They say talk is cheap. I say that depends on who is doing the talking. Today's scheduled talking is supposed to take place in the great chamber of the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners. That ought to make all of us nervous. The board is going to be talking about what ultimately will be a project costing billions of dollars. YOUR dollars. ...more

November 4, 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." Hodgepodge is one term that leaps to mind, but it hardly stands alone. ...more

October 28, 2009

Mired in the aftermath of the housing meltdown, Pasco County commissioners are scouting a new path away from a dependence on sprawling residential growth for revenue toward a more balanced economy. ...more

October 23, 2009

Pasco County is considering sweeping changes to how future residents will live, work and get around. Here's where things stand and where they may be headed: ...more

October 18, 2009

No to rail Passenger light rail in Tampa will never work. Tampa ridership in numbers won't be enough to make it profitable, and commute times aren't long enough to make it worthwhile. It will end up just another taxpayer-subsidized folly. Tampa can't even make an inner-city trolly work. ...more

October 15, 2009

At the request of south Hillsborough County residents, one more public meeting has been scheduled to discuss the county's transportation future. ...more

July 15, 2009

It was not exactly a fireside chat or what you might have expected from a sitting mayor whose eyes already wander occasionally outside city hall. ...more

March 25, 2009

Obama Listens To Us Let's give President Obama at least a B+. The Republicans are upset with him, the Democrats are upset with him and the lobbyists are upset with him. How refreshing that the president is listening to the America people with a 65 percent approval rating and not the establishment good old boys and girls. ...more

March 3, 2009

Congratulations on your "You Be The GM" program, which garnered 54,200 online votes. ...more

March 2, 2009

Mass transit on the water? A group of planners and architects called the Urban Charrette is proposing a small fleet of water taxis similar to waterborne services in Fort Lauderdale, New York, Boston, San Diego and other cities. ...more

February 18, 2009