Mayor Pam Iorio said Thursday she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in the West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. ...more

November 6, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said this afternoon she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in Tampa's West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. Iorio, the leading advocate for a regional light rail and enhanced bus transit network, also praised the Hillsborough County Commission's vote Wednesday to move toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

Charlotte, N.C.'s mayor politely suggested Monday that the Tampa Bay area was behind its competition when it comes to the transportation networks necessary for job recruitment. ...more

November 3, 2009

The region's transportation authority is responsible for building roads and a commuter rail system but doesn't have the money for either. ...more

October 18, 2008

The region's transportation authority is responsible for building roads and a commuter rail system but doesn't have the money for either. Now comes word it probably won't be able to raise taxes in Hillsborough, Pinellas and other counties in the region to pay for its transportation projects. Not in this economic climate. ...more

October 16, 2008

A British jury said Friday it had failed to reach verdicts in the case of three men accused of helping to plan the London subway and bus bombings in 2005 - the worst attack on Britain's capital since World War II. ...more

August 2, 2008

The Tampa Bay area's new regional transportation board kicked off the search for a day-to-day leader Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

SAN ANTONIO - The Tampa Bay area's new regional transportation board kicked off the search for a day-to-day leader today as members urged the board to move quickly toward building a transit network to knit together the seven-county region. ...more

June 27, 2008

A long-range transit plan approved Tuesday would have trains and buses crisscrossing Hillsborough County, but officials say the plan is decades - and billions of dollars - from being realized. ...more

November 7, 2007

Even after recent budget cuts, the county's transit agency is moving forward to create a high-speed bus network. ...more

November 6, 2007