Items of interest at the Dec. 14 city commission meeting included: •The Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to add a turn/straight lane on northbound Alexander Street at Baker Street. A survey taken in September supported the need for an extra turn lane during times of high traffic flow. ...more

December 23, 2009

Relief is on the way for the congested stretch of U.S. 19 south of Gulf to Bay Boulevard. ...more

December 5, 2009

State Department of Transportation officials broke ground this morning on a massive $123 million construction project designed to improve traffic flow on the highway. When the project is done in 2014, drivers will be able to go from 49th Street to Sunset Point Road without having to stop for red lights. ...more

December 4, 2009

A controversial proposal to make Coronado Drive and Hamden Drive on Clearwater Beach one-way streets is on the back burner, at least until after next year's spring break. ...more

December 3, 2009

Regarding "Pasco city right to challenge pushy DOT," Our Opinion, Nov. 19: The editorial is replete with assumptions and omissions that insinuate and greatly skew the underlying message - that Zephyrhills is the only entity that has the sole right to decide whether a one-way route should be constructed for U.S. 301 in the city limits. ...more

November 27, 2009

The push to widen 40th Street goes back four decades to residents' pleas to then-Mayor Nick Nuccio for help. Promises were made, but nothing happened. ...more

November 13, 2009

The push to widen 40th Street goes back four decades to residents' pleas to then-Mayor Nick Nuccio for help. Promises were made, but nothing happened. ...more

November 11, 2009

Two years ago Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio scrapped a plan to install red-light cameras on city streets. It was a mistake, but it is encouraging to see the mayor do a U-turn on the decision. ...more

November 9, 2009

The demolition of the Home Depot sign is actually a sign of things to come - namely a new and larger ABC liquor store that will be built with the Orlando-based company's new prototype design. ...more

November 6, 2009

Beginning today, several thousand more drivers each day will be impacted by a new traffic pattern on Memorial Highway (State Road 60) southwest of Tampa International Airport. On Aug. 19, a switch affected traffic coming in either direction from Interstate 275 and Kennedy Boulevard. Now, that switch also will affect drivers coming from the airport's George Bean Parkway or westbound Spruce Street. ...more

August 31, 2009