Every year, the Hillsborough County School District sends Tampa, Plant City, Hillsborough County and the Florida Department of Transportation a laundry list of areas deemed hazardous for kids who don't qualify for busing and have to walk to school. The hazards include streets where there are no sidewalks, busy intersections and traffic chocked roads that school officials want the DOT and local governments to improve. ...more

February 15, 2009

Pasco County commissioners hope to turn a corner - literally, in this case - after giving the green light to turn-lane additions at the intersection of Little Road and Hudson Avenue. ...more

February 12, 2009

Pasco County commissioners hope to turn a corner - literally in this case, after giving the green light to turn-lane additions at the intersection of Little Road and Hudson Avenue. ...more

February 4, 2009

Dozens of newspaper street vendors made some headlines this week by protesting possible changes in Pasco County rules. ...more

January 31, 2009

Pasco County could force home builders to strengthen the foundations of future homes, according to a proposal aimed at reducing sinkhole claims and avoiding settling damage to homes built on soft soils. ...more

January 28, 2009

Area residents recently had their first chance to see plans for the U.S. 301 widening project up close since construction began in November. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has awarded a contract to American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale, Ariz., to install and operate red-light cameras at 10 busy intersections. The contract, approved by a committee of seven sheriff's deputies and officers, pays the company $47,500 to operate the cameras and send out citations with photos of the red-light infractions to the offending cars' registered owners. The company will own the cameras and sensor devices that trigger the photographs, and the county will lease the equipment as part of the deal, Sgt. Rob Rodriguez said. ...more

January 20, 2009

Cameras designed to catch red-light runners in the act will be put to use at the intersections where city officials figured they'd be needed most. ...more

December 30, 2008

Study of six junctions finds 93 violations in eight hours. ...more

December 29, 2008

Had it not been for the food writing of Jeff Houck, I am 1,000 percent positive I would no longer be a subscriber to The Tampa Tribune. The paper has dismissed all of the columnists I have read for years. You've had tons of messages about them, so you know who I am talking about. ...more

December 22, 2008