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Dayna Lazarus, speaking here in June before the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization board, was ejected two years earlier from a Hillsborough County town hall meeting on proposed toll roads. Lazarus has filed suit over her removal. [Tampa Bay Times (2019)]
Stacy White faces lawsuit over removal of speaker from transportation hearing
The speaker wanted to talk about racial bias in a toll road project at a transportation town hall. The commissioner had her escorted out.
May 1• Transportation
Open road syndrome? Tampa Bay speeds up during the crisis
A U-Haul truck speeds through a red light at the intersection of North Armenia Avenue and West Hillsborough Avenue on Thursday, April 9, in Tampa. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
Red-light data from Tampa shows drivers are stepping on the gas on emptier roads
Apr. 20• Health
Tampa airport is ‘eerie,' ‘almost scary’ as travel drops 97 percent
Air travel has been significantly affected by COVID-19 canceling flights worldwide. Tampa International Airport is seeing the effects of the reduced air travel as the normally busy airport is nearly empty on Wednesday in Tampa. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
The coronavirus pandemic has most would-be travelers staying home. But the ones that are on the move feel safe.
Apr. 24• Hillsborough
Data shows people slowly starting to get out more in Tampa Bay
Traffic levels seemed to hit a low in early April and stay there until climbing slightly later in the month, according to a Tampa Bay Partnership study. Cars here head west along Hillsborough Avenue at Himes Avenue on April 9. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
Movement hit a low in early April then started a slow, steady climb in the second half of the month, GPS data shows.
May 1• Health

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    May 23• Health
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  2. Tampa’s Bayshore lane closures put on hold
    May 21• Tampa
    People walk, bike and run along Bayshore Boulevard near Rome Avenue an area where a cyclist was killed in a collision with motorcyclists on Saturday while trying to cross in a crosswalk. Monday, April 6, 2020 in Tampa. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
  3. Hillsborough commission approves higher impact fees
    May 20• Hillsborough
    Aerial photo of homes and new construction in the Southfork Lakes subdivision on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Riverview. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
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  5. Hillsborough Commission majority poised to raise impact fees
    May 16• Hillsborough
    Traffic backs up south of Bloomingdale Avenue in east Hillsborough. Hillsborough County Commissioners are considering raising impact fees on new construction to pay for transportation improvements needed to accommodate growth. Times (2018)
  6. Taking an Uber? The app has new COVID-19 policies
    May 13• Health
    Luis Hidalgo, right, watches as Joel Rios installs a plastic barrier in his car to protect himself and his passengers from the new coronavirus in the Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Hidalgo, who drives sometimes for Uber, said he has not worked for two months for fear of the coronavirus but mounting bills have forced him back to work; he hopes the plastic barrier will keep him and his passengers safe. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) [SETH WENIG | AP]
  7. Brandon man dies when his car hits a pole along I-4
    May 8• Hillsborough
    A 21-year-old Brandon man died on Friday after he lost control of his car on Interstate 4 in Tampa and struck a sign pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. [Florida Highway Patrol]
  8. The Skyway bridge collapsed 40 years ago. Here’s how we’re remembering the tragedy.
    May 8• Florida
    An aerial photo from May 9, 1980, shows the freighter Summit Venture after it collided with the Sunshine Skyway bridge. The bridge collapse killed 35 people.
  9. What happened to those who made headlines after the Skyway bridge accident?
    May 7• News
    Paul Hornbuckle's car rests where it skidded to a stop just 14 inches from the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which was struck by the freighter Summit Venture on May 9, 1980 [Times (1980)]
  10. Why are some planes crowded if air travel is down?
    May 6• Transportation
    In this April 27 photo, provided by Vince Warburton, passengers get off an American Airlines flight after they landed at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. Social media has been bursting with photos of crowded planes amid the pandemic. That raises the question of how it's even possible when air travel is down more than 90% from a year ago. In some cases, airlines are creating the crowds by canceling other flights and packing passengers onto fewer planes. [VINCE WARBURTON | AP]
  11. Widow sues Pinch-A-Penny over death of Bayshore pedestrian hit by pickup
    May 5• Tampa
    George Gage died when he was hit by a pool service truck while jogging Jan. 9 on Bayshore Boulevard. A lawsuit has been filed against the driver's employers. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
  12. Stacy White faces lawsuit over removal of speaker from transportation hearing
    May 1• Transportation
    Dayna Lazarus, speaking here in June before the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization board, was ejected two years earlier from a Hillsborough County town hall meeting on proposed toll roads. Lazarus has filed suit over her removal. [Tampa Bay Times (2019)]
  13. Tampa council asks mayor to close parts of Bayshore once a month
    Apr. 30• Transportation
    People enjoy time outside April 1 along Tampa's scenic Bayshore Boulevard, one of the few public spaces open to the public after the city enacted a safer-at- home order in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  14. Second Hillsborough bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19
    Apr. 29• Health
    Riders wait for a bus to arrive at the Brandon Town Center Mall, a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority transfer stop. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  15. Tampa airport is ‘eerie,' ‘almost scary’ as travel drops 97 percent
    Apr. 24• Hillsborough
    Air travel has been significantly affected by COVID-19 canceling flights worldwide. Tampa International Airport is seeing the effects of the reduced air travel as the normally busy airport is nearly empty on Wednesday in Tampa. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  16. Howard Frankland bottleneck fix to be done weeks early because of less traffic
    Apr. 23• Health
    The Florida Department of Transportation plans to widen the northbound stretch of I-275 at the exit to Kennedy Boulevard and Tampa International Airport by adding another lane. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
  17. Coronavirus pandemic inspires the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund
    Apr. 18• Pinellas
    Money from the new Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund was used to retrofit this Directions for Living van to transport the nonprofit's clients. [Directions for Living, Clearwater]
  18. Hillsborough transit employee tests positive for coronavirus
    Apr. 15• Health
    A Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority employee tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
  19. Man accused of threatening bus driver with knife at Tampa’s Netpark
    Apr. 14• Crime
    Hillsborough transit officials have taken steps to make buses safer for drivers. But a driver was in a bus terminal restroom Monday when a man confronted him with a knife. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
  20. Revive the back-up transportation tax? Hillsborough commissioner is trying.
    Apr. 14• News
    Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith, left, is hoping commissioners will rescind a vote brought forth by Les Miller, right, to delay any public hearing on a transportation sales tax until 2021. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Tampa Bay Times]
  21. Tampa International Airport to get $81 million in coronavirus aid
    Apr. 14• Business
    Just two people cross the ticketing and check-in level of Tampa International Airport on Friday, March 27. The airport saw passenger traffic evaporate during what is normally its busiest time of the year. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  22. Scooters still available for rides in Tampa
    Apr. 7• Health
    During the first days of a city pilot program, Ryan Cummings, 23, of Tampa, left, and Alex Frey, 25, also of Tampa, rent Spin electric scooters from a designated parking area along Zack Street. Scooter companies Lime and Bird have stopped operating in the city, but Jump and Spin still provide scooters for people during coronavirus restrictions. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  23. S.R. 60 ramp onto Southbound I-75 closed Sunday night
    Apr. 5• Hillsborough
    The ramp will be closed until April 6. [Times files 2008]
  24. Is the pedestrian signal at this Dunedin intersection too quick? Or am I walking too slowly?
    Mar. 30• Transportation
    A Dunedin reader tells Dr. Delay that the Bass Boulevard and Main Street intersection has a "potentially deadly crosswalk." He and his wife were nearly run over, he said. [Google Maps]
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