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If Tampa Bay has commuter options, will we use them?
By
James Thorner, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Apr 25, 2008 07:07 PM
The Tampa Bay area is pondering commuter rail lines, high-speed bus lanes, even water taxis across the bay. But area business leaders have one big question: Will their employees commuting to and from work use the multibillion-dollar network? They will if we select the right routes, said Bob Clifford, a state transportation official who spoke last week to Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce members. The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority has until July 2009 to draw up a master plan that will include new taxes for mass transit. Clifford urged the authority to focus on strategic routes to relieve congestion. Top contenders: central Pasco County to Tampa and Clearwater to Tampa. "The local portion will be substantial," Clifford said of future transit taxes. "The longer we delay, the more it will cost."
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by Brian
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Apr 30, 2008 8:48 AM
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I use to live roughly a 5 minute drive from USF. TO take HARTline it would of taken over an hour. WHich do you think I chose?
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by Jordan
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Apr 29, 2008 4:59 PM
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This is not a recipe for sprawl, instead it is an answer to sprawl. People from hillsborough wont be the only contributers, as a regional tax is the most possible financing method. Taking a regional approach alleviates problems produced by local plan
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by Tru
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Apr 28, 2008 1:58 PM
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Have you guys looked at the proposal. It is a receipe for SPRAWL. If people from Pasco and Clearwater want it they need to pay for it. Don't try to tax Hillsborough County residents.
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by Al
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Apr 28, 2008 10:17 AM
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How about a bus system that will take you where you want to go? I cannot get from my home to work in less than an hour and a half and it would require a transfer. I'd rather take a bus but I can drive in 25-30 minutes.
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by Sammie
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Apr 28, 2008 9:59 AM
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How can they go massive when they cann't even get hartline right so you can depend on it.
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by Jim
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Apr 27, 2008 10:15 AM
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"The longer we wait the more it will cost"
Is that not the same story that prompted people to buy houses they knew they could not afford?
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