is invited to attend.
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Celebrate Florida Bike Month
Across Hillsborough County, local elected officials are shining a spotlight on biking in March as part of
Florida Bike Month
. Bright and early on March 9, Temple Terrace residents rode along with Mayor Mel Jurado, other elected officials, and City staff
for th
e
annual Bike with the Mayor
event
. Mayor Jurado led riders on a leisurely 3.9-mile ride along the beautiful, tree-lined streets of Temple Terrace.
On March 20, t
he
Tampa
Downtown Partnership will hold a
Bike to Work Ride & Rally
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P
articipants can c
hoose from
seven
neighborhood meet-up locations for a guided ride with experienced cyclists. All will finish at
Lykes
Gaslight Square for food, music, information, and fun.
On March 30,
Mayor Rick Lott will
lead
the second annual
Ride with the Mayor
event in Plant City
. Participants will meet at Gilchrist Park, 704 N Pennsylvania Ave
nue in Plant City
at 7am. The first 50 bicyclists to sign in will receive a free T-shirt. P
lant City Police
will escort the riders along a 3.75 mile ride loop starting at 7:30am
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hillsborough river planning
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Middle River history
One of the Hillsborough River Interlocal Planning Board's roles is to educate the public on the context and history of the river as a major environmental and community asset. The "middle river" through Temple Terrace and into the City of Tampa didn't always include a dam, and that dam wasn't always used for water supply. During much of the 1800s, the Hillsborough River existed in a natural wild state. With the advent of the electric light bulb and electric street cars, Consumers Electric Company built the dam on the middle river between 1896-1897 to generate electricity to power these innovations.
Read more.
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plan hillsborough
in the news
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what is plan hillsborough?
Plan Hillsborough provides value-added planning services through a diverse team of professionals working towards a thriving future for Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City, and Hillsborough County, and provides staff to the:
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Promotes, coordinates, collaborates with, and facilitates the involvement of all people in comprehensive planning and visioning to improve economic development opportunities and quality of life in our community
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A long-range transportation policy-making board made up of local government and transportation agency representatives planning for more than $1.5 billion
in state and federally funded multi-modal transportation
investments in the first 5 years of each 20+ year plan
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Responsible for promoting collaborative planning, regulation, and development along the river corridor while ensuring the environmental health of the river running through Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa and
Temple Terrace
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In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other
nondiscrimination laws, public participation is solicited without regard
to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.
Read more about our commitment to non-discrimination and other requirements.
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publications from Plan Hillsborough and its agencies are always
associated with an email address ending in:
@plancom.org
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