New Tampa MPO meeting & survey about Bruce B. Downs

The Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold another meeting in New Tampa, seeking input about the widening of BBD (6 lanes with light rail vs. 8 lanes without) from Bearss to Palm Springs Boulevard.  (Note:  This is NOT the portion that is currently under construction.)  The meeting will be held on April 19, 2010 at  6:30 p.m. at Chiles Elementary School (16541 W Tampa Palms Boulevard in New Tampa).  See video below and take this BBD survey:  http://bit.ly/drxp2h

The Bruce B. Downs Giant Slalom!

It's quite a challenge navigating the Bruce B. Downs giant slalom from Palm Springs Blvd. to Pebble Creek in New Tampa these days!

Public meeting on widening of Bruce B. Downs in New Tampa announced

Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a public meeting to provide information and discuss Segment A of the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard widening project from Bearss Avenue to Palm Springs Boulevard in the New Tampa area. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input from citizens as to whether this segment should be reconstructed as a six-lane roadway, per the recently adopted Long Range Transportation Plan, in order to preserve right-of-way for future rapid transit, or as an eight-lane roadway as currently designed.  Construction is estimated to start on the designed eight lanes in the summer of 2011 and should be completed by spring of 2014. The projected cost of the project is approximately $55 million.

County and MPO staff, local agencies and consultants will be at the meeting to discuss the details of the project and future transit plans and to answer any questions residents may have.

Date: Thursday, April 1
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Tampa Palms Elementary School , 6100 Tampa Palms Blvd.
For additional information, please call Steve Valdez, Public Works Department at 272-5275 or visit the MPO website at: http://www.hillsboroughmpo.org/

Transportation meeting to be held in New Tampa

The Hillsborough County Commission is seeking public input on transportation projects that would be funded by a potential future one-cent transit sales tax. The Transportation Task Force has been meeting and seeking public input since 2008 to create a list of prioritized projects around the County.

County and Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), in cooperation with local municipalities, will hold an open house for the first hour to show maps and information on the proposed projects. A video presentation will follow with an additional opportunity to discuss the particular projects in-depth and provide comment.

Where?  Freedom High School cafeteria, (17410 Commerce Park Blvd., Tampa)  
When?  February 18, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
Additional info