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Planning Commission
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Hillsborough
MPO
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Hillsborough River Board
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Upcoming
Events
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SAT | 04.06.19
10:00a - 3:00p
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presented by the Community Gardens Coalition & MPO Garden Steps program
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SAT | 04.27.19
8:00a - noon
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Plan Hillsborough will be volunteering at Riverhills Park in Temple Terrace
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TUE | 04.30.19
5:00 - 7:00p
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Open House #2 | FDOT Plans for I-275 & I-4 Natural Environment impacts |
Robert W Saunders Sr Public Library | 1505 N Nebraska Avenue | Tampa
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Plan Hillsborough's Earth Day activities
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o promote and encourage sustainable and resilient practices within the agency and in the community, Plan Hillsborough has been participating in green initiatives like our Commuter Challenge and the Hillsborough County recycling program. In honor of Earth Day, the agency will have its first paperless Planning Commission meeting on April 8
, with staff and Planning Commissioners embracing
an entirely
digital format.
On April 27,
the agency will also participate in the
Great American Cleanup
sponsored by
Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful
. A team of Plan Hillsborough volunteers will spend the
ir
Saturday morning picking up trash along the trails, shoreline, and boat ramp at Riverhills Park in Temple Terrace. The cleanup is a call to action to create more sustainable communities by
focusing on
activities that impact individuals in need, provide aesthetic community improvements,
and
improve the environment.
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Plan Hillsborough speakers to be featured at national APA Conference in San Francisco April 13 - 16
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land use &
comprehensive planning
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Congratulations, Commissioner!
The International Downtown Association (IDA) recently selected 30 of the industry's brightest professionals for the 2019
Emerging Leaders Fellowship (ELF) program. Karen Kress,
AICP, Tampa Downtown Parternship's Director of Transportation and Planning, was selected among other candidates from three countries and 17 provinces or states. She will attend a week-long experiential program June 16-21, 2019 in New York City. The essential leadership and place management skills and practical tools in the areas of place-based economic development, the live-work-play experience, and public-private partnerships expertise gained in the ELF program will contribute greatly to our community.
Congratulations, Commissioner Kress!
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Try FLiP 2019!
Know a high school student who may want to explore planning as a potential career?
Through a series of speakers, interactive planning activities, and tours on foot, bus, streetcar, and boat, our Future Leaders in Planning, FLiP 2019, summer student leadership development program June 4 - 7 will provide:
- The chance to network with and learn from planning professionals in the planning and related government services fields in the public and private sectors
- Broad exposure to planning from multiple perspectives, including: comprehensive planning, economic development, environmental, historic preservation, community redevelopment, transportation, geographic information systems, safety, education and research, and more
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March Info BBQ tour of THE PEARL
Thank you to John Schilling and Bowen Arnold of
DDA Development for an inspiring walking tour of
THE PEARL. This incredible property is c
entered in one of the most historically rich neighborhoods in Tampa, the Heights. Just footsteps from the Riverwalk, Armature Works, indie coffee shops, biking, kayaking, and easy access to the Pirate Water Taxi, THE PEARL features great views and sustainable living. We are looking forward to seeing what's next from DDA!
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transportation connections & planning
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MPO approves 2018 State of the System report at April meeting
The 2018 State of the System report measures performance related to infrastructure maintenance, transit, safety, congestion, and walk/bike opportunities within Hillsborough County. The report tracks trends and shows if we are currently meeting countywide targets in each category and how recently completed projects have helped improve performance. Each measure addresses one or more of seven national goals: safety, infrastructure, congestion, reliability, freight movement and economic vitality, sustainability, and expedited project deliveries.
View the 2018 State of the System draft report
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Vision Zero Action Plan accomplishments
Tracking progress toward reducing deaths and serious injuries on our roadways is an important part of the Vision Zero Action Plan. There are several performance measures for each of the action tracks, the most meaningful of which will be the reduction in fatal and incapacitating crashes.
The Vision Zero initiative is making an impact in
Hillsborough County. 2018 saw the lowest total
number of traffic deaths over the last six-year
period. Other Vision Zero initiatives completed and underway are highlighted in this quarterly report, including:
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MPO receives $50K award as runner up in the National Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge
The MPO welcomed the
Aetna Foundation to the March Board meeting. A $50,000 award to keep planting the seeds for a healthier community through our
#GardenSteps initiative was presented. We are honored and proud to be a national
#HealthiestCitiesChallenge runner up! The Challenge is a collaboration between the
Aetna Foundation, the
American Public Health Association (APHA), and the
National Association of Counties (NACo) empowering 50 small to midsize U.S. cities and counties to make measurable, scalable improvements to public health issues in their local communities. Special thanks to our partners, many of whom joined us for the award presentation - the City of Tampa, Florida Department of Health - Hillsborough County, Planning Commission, HART, and the Coalition of Community Gardens.
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hillsborough river planning
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Have you seen a Water Goat?
No, we are not describing a mythical aquatic animal. A Water Goat is a system placed around stormwater outfalls to collect litter before it enters our waterways. One was installed in
McKay Bay in 2017
to capture trash from Ybor City. There's currently another Water Goat
in
the Temple Crest area of Tampa. And, there are plans to add another Water Goat in Temple Terrace.
Composed of a floating surface net around a stormwater outfall
, floating litter is trapped by the net and stopped from traveling down a waterway. Typically, once or twice per month
,
volunteers
bag
the litter
for proper disposal
. Within
its
first few months
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the McKay Bay Water Goat collected more than 1,800 pounds of trash. Water Goats are a great way of preventing litter from entering our waterways and eventually our oceans. The next time you
come across
a Water Goat,
you will recognize this cool technology
and
the
dedicated volunteers keeping our waterways and oceans clean.
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Ybor City Vision 2020 Community Visioning Meeting on May 15
Mark your calendars and plan to join the YCDC at a special community meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County in the Boardroom. 5:00 p.m. | Community Networking
5:30 p.m. | Vision 2020 Plan Engagement Program 7:30 p.m. | Wrap Up
View the flyer
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Safe Routes to School National Conference & Gulf Coast Safe Streets Summit teaming up in Tampa November 2019
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plan hillsborough in the news
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Please note: Only news that was captured online and could be linked to is reflected here.
Some broadcasts were not subsequently posted online by the respective news station,
including but not limited to some BayNews9 and Telemundo broadcasts.
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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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