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The Post-Mortem on Florida's HSR

Michael Cooper examines the factors leading to the death of a once-promising plan to connect Tampa and Orlando by bullet train.
14 March 2011 - 6:00am
The New York Times

Assessing Florida's HSR Plan

The proposed 84-mile high-speed rail line connecting Lakewood, Orlando and Tamps would be the first of its kind in the country. But is it smart planning? Edward Russell reports.
9 December 2010 - 5:00am
Next American City

CA & FL To Win $900 Million & $800 Million For HSR

Awards for high speed rail projects will be announced Oct. 26. CA will receive $902 million for 18 projects from SF to San Diego, the largest in the Central Valley. Florida will get $800 million for the Orlando to Tampa line
26 October 2010 - 8:00am
Los Angeles Times - L.A. NOW
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Getting it Built, Three Years Early

Tampa's light rail line to the airport could be completed three years early, if an upcoming ballot measure passes that would create a tax increase to pay for the rush job.
16 September 2010 - 11:00am
Tampa Bay Online

Florida's Fast Train Connects to Slow Buses

The NYT examines problems with Florida's high speed rail line that received $1.25 billion in HSR stimulus funds. In addition to weak transit connections at both ends, the 84-mile route has five stops, increasing the total trip time.
25 March 2010 - 8:00am
The New York Times - U.S.

What Can GIS Do For You?

Allison Arieff takes a look at some of the ways GIS and other data-visualization technologies can help to address urban problems.
4 February 2010 - 6:00am
NYTimes: Opinionator Blog

Projects Picked for U.S. High Speed Rail Funding

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are in Florida today to announce a funding package for a variety of high speed rail projects. In total, $7.9 billion in funding is being announced.
28 January 2010 - 10:00am
The New York Times
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Waterfront Park Opens in Tampa

A new 8-acre park has opened on the waterfront of downtown Tampa, Florida, the first of three downtown projects opening downtown this year.
27 January 2010 - 7:00am
St. Petersburg Times

Regional Transportation Master Plan for Tampa Released

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority has released its Draft Regional Transportation Master Plan. The plan calls for hundreds of miles of new LRT and commuter rail lines and a massive increase in local bus networks.
28 April 2009 - 1:00pm
www.TBARTA.com

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/23/09


4:25 minutes (4.05 MB)

Condos converting to affordable housing in New York, bankrupt developments converting to parks in Florida, and solar power heads to the Vatican, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

23 April 2009 - 5:00am
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Bad Part of Town... For Car Alarms

In a certain part of downtown Tampa, Florida, people have been complaining for years about car alarms randomly going off, or not working at all. It turns out that a local radio station's signal interference is the cause.
7 September 2008 - 9:00am
The St. Petersburg Times
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