A proposed 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road projects is crucial to accommodate expected growth in Hillsborough County, said County Commissioner Mark Sharpe. ...more

November 25, 2009

People interested in suggesting improvements on cross-Bay bus service between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are invited to a public workshop from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the downtown Tampa Verizon building, 201 N. Franklin St. ...more

November 19, 2009

Letters to the editor from Nov. 11 West Pasco editions. ...more

November 11, 2009

After hearing public sentiment about long-range dollars for transportation, planners are proposing a more even split between highway and transportation funding. ...more

November 3, 2009

After Hillsborough County's rail plans stalled 10 years ago, Charlotte, N.C., got the federal money that had been designated for Tampa's project. ...more

October 25, 2009

Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." ...more

October 21, 2009

Authorities say bomb squad members are investigating a suspicious device found under a bus at Walt Disney World. ...more

September 17, 2009

One-way bus fares will rise to $1.50 when Pasco County's new budget kicks in Oct. 1. ...more

September 10, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission instructed its staff Wednesday to begin preparing a referendum on a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation projects, including light rail. ...more

April 2, 2009

The tanking economy could force Florida to scale back its $1.34 billion deal to purchase land from U.S. Sugar Corp. to help restore the Everglades, a person close to the negotiations said Thursday. ...more

March 26, 2009