The proposed Lake Placid ordinance to place cameras to catch infractions at red light intersections in town is ill advised, or as Councilman Bastardi was quoted as saying, "It looks to me like a solution looking for a problem" The cameras would take several pictures of the car's license plate, location vs. the red light, etc. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Tampa Tribune story posted on TBO.com about Hillsborough County's plan to install red light cameras this summer and a proposal to expand Temple Terrace's one-year program from two intersections to possibly four or five generated a flurry of comments. ...more

March 18, 2009

Carrie Keesecker of Oldsmar says people need to slow down and let school crossing guards continue to do their jobs. ...more

March 14, 2009

City commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. ...more

March 8, 2009

Hillsborough County won't see red for at least three months. Temple Terrace, meanwhile, is considering expanding its year-old red-light camera program that targets drivers who flout stoplights. ...more

March 6, 2009

Cost estimates for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard have dropped by two-thirds in the past two years. ...more

March 6, 2009

Hillsborough County won't see red for at least three months. Temple Terrace, meanwhile, is considering expanding its year-old red-light camera program targeting drivers who blow through intersections. ...more

March 5, 2009

Bids are coming in for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, and they have dropped significantly since 2007. ...more

March 5, 2009

The city appears to have lost its battle to keep two-way traffic on the Gall Boulevard section of U.S. 301. ...more

March 4, 2009

ZEPHYRHILLS -- The city appears to have lost its battle to keep two-way traffic on Gall Boulevard. The Florida Department of Transportation is planning a $70 million widening project, starting in 2015, but the design would convert Gall, also known as U.S. 301, into a one-way street for northbound traffic. All southbound traffic would be diverted to Sixth Street, which already is one-way. Both streets eventually would be widened to three lanes. ...more

March 3, 2009