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Caitlin Johnston - Former Times Reporter
Caitlin Johnston

Former Times Reporter

  1. Florida Supreme Court strikes down Hillsborough transportation tax
    Feb. 25, 2021• Transportation
    Florida's five Supreme Court justices listen to oral arguments Feb. 5 in a case challenging the validity of Hillsborough's transportation tax. From left: Alan Lawson, Ricky Polston, Chief Justice Charles Canady, Jorge Labarga and Carlos Muñiz.
  2. What’s all that road construction for in the Gateway Area? Mostly tolls.
    Feb. 6, 2021• Transportation
    Construction continues on the Gateway Expressway project on 118th Ave N on Jan. 26 in Pinellas Park where a flyover bridge has been designed to connect the expressway to US 19.
  3. Hillsborough transit agency CEO replaces chief financial officer
    Feb. 4, 2021• Transportation
    Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Chief Executive Officer Adelee Le Grand listens during a board meeting Monday at Hillsborough County Center. Le Grand announced Thursday she was replacing the agency's interim chief financial officer.
  5. Can Tampa keep Super Bowl from being a super-spreader? Times readers have thoughts!
    Feb. 4, 2021• Tampa
    Masked people walk past bars in Ybor City the week before the Super Bowl on Wednesday in Tampa.
  6. Here’s a look at Selmon extension before it starts sweeping traffic over Gandy
    Jan. 26, 2021• Transportation
    Construction is nearing completion on toll gates at the westbound entrance to the Selmon Extension, the 1.9-mile toll lanes running along the median of Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa.
  7. Tampa Bay riders to wait 10 years for regional bus transit line
    Jan. 22, 2021• Transportation
    A rendering from WSP Engineering shows what a potential neighborhood station could look like for a 41-mile bus rapid transit line connecting Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
  8. HART riders to see changed routes, some cuts starting Sunday
    Jan. 22, 2021• Transportation
    Bus riders get off a Hart bus at the University Area Transit Center on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Tampa. LUIS SANTANA | Times
  9. Feds to give $30.8 million to local transit agencies for coronavirus relief
    Jan. 20, 2021• Transportation
    "Cover Ur Face B4 U Ride" reads a sign on a No. 9 Pinellas transit authority bus, stopped in May along the 200 block of 5th Ave N.
  10. Man steals car at knifepoint from woman, 62, outside Clearwater PetSmart
    Jan. 20, 2021• Crime
    A man is seen on surveillance footage at a Pinellas Park gas station using a stolen credit card. The man is believed to have stolen a woman's car at PetSmart earlier that day.
  11. Tampa Bay celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually — and safely
    Jan. 18, 2021• Florida
    From left and walking forward members of the St. Pete Youth Farm: Anaya Graham, 15, Jade Hinton, 16 and Makai Smith, 14 carry soil on their MLK Day of Service on Monday January 18, 2021. The students were part of a contingent of volunteers brought together to continue the work associated with building out the urban farm located on property just behind the Enoch Davis Center in St. Petersburg, Fl.
  12. Howard Frankland to close Saturday night for Pinellas construction
    Jan. 15, 2021• Transportation
    The Howard Frankland Bridge will close to all traffic starting at 8 p.m. Saturday.
  13. $450M still unspent after two years of Hillsborough’s transportation tax
    Jan. 14, 2021• Transportation
    Two receipts show the current Hillsborough County sales tax, which includes a 1 percent transportation levy that went into effect Jan. 1, 2019. None of the money has been spent.
  14. Tampa citizens imagine Ashley Drive without existing I-275 exit ramps
    Jan. 13, 2021• Transportation
    A family crosses North Ashley Drive on Tyler Street, along the stretch of Ashley that delivers Interstate 275 traffic into the heart of downtown Tampa.
  15. Cross Bay Ferry now docking at Sparkman Wharf until Super Bowl passes
    Jan. 13, 2021• Transportation
    Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center in November.
  16. Pinellas lands $4.6 million grant to make roads safer with technology
    Jan. 11, 2021• Transportation
    A car barely makes the light in the southbound lanes of U.S. 19. Pinellas County received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use technology to make intersections safer throughout the county, including along U.S. 19.
  17. Jailed in Pinellas: Florida man photographed carrying Pelosi’s lectern
    Jan. 9, 2021• Nation & World
    Adam Christian Johnson, 36, was booked Friday night into the Pinellas County Jail where he is being held on a federal arrest warrant. Johnson is accused of being the pro-Trump protester seen carrying the lectern of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building on Jan. 6.
  18. Howard Frankland Bridge closure postponed a week
    Jan. 7, 2021• Transportation
    A planned closure of the Howard Frankland bridge was postponed.
  19. Plant City may get express bus routes, local circulator
    Jan. 4, 2021• Transportation
    The grounds of the annual Florida Strawberry Festival figure into proposals for returning public bus routes to Plant City.
  20. Driverless shuttles spark more interest in St. Petersburg than Tampa
    Dec. 28, 2020• Transportation
    Ava, a free autonomous shuttle, runs along scenic Bayshore Drive in St. Petersburg, connecting some of downtown's most popular attractions.
  21. Transit money, driverless shuttles, more lanes: wins for Tampa Bay in 2020
    Dec. 23, 2020• Transportation
    Lanes are blocked by cones in August as construction crews work at the north end of the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa. The Florida Department of Transportation added new lanes to the bridge approach.
  22. Could a streetcar linking Tampa with the airport open by 2026?
    Dec. 18, 2020• Transportation
    A sleek streetcar moving through downtown Tampa adorns the cover of a proposal to build a line to the airport.
  23. Coronavirus delays Tampa Bay road projects, including West Shore interchange
    Dec. 16, 2020• Transportation
    Cars and trucks drive through the West Shore interchange on Wednesday. The interchange, which connects some of the region's most vital roads, was due for a rebuild and additional lanes, but those changes will now be delayed due to impacts of COVID-19 on the state budget.
  24. Selmon Expressway extension scheduled to open in summer 2021
    Dec. 10, 2020• Transportation
    A view of the new Selmon Expressway Extension on Thursday, looking northeast towards Tampa. Construction crews installed the last concrete segment Monday and opening, delayed by the impact of coronavirus, is now projected for next summer.