Mayor Pam Iorio this morning made an impassioned pitch for a Tampa-centric rail plan to members of TBARTA, the region's transportation authority, saying the system's first leg could be built in five or six years if approved by voters in a 2010 referendum. ...more

January 23, 2009

The New Tampa Junior Woman's Club will host an information session about the Tampa Bay Regional Transportation Authority's plan for mass transportation in seven counties. ...more

January 21, 2009

Long before Barack Obama and John McCain were nominated to run for president last year, tour group organizers in Europe were eagerly planning all-night, post-U.S. election parties. ...more

January 9, 2009

The long-awaited resurfacing of Thrasher Road has been completed and is now open to motorists. ...more

December 18, 2008

Recently elected County Commissioner Jim Adkins may be new on the board, but he voiced an old concern during Tuesday's Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting. ...more

December 17, 2008

It looks like a smooth road ahead for anticipated transportation projects in Hernando County. ...more

December 15, 2008

Our future economic well-being requires that we make strategic investments now in key infrastructure if we are to remain competitive and attract the industries and jobs of the future. A state-of-the-art transportation system is critical to moving goods and workers quickly and efficiently within and between regions and providing the competitive climate for business operations. ...more

December 12, 2008

Every level of local government finally is planning seriously for better transit because, after many years of uncertainty, most elected officials now sense it's what taxpayers want. ...more

November 23, 2008

After spending $4,000 to advertise a job opening, the region's transportation authority decided to pull the plug on the hiring after applicants and authority members expressed confusion about what the job involves. ...more

November 8, 2008

The transportation group charged with putting together a vision for West Central Florida will come to Brooksville this Wednesday to get input from Hernando County residents. ...more

October 28, 2008