The area west of the University of South Florida may become the first Multimodal Transportation District in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 4, 2009

It's been three years in the planning, but enhancements are finally under way at Hillsborough County Children's Services' Lake Magdalene campus. ...more

February 4, 2009

LAKE MAGDALENE It's been three years in the planning but enhancements are finally under way at Hillsborough County Children's Services' Lake Magdalene campus. ...more

January 29, 2009

The city's transit czar is creating a transit-themed Web site. Transit Manager Elaine McCloud said Mayor Pam Iorio's rail vision will be front and center of a city-run Web site devoted to mass transit. ...more

October 20, 2008

TRINITY -- Following the nationwide trend of environmentally responsible building, Trinity's Longleaf Community has been named the Greater Tampa area's first "Green Development" by the Florida Green Building Coalition. The designation was bestowed on May 14 and makes Longleaf only the eighth development in the state to attain the eco-friendly status. ...more

July 9, 2008

LAKE PLACID — The alleys in town might not be major thoroughfares like the Panama Canal, I-75 or Pennsylvania Avenue, but a move is on to clear these publicly owned roadways. Resident Lynn Connolly counted 12 east-west and five north-south alleys located in backyards, or behind businesses, south of Interlake Boulevard, in the oldest residential part of the town. She presented the idea at the most recent town council meeting. Only Edgemon Alley is named. Most are grass covered. Many are 19.5-foot wide, the same width as most town streets. ...more

May 28, 2008

A new study on obesity among low-income children highlights a perplexing problem that requires action by entire communities. ...more

February 4, 2008

After spending two weeks on Indian Rocks Beach during the Christmas holidays and reading Mike Salinero's article "How Green Are We?" (Dec. 22) my answer would have to be "Not nearly green enough." I grew up in Pinellas County, but I live in Norway. ...more

January 22, 2008

SEBRING — Children and adults can now play a little less in the streets than they did at the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District. The addition of a new eight-foot-wide concrete multi-use cart path gives bikers, joggers, walkers and golf cart drivers a safer alternative to riding in the roadway on Sun 'n Lake Boulevard. The new mile-long path starts at the snack shack for the golf club and stretches to Cortez Boulevard while running parallel to Sun 'n Lake Boulevard. Al Grieshaber Jr., SNL general manager, said preparation, which included landscape removal in a "non-functional wetlands, " plus grading and installation took about 45 days and cost $110,000. Grieshaber expects to eventually extend the path another mile west to Balboa Boulevard and connect with the main trail head of the Sun 'n Lake Preserve, an off-road biking park with several miles of single and double track trails. ...more

November 24, 2007