The fourth and final Vision Zero Hillsborough development workshop was a resounding success. On the morning of August 22, the Vision Zero Coalition and other community stakeholders joined the Hillsborough MPO Policy Committee at the historic Tampa Theatre for the reveal of the plan a year in the making. Let Their Voices Be Heard, a film produced to provide an intimate glimpse to the emotional and physical pain of those affected by traffic violence, premiered. The workshop continued with the presentation of the action plan draft.

 

View the Vision Zero Action Plan , how our partners are putting the plan into action, and how you can join the movement. While on the page, take the Vision Zero Pledge by Sunday, December 4, 2017 to be eligible for a drawing for two lower bowl tickets to the Buccaneers vs. Falcons Monday Night Football game on December 18 at Raymond James Stadium. The drawing will be held at the beginning of the MPO's Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 5 at 9:00 a.m.

 

Four Plan Hillsborough staff members will be on the dais presenting for the Planning Commission at the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association's (APA) annual Planning Conference taking place September 5-8 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Group Leader for the Planning Policy and Review Team Tony Garcia, AICP and Temple Terrace Liaison Principal Planner Tony LaColla, AICP are on a panel titled Sustaining Places with Comprehensive Plans

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Executive Director Melissa Zornitta, AICP will speak in a session titled De-Mystifying the Economics of Planning. Senior Planner Melissa Dickens, AICP will present on two panels. Her first session is Growing with the Flow: Planning for Water Needs. Her second panel is Literally Walking the Walk: How Planners Can Lead by Example through Commuting Option Campaigns. 

Along the western edge of the greater USF area, there are two I-275 underpasses that could make a stronger statement about entering   Innovation Place  ( !p), a growing and creative district with tremendous potential. In 2016, Hillsborough MPO began a collaboration with   !p  (formerly known as the Tampa Innovation District) and the City of Tampa to determine the feasibility of a gateway landscape design at the I-275 Busch and Fowler interchanges. "Thank you for making this dream a real possibility. With these gateways, we can change the face of   !p." said Mark Sharpe, Chief Potential Officer and Executive Director of Innovation Place.

There is still an opportunity to weigh in on   Alternatives for Redistricting for Tampa City Council. To ensure the residents of Tampa's four single-member districts have equal representation, Florida law requires the voting districts to be as equal as possible in population size. In conjunction with Hillsborough County's Supervisor of Elections, the Planning Commission has scheduled an additional meeting to the six previously scheduled. Please join us to find out why redistricting is important to you and weigh in. Drop in at your convenience to any of the remaining Open House public meetings:

Dale Mabry Highway is a significant obstacle to people on foot and bicycles. Whether they are neighborhood residents trying to cross the street to get to shopping or bus stops, or they are long-distance cyclists wending their way from the Courtney Campbell Trail to the Downtown Riverwalk, there are so many impediments to safe travel. The MPO recently completed studies to address the problem and to make better connections  

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